# How to connect Wordpress
## **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**
3. In the pop-up publishing window
4. Select:
**WordPress (Self-hosted)**
5. 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](https://docs.workfx.ai/get-started/publish-your-docs/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:
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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
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