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Prepare WordPress content automatically.
Posts, product information or location updates are copied from other systems. We connect the source to WordPress and design a workflow that matches updates and respects editorial approval.
The starting point
Create automatically. Maintain editorial control.
A business system supplies announcements with a title, content and its own ID. WordPress uses different post IDs, taxonomies and media references. Repeated imports must not create additional posts or unintentionally overwrite manually added content.
We separate source-owned fields from editorial fields. Custom post types and metadata fields are usable only when registered appropriately for REST and the required permissions are available.
What DataSource delivers
Data model. Import and updates. Approval and handover.
Data model
Map posts, pages or registered content types. Define external IDs, categories, languages and media relationships.
Import and updates
Normalize content, process referenced media and map source IDs to WordPress IDs. Set the desired status explicitly.
Approval and handover
Start with drafts or implement an agreed approval process. Document change ownership, error reports and a narrowly scoped technical user.
Technical scenario / Illustrative example
An announcement becomes a verifiable draft.
This shortened REST request creates a draft. Authentication is deliberately omitted. External ID mapping and duplicate protection are responsibilities of the integration.
Example data and proposed rules. The actual interfaces and business rules are assessed for your project.
POST /wp-json/wp/v2/posts
Content-Type: application/json
{
"title": "Neue Systemmeldung",
"content": "Geprüfter Beispielinhalt.",
"status": "draft"
}Error handling, security and operations
Authentication: validate and operate.
Authentication
WordPress supports application passwords for API access over HTTPS. Availability, user permissions and upstream rules are checked in the actual installation.
Content and media
Handle HTML according to the permitted content. Make media failures or missing categories visible as distinct cases; a partial import is not a complete success.
Reproducibility
Record the source version and target ID. If a write outcome is unknown, inspect the target state first. Rollback also accounts for editorial changes made in the meantime.
Technical questions
Details that matter before implementation.
WordPress · REST API · Drafts · Media · Identities · Approval
Can the REST API fully edit every Divi page?
WordPress content and a builder layout are different layers. Structured Divi layouts require their supported interfaces; builder data is not treated as ordinary prose.
Does the integration need administrator privileges?
Often not for normal content tasks. Required permissions depend on content types, media and registered fields.
What happens to manually edited text?
We agree on field ownership and conflict rules. For example, a source update can replace only specified fields and otherwise request approval.
For technical clarification
Start with your actual workflow.
Identify content types, relevant plugins, required fields, sample content and the approval process. External IDs and update frequency help shape the design.
In our initial discussion, we clarify available access, data ownership and a narrowly scoped first data flow. We then agree on scope, responsibilities and commercial terms.
Anonymized examples are enough to get started. Please do not send passwords, tokens or personal data from production systems in your initial inquiry.
Related challenges
Your next connection in context.
REST API integration
Documentation is available and a test request works. Yet everyday operations still produce missing data or duplicate records. DataSource connects your REST API to the actual business process and plans for missing responses as well.
JSON / XML data transformation
The data is technically readable but still rejected. Field names, types or structures do not match the target application. We develop traceable mappings that also handle empty values, edge cases and changes to the source format.
Automate reporting, PDFs & documents
A report is assembled from several exports, a template is filled in manually and distributed as a PDF. We connect data preparation and document generation in a workflow that makes origin, version and approval traceable.
Technical references
Official documentation, reviewed on October 6, 2026. Suitability depends on the specific installation and version.