Connecting Your Site
Link a WordPress site to your Respira account with one sign-in from the plugin. No keys to copy.
Connecting Your Site
Linking a site takes one sign-in from the plugin: you press a button in wp-admin, confirm on respira.press, and land back in wp-admin with the site linked. No keys to copy.
Connecting Claude Desktop or claude.ai? That uses a separate browser sign-in flow you start from inside the AI client, not this dashboard handshake. See Connect Claude Desktop (OAuth).
Prerequisites
- The latest Respira for WordPress plugin on the site (the steps below describe it; the Connect a site page has the download)
- A Respira account at respira.press (free trial works)
- Signed in to that account in the same browser you use for wp-admin
If the site runs an older Respira, update it first from Plugins in wp-admin.
Step by step
1. Start on respira.press
On the Sites page, press Connect a site. The page has the plugin download, your licence key and a live check that watches for the new site. Keep it open.
2. Install the plugin
In the new site's wp-admin go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file you downloaded, then Activate. A Respira menu appears in the sidebar.
3. Link the site
Open Respira → Setup and press link this site to respira.press. A respira.press page opens; sign in if you are not already, and confirm. You land back in wp-admin with your licence key saved and the site linked.
4. Check it on respira.press
The Connect a site page notices the new site within a few seconds and takes you back to Sites, where it shows as Token ready. From there, MCP Setup connects the site to your AI app.
Watch the flow in action
A 2-minute screencast of the full dashboard rebuild plus the auto-connect handshake on a fresh WordPress install:
If linking does not work
| What you see | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| The respira.press sign-in page never loads | A firewall, a security plugin or a locked-down wp-admin blocks the redirect | Use the licence key instead (below) |
| You land on the respira.press login page | You are not signed in to your Respira account in this browser | Sign in, then press link this site to respira.press again |
| The button reads Upgrade to add a site on respira.press | Every site slot on your plan is in use | Remove a site you no longer use from Sites, or move to a larger plan under Billing |
| The site never appears on the Connect a site page | The plugin is not active, or the key does not match | Check Plugins in wp-admin; paste the key with the Copy button to avoid stray spaces |
Still nothing after a minute? Email word@respira.press with the site URL.
Linking with the licence key instead
If the sign-in cannot run, open Respira → Setup in wp-admin, choose paste a license key, and paste the key from the Connect a site page on respira.press (use its Copy key button). The site links the same way.
Security notes
- An agent reaches a site with that site's own key, made in MCP Setup. A key opens that one site only. Treat it like a password: never commit it to git or paste it in a public chat.
- Make a new key at any time in MCP Setup (Regenerate key in the site's menu); the old one stops working at once. Revoke key removes it.
- Removing a site from Sites revokes its key and frees its slot. The plugin stays installed on the WordPress site, and Respira → Setup links it again.
What happens next
Once your site is connected:
- It appears in your MCP Setup config exports (
/dashboard/mcpincludes every connected site automatically) - Per-site one-click install buttons are unlocked on the Connected Sites table
- Every change an agent makes is logged on the site, under Respira → Activity and Respira → Audit Log in wp-admin
- Usage from this site contributes to the My Activity (30d) strip on your dashboard home
Next up: head to MCP Setup to plug the site into your AI assistant of choice.