WordPress (legacy)
Version Legacy
Note
This is the documentation for the legacy WordPress app. Here is the documentation for the new WordPress app.
Getting Started with WordPress
The Wordpress modules allow you to monitor, publish, update, delete, or search posts, pages, comments, media, users, and tags on your Wordpress site.
Prerequisites
Wordpress installed on your server
A Basic Authentication for JSON plugin installed in your Wordpress
Modified
.htaccessorweb.configfile (optional)Custom Fields for REST API plugin (optional, for working with custom fields)
In order to use Wordpress with Make, it is necessary to have the Wordpress content management system installed on your server or webhosting. You can download Wordpress at wordpress.org/download/ and install by following the instructions on wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress.
Note
The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!
Connecting WordPress to Make
To connect your WordPress account to Make, the JSON Basic Auth plugin has to be installed in your WordPress installation.
Visit github.com/WP-API/Basic-Auth and download the JSON Basic Authentication plugin (direct link).
Log in to your WordPress administration and open Plugins.
Click the Add New button.
Click on the Upload plugin button, browse and select the plugin ZIP file.
Click on the Install now button to install the plugin.
After the installation is finished, click on the Activate Plugin button.
Go to Make and open the Create a connection dialog of the desired WordPress module. Enter the URL of your WordPress site and your WordPress credentials to the respective fields.
Establish a connection by clicking the Continue button.
Warning
If the connection is not established and an error is returned, you need to add the following code to your .htaccessfile to allow the HTTP authorization header:
<IfModule mod_setenvif>
SetEnvIf Authorization "(.*)" HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$1
</IfModule>
If your WordPress is on the Windows server (IIS), please contact your administrator in order to allow the HTTP authorization header.
Add the Self-signed Certificate When Using Secured HTTPS Connection
Self-signed certificate | Click the Extract button to open the upload dialog. Upload the certificate to use the TLS with your self-signed certificate. Make does not retain or store any data (files, passwords) you provide. File and password are only used to extract the certificate. For more details about certificates and keys please refer to the Certificates and Keys article. |
Custom Fields for REST API plugin installation
Visit https://wordpress.org/plugins/rest-api-custom-fields/ and download the Custom Fields for REST API plugin (direct link).
Log in to your Wordpress administration and open Plugins.
Click the Add New button.
Click on the Upload plugin button, browse and select the plugin ZIP file.
Click on the Install now button to install the plugin.
After the installation is finished, click on the Activate Plugin button.
Follow these instructions in order to add a custom field to your post, page, media, or another object.
Go to Settings and open the Rest API Custom Fields dialog.
Select the desired object's custom fields you want to include in the REST API response.
Click on the Save Settings button.
The selected custom fields are now available in the module response.
Posts
Triggers when a new object (post, page, or media) is added.
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Type | Select whether you want to retrieve newly added posts, pages, or media. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of objects Make will return during one cycle. |
Creates an object.
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Type | Select whether you want to retrieve newly added posts, pages, media, or another object. |
Title | Set the post's title. |
Content | Enter the content of the new post. HTML is allowed. |
Excerpt | Enter the excerpt content for the post. |
Date | Enter the date of the new post. List of supported date formats. |
Slug | Enter the post's slug (in order to have more SEO-friendly URL). |
Status | Set the status of the new post. If no status is selected the post's status will be set to draft. |
Format | Select one of the formats for the post. For more information about post formats refer to wordpress.org/support/article/post-formats. |
Password | Set the password if you want the post password protected. |
Sticky | Set whether or not the object should be treated as sticky. |
Categories | Select categories that a new post should belong to. |
Tags | Select tags for the new post. |
Author | Set the author of the post. |
Featured media ID | Enter the ID of the media. Retrieve the media by following these steps: 1. Open Media settings. 2. Change the mode to List view. 3. Hover the mouse over the image. 4. See the media ID in the status bar.  |
Comment status | Set whether or not comments are open on the post. |
Ping status | Set whether the post can be pinged. |
Allows you to modify the existing post.
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Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section Create a Post above.
Deletes a specified WordPress object (post, page, media, product, ...)
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Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the object you want to delete. |
Retrieves details of a post.
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Type | Select the type of post you want to retrieve details about. |
Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve details about. |
Searches for a post and returns its details.
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Type | Select the type of post you want to search. |
Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of results Make will return during one cycle. |
Pages
Triggers when a new page is published.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of pages Make will return during one cycle. |
Creates a page.
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Title | Set the page's title. List of supported date formats. |
Content | Enter the content of the new post. HTML is allowed. |
Date | Enter the date of the new page. |
Slug | Enter the page's slug (in order to have a more SEO-friendly URL). |
Status | Set the status of the new page. If no status is selected the page's status will be set to draft. |
Password | Set the password if you want the page password protected. |
Parent object ID | Enter the ID of the parent object, if needed. |
Author | Set the author of the new page. |
Featured media ID | Enter the ID of the media. Retrieve the media by following these steps: 1. Open Media settings. 2. Change mode to List view. 3. Hover the mouse over the image. 4. See the media ID in the status bar. |
Comment status | Set whether or not comments are open on the page. |
Ping status | Set whether the page can be pinged. |
Allows you to modify the existing page.
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Page ID | Enter (map) the ID of the page you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section, Create a Page above.
Deletes a specified page.
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Page ID | Enter (map) the ID of the page you want to delete. |
Retrieves the details of a page.
