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190 tools from the WordPress MCP Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ 98 tools
Read wordpress_parse_blocks wordpress_parse_blocks Read wordpress_analyze_seo wordpress_analyze_seo Read wordpress_backup_database wordpress_backup_database Read wordpress_backup_files wordpress_backup_files Read wordpress_check_updates wordpress_check_updates Read wordpress_check_user_capability wordpress_check_user_capability Read wordpress_deactivate_plugin wordpress_deactivate_plugin Read wordpress_file_info wordpress_file_info Read wordpress_get_active_plugins wordpress_get_active_plugins Read wordpress_get_active_theme wordpress_get_active_theme Read wordpress_get_block_categories wordpress_get_block_categories Read wordpress_get_block_editor_settings wordpress_get_block_editor_settings Read wordpress_get_block_patterns wordpress_get_block_patterns Read wordpress_get_block_template wordpress_get_block_template Read wordpress_get_block_types wordpress_get_block_types Read wordpress_get_capabilities wordpress_get_capabilities Read wordpress_get_categories wordpress_get_categories Read wordpress_get_comments wordpress_get_comments Read wordpress_get_cron_schedules wordpress_get_cron_schedules Read wordpress_get_debug_log wordpress_get_debug_log Read wordpress_get_failed_logins wordpress_get_failed_logins Read wordpress_get_global_styles wordpress_get_global_styles Read wordpress_get_media wordpress_get_media Read wordpress_get_media_analytics wordpress_get_media_analytics Read wordpress_get_menu_items wordpress_get_menu_items Read wordpress_get_menu_locations wordpress_get_menu_locations Read wordpress_get_menus wordpress_get_menus Read wordpress_get_option wordpress_get_option Read wordpress_get_pages wordpress_get_pages Read wordpress_get_performance_metrics wordpress_get_performance_metrics Read wordpress_get_plugin_status wordpress_get_plugin_status Read wordpress_get_plugins wordpress_get_plugins Read wordpress_get_plugins_detailed wordpress_get_plugins_detailed Read wordpress_get_post wordpress_get_post Read wordpress_get_post_revisions wordpress_get_post_revisions Read wordpress_get_post_type wordpress_get_post_type Read wordpress_get_post_types wordpress_get_post_types Read wordpress_get_posts wordpress_get_posts Read wordpress_get_redirects wordpress_get_redirects Read wordpress_get_reusable_blocks wordpress_get_reusable_blocks Read wordpress_get_robots_txt wordpress_get_robots_txt Read wordpress_get_roles wordpress_get_roles Read wordpress_get_settings wordpress_get_settings Read wordpress_get_sidebar wordpress_get_sidebar Read wordpress_get_sidebars wordpress_get_sidebars Read wordpress_get_site_health wordpress_get_site_health Read wordpress_get_site_info wordpress_get_site_info Read wordpress_get_style_variations wordpress_get_style_variations Read wordpress_get_system_info wordpress_get_system_info Read wordpress_get_table_preview wordpress_get_table_preview Read wordpress_get_table_structure wordpress_get_table_structure Read wordpress_get_tags wordpress_get_tags Read wordpress_get_taxonomies wordpress_get_taxonomies Read wordpress_get_taxonomy wordpress_get_taxonomy Read wordpress_get_template_parts wordpress_get_template_parts Read wordpress_get_terms wordpress_get_terms Read wordpress_get_theme_json wordpress_get_theme_json Read wordpress_get_theme_mods wordpress_get_theme_mods Read wordpress_get_theme_templates wordpress_get_theme_templates Read wordpress_get_themes wordpress_get_themes Read wordpress_get_themes_detailed wordpress_get_themes_detailed Read wordpress_get_unused_media wordpress_get_unused_media Read wordpress_get_users wordpress_get_users Read wordpress_get_version_info wordpress_get_version_info Read wordpress_get_widget_types wordpress_get_widget_types Read wordpress_get_widgets wordpress_get_widgets Read wordpress_list_backups wordpress_list_backups Read wordpress_list_cron_jobs wordpress_list_cron_jobs Read wordpress_list_files wordpress_list_files Read wordpress_list_plugin_files wordpress_list_plugin_files Read wordpress_list_shortcodes wordpress_list_shortcodes Read wordpress_list_tables wordpress_list_tables Read wordpress_list_theme_files wordpress_list_theme_files Read wordpress_optimize_database wordpress_optimize_database Read wordpress_plugin_exists wordpress_plugin_exists Read wordpress_read_file wordpress_read_file Read wordpress_read_plugin_file wordpress_read_plugin_file Read wordpress_read_theme_file wordpress_read_theme_file Read wordpress_scan_permissions wordpress_scan_permissions Read wordpress_search_block_directory wordpress_search_block_directory Read wordpress_search_posts wordpress_search_posts Read wordpress_shortcode_exists wordpress_shortcode_exists Read wordpress_test_connection wordpress_test_connection Read wordpress_theme_exists wordpress_theme_exists Read wordpress_unschedule_event wordpress_unschedule_event Read wordpress_verify_core_files wordpress_verify_core_files Read wordpress_wc_get_coupons wordpress_wc_get_coupons Read wordpress_wc_get_customers wordpress_wc_get_customers Read wordpress_wc_get_orders wordpress_wc_get_orders Read wordpress_wc_get_payment_gateways wordpress_wc_get_payment_gateways Read wordpress_wc_get_product_categories wordpress_wc_get_product_categories Read wordpress_wc_get_products wordpress_wc_get_products Read wordpress_wc_get_sales_report wordpress_wc_get_sales_report Read wordpress_wc_get_shipping_zones wordpress_wc_get_shipping_zones Read wordpress_wc_get_top_sellers wordpress_wc_get_top_sellers Read wordpress_wc_is_active wordpress_wc_is_active Read wordpress_export_content wordpress_export_content Read wordpress_generate_sitemap wordpress_generate_sitemap
