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Posts about the MyStorey WordPress AI plugin

  • What Is MCP and Why Does It Make MyStorey Possible?

    What Is MCP and Why Does It Make MyStorey Possible?

    MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is the technical foundation that makes MyStorey work. Understanding what it is and why it matters helps explain why AI-powered WordPress management is finally practical rather than just theoretical.

    What Is MCP?

    The Model Context Protocol is an open standard, originally developed by Anthropic and now supported across the AI ecosystem, that defines how AI assistants communicate with external tools and data sources. Think of it as a universal adapter: if a service speaks MCP, any compatible AI can use it as a tool.

    Before MCP, getting an AI to interact with external systems required custom integrations for every AI provider, every service, and every use case. MCP standardizes that interface so a tool built for Claude also works with ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other MCP-compatible assistant — with no additional development work.

    How MyStorey Uses MCP

    MyStorey implements an MCP server that exposes WordPress content management capabilities as a set of structured tools. When you connect MyStorey to your AI assistant, the assistant gains access to tools like:

    • create_post — write and publish a post with full metadata
    • update_page — change the content of any WordPress page
    • import_image — download an image from a URL and add it to the media library
    • update_seo — set SEO title, meta description, and focus keyword
    • create_menu — build a navigation menu with typed items
    • update_site_settings — change the site title and tagline

    The AI decides which tools to call based on your instructions, assembles the right parameters, handles the API calls, and reports back. From your perspective, you’re just having a conversation. Under the hood, structured tool calls are being made against your WordPress site’s REST API via an authenticated MCP session.

    Why MCP Changes Things

    The significance of MCP isn’t just technical efficiency — it’s about where AI intelligence can be applied. Right now, most AI use in publishing looks like this: ask an AI to write content, copy the output, paste it into WP admin. The AI is a better typewriter, but the human is still the hands.

    With MCP, the AI’s hands extend into the tools themselves. It can write and publish, research and schedule, plan a content calendar and execute it. The human role shifts from doing to directing — which is where most of the editorial value actually sits.

    Security Model

    MyStorey uses WordPress Application Passwords for authentication — a native WordPress feature that creates scoped, revocable credentials separate from your main admin password. The MCP token issued by MyStorey is specific to your account and site. You can revoke access at any time from either your MyStorey dashboard or your WordPress user profile, without changing your admin credentials.

    The plugin communicates over HTTPS. No content or credentials are stored on MyStorey’s servers beyond what’s needed for authentication token management.

    MCP Is Growing Fast

    As of early 2026, MCP support has been adopted by Claude.ai (natively), ChatGPT (via the tools ecosystem), Cursor, Windsurf, and a growing list of development tools. The protocol is on track to become the standard interface layer between AI assistants and external services — similar to what REST APIs did for web services a decade ago.

    MyStorey’s bet is that WordPress — the platform running roughly 43% of the web — needs a first-class MCP integration. That’s what the plugin delivers today, and it’s why the Pro roadmap focuses on WooCommerce: because e-commerce is the next frontier where AI-directed action creates the most leverage.

    Get Started

    The MyStorey plugin is free to install. Starter plan starts at $7/month for one site, all tools included. No long-term commitment required.

    Download the plugin and get started →

  • How This Entire Site Was Built by Talking to an AI: A MyStorey Walkthrough

    How This Entire Site Was Built by Talking to an AI: A MyStorey Walkthrough

    This entire website — every post, every page, every image, every category, tag, SEO title, and navigation menu item — was built in a single session by talking to Claude. No WordPress admin. No clicking through menus. No uploading media manually. Just conversation.

    That’s what MyStorey makes possible. Here’s exactly how it was done.

    Step 1: Install the Plugin

    MyStorey is a standard WordPress plugin. Download it from mystorey-staging.docmet.systems/wordpress, upload it via WP admin (Plugins → Add New → Upload), and activate it. The plugin adds a new menu item in WP admin where you’ll find your MCP connection credentials.

    Step 2: Create a MyStorey Account

    Head to mystorey-staging.docmet.systems/register and create a free account. In your dashboard, connect your WordPress site by entering its URL and an Application Password (generated in WP admin under Users → Profile → Application Passwords). MyStorey verifies the connection and issues you an MCP token.

    Step 3: Connect to Claude or ChatGPT

    In Claude.ai, go to Settings → Integrations → Add MCP Server. Paste in the MCP URL from your MyStorey dashboard. That’s it — Claude now has direct access to your WordPress site as a tool it can use.

    For ChatGPT, the process is similar via the Plugins or Tools settings depending on your plan. Any MCP-compatible tool works the same way.

    Step 4: Just Talk to Your Site

    Once connected, you can tell your AI assistant things like:

    • “Write a 600-word post about the latest OpenAI funding round and publish it with a featured image from Unsplash.”
    • “Update the homepage to explain what this site is about.”
    • “Create categories for AI Industry, AI Policy, and AI Research.”
    • “Add SEO metadata to all published posts.”
    • “Build a navigation menu with Home, About, Contact, and a link to the plugin page.”
    • “Rename the site to ‘The AI Dispatch’ and update the tagline.”

    Every single one of those instructions was used to build this site. The AI handles the API calls, error handling, sequencing, and content creation. You just describe what you want.

    What MyStorey Can Do Today

    The current version of MyStorey supports the full content management lifecycle for a typical WordPress publication:

    • Posts: Create, update, publish, draft — with categories, tags, featured images, and status
    • Pages: Create and update static pages with full HTML content
    • Media: Import images from any public URL directly into the media library
    • SEO: Set SEO title, meta description, and focus keyword via Yoast, RankMath, or All in One SEO
    • Menus: Create menus, add items (pages, posts, custom URLs), assign to theme locations
    • Taxonomy: Create and manage categories and tags
    • Site settings: Update site title and tagline
    • Themes: List and activate installed themes

    What’s Coming

    The Pro plan (coming soon at $24/month) will add support for up to 3 sites and early access to WooCommerce tools — meaning AI-controlled product management, pricing updates, and inventory management. If you’re running an e-commerce operation, that’s where things get genuinely transformative.

    The Bottom Line

    If you manage a WordPress site and you use Claude or ChatGPT regularly, MyStorey removes the context switch between “thinking about content” and “publishing content.” The friction of WP admin — finding the right menu, remembering where settings live, uploading images one at a time — disappears. Your AI becomes your content team.

    Get the MyStorey plugin → — Starter plan from $7/month. Free account to get started.