update-user

update-user

Modify WordPress user details, including username, email, password, display name, and roles, using the 'update-user' tool for streamlined account management on WordPress MCP Server.

Instructions

Update an existing WordPress user

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`description`	No	New description of the user
`email`	No	New email address for the user
`firstName`	No	New first name for the user
`lastName`	No	New last name for the user
`locale`	No	New locale for the user
`name`	No	New display name for the user
`newPassword`	No	New password for the user
`newUsername`	No	New login name for the user
`nickname`	No	New nickname for the user
`password`	Yes	WordPress application password
`roles`	No	New roles assigned to the user
`siteUrl`	Yes	WordPress site URL
`slug`	No	New alphanumeric identifier for the user
`url`	No	New URL of the user
`userId`	Yes	User ID or 'me' for current user
`username`	Yes	WordPress username

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "description": {
      "description": "New description of the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "email": {
      "description": "New email address for the user",
      "format": "email",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "firstName": {
      "description": "New first name for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "lastName": {
      "description": "New last name for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "locale": {
      "description": "New locale for the user",
      "enum": [
        "",
        "en_US"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "New display name for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newPassword": {
      "description": "New password for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "newUsername": {
      "description": "New login name for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "nickname": {
      "description": "New nickname for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "password": {
      "description": "WordPress application password",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "roles": {
      "description": "New roles assigned to the user",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "siteUrl": {
      "description": "WordPress site URL",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "slug": {
      "description": "New alphanumeric identifier for the user",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "url": {
      "description": "New URL of the user",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "userId": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "const": "me",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ],
      "description": "User ID or 'me' for current user"
    },
    "username": {
      "description": "WordPress username",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "siteUrl",
    "username",
    "password",
    "userId"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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