diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/WordpressApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/WordpressApi.credentials.ts
index 44cef12a681..c3ada2c4d52 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/WordpressApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/WordpressApi.credentials.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export class WordpressApi implements ICredentialType {
 
 	test: ICredentialTestRequest = {
 		request: {
-			baseURL: '={{$credentials?.url}}/wp-json/wp/v2',
-			url: '/users',
+			baseURL: '={{$credentials?.url}}',
+			url: '/wp-json/wp/v2/users',
 			method: 'GET',
 			skipSslCertificateValidation: '={{$credentials.allowUnauthorizedCerts}}',
 		},
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/GenericFunctions.ts
index ac0feb564cd..bf7ffa3953e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,35 @@ import type {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeApiError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
+/**
+ * Builds the WordPress API URL, supporting both pretty and non-pretty permalinks
+ * @param baseUrl The base WordPress site URL
+ * @param resource The API resource path (e.g., '/posts')
+ * @returns The full API URL
+ */
+function buildWordPressApiUrl(baseUrl: string, resource: string): string {
+	const url = baseUrl.toString();
+
+	// Remove trailing slash from base URL if present
+	const normalizedUrl = url.replace(/\/$/, '');
+
+	// Check if the URL already contains query parameters
+	const hasQueryParams = normalizedUrl.includes('?');
+
+	// For non-pretty permalinks, use ?rest_route= format
+	// This is more reliable than /wp-json/ which requires pretty permalinks to be enabled
+	// See: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/18883
+	if (hasQueryParams) {
+		// If there are already query params, append with &
+		return `${normalizedUrl}&rest_route=/wp/v2${resource}`;
+	} else {
+		// Try pretty permalinks first (/wp-json/), but fall back to ?rest_route= if needed
+		// The initial request will use /wp-json/, and if it fails, the user should configure
+		// their WordPress to use pretty permalinks or we'll automatically detect it
+		return `${normalizedUrl}/wp-json/wp/v2${resource}`;
+	}
+}
+
 export async function wordpressApiRequest(
 	this: IExecuteFunctions | ILoadOptionsFunctions,
 	method: IHttpRequestMethods,
@@ -29,7 +58,7 @@ export async function wordpressApiRequest(
 		method,
 		qs,
 		body,
-		uri: uri || `${credentials.url}/wp-json/wp/v2${resource}`,
+		uri: uri || buildWordPressApiUrl(credentials.url as string, resource),
 		rejectUnauthorized: !credentials.allowUnauthorizedCerts,
 		json: true,
 	};
@@ -37,10 +66,31 @@ export async function wordpressApiRequest(
 	if (Object.keys(options.body as IDataObject).length === 0) {
 		delete options.body;
 	}
+	const credentialType = 'wordpressApi';
+
 	try {
-		const credentialType = 'wordpressApi';
 		return await this.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.call(this, credentialType, options);
 	} catch (error) {
+		// If we get a 404 and haven't tried the non-pretty permalink format yet,
+		// retry with ?rest_route= format
+		const errorData = error as JsonObject;
+		if (
+			errorData.statusCode === 404 &&
+			!uri &&
+			options.uri &&
+			!options.uri.toString().includes('rest_route')
+		) {
+			const baseUrl = credentials.url as string;
+			const normalizedUrl = baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '');
+			options.uri = `${normalizedUrl}/?rest_route=/wp/v2${resource}`;
+
+			try {
+				return await this.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.call(this, credentialType, options);
+			} catch (retryError) {
+				// If retry also fails, throw a NodeApiError with the retry error
+				throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), retryError as JsonObject);
+			}
+		}
 		throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), error as JsonObject);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/__tests__/GenericFunctions.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/__tests__/GenericFunctions.test.ts
index b46cecedad4..42c15ddcac8 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/__tests__/GenericFunctions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wordpress/__tests__/GenericFunctions.test.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,70 @@ describe('Wordpress > GenericFunctions', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('wordpressApiRequest', () => {
-		it('should make a successful request', async () => {
+		it('should make a successful request with pretty permalinks', async () => {
 			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'testData' });
 			const result = await wordpressApiRequest.call(mockFunctions, 'GET', '/posts', {}, {});
 			expect(result).toEqual({ data: 'testData' });
-			expect(mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'wordpressApi',
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					uri: 'http://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts',
+				}),
+			);
 		});
 
-		it('should throw NodeApiError on failure', async () => {
-			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.mockRejectedValue({ message: 'fail' });
+		it('should retry with non-pretty permalinks on 404 error', async () => {
+			// First call fails with 404
+			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication
+				.mockRejectedValueOnce({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Not Found' })
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: 'testData' });
+
+			const result = await wordpressApiRequest.call(mockFunctions, 'GET', '/posts', {}, {});
+			expect(result).toEqual({ data: 'testData' });
+			expect(mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+			// Second call should use non-pretty permalink format
+			expect(mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+				2,
+				'wordpressApi',
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					uri: 'http://example.com/?rest_route=/wp/v2/posts',
+				}),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle URL with trailing slash', async () => {
+			mockFunctions.getCredentials.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+				url: 'http://example.com/',
+				allowUnauthorizedCerts: false,
+			});
+			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'testData' });
+
+			await wordpressApiRequest.call(mockFunctions, 'GET', '/posts', {}, {});
+
+			expect(mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'wordpressApi',
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					uri: 'http://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts',
+				}),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('should throw NodeApiError on non-404 failure', async () => {
+			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.mockRejectedValue({
+				statusCode: 500,
+				message: 'Internal Server Error',
+			});
+			await expect(
+				wordpressApiRequest.call(mockFunctions, 'GET', '/posts', {}, {}),
+			).rejects.toThrow(NodeApiError);
+		});
+
+		it('should throw NodeApiError if both pretty and non-pretty permalinks fail', async () => {
+			mockFunctions.helpers.requestWithAuthentication
+				.mockRejectedValueOnce({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Not Found' })
+				.mockRejectedValueOnce({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Not Found' });
+
 			await expect(
 				wordpressApiRequest.call(mockFunctions, 'GET', '/posts', {}, {}),
 			).rejects.toThrow(NodeApiError);