WordPress MCP Server

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Implementation Reference

• src/wordpress_mcp/server.py:141-164 (handler)

  MCP tool handler function for 'wp_update_post'. Includes input schema via type hints and docstring, registered using @mcp.tool() decorator, delegates to WordPressClient.update_post.
  @mcp.tool() def wp_update_post( post_id: int, title: str | None = None, content: str | None = None, status: str | None = None, excerpt: str | None = None, ) -> dict: """Update an existing WordPress post. Args: post_id: The ID of the post to update. title: New title (optional). content: New content (optional). status: New status - 'draft', 'publish', 'pending', 'private', 'trash' (optional). excerpt: New excerpt (optional). Returns: Updated post with id, title, status, date, and link. """ client = get_client() return client.update_post( post_id=post_id, title=title, content=content, status=status, excerpt=excerpt )
• src/wordpress_mcp/client.py:225-255 (helper)

  Core implementation logic in WordPressClient.update_post method: constructs update data, performs POST to WP REST API endpoint /posts/{post_id}, returns simplified post info.
  def update_post( self, post_id: int, title: str | None = None, content: str | None = None, status: str | None = None, excerpt: str | None = None, ) -> dict: """Update an existing post.""" data = {} if title is not None: data["title"] = title if content is not None: data["content"] = content if status is not None: data["status"] = status if excerpt is not None: data["excerpt"] = excerpt if not data: raise ValueError("At least one field must be provided to update") post = self._post(f"posts/{post_id}", data) return { "id": post["id"], "title": post["title"]["rendered"], "status": post["status"], "date": post["date"], "link": post["link"], }