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Free desktop app · For macOS, Windows and Linux · macOS, Windows, Linux

The AI WordPress builder
that uses your own AI

BuildPress is a free desktop app where Claude Code or Codex builds real WordPress sites, with Elementor or blocks, on your computer. No AI credits, no markup.

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Fits right into your stack

  • WordPress
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Elementor
  • Cloudways
  • Hostinger
  • InstaWP
  • Any SSH server
  • ACF
  • GSAP
  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux

Two promises

Let AI do the heavy lifting. Publish safely.

Your AI gets a full working copy of the site on your machine, so it never waits on a server. Visitors only see what you choose to push.

Build at full speed

No round trips to a remote server. Your AI edits files, runs WP-CLI and checks the rendered page right on your computer.

  • Direct file and WP-CLI access, no waiting
  • Checks its work at phone, tablet and desktop widths
  • Can check its work on the real page, console and network
  • Click any element to point your agent at it

Ship with confidence

Pull the live site down, let your AI work on the copy, and push when you are happy. Not happy? Undo in one click.

  • A restore point before every pull, by default
  • Review every file and table before you push
  • Live switch-over in seconds, with health checks
  • One-click Undo, just as fast

How it works

From AI to a live site in four steps

Bring Claude Code or Codex, let it build on your computer, connect your host, review and publish.

BuildPress

01 / 04

Connect Claude Code or Codex

Install and sign in to Claude Code or Codex from inside the app. It runs on your computer with your own subscription, and BuildPress never sees your login.

02 / 04

Let your AI build at full speed

Describe what you want. Your agent builds it in a local copy while the real site updates beside the chat.

03 / 04

Connect your host

Add Cloudways, Hostinger or InstaWP with an API key, or any server over SSH. Pull a live site down to work on it, or start fresh.

04 / 04

Publish when it is ready

Review what will change, then publish. Keep the result, or roll it back.

Inside the app

A few more things you will like

Start any way you like

Describe the site and your agent proposes colors, fonts and a logo. Build with Elementor or WordPress blocks, or clone the design of a page you like.

Bring the sites you have

Import from LocalWP, WordPress Studio or a backup file (.zip, .wpress, Duplicator, UpdraftPlus, .sql). Your original is never changed.

Three options, not one

Ask for variations of any section and get three side by side. Apply the one you like; the original stays one click away.

Explore the app

Guides: Claude Code for WordPress, Codex for WordPress and pushing a local site live. Weighing options? See how BuildPress compares.

Built with BuildPress

Real sites, built by AI with BuildPress

Every demo is a real WordPress site an AI agent built with BuildPress. Open any of them and click around.

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For live sites

Already live? Add the WordPress plugin.

The BuildPress plugin connects any MCP client, from Claude Code and Codex to Cursor, to a live WordPress site. You, your team or your clients pin feedback on the page, and your AI works through the list.

  • Works with Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and more
  • Feedback pinned to the exact element, with a screenshot
  • Built-in abilities for Elementor, ACF, JetEngine and GSAP
  • Included in every paid plan
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Pricing

Free to build. Pay when you go live.

Download the app free with one local site. Pick a plan when you want more sites, your hosts and the plugin, yearly or once for life.

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Plans

Solo

3 local sites

$39.20/ year

Regular price $4920% off at checkout

For one freelancer or site owner.

Desktop app

  • 3 local sites
  • 1 computer
  • Host push and pullConnect Cloudways, Hostinger or InstaWP with an API key, or any server over SSH. Pull a live site into the app, then push your changes back after reviewing them. Keep or Undo after every push. Pushing does not use a plugin seat.
  • Plugin in every siteThe BuildPress WordPress plugin connects any MCP client (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more) to a live site, with the pinned Feedback system. In the app it adds the design system editor and BuildPress tools to every site.

WordPress plugin

  • 1 live site
  • MCP for any AI client
  • Pinned feedback
  • Custom abilities
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Team

Best value

Unlimited local sites

$90.30/ year

Regular price $12930% off at checkout

For small teams shipping client sites.

Desktop app

  • Unlimited local sites
  • 10 computers
  • Host push and pullConnect Cloudways, Hostinger or InstaWP with an API key, or any server over SSH. Pull a live site into the app, then push your changes back after reviewing them. Keep or Undo after every push. Pushing does not use a plugin seat.
  • Plugin in every siteThe BuildPress WordPress plugin connects any MCP client (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more) to a live site, with the pinned Feedback system. In the app it adds the design system editor and BuildPress tools to every site.

WordPress plugin

  • 100 live sites
  • MCP for any AI client
  • Pinned feedback
  • Custom abilities
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Agency

Unlimited local sites

$119.40/ year

Regular price $19940% off at checkout

For agencies on every client site.

Desktop app

  • Unlimited local sites
  • Unlimited computers
  • Host push and pullConnect Cloudways, Hostinger or InstaWP with an API key, or any server over SSH. Pull a live site into the app, then push your changes back after reviewing them. Keep or Undo after every push. Pushing does not use a plugin seat.
  • Plugin in every siteThe BuildPress WordPress plugin connects any MCP client (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more) to a live site, with the pinned Feedback system. In the app it adds the design system editor and BuildPress tools to every site.

WordPress plugin

  • Unlimited live sites
  • MCP for any AI client
  • Pinned feedback
  • Custom abilities
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Lifetime

Pay once

Agency limits, no renewals

$179.40once

Regular price $29940% off at checkout

Everything in Agency, paid once.

Desktop app

  • Unlimited local sites
  • Unlimited computers
  • Host push and pullConnect Cloudways, Hostinger or InstaWP with an API key, or any server over SSH. Pull a live site into the app, then push your changes back after reviewing them. Keep or Undo after every push. Pushing does not use a plugin seat.
  • Plugin in every siteThe BuildPress WordPress plugin connects any MCP client (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more) to a live site, with the pinned Feedback system. In the app it adds the design system editor and BuildPress tools to every site.

WordPress plugin

  • Unlimited live sites
  • MCP for any AI client
  • Pinned feedback
  • Custom abilities
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The app with 1 local site: Claude Code and Codex, live preview, variations, import and restore points. No account or card.

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BuildPress never charges for AI. Your agent runs on your own Claude (Pro or Max) or ChatGPT (Plus or Pro) plan, or an API key.

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FAQ

Questions, answered

The short version of what people ask before they download.

Ask us anything

BuildPress is a desktop app for building WordPress sites with AI. Claude Code or Codex works on a real local copy of your site on your computer, and when you are happy you review the changes and push them to your host. There is also a WordPress plugin that connects any MCP client to live sites.

Yes. The app is free with one local site, and you do not need an account or a card. A paid plan (Solo, Team or Agency) adds more sites, connecting your hosts to pull and push, and the BuildPress plugin.

Not while it works. Your agent only touches the local copy. The live site changes only when you push, after you have reviewed every change, and you can undo the push in one click. Health checks run after every push.

Cloudways, Hostinger and InstaWP connect with an API key, and any other host works over SSH with WP-CLI installed. WP Engine, Kinsta, Pressable and Rocket.net are on the way.

macOS 12 or later on Apple silicon, Windows (x64) and Linux (x64, .deb and AppImage). PHP, MySQL and the web server come bundled, so there is nothing else to install and no Docker.

No BuildPress API key is needed. Your AI agent signs in with your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription, or you can use an Anthropic or OpenAI API key instead. Cloudways, Hostinger and InstaWP connect with an API key from your host; other hosts use SSH.

BuildPress is built by Orviko, which also signs the Windows installer. It is not affiliated with the BuildPress WordPress theme by ProteusThemes.

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Build real WordPress.

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