Connect ChatGPT to WordPress. Step by step.
With AlphaBridge, ChatGPT works right on your WordPress site. It drafts posts, answers comments and checks for updates. You just say what you need. Setting it up takes a few minutes and no technical knowledge.
The trial needs no card · Or start free: 40 tools on WordPress.org
What you need.
- ChatGPT Plus or higher. Plus and Pro work. So do Business, Enterprise and Edu. The free ChatGPT does not.
- AlphaBridge on your site. The free plugin from WordPress.org is enough to start. It has 40 tools and needs no account.
- An administrator login. You approve the connection with your WordPress administrator account.
Ready in three steps.
No code and no account with us. You click, copy one address and approve on your own site.
Install AlphaBridge on your site
In WordPress, go to Plugins and add a new one. Search for AlphaBridge MCP, click Install Now and then Activate. The plugin is free.
Already installed? Go straight to step 2.
Add AlphaBridge to ChatGPT
You do this once. After that, AlphaBridge is there in your browser, in the desktop app and on your phone.
- Open ChatGPT in your browser and go to Plugins.
- Click the plus button and choose Add custom MCP server.
- Fill in three fields:
- Name
- AlphaBridge
- Server URL
https://
connect.alphabridge-mcp.com/ mcp - Authentication
- OAuth
- ChatGPT shows a notice, as it does for every plugin you add yourself. Confirm it and choose Create as a plugin.
- Go to Plugins. AlphaBridge now appears under Personal, or under your workspace if you created it there. Install it with the plus button.
The address belongs to AlphaBridge Connect, our free connection service. It passes your content through without storing it. Details are in its privacy notice.
Connect your site and get started
When ChatGPT asks you to connect, AlphaBridge Connect opens. Enter your site's address, sign in to WordPress as usual and approve. You are then back in ChatGPT.
On your site, you also choose what ChatGPT may do there.
Then start a new chat, type @ and choose AlphaBridge. Try it: “Which posts did I publish last?”
That's it. From now on, just tell ChatGPT what to do on your site.
You stay in control. After installing, ChatGPT can only read. If it should make changes too, switch on “Write access for AI assistants” once, at the top of Settings → AlphaBridge MCP.
More sites? Connect each one as another account of the plugin in ChatGPT. All of them work in the same chat.
Prefer to connect without AlphaBridge Connect?
In step 2, enter your site's own address in the Server URL field instead. You find it in WordPress under Settings → AlphaBridge MCP, with a copy button. In step 3, your WordPress sign-in then opens right away. Nothing passes through our servers, and each site becomes its own plugin in ChatGPT.
https://your-site.com/wp-json/alphabridge/v1/mcp
What ChatGPT does on your site.
Plain words are enough. ChatGPT picks the right tool.
Write and publish
ChatGPT turns your notes into posts and pages. It adds images, sets categories and schedules the date.
Look after the site
ChatGPT answers comments and marks spam. It lists pending updates and reports on the site's health.
Page builders, code, shop
With Pro, ChatGPT also edits page-builder texts, code and your shop. Pro also brings a way back for pages and files.
- Free“Write a post from these notes and schedule it for Friday.”
- Free“Approve the new comments and answer the question about opening hours.”
- Pro“Change the button on the home page to ‘Book now’.”
You decide what ChatGPT may change.
Out of the box AlphaBridge only reads. An administrator switches on write access at the top of Settings → AlphaBridge MCP. The switch holds for every connection: Claude, ChatGPT and all others.
Changes then take effect immediately and can be destructive. Switching it on is at your own risk, so keep a current backup. One click turns write access off again.
On the consent page, you also choose the access level of this connection. With read-only access, ChatGPT gets no tools that write. ChatGPT can only do what your WordPress account may do.
Good to know.
- AlphaBridge not found on your site? Then AlphaBridge Connect says “AlphaBridge MCP is not installed here yet” and shows the button Install in WordPress. It opens the plugin search of your site. Install and activate the plugin there, then choose Try again.
- Changed the access level? ChatGPT keeps the old list of tools. Refresh the tools in the plugin's settings in ChatGPT.
- ChatGPT may ask first. Before edits and deletions, ChatGPT can ask for your OK and show the details. Check them before you allow it.
- Give it a moment. ChatGPT can think for half a minute or more before it answers.
- Other clients. Claude connects through its connector directory. Cursor, Claude Code and other MCP clients connect with a token.
Questions about ChatGPT and WordPress.
Can I connect ChatGPT to WordPress for free?
The AlphaBridge plugin is free, with 40 tools. ChatGPT itself needs Plus or a higher subscription.
Do I need an OpenAI API key?
No. AlphaBridge has no AI of its own and needs no API key. You use ChatGPT as you do today.
Can ChatGPT work on several WordPress sites?
Yes, through the free hub. It brings up to 10 sites into one chat, in every edition. Each site is approved on its own login.
Can Pro undo what ChatGPT changed?
Yes, Pro undoes edits to pages and files. Pro creates an undo point for these edits. Pro has no undo for other changes, such as in the shop, SEO or users.
Does it work with a self-hosted WordPress site?
Yes. AlphaBridge is a plugin for WordPress sites on your own hosting. It needs WordPress 6.5 and PHP 8.0 or newer.
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