WordPress API Pro#

Manage WordPress sites through the REST API. Runs as an OpenClaw skill or in Claude Code.

Running in Claude Code#

This skill runs the scripts/*.py directly, from wherever the skill is installed ( ~/.claude/plugins/ for a plugin install, ~/.claude/skills/wordpress-api-pro/ for the repo's bash INSTALL.sh — that installer lives in the git repo, not in the packaged skill):

• Auth: export WP_URL / WP_USERNAME / WP_APP_PASSWORD, or use config/sites.json for multi-site.
• Dependencies: the ACF / SEO / JetEngine / plugin-detection scripts need requests ( python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt, ideally in a venv). The pin is a RANGE, requests>=2.32.3,<3, not an exact version or a hash lock. That is deliberate: an exact pin stops users receiving patch-level security fixes for the dependency whose advisory is the reason for the lower bound, and this skill has no lockfile-refresh process to compensate. The trade is reproducibility for patchability. 2.32.0 fixed CVE-2024-35195, where a Session that made one verify=False request silently skipped certificate verification for every later request to that host, and 2.32.3 closes out that line's follow-up regressions. The core post/page/media/WooCommerce/batch scripts use the stdlib only.
• Local dev sites (e.g. http://site.local, localhost, *.test, *.localhost) work over plaintext http. Any other host must be https:// unless you name it: WP_ALLOW_HTTP=staging.example.com (comma-separated for several). A blanket WP_ALLOW_HTTP=1 is refused — it used to permit every host, so one variable set for one staging box covered production too.
• Pairs with the Elementor MCP kit ( siteagent-elementor-studio): build page structure with the MCP, then do media uploads, SEO meta, custom fields, and WooCommerce here.

Safety rules#

• Never publish or update live content without explicit user approval. Confirm target site, IDs, fields, and status.
• Use least-privilege credentials. Prefer a dedicated WordPress user/application password scoped to the required role.
• Do not store production credentials in the repo. Use environment variables when possible.
• Protect config files. If you create config/sites.json, keep it local, untracked, and chmod 600 config/sites.json.
• Batch changes are dry-run by default. Add --execute only after reviewing the dry-run output.
• A created WooCommerce product is a draft. WooCommerce publishes a product whose status is omitted; woo_products.py --action create sends draft unless you pass --status publish, and prompts at a TTY before a live one ( --yes skips, non-interactive runs are never prompted).
• Targeting every site is blocked by default. Add --allow-all only when the user explicitly approved all configured sites.
• Local file reads are restricted. --content-file and media uploads can read only from the current working directory by default. Set WP_ALLOWED_FILE_ROOTS to opt into another safe directory.
• Remote media URLs are opt-in. upload_media.py requires --allow-remote-url or WP_ALLOW_REMOTE_URLS=1, allows HTTPS only, and blocks private/local network hosts.
• Raw SEO meta keys are refused by default. seo_meta.py writes only keys in the Rank Math / Yoast allowlist; anything else fails, because a typo'd friendly name would otherwise create a junk postmeta row or overwrite a key another plugin owns. Set WP_ALLOW_RAW_META=1 to write raw keys with a warning. ACF/JetEngine custom-field keys are unaffected — arbitrary keys are their intended API.
• Interactive publish confirmation on TTY. create_post.py and update_post.py prompt for confirmation before --status publish when run interactively. Pass --yes / -y to bypass. Non-interactive/agent runs are unchanged.

Authentication#

Recommended environment variables:

bash

export WP_URL="https://example.com"
export WP_USERNAME="wp-api-user"
read -rs WP_APP_PASSWORD
export WP_APP_PASSWORD

Application Password setup:

1. Open https://your-site.example/wp-admin/profile.php.
2. Create a new Application Password for a dedicated API user.
3. Copy it once and store it in a secret manager or environment variable.
4. Rotate/revoke it when no longer needed.

