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Connect your WordPress site to outwrite.ai and publish content directly with one click.

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Getting Started

Navigate to Settings → Integrations, find the WordPress section and expand it. This is where you'll add and manage your WordPress site connections.

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What You Need Before Connecting

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • A WordPress site running version 5.6 or higher

  • Administrator access to your WordPress site

  • Your WordPress username (not your email address)

  • An Application Password created in WordPress

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Step 1: Create an Application Password in WordPress

Application Passwords are the secure way to connect external apps to your WordPress site.

  1. Log into your WordPress admin dashboard

  2. Go to Users → Profile (or Users → All Users → Edit your user)

  3. Scroll down to the "Application Passwords" section

  4. Enter a name (e.g., "outwrite" or "Content Generator")

  5. Click "Add New Application Password"

  6. Copy the generated password immediately - it won't be shown again!

  7. Keep this password ready - you'll paste it in the next step

Can't find Application Passwords?

  • Your user may not have Administrator privileges

  • Your WordPress version may need updating to 5.6 or higher

  • A security plugin may have disabled this feature

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Step 2: Add Your WordPress Site in outwrite.ai

  1. In Settings → Integrations → WordPress, fill in the connection form:

Site URL (Required)

  • Enter your WordPress site URL

  • Format: https://yoursite.com

  • No trailing slash, no /wp-admin, no subfolders

  • ✅ Correct: https://mysite.com

  • ❌ Wrong: https://mysite.com/

  • ❌ Wrong: https://mysite.com/wp-admin

Site Name (Optional)

  • A friendly name to identify this site (for your reference only)

  • Example: "Company Blog" or "Personal Site"

Authentication Type

  • Keep this set to Application Password (Recommended)

  • OAuth support is coming soon

Username (Required)

  • Use your WordPress username, not your email!

  • Find it in: WP Admin → Users → All Users

  • Look for your username, not your display name

  • Must have Administrator role

Application Password (Required)

  • Paste the password you created in Step 1

  • Include the spaces - copy it exactly as WordPress gave it

  • Regular login passwords won't work here

  1. Click "Add WordPress Site"

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Connection Checklist

Before clicking Add WordPress Site, verify:

  • ☐ Your WordPress user has Administrator access

  • ☐ Site URL is in the correct format: https://example.com (no trailing slash or /wp-admin)

  • ☐ You're using your WordPress username (not email address)

  • ☐ You've created an Application Password in WP Admin → Users → Profile

  • ☐ Your site's REST API is accessible (not blocked by security plugins)

  • ☐ All spellings are correct - typos are the most common issue

  • ☐ WordPress version 5.6+ is installed

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Managing Connected Sites

Once connected, your sites appear in the Connected Sites section:

  • Site name and URL are displayed for each connection

  • Username shows which WordPress user is connected

  • Click the trash icon to remove a connection

You can connect multiple WordPress sites and choose which one to export to each time.

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Exporting Content to WordPress

Once you have a connected site, you can export content directly from your Library:

  1. Open any content piece in your Library

  2. Click the WordPress icon in the actions area

  3. The Export to WordPress dialog opens

In the export dialog:

Select WordPress Site

  • Choose from your connected sites

  • Only active connections appear here

Post Status

  • Draft: Content is saved but not published (recommended for review)

  • Publish: Content goes live immediately

Publishing Options (when Publish is selected)

  • Publish Immediately: Content goes live right away

  • Schedule for Later: Select a future date and time

Featured Image

  • Search for images from Pexels

  • Or upload your own image

  • The image will be uploaded to your WordPress media library

Categories

  • Type to add new categories

  • Click existing WordPress categories to select them

  • New categories are created automatically in WordPress

  • Selected categories show "(new)" if they don't exist yet

Tags

  • Type to add new tags

  • Tags from your content keywords are auto-suggested

  • Click existing WordPress tags to select them

  • New tags are created automatically in WordPress

  1. Click Export to publish to WordPress

  2. On success, click "View on WordPress" to see your post

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Pro Tips

  • Use Draft status first - Review content in WordPress before publishing

  • Application Passwords are safer - They can be revoked without changing your login password

  • Create one app password per app - If you disconnect, you can revoke just that password

  • Check your REST API - Some security plugins block API access; whitelist outwrite.ai if needed

  • Spelling matters - Double-check your site URL, username, and password for typos

  • Categories auto-create - You don't need to pre-create categories in WordPress

  • Tags auto-suggest - Keywords from your content are suggested as tags

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