Convert static sites, exports, and document folders into a working WordPress site.

to-wordpress is an AI-assisted WordPress site builder with one aim: one command to turn an existing source into a working WordPress site.

It uses the expert WordPress guidance from WordPress/agent-skills under the hood, but wraps it in fully automated recipes: detect the source, plan the move, generate the theme/plugin, import the content, verify the result, fix what failed, and leave a tune-up plan if you want more polish.

Point it at a Jekyll, Hugo, Astro, WXR, Medium, Substack, Markdown, DOCX, XLSX, PDF, EPUB, README, or plain text source and it builds a local WordPress site with:

• a classic PHP theme,
• a site plugin,
• imported posts/pages/media,
• preserved URLs where possible,
• shortcode ports for reusable source snippets,
• verification and endpoint checks,
• and a post-run tuning loop for final polish.

It runs WordPress locally with @wordpress/env and uses one of three agent CLIs for the creative parts:

• claude (default),
• copilot,
• codex.

Screenshots

Install

npx to-wordpress ./my-site

Or install globally:

npm install -g to-wordpress
to-wordpress ./my-site

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• Docker
• One agent CLI:
  • Claude Code: claude
  • GitHub Copilot CLI: copilot
  • OpenAI Codex CLI: codex

The host machine does not need PHP, Ruby, or wp-cli installed.

Usage

# default agent: Claude Code
npx to-wordpress ./my-jekyll-site

# use GitHub Copilot CLI
npx to-wordpress ./my-site --agent copilot

# use Codex
npx to-wordpress ./my-site --agent codex

# run without an agent, using deterministic fallbacks where available
npx to-wordpress ./my-site --skip-copilot

The result is written inside the source folder:

WORDPRESS_MIGRATION.md
WORDPRESS_MIGRATION/
  theme/                generated classic theme
  plugin/               generated site plugin
  content/              normalized post/page markdown
  media/                copied media assets
  rendered/             source prerender reference
  import-manifest.json
  redirects.json
  verify-report.json
  test-fix-report.json
  tune-tasks.md         optional post-run repair plan

Open the generated WordPress site at:

http://localhost:8888

Agents

Choose an agent with --agent or TOWP_AGENT.

| Agent | Flag | Default model | |---|---|---| | Claude Code | --agent claude | claude-opus-4-7, effort high | | GitHub Copilot CLI | --agent copilot | claude-opus-4.7, effort high | | OpenAI Codex CLI | --agent codex | gpt-5.5-codex, effort high |

Environment overrides:

CLAUDE_MODEL=claude-opus-4-7 CLAUDE_EFFORT=high npx to-wordpress .
COPILOT_MODEL=claude-opus-4.7 COPILOT_EFFORT=high npx to-wordpress . --agent copilot
CODEX_MODEL=gpt-5.5-codex CODEX_EFFORT=high npx to-wordpress . --agent codex

What it does

The pipeline is:

1. Detect the source type and content structure.
2. Plan the site build using CLI parameters and detected defaults.
3. Boot a local WordPress with wp-env.
4. Theme the site as a classic PHP WordPress theme.
5. Normalize posts/pages/media into a canonical import format.
6. Plugin site-specific behavior: CPTs, taxonomies, shortcodes, comments, analytics, redirects, options, and custom endpoints.
7. Import content and media with wp eval-file.
8. Verify post counts, pages, menu URLs, homepage links, titles, and HTML error markers.
9. Testfix important endpoints and retry fixes when needed.
10. Tune the Press after success: type remaining issues, get a repair plan, press Y to let the agent apply it.

Most phases run through an attempt → test → fix loop. If a phase fails, the selected agent gets the error and recent logs, then attempts a surgical repair.

Supported sources

• Jekyll
• Hugo
• Eleventy
• Astro
• Gatsby
• Next.js
• Hexo
• Docusaurus
• MkDocs
• WordPress WXR
• Ghost JSON
• Medium exports
• Substack exports
• Markdown folders
• HTML folders
• DOCX / RTF folders
• XLSX / CSV / TSV files
• PDF folders
• EPUB books
• README / GitHub repository docs
• Plain text folders

Jekyll _plugins/*.rb files are read and passed to the plugin phase so custom generators and endpoints, such as /llm/... pages or category generators, can be recreated in WordPress.

CLI

Usage: to-wordpress [options] [source]

Options:
  --agent <claude|copilot|codex>
  --fresh
  --branch <name>
  --no-git
  --skip-boot
  --skip-copilot
  -y, --yes
  --only <phase>
  --from <phase>
  --until <phase>
  --max-attempts <n>
  --max-fix-passes <n>
  --fail-strategy <continue|skip|abort>

Plan options:
  --permalinks <keep|default>
  --cpts <all|none>
  --no-redirects
  --front-page <slug>
  --blog-index <slug>
  --privacy-page <slug>
  --admin-user <name>
  --admin-password <pass>
  --admin-email <email>

Examples:

# run only through normalization
npx to-wordpress ./site --until normalize

# rerun from theme with an existing wp-env
npx to-wordpress ./site --from theme --skip-boot

# CI-style non-interactive run
npx to-wordpress ./site -y --fail-strategy abort

Development

git clone https://github.com/f/to-wordpress
cd to-wordpress
npm install
npm run typecheck
npm test
npm run build

Live agent smoke test:

npx tsx test/agents-live.test.ts

Project layout:

src/agents/     agent adapters: claude, copilot, codex
src/detectors/  source detectors
src/phases/     site-building phases and retry loop
src/prompts/    agent prompts
src/tui/        Ink UI
src/wp/         wp-env / wp-cli helpers

Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome.

This project is currently tested in real-world use primarily against Jekyll sites. The other detectors and conversion paths are implemented, but they need more real migrations, fixtures, and verification feedback.

Useful contributions:

• new detectors,
• fixtures and test sites for non-Jekyll sources,
• stronger verification rules,
• better prompts for specific frameworks,
• new agent adapters,
• real-world migration bug reports.

License

MIT © Fatih Kadir Akın