How to connect Wordpress

This guide walks you through how to connect your self-hosted WordPress website to Workfx, so you can publish generated blog posts directly to your site with one click.

What Does This Feature Do?

After connecting WordPress, you can:

• Publish AI-generated blog posts directly from Workfx

• Avoid manual copy-pasting

• Automatically sync content to your WordPress website

• Improve content publishing efficiency

The setup only needs to be completed once.

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Start Connecting WordPress

Step 1: Open the Blog Post Publishing Panel

After generating a Blog Post in Workplace:

1. Find your generated Blog Post

2. Click Publish

1. In the pop-up publishing window

2. Select:

WordPress (Self-hosted)

1. Click Connect

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Step 2: Fill in Your WordPress Connection Information

You will need to provide three pieces of information:

• Site URL

• Username

• Application Password

Below is how to find each one.

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2.1 Find Your Site URL

The Site URL is your WordPress website address.For example:blogs.workfx.aiUsually, this is the same URL you use to access your blog.

Example

If your website URL is:https://blogs.workfx.aiThen:Site URL = blogs.workfx.ai

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2.2 Find Your Username

Your Username is the username you use to log into your WordPress admin dashboard.Usually, the login page requires:

• Username / Email

• Password

The Username field is the one you need to enter here.

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2.3 Get the Password

You need to create a new WordPress user.During user creation, WordPress will automatically generate a password for that user. You only need to copy that password and paste it into Workfx.

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Step A: Open the WordPress Dashboard

Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard.The URL usually looks like:yourwebsite.com/wp-admin

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Step B: Open the Users Page

From the left sidebar menu, find:UsersClick it.Then click:Add User

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Step C: Fill in User Information

You need to enter:

• Username

• Email

For example:Username: workfx Email: [email protected]

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Step D: Copy the Auto-generated Password

When creating the user:WordPress will automatically generate a password.For example:abcd efgh ijkl mnop qrst uvwxCopy this password.⚠️ Important:

• This password is automatically generated by WordPress

• Make sure to copy the full password

• You will need to paste it into the Password field in Workfx

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Step E: Confirm User Creation

After filling in the information:You MUST click:Add Userat the bottom left corner.The password only becomes valid after the user is successfully created.

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Step F: Return to Workfx and Complete the Connection

Go back to the WordPress Connect page in Workfx.Fill in:

• Site URL

• Username

• Password (the password you copied earlier)

Then click:ConnectYour WordPress website should now connect successfully.

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Step 3: Complete the Connection

Return to the Workfx connection window.Fill in:

• Site URL

• Username

• Application Password

Then click:ConnectIf everything is correct, your WordPress website will connect successfully.

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Step 4: Start One-Click Publishing

After the connection is completed:Whenever you generate a Blog Post, simply click:Publish → WordPressYour content will be published directly to your website.No repeated setup is required.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if the connection fails?

Please check:

• Whether the Site URL is correct

• Whether the Username is correct

• Whether the Application Password was copied completely

• Whether your WordPress is a self-hosted version

• Whether REST API is enabled on your website

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What is Self-hosted WordPress?

It means:

• You purchased and deployed WordPress on your own server/domain

• You can access /wp-admin

This is different from the hosted version on WordPress.com.

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What You Can Do After Connecting

• AI-powered blog generation

• One-click publishing to WordPress

• SEO content distribution at scale

• Multi-site content operations

• Automated content workflows