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Getting started

Install Axtolab AI Connector from the WordPress.org plugin directory, create a connection with an Application Password, and run your first safe AI workflow.

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This guide walks you from a fresh WordPress site to your first AI-driven draft post, using the free Axtolab AI Connector plugin from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

By the end your AI client should be able to read content from your site and create a draft, with no risk of publishing anything you did not approve.

Time: about 10 minutes.

What you need

  • A WordPress site (6.2 or newer) where you can install plugins
  • WordPress administrator access on that site
  • One of:
    • Claude Desktop (free download from anthropic.com), or
    • Claude Web at claude.ai, or
    • ChatGPT with custom connectors enabled
  • HTTPS on your WordPress site if you plan to connect a web AI client

No Axtolab account is required for the free version. No payment, no license key, no email signup.

Step 1 — Install the plugin from WordPress.org

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  2. In the search box, type Axtolab AI Connector.
  3. On the Axtolab AI Connector for WordPress card, click Install Now.
  4. When the button changes, click Activate.

After activation you should see a new AI Connector entry in the WordPress admin sidebar.

If your hosting blocks WordPress.org searches, see Installation for ZIP-upload steps.

Step 2 — Generate an Application Password

The connector authenticates your AI client to WordPress using a built-in WordPress feature called Application Passwords. You generate one for yourself, paste it into the connector setup, and revoke it any time you want to disconnect.

  1. In WordPress admin, go to Users → Profile.
  2. Scroll down to the Application Passwords section.
  3. In New Application Password Name, type something memorable, for example Claude Desktop.
  4. Click Add New Application Password.
  5. WordPress shows the new password as a string of letters, numbers, and spaces. Copy it now — you cannot see it again.

Tip. Use a separate Application Password for each AI client so revoking one does not break the others.

Step 3 — Create a connection in AI Connector

  1. In WordPress admin, open AI Connector.
  2. In the Connections section, click + Add new connection.
  3. Give the connection a name, for example Claude Desktop.
  4. Choose Admin for the authentication path. (You can also create a dedicated WordPress user for the connection later, but for the first test, your admin account is fine.)
  5. Paste the Application Password you copied in Step 2 into the Application Password field.
  6. Click Verify. The connector confirms it can talk to WordPress as your user.
  7. Choose a capability preset. For your first test pick Draft only — it lets the AI read content and create drafts but never publish anything.
  8. Click Create connection.

The connector now shows a connection token. Copy it — you paste this into your AI client in the next step.

Step 4 — Connect your AI client

Choose the guide that matches your client:

Both methods take a few clicks. The first uses a small downloadable file (.mcpb) that you import into Claude Desktop. The second uses OAuth, which your AI client handles for you in a browser tab.

Step 5 — Run a read-only test

In your AI client, start with a question that only reads content:

List the five most recent posts on my WordPress site, with title and status.

If the client returns a list of posts, the connection is alive.

Step 6 — Create your first draft

Next, ask for a draft, not a publish:

Create a short draft post titled “AI Connector Test Draft” with one paragraph explaining that this is a setup test. Do not publish it.

Then check WordPress admin:

  1. Go to Posts → All Posts.
  2. Confirm the draft exists with Draft status.
  3. Open and review the content.
  4. Move it to trash when you are done.

If the draft is there, your AI client is now safely connected to WordPress.

Step 7 — Decide what to do next

You now have a working AI-to-WordPress connection with safe permissions.

To do more, change the connection’s capability preset under AI Connector → Connections → (your connection):

  • Standard lets the AI publish content (with a confirmation token), upload media, manage taxonomies and authors, and update SEO metadata.
  • Content manager is like Standard without media uploads.
  • Read only is the most restrictive option for audit or research agents.
  • Full access also allows trash and restore actions. Use this only for trusted agents.

Each connection can have a different preset, so you can keep a strict connection for one client and a broader one for another.

Read Permissions before granting publish or destructive permissions to any production agent.

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