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wp_update_category
Description
Use this tool to edit an existing post category on your site. Your AI can update the name, slug, description, or parent category. It will refer to the category list first to get the correct ID, then apply the changes requested.
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Claude Desktop — MCP Connection
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Update the 'News' category description to say 'Latest updates and announcements'.
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Calling Tool: wp_update_category
Done! I've used wp_update_category to complete that for you.
{"status": "success"} Example Use Cases & Sample Prompts
- Renaming a category
- Prompt: “Rename the category ‘News’ to ‘Industry News’ and update its slug accordingly.”
- Updating a description
- Prompt: “List my categories and update the ‘Tutorials’ category to have a better description that explains what readers will find there.”
- Restructuring taxonomy
- Prompt: “I want to move ‘Advanced Guides’ to be a subcategory under ‘Tutorials’ — can you do that?”
- Fixing a slug
- Prompt: “The ‘Case Studies’ category has a messy slug — update it to ‘case-studies’.”
- Merging strategy
- Prompt: “I want to rebrand ‘Tips & Tricks’ to ‘Quick Wins’ — update the name and description.”
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