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Page ID | Enter (map) the ID of the page you want to retrieve details about. |
Searches for a page and returns its details.
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of pages Make will return during one cycle. |
Categories
Triggers when a new page is created.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of categories Make will return during one cycle. |
Adds a new category.
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Name | Enter the name of the category and how it appears on your site. |
Description | Enter the text for the description. NoteThe description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may show it. |
Slug | Enter the slug of the category you want to create. NoteThe slug is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens. |
Parent category ID | Enter the ID of the parent category in the case where you want to create a child category. |
Modifies an existing category.
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Category ID | Enter (map) the ID of the category you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section Create a Category above.
Deletes a specified category.
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Category ID | Enter (map) the ID of the category you want to delete. |
Retrieves the category details.
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Category ID | Enter (map) the ID of the category you want to retrieve information about. |
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of categories Make will return during one cycle. |
Comments
Triggers when a new comment is posted.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of comments Make will return during one cycle. |
Creates a comment for a post.
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Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to create a comment for. |
Content | Enter the text content of the comment. |
Status | Set the status of the new comment. |
Author name | Enter a display name for the comment author. |
Author ID | Enter the ID of the user if the author of the comment is the user. |
Author email | Enter the email address for the comment author. |
Author IP | Set the comment author's IP address. |
Author URL | Enter the URL for the author of the comment. |
Author User-Agent | Enter the author User-Agent. E.g. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:67.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/67.0 |
Parent object ID | Enter the ID of the parent object. |
Allows you to modify an existing comment.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the comment you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section Create a Comment above.
Deletes a specified comment.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the comment you want to delete. |
Retrieves details of a specified comment.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the comment you want to retrieve information about. |
Searches for the comment and returns its details.
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Post ID | Enter the ID of the post to limit the result set to comments assigned to specific post IDs. |
Password | Enter the password for the post if it is password protected. |
Status | Select status to limit results to comments assigned to a specific status. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of comments Make will return during one cycle. |
Media
Triggers when new media is added to the library.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of media items Make will return during one cycle. |
Adds new media to the media library.
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Source file | Map the file from the previous module (e.g. Dropbox > Get a File), or enter the file name and file data to the respective fields. |
Title | Enter the media title. |
Slug | Set the slug for the new media item. |
Description | Enter the description of the media. |
Post ID | Enter the ID of the associated post of the media attachment. |
Author | Select the author of the media item. |
Date | Enter the date when the media item is published. List of supported date formats. |
Alternative text | Enter alt text to display when media is not displayed. |
Caption | Enter the attachment caption. |
Status | Select the status of the media item. |
Ping status | Select whether the media item can be pinged. |
Comment status | Set whether or not comments are open for the media item. |
Allows you to modify an existing media item.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the media item you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section Create a Media Item above.
Deletes specified media.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the media item you want to delete. |
Retrieves the details for a specified media item.
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Comment ID | Enter (map) the ID of the media item you want to retrieve information about. |
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of media items Make will return during one cycle. |
Users
Triggers when a new user is added.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one cycle. |
Adds a new user.
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Email address | Enter the email address of the new user. |
Username | Enter the login user name for the user you want to add. |
Password | Enter the password for the user. |
Display name | Enter the display name for the user. |
First name | Enter the user's first name. |
Last name | Enter the user's last name. |
Description | Enter the description for the user. |
Locale | Set the user's locale. E.g. |
Nickname | Enter the user's nickname. |
URL | Enter the user's website. |
Slug | Enter the alphanumeric identifier for the user. |
Roles | Select the roles you want to assign the user to. |
Allows you to modify existing user information.
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User ID | Enter (map) the ID of the user you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section, Create a User above.
Deletes a specified user.
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User ID | Enter (map) the ID of the user you want to delete. |
Reassign posts and links to user ID | Enter the user ID of another user to reassign the deleted user's posts and link it to this user ID. |
Retrieves specified user details.
Connection | Establish a connection to your Wordpress. |
User ID | Enter (map) the ID of the user you want to retrieve information about. |
Searches for the user by the search term.
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of users Make will return during one cycle. |
Tags
Triggers when a new tag is added.
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Limit | Set the maximum number of tags Make will return during one cycle. |
Adds a new tag.
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Name | Enter the name of the tag how it appears on your site. |
Description | Enter the tag description. The description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may show it. |
Slug | Enter the slug for the tag. The slug is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens. |
Allows you to modify an existing tag.
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Tag ID | Enter (map) the ID of the tag you want to update. |
Please find the descriptions of the fields in the section, Create a Tag above.
Deletes a specified tag.
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Tag ID | Enter (map) the ID of the tag you want to delete. |
Retrieves specified tag details.
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Tag ID | Enter (map) the ID of the tag you want to retrieve information about. |
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Search term | Enter the search term. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of tags Make will return during one cycle. |
Other
Returns the details of the authorized user.
Allows you to perform a custom API call.
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URL | Enter a path relative to NoteFor the list of available endpoints, refer to the WordPress REST API documentation. |
Method | Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET to retrieve information for an entry. POST to create a new entry. PUT to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH to make a partial entry update. DELETE to delete an entry. |
Headers | Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. |
Query String | Enter the request query string. |
Body | Enter the body content for your API call. |
The following API call returns all pages:
Matches of the search can be found in the module Output under Bundle > Body.
In our example, 8 pages were returned:
