Enable Abilities for MCP vs Jetpack
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| Feature | Enable Abilities for MCP v2.13.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Enable Abilities for MCP | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| Pros | Per-ability on or off switches for AI access; Each user connects with their own WordPress account and role; Activity log records every ability execution | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| Cons | Needs WordPress 6.9 or newer and PHP 8.0 or newer; ChatGPT connector support is opt-in and labelled beta | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 7 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Yes |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Yes |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Per-ability on or off switches in an admin screen, Embedded OAuth 2.1 server for claude.ai connectors, Opt-in OAuth connectors for ChatGPT with callback allowlist, Single-admin Bearer token for MCP routes, Toggle abilities registered by other plugins, Create and manage code snippets through abilities, Polylang, WPML and Linguator language handling, SEO abilities for Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO and SEOPress | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Polylang, WPML, Elementor, Code Snippets, LearnDash | — |
| Other | Claude (claude.ai connectors), ChatGPT connectors | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |