diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/BulkWordPressPublish.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/BulkWordPressPublish.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6e790d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/BulkWordPressPublish.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Button,
+  Dialog,
+  DialogTitle,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogActions,
+  Typography,
+  Alert,
+  Box,
+  CircularProgress,
+  List,
+  ListItem,
+  ListItemText,
+  Divider
+} from '@mui/material';
+import {
+  Publish as PublishIcon,
+  CheckCircle as SuccessIcon,
+  Error as ErrorIcon
+} from '@mui/icons-material';
+import { api } from '../../services/api';
+
+interface BulkWordPressPublishProps {
+  contentItems: Array<{
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    imageGenerationStatus: 'pending' | 'generating' | 'complete' | 'failed';
+    wordpressStatus: 'draft' | 'publishing' | 'published' | 'failed';
+  }>;
+  onPublishComplete?: (results: { success: string[], failed: string[] }) => void;
+}
+
+interface PublishResult {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  status: 'success' | 'failed' | 'pending';
+  message?: string;
+}
+
+export const BulkWordPressPublish: React.FC<BulkWordPressPublishProps> = ({
+  contentItems,
+  onPublishComplete
+}) => {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [publishing, setPublishing] = useState(false);
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<PublishResult[]>([]);
+  
+  // Filter items that are ready to publish
+  const readyToPublish = contentItems.filter(item => 
+    item.imageGenerationStatus === 'complete' && 
+    item.wordpressStatus !== 'published' && 
+    item.wordpressStatus !== 'publishing'
+  );
+  
+  const handleBulkPublish = async () => {
+    if (readyToPublish.length === 0) return;
+    
+    setPublishing(true);
+    setResults([]);
+    
+    try {
+      const response = await api.post('/api/wordpress/bulk-publish/', {
+        content_ids: readyToPublish.map(item => item.id)
+      });
+      
+      if (response.data.success) {
+        const publishResults: PublishResult[] = response.data.data.results.map((result: any) => ({
+          id: result.content_id,
+          title: readyToPublish.find(item => item.id === result.content_id)?.title || 'Unknown',
+          status: result.success ? 'success' : 'failed',
+          message: result.message
+        }));
+        
+        setResults(publishResults);
+        
+        // Notify parent component
+        if (onPublishComplete) {
+          const success = publishResults.filter(r => r.status === 'success').map(r => r.id);
+          const failed = publishResults.filter(r => r.status === 'failed').map(r => r.id);
+          onPublishComplete({ success, failed });
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Handle API error
+        const failedResults: PublishResult[] = readyToPublish.map(item => ({
+          id: item.id,
+          title: item.title,
+          status: 'failed',
+          message: response.data.message || 'Failed to publish'
+        }));
+        setResults(failedResults);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Bulk publish error:', error);
+      const failedResults: PublishResult[] = readyToPublish.map(item => ({
+        id: item.id,
+        title: item.title,
+        status: 'failed',
+        message: 'Network error or server unavailable'
+      }));
+      setResults(failedResults);
+    } finally {
+      setPublishing(false);
+    }
+  };
+  
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    if (!publishing) {
+      setOpen(false);
+      setResults([]);
+    }
+  };
+  
+  const successCount = results.filter(r => r.status === 'success').length;
+  const failedCount = results.filter(r => r.status === 'failed').length;
+  
+  if (readyToPublish.length === 0) {
+    return null; // Don't show button if nothing to publish
+  }
+  
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button
+        variant="contained"
+        color="primary"
+        startIcon={<PublishIcon />}
+        onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+        size="small"
+      >
+        Publish Ready ({readyToPublish.length})
+      </Button>
+      
+      <Dialog 
+        open={open} 
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        maxWidth="md"
+        fullWidth
+        disableEscapeKeyDown={publishing}
+      >
+        <DialogTitle>
+          Bulk Publish to WordPress
+        </DialogTitle>
+        
+        <DialogContent>
+          {!publishing && results.length === 0 && (
+            <>
+              <Typography variant="body1" gutterBottom>
+                Ready to publish <strong>{readyToPublish.length}</strong> content items to WordPress:
+              </Typography>
+              
+              <Alert severity="info" sx={{ mt: 2, mb: 2 }}>
+                Only content with generated images and not yet published will be included.
+              </Alert>
+              
+              <Box sx={{ maxHeight: 300, overflow: 'auto', border: 1, borderColor: 'divider', borderRadius: 1 }}>
+                <List dense>
+                  {readyToPublish.map((item, index) => (
+                    <div key={item.id}>
+                      <ListItem>
+                        <ListItemText 
+                          primary={item.title}
+                          secondary={`ID: ${item.id}`}
+                        />
+                      </ListItem>
+                      {index < readyToPublish.length - 1 && <Divider />}
+                    </div>
+                  ))}
+                </List>
+              </Box>
+            </>
+          )}
+          
+          {publishing && (
+            <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={2} py={4}>
+              <CircularProgress />
+              <Typography>
+                Publishing {readyToPublish.length} items to WordPress...
+              </Typography>
+            </Box>
+          )}
+          
+          {!publishing && results.length > 0 && (
+            <>
+              <Box sx={{ mb: 2 }}>
+                {successCount > 0 && (
+                  <Alert severity="success" sx={{ mb: 1 }}>
+                    ✓ Successfully published {successCount} items
+                  </Alert>
+                )}
+                
+                {failedCount > 0 && (
+                  <Alert severity="error">
+                    ✗ Failed to publish {failedCount} items
+                  </Alert>
+                )}
+              </Box>
+              
+              <Typography variant="h6" gutterBottom>
+                Results:
+              </Typography>
+              
+              <Box sx={{ maxHeight: 400, overflow: 'auto', border: 1, borderColor: 'divider', borderRadius: 1 }}>
+                <List dense>
+                  {results.map((result, index) => (
+                    <div key={result.id}>
+                      <ListItem>
+                        <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" width="100%">
+                          {result.status === 'success' ? (
+                            <SuccessIcon color="success" sx={{ mr: 1 }} />
+                          ) : (
+                            <ErrorIcon color="error" sx={{ mr: 1 }} />
+                          )}
+                          <ListItemText 
+                            primary={result.title}
+                            secondary={result.message || (result.status === 'success' ? 'Published successfully' : 'Publishing failed')}
+                          />
+                        </Box>
+                      </ListItem>
+                      {index < results.length - 1 && <Divider />}
+                    </div>
+                  ))}
+                </List>
+              </Box>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </DialogContent>
+        
+        <DialogActions>
+          {!publishing && results.length === 0 && (
+            <>
+              <Button onClick={handleClose}>
+                Cancel
+              </Button>
+              <Button 
+                onClick={handleBulkPublish}
+                variant="contained"
+                color="primary"
+                startIcon={<PublishIcon />}
+              >
+                Publish All ({readyToPublish.length})
+              </Button>
+            </>
+          )}
+          
+          {publishing && (
+            <Button disabled>
+              Publishing...
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          
+          {!publishing && results.length > 0 && (
+            <Button onClick={handleClose} variant="contained">
+              Close
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </DialogActions>
+      </Dialog>
+    </>
+  );
+};
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/ContentActionsMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/ContentActionsMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a87de06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/ContentActionsMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  IconButton,
+  Menu,
+  MenuItem,
+  ListItemIcon,
+  ListItemText,
+  Divider
+} from '@mui/material';
+import {
+  MoreVert as MoreVertIcon,
+  Publish as PublishIcon,
+  Edit as EditIcon,
+  Image as ImageIcon,
+  GetApp as ExportIcon,
+  Delete as DeleteIcon
+} from '@mui/icons-material';
+import { WordPressPublish } from './WordPressPublish';
+
+interface ContentActionsMenuProps {
+  contentId: string;
+  contentTitle: string;
+  imageGenerationStatus: 'pending' | 'generating' | 'complete' | 'failed';
+  wordpressStatus: 'draft' | 'publishing' | 'published' | 'failed';
+  onEdit?: () => void;
+  onGenerateImage?: () => void;
+  onExport?: () => void;
+  onDelete?: () => void;
+  onWordPressStatusChange?: (status: string) => void;
+}
+
+export const ContentActionsMenu: React.FC<ContentActionsMenuProps> = ({
+  contentId,
+  contentTitle,
+  imageGenerationStatus,
+  wordpressStatus,
+  onEdit,
+  onGenerateImage,
+  onExport,
+  onDelete,
+  onWordPressStatusChange
+}) => {
+  const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = useState<null | HTMLElement>(null);
+  const [showWordPressDialog, setShowWordPressDialog] = useState(false);
+  const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
+
+  const handleClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget);
+  };
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setAnchorEl(null);
+  };
+
+  const handlePublishClick = () => {
+    setShowWordPressDialog(true);
+    handleClose();
+  };
+
+  const handleMenuAction = (action: () => void) => {
+    action();
+    handleClose();
+  };
+
+  // Check if WordPress publishing is available
+  const canPublishToWordPress = imageGenerationStatus === 'complete' && 
+                               wordpressStatus !== 'published' && 
+                               wordpressStatus !== 'publishing';
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <IconButton
+        aria-label="more actions"
+        id="content-actions-button"
+        aria-controls={open ? 'content-actions-menu' : undefined}
+        aria-expanded={open ? 'true' : undefined}
+        aria-haspopup="true"
+        onClick={handleClick}
+        size="small"
+      >
+        <MoreVertIcon />
+      </IconButton>
+      
+      <Menu
+        id="content-actions-menu"
+        anchorEl={anchorEl}
+        open={open}
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        MenuListProps={{
+          'aria-labelledby': 'content-actions-button',
+        }}
+        transformOrigin={{ horizontal: 'right', vertical: 'top' }}
+        anchorOrigin={{ horizontal: 'right', vertical: 'bottom' }}
+      >
+        {/* WordPress Publishing - Only show if images are ready */}
+        {canPublishToWordPress && (
+          <>
+            <MenuItem onClick={handlePublishClick}>
+              <ListItemIcon>
+                <PublishIcon fontSize="small" />
+              </ListItemIcon>
+              <ListItemText>Publish to WordPress</ListItemText>
+            </MenuItem>
+            <Divider />
+          </>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* Edit Action */}
+        {onEdit && (
+          <MenuItem onClick={() => handleMenuAction(onEdit)}>
+            <ListItemIcon>
+              <EditIcon fontSize="small" />
+            </ListItemIcon>
+            <ListItemText>Edit</ListItemText>
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* Generate Image Action */}
+        {onGenerateImage && (
+          <MenuItem onClick={() => handleMenuAction(onGenerateImage)}>
+            <ListItemIcon>
+              <ImageIcon fontSize="small" />
+            </ListItemIcon>
+            <ListItemText>Generate Image Prompts</ListItemText>
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* Export Action */}
+        {onExport && (
+          <MenuItem onClick={() => handleMenuAction(onExport)}>
+            <ListItemIcon>
+              <ExportIcon fontSize="small" />
+            </ListItemIcon>
+            <ListItemText>Export</ListItemText>
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
+        
+        {/* Delete Action */}
+        {onDelete && (
+          <>
+            <Divider />
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => handleMenuAction(onDelete)} sx={{ color: 'error.main' }}>
+              <ListItemIcon>
+                <DeleteIcon fontSize="small" color="error" />
+              </ListItemIcon>
+              <ListItemText>Delete</ListItemText>
+            </MenuItem>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </Menu>
+      
+      {/* WordPress Publish Dialog */}
+      {showWordPressDialog && (
+        <WordPressPublish
+          contentId={contentId}
+          contentTitle={contentTitle}
+          currentStatus={wordpressStatus}
+          imageGenerationStatus={imageGenerationStatus}
+          onStatusChange={onWordPressStatusChange}
+          showOnlyIfImagesReady={true}
+          size="medium"
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/WordPressPublish.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/WordPressPublish.tsx
index e5a97f4a..d020db0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/WordPressPublish.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/WordPressPublish.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ export interface WordPressPublishProps {
   contentId: string;
   contentTitle: string;
   currentStatus?: 'draft' | 'publishing' | 'published' | 'failed';
+  imageGenerationStatus?: 'pending' | 'generating' | 'complete' | 'failed';
   onStatusChange?: (status: string) => void;
   size?: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
+  showOnlyIfImagesReady?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface WordPressStatus {
@@ -43,8 +45,10 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
   contentId,
   contentTitle,
   currentStatus = 'draft',
+  imageGenerationStatus = 'pending',
   onStatusChange,
-  size = 'medium'
+  size = 'medium',
+  showOnlyIfImagesReady = false
 }) => {
   const [wpStatus, setWpStatus] = useState<WordPressStatus | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -193,7 +197,34 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
 
   const statusInfo = getStatusInfo();
 
-
+  // Don't show publish button if images aren't ready and showOnlyIfImagesReady is true
+  const shouldShowPublishButton = !showOnlyIfImagesReady || imageGenerationStatus === 'complete';
+  
+  if (!shouldShowPublishButton) {
+    return (
+      <Tooltip title={`Images must be generated before publishing to WordPress`}>
+        <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
+          <Button
+            variant="outlined"
+            disabled
+            size={size}
+            startIcon={<PendingIcon />}
+          >
+            Awaiting Images
+          </Button>
+          {size !== 'small' && (
+            <Chip
+              icon={<PendingIcon />}
+              label="Images Pending"
+              color="warning"
+              size="small"
+              variant="outlined"
+            />
+          )}
+        </Box>
+      </Tooltip>
+    );
+  }
 
   const renderButton = () => {
     if (size === 'small') {
@@ -302,7 +333,18 @@ export const WordPressPublish: React.FC<WordPressPublishProps> = ({
             This will create a new post on your connected WordPress site with all content, 
             images, categories, and SEO metadata.
           </Typography>
-
+          
+          {imageGenerationStatus === 'complete' && (
+            <Alert severity="success" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
+              ✓ Images are generated and ready for publishing
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+          
+          {imageGenerationStatus !== 'complete' && showOnlyIfImagesReady && (
+            <Alert severity="warning" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
+              Images are still being generated. Please wait before publishing.
+            </Alert>
+          )}
 
           {wpStatus?.wordpress_sync_status === 'success' && (
             <Alert severity="info" sx={{ mt: 2 }}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/index.ts
index a28104ec..5fa86535 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WordPressPublish/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 export { WordPressPublish } from './WordPressPublish';
+export { BulkWordPressPublish } from './BulkWordPressPublish';
+export { ContentActionsMenu } from './ContentActionsMenu';
 export type { WordPressPublishProps } from './WordPressPublish';
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diff --git a/frontend/src/config/pages/table-actions.config.tsx b/frontend/src/config/pages/table-actions.config.tsx
index 99b6a39e..f7018c45 100644
--- a/frontend/src/config/pages/table-actions.config.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/config/pages/table-actions.config.tsx
@@ -327,8 +327,10 @@ const tableActionsConfigs: Record<string, TableActionsConfig> = {
         icon: <ArrowRightIcon className="w-5 h-5" />,
         variant: 'success',
         shouldShow: (row: any) => {
-          // Only show if images are generated (complete) - WordPress status is tracked separately  
-          return row.overall_status === 'complete';
+          // Only show if images are generated and not already published/publishing
+          return row.status === 'complete' && 
+                 (!row.wordpress_status || 
+                  (row.wordpress_status !== 'published' && row.wordpress_status !== 'publishing'));
         },
       },
       {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Writer/Images.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Writer/Images.tsx
index 0f544871..3b58cd51 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Writer/Images.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Writer/Images.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import {
   generateImages,
   bulkUpdateImagesStatus,
   ContentImage,
-  fetchAPI,
-  publishContent,
+  api,
 } from '../../services/api';
 import { useToast } from '../../components/ui/toast/ToastContainer';
 import { FileIcon, DownloadIcon, BoltIcon, TaskIcon, ImageIcon, CheckCircleIcon } from '../../icons';
@@ -209,10 +208,12 @@ export default function Images() {
   // Bulk action handler
   const handleBulkAction = useCallback(async (action: string, ids: string[]) => {
     if (action === 'bulk_publish_wordpress') {
-      // Filter to only publish items that have images generated 
+      // Filter to only publish items that have images generated and are not already published
       const readyItems = images
         .filter(item => ids.includes(item.content_id.toString()))
-        .filter(item => item.overall_status === 'complete');
+        .filter(item => item.status === 'complete' && 
+                       (!item.wordpress_status || 
+                        (item.wordpress_status !== 'published' && item.wordpress_status !== 'publishing')));
       
       if (readyItems.length === 0) {
         toast.warning('No items are ready for WordPress publishing. Items must have generated images and not already be published.');
@@ -220,30 +221,27 @@ export default function Images() {
       }
       
       try {
-        let successCount = 0;
-        let failedCount = 0;
-        const errors: string[] = [];
+        const response = await api.post('/api/wordpress/bulk-publish/', {
+          content_ids: readyItems.map(item => item.content_id.toString())
+        });
         
-        // Process each item individually using the existing publishContent function
-        for (const item of readyItems) {
-          try {
-            await publishContent(item.content_id);
-            successCount++;
-          } catch (error: any) {
-            failedCount++;
-            errors.push(`${item.content_title}: ${error.message}`);
+        if (response.data.success) {
+          const results = response.data.data.results;
+          const successCount = results.filter((r: any) => r.success).length;
+          const failedCount = results.filter((r: any) => !r.success).length;
+          
+          if (successCount > 0) {
+            toast.success(`Successfully published ${successCount} item(s) to WordPress`);
           }
+          if (failedCount > 0) {
+            toast.warning(`${failedCount} item(s) failed to publish`);
+          }
+          
+          // Reload images to reflect the updated WordPress status
+          loadImages();
+        } else {
+          toast.error(`Bulk publish failed: ${response.data.message}`);
         }
-        
-        if (successCount > 0) {
-          toast.success(`Successfully published ${successCount} item(s) to WordPress`);
-        }
-        if (failedCount > 0) {
-          toast.warning(`${failedCount} item(s) failed to publish`);
-        }
-        
-        // Reload images to reflect the updated WordPress status
-        loadImages();
       } catch (error: any) {
         console.error('Bulk WordPress publish error:', error);
         toast.error(`Failed to bulk publish to WordPress: ${error.message || 'Network error'}`);
@@ -260,13 +258,19 @@ export default function Images() {
       setStatusUpdateRecordName(row.content_title || `Content #${row.content_id}`);
       setIsStatusModalOpen(true);
     } else if (action === 'publish_wordpress') {
-      // Handle WordPress publishing for individual item using existing publishContent function
+      // Handle WordPress publishing for individual item
       try {
-        // Use the existing publishContent function from the API
-        const result = await publishContent(row.content_id);
-        toast.success(`Successfully published "${row.content_title}" to WordPress! View at: ${result.external_url}`);
-        // Reload images to reflect the updated WordPress status
-        loadImages();
+        const response = await api.post('/api/wordpress/publish/', {
+          content_id: row.content_id.toString()
+        });
+        
+        if (response.data.success) {
+          toast.success(`Successfully published "${row.content_title}" to WordPress`);
+          // Reload images to reflect the updated WordPress status
+          loadImages();
+        } else {
+          toast.error(`Failed to publish: ${response.data.message}`);
+        }
       } catch (error: any) {
         console.error('WordPress publish error:', error);
         toast.error(`Failed to publish to WordPress: ${error.message || 'Network error'}`);