WordPress - Create Post

Description

This module allows creating posts or articles on a WordPress site. Supports categories, tags, excerpt, featured image, publication status, and custom author.

Configuration

Credentials

Field	Description	Example
url	WordPress site base URL	https://my-site.com
username	WordPress username	admin
application_password	Application password generated in WordPress	xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx

Initial Setup

1. In WordPress go to Users > Profile > Application Passwords
2. Enter a name (e.g.: “Floogos”) and click Add New Application Password
3. Copy the generated password (only shown once)
4. In Floogos, create a WordPress credential with the site URL, username, and application password

Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
credentials_id	credentials	Yes	WordPress credential
title	text	Yes	Post title
content	textarea	Yes	Post HTML content
status	select	No	Status: draft, publish, pending, private. Default: draft
categories	text	No	Category IDs separated by comma
tags	text	No	Tag IDs separated by comma
excerpt	textarea	No	Short post summary
featured_media	text	No	Featured image ID (upload with Upload Media)
slug	text	No	SEO-friendly URL. If empty, generated from title
author	text	No	Author ID. If empty, uses the authenticated user

Output

{
  "success": true,
  "post_id": 123,
  "post_url": "https://misitio.com/mi-nuevo-post/",
  "post": {
    "id": 123,
    "title": { "rendered": "Mi Nuevo Post" },
    "status": "publish",
    "link": "https://misitio.com/mi-nuevo-post/"
  },
  "message": "Post \"Mi Nuevo Post\" created (publish)"
}

Usage Example

Example Workflow

[Trigger: new content] -> [AI: generate article] -> [Upload Media] -> [Create WordPress Post]
                              | generates HTML       | featured img    | publishes with image

API Used

• Endpoint: POST /wp-json/wp/v2/posts
• Documentation: WordPress REST API - Posts

Notes

• By default posts are created as draft
• Categories and tags are specified by numeric ID, not by name
• Content supports HTML and variables with {{variable}} syntax
• The featured image requires a media ID previously uploaded with WordpressUploadMedia

Related Nodes

• WordpressGetPosts - Get existing posts
• WordpressUpdatePost - Update an existing post
• WordpressGetCategories - Get category IDs to assign to the post
• WordpressUploadMedia - Upload featured image for the post