SocioRelay

Help centre · Guide 11

Blog - WordPress

Time: 5 minutes. Works with: self-hosted WordPress 5.6 or newer, on https. WordPress.com sites need a plan that allows plugins.

Step 1: Create an Application Password

  1. Sign in to your WordPress admin (yoursite.com/wp-admin) with an account that can publish posts (Administrator, Editor or Author).
  2. Go to Users > Profile (or Users > All users, open your user).
  3. Scroll to Application Passwords. Type the name "SocioRelay" and click Add New Application Password.
  4. Copy the password shown (it looks like abcd efgh ijkl mnop qrst uvwx). It is shown once.
    • No "Application Passwords" section? Your site may not use https, or a security plugin has turned it off. Ask your web host or developer to enable it.

Step 2: Add the website in the app

  1. Blog > Add a website. Blogging system: WordPress.
  2. Website address: for example https://www.yoursite.com.
  3. WordPress username: the username you signed in with (not the email).
  4. Application Password: paste it.
  5. Categories: type them exactly as in WordPress (Posts > Categories). New ones are created when needed.
  6. Press Save, then Test connection. It should say "Connected to WordPress as (your name)".

Good to know

  1. Articles publish immediately at their time, with the header image as the featured image.
  2. If links come out wrong (your permalinks are not "Post name"), set Article address pattern, for example {url}/blog/{slug}/.
  3. "HTTP 401" or "HTTP 403": check the username and password, or a security plugin (Wordfence, iThemes) blocking the REST API.

These guides are also in the app: Step-by-step guides. Stuck? Email info@sociorelay.com.

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