Quick start#

Read/list posts#

bash

python3 scripts/get_post.py --post-id 123
python3 scripts/list_posts.py --per-page 10 --status publish

Create a draft#

bash

python3 scripts/create_post.py \
  --title "Draft title" \
  --content "Draft content" \
  --status draft

Update a post after approval#

bash

python3 scripts/update_post.py \
  --post-id 123 \
  --title "Approved title" \
  --content "Approved content" \
  --status draft

Read content from a local file safely#

By default the file must be under the current working directory:

bash

python3 scripts/update_post.py \
  --post-id 123 \
  --content-file ./content/post-123.html \
  --status draft

To opt into another safe folder:

bash

export WP_ALLOWED_FILE_ROOTS="/absolute/path/to/approved-content"
python3 scripts/update_post.py --post-id 123 --content-file /absolute/path/to/approved-content/post.html

Multi-site configuration#

Copy the template locally:

bash

cp config/sites.example.json config/sites.json
chmod 600 config/sites.json

Use a dedicated user per site and keep app_password values local only.

json

{
  "sites": {
    "sample-site": {
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "username": "wp-api-user",
      "app_password": "",
      "description": "Sample site; put the real credential only in local config/sites.json"
    }
  },
  "groups": {
    "sample": ["sample-site"]
  }
}

CLI wrapper#

bash

./wp.sh --list-sites
./wp.sh sample-site get-post --id 123
./wp.sh sample-site update-post --id 123 --status draft

Group operations require an explicit flag:

bash

./wp.sh sample --execute-group update-post --id 123 --status draft

If the group is named all, add --allow-all only after explicit approval:

bash

./wp.sh all --execute-group --allow-all update-post --id 123 --status draft

Batch operations#

Batch mode is dry-run unless --execute is present:

bash

python3 scripts/batch_update.py \
  --group sample \
  --post-ids 123,456 \
  --status draft

Apply after review:

bash

python3 scripts/batch_update.py \
  --group sample \
  --post-ids 123,456 \
  --status draft \
  --execute

Targeting every site requires explicit opt-in:

bash

python3 scripts/batch_update.py \
  --group all \
  --allow-all \
  --post-ids 123 \
  --status draft

Media upload#

Local file upload, restricted to allowed file roots:

bash

python3 scripts/upload_media.py \
  --file ./media/image.jpg \
  --title "Image title"

Remote URL upload, explicit opt-in and HTTPS-only:

bash

python3 scripts/upload_media.py \
  --file https://cdn.example.com/image.jpg \
  --allow-remote-url \
  --title "Image title"

Plugin integrations#

• scripts/detect_plugins.py — detect ACF, Rank Math, Yoast, JetEngine.
• scripts/acf_fields.py — read/write ACF fields.
• scripts/seo_meta.py — read/write Rank Math and Yoast SEO metadata.
• scripts/jetengine_fields.py — read/write JetEngine custom fields.
• scripts/site_audit.py — no-auth Tier-1 website audit (PageSpeed/SSL/security headers/CMS+PHP/SEO basics). Public probes only; run cold pre-sale.
• scripts/describe_cpt.py — discover a CPT's rest_base, taxonomies, and field keys (read-only).
• scripts/seed_content.py — batch-create CPT entries with ACF/Jet fields, taxonomies, and featured images from a JSON dataset. Dry-run by default; pass --execute to write.
• scripts/elementor_content.py — read/update Elementor _elementor_data.
• scripts/woo_products.py — manage WooCommerce products.

Seeding dynamic content (CPT)#

For dynamic sites (JetEngine/ACF listings), populate the entries the listings render:

1. describe_cpt.py --post-type projects — learn the rest_base, taxonomies, field keys.
2. Write a JSON dataset (array of {post_type, title, content, status, terms, featured_image, acf, jet}).
3. seed_content.py --dataset data.json — review the dry-run plan (no writes, stdlib-only).
4. seed_content.py --dataset data.json --execute — create (drafts by default).

Notes: the CPT, taxonomies, and ACF field-groups must already exist (admin-side). featured_image accepts a media id or a URL/path (URL fetch needs --allow-remote-url). --execute needs the requests dependency (used by the ACF/Jet writers). Re-running creates duplicates (no upsert yet).

Verification before live writes#

Before any live mutation:

1. Confirm the site URL.
2. Confirm post/page/product IDs.
3. Confirm fields and status.
4. Prefer draft unless the user explicitly approves publish.
5. Run dry-run for batch operations.
6. Keep a backup/export for critical content.