Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP
by Royal Plugins · AI
Also makes 4 other plugins · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
170+ MCP tools. OAuth 2.0. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & any MCP agent to your WordPress site. 100% self-hosted.
84 health vs 75 average across 1,576 AI plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
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Since 2026-01-15 · 223 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29.2K
now · peak 31.3K
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
37
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.4.35
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 20K+ in roughly 151 days.
Install history · since 2026-01-14 · 221 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.36 Feature: New wp_get_site_status tool returns WordPress, PHP, MySQL, plugin, theme, and environment info in a single call. Feature: New wp_get_error_log_tail tool returns the last lines of the debug log with optional keyw 1.4.36
- — Version 1.4.35 Fix: OAuth-authenticated MCP sessions remain valid across access-token rotation. 1.4.35
- — Version 1.4.34 Feature: wp_update_post_meta accepts any JSON type (string, number, boolean, array, object). Feature: New wp_add_post_meta tool adds a meta row without overwriting existing values under the same key. Feature: New wp_get_ 1.4.34
- — Version 1.4.33 Feature: wp_create_post , wp_update_post , wp_create_page , and wp_update_page accept a date parameter for scheduling and backdating. Feature: Create-post and create-page status enum expanded to include future , pending 1.4.33
- — Version 1.4.32 Feature: wp_search accepts optional snippet and per_page parameters for excerpted results. Feature: wc_get_orders accepts a page parameter and returns {orders, page, per_page, total, total_pages} . Docs: General readme c 1.4.32
- — Version 1.4.31 Hardening: wp_delete_post capability check runs before the post-existence lookup. Hardening: wp_get_post_meta requires edit_post capability for protected (underscore-prefixed) meta keys. Hardening: Empty-string text fiel 1.4.31
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 8K+ → 9K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 7K+ → 8K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 5K+ → 6K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 9 days in tier
Competes with
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