WRITE 59 tools
Write wordpress_bulk_optimize_images wordpress_bulk_optimize_images Write wordpress_activate_plugin wordpress_activate_plugin Write wordpress_add_capability wordpress_add_capability Write wordpress_assign_menu_to_location wordpress_assign_menu_to_location Write wordpress_assign_role wordpress_assign_role Write wordpress_bulk_create_posts wordpress_bulk_create_posts Write wordpress_bulk_update_posts wordpress_bulk_update_posts Write wordpress_convert_to_webp wordpress_convert_to_webp Write wordpress_copy_file wordpress_copy_file Write wordpress_create_category wordpress_create_category Write wordpress_create_child_theme wordpress_create_child_theme Write wordpress_create_comment wordpress_create_comment Write wordpress_create_menu wordpress_create_menu Write wordpress_create_menu_item wordpress_create_menu_item Write wordpress_create_page wordpress_create_page Write wordpress_create_post wordpress_create_post Write wordpress_create_redirect wordpress_create_redirect Write wordpress_create_reusable_block wordpress_create_reusable_block Write wordpress_create_role wordpress_create_role Write wordpress_create_tag wordpress_create_tag Write wordpress_create_term wordpress_create_term Write wordpress_create_user wordpress_create_user Write wordpress_duplicate_post wordpress_duplicate_post Write wordpress_enable_maintenance_mode wordpress_enable_maintenance_mode Write wordpress_import_content wordpress_import_content Write wordpress_move_file wordpress_move_file Write wordpress_publish_post wordpress_publish_post Write wordpress_schedule_backups wordpress_schedule_backups Write wordpress_schedule_post wordpress_schedule_post Write wordpress_set_canonical_url wordpress_set_canonical_url Write wordpress_set_custom_meta wordpress_set_custom_meta Write wordpress_set_featured_image wordpress_set_featured_image Write wordpress_set_og_tags wordpress_set_og_tags Write wordpress_set_schema_markup wordpress_set_schema_markup Write wordpress_set_seo_meta wordpress_set_seo_meta Write wordpress_set_twitter_cards wordpress_set_twitter_cards Write wordpress_update_category wordpress_update_category Write wordpress_update_comment wordpress_update_comment Write wordpress_update_media wordpress_update_media Write wordpress_update_menu_item wordpress_update_menu_item Write wordpress_update_option wordpress_update_option Write wordpress_update_page wordpress_update_page Write wordpress_update_post wordpress_update_post Write wordpress_update_reusable_block wordpress_update_reusable_block Write wordpress_update_robots_txt wordpress_update_robots_txt Write wordpress_update_settings wordpress_update_settings Write wordpress_update_term wordpress_update_term Write wordpress_update_theme_json wordpress_update_theme_json Write wordpress_update_user wordpress_update_user Write wordpress_update_widget wordpress_update_widget Write wordpress_upload_media wordpress_upload_media Write wordpress_wc_create_coupon wordpress_wc_create_coupon Write wordpress_wc_create_product wordpress_wc_create_product Write wordpress_wc_update_order_status wordpress_wc_update_order_status Write wordpress_wc_update_product wordpress_wc_update_product Write wordpress_wc_update_stock wordpress_wc_update_stock Write wordpress_write_file wordpress_write_file Write wordpress_write_plugin_file wordpress_write_plugin_file Write wordpress_write_theme_file wordpress_write_theme_file
DESTRUCTIVE 25 tools
Destructive wordpress_bulk_delete_media wordpress_bulk_delete_media Destructive wordpress_bulk_delete_posts wordpress_bulk_delete_posts Destructive wordpress_clear_cache wordpress_clear_cache Destructive wordpress_delete_backup wordpress_delete_backup Destructive wordpress_delete_category wordpress_delete_category Destructive wordpress_delete_comment wordpress_delete_comment Destructive wordpress_delete_file wordpress_delete_file Destructive wordpress_delete_media wordpress_delete_media Destructive wordpress_delete_menu wordpress_delete_menu Destructive wordpress_delete_menu_item wordpress_delete_menu_item Destructive wordpress_delete_page wordpress_delete_page Destructive wordpress_delete_plugin wordpress_delete_plugin Destructive wordpress_delete_post wordpress_delete_post Destructive wordpress_delete_redirect wordpress_delete_redirect Destructive wordpress_delete_reusable_block wordpress_delete_reusable_block Destructive wordpress_delete_role wordpress_delete_role Destructive wordpress_delete_term wordpress_delete_term Destructive wordpress_delete_theme wordpress_delete_theme Destructive wordpress_delete_user wordpress_delete_user Destructive wordpress_delete_widget wordpress_delete_widget Destructive wordpress_remove_capability wordpress_remove_capability Destructive wordpress_wc_delete_product wordpress_wc_delete_product Destructive wordpress_cleanup_database wordpress_cleanup_database Destructive wordpress_full_backup wordpress_full_backup Destructive wordpress_restore_backup wordpress_restore_backup
EXECUTE 8 tools
Execute wordpress_execute_shortcode wordpress_execute_shortcode Execute wordpress_execute_sql wordpress_execute_sql Execute wordpress_run_cron wordpress_run_cron Execute wordpress_clone_to_staging wordpress_clone_to_staging Execute wordpress_flush_rewrite_rules wordpress_flush_rewrite_rules Execute wordpress_regenerate_thumbnails wordpress_regenerate_thumbnails Execute wordpress_activate_theme wordpress_activate_theme Execute wordpress_schedule_event wordpress_schedule_event

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