{"id":1297,"date":"2026-07-29T16:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:39:51","slug":"connect-claude-desktop-via-oauth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/connect-claude-desktop-via-oauth\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect Claude Desktop via OAuth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Connect Claude Desktop to your WordPress site using OAuth. Before you begin, make sure you have Claude Desktop installed, a WordPress site with Imagify and MCP support enabled, and a WordPress administrator account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Add a custom connector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5-1536x1116.png 1536w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-5.png 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Claude Desktop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Connectors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> and select <strong>Add custom connector<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-2:-Configure-your-connector\">Step 2: Configure your connector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7-1024x914.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7-1024x914.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7-768x686.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7-1536x1371.png 1536w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-7.png 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter a name for your connector, such as your website name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your <strong>Remote MCP server URL<\/strong>.<br>Example: https:\/\/your-website-domain\/wp-json\/mcp\/mcp-oauth-server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave the <strong>OAuth Client ID<\/strong> and <strong>OAuth Client Secret<\/strong> fields empty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Connect to your WordPress site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8-1024x882.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8-1024x882.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8-768x661.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8-1536x1323.png 1536w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8.png 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the connector you just created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-4:-Authorize-Claude-Desktop\">Step 4: Authorize Claude Desktop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-881x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-881x1024.png 881w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your default web browser will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign in to your WordPress administrator account if prompted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the access request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Allow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re already signed in to WordPress, you&#8217;ll be taken directly to the authorization page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Step-5:-Verify-the-connection\">Step 5: Verify the connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10-1024x913.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10-1024x913.png 1024w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10-768x685.png 768w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10-1536x1369.png 1536w, https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-10.png 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Claude Desktop is now connected to your WordPress site and ready to use with the available MCP tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a new Claude conversation and ask:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><code>What MCP tools are available from my WordPress site?<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claude should display the available WordPress and Imagify MCP abilities associated with your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Next-Step\">Next Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Return to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/imagify-mcp\/\">Connect Imagify with AI Assistants<\/a><\/strong> guide and continue with <strong>Step 3: Get started<\/strong> to explore example prompts and available MCP abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect Claude Desktop to your WordPress site using OAuth. Before you begin, make sure you have Claude Desktop installed, a WordPress site with Imagify and MCP support enabled, and a WordPress administrator account. Step 1: Add a custom connector Step 2: Configure your connector Step 3: Connect to your WordPress site Step 4: Authorize Claude [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-assistants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1297"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1314,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1297\/revisions\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imagify.io\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}