create-post

create-post

Publish, draft, or schedule WordPress posts programmatically. Specify title, content, status, date, categories, tags, and more using REST API integrations with secure authentication.

Instructions

Create a new WordPress post

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`author`	No	The ID for the author of the post
`categories`	No	The terms assigned to the post in the category taxonomy
`commentStatus`	No	Whether or not comments are open on the post	open
`content`	Yes	The content for the post
`date`	No	The date the post was published, in the site's timezone
`dateGmt`	No	The date the post was published, as GMT
`excerpt`	No	The excerpt for the post
`featuredMedia`	No	The ID of the featured media for the post
`format`	No	The format for the post	standard
`meta`	No	Meta fields
`password`	Yes	WordPress application password
`pingStatus`	No	Whether or not the post can be pinged	open
`postPassword`	No	A password to protect access to the content and excerpt
`siteUrl`	Yes	WordPress site URL
`slug`	No	An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type
`status`	No	A named status for the post	draft
`sticky`	No	Whether or not the post should be treated as sticky
`tags`	No	The terms assigned to the post in the post_tag taxonomy
`template`	No	The theme file to use to display the post
`title`	Yes	The title for the post
`username`	Yes	WordPress username

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "description": "The ID for the author of the post",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "categories": {
      "description": "The terms assigned to the post in the category taxonomy",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "commentStatus": {
      "default": "open",
      "description": "Whether or not comments are open on the post",
      "enum": [
        "open",
        "closed"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "content": {
      "description": "The content for the post",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "date": {
      "description": "The date the post was published, in the site's timezone",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "dateGmt": {
      "description": "The date the post was published, as GMT",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "excerpt": {
      "description": "The excerpt for the post",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "featuredMedia": {
      "description": "The ID of the featured media for the post",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "format": {
      "default": "standard",
      "description": "The format for the post",
      "enum": [
        "standard",
        "aside",
        "chat",
        "gallery",
        "link",
        "image",
        "quote",
        "status",
        "video",
        "audio"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "meta": {
      "additionalProperties": {},
      "description": "Meta fields",
      "type": "object"
    },
    "password": {
      "description": "WordPress application password",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "pingStatus": {
      "default": "open",
      "description": "Whether or not the post can be pinged",
      "enum": [
        "open",
        "closed"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "postPassword": {
      "description": "A password to protect access to the content and excerpt",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "siteUrl": {
      "description": "WordPress site URL",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "slug": {
      "description": "An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "default": "draft",
      "description": "A named status for the post",
      "enum": [
        "publish",
        "future",
        "draft",
        "pending",
        "private"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sticky": {
      "description": "Whether or not the post should be treated as sticky",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "tags": {
      "description": "The terms assigned to the post in the post_tag taxonomy",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "template": {
      "description": "The theme file to use to display the post",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "title": {
      "description": "The title for the post",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "username": {
      "description": "WordPress username",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "siteUrl",
    "username",
    "password",
    "title",
    "content"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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