How do I publish blog posts to WordPress with PostEverywhere?

Connect your WordPress site and schedule blog posts from PostEverywhere. Self-hosted WordPress and WordPress.com sites both work.

What you need#

• WordPress 5.6 or newer.
• A site address that starts with https://.
• A WordPress login with the Administrator, Editor or Author role.
• The WordPress REST API must not be blocked. Some security plugins block it.

Connect#

1. Open Accounts and click Add Account next to WordPress.
2. Enter your Site address, for example https://example.com. If WordPress is in a folder, include it, for example https://example.com/blog.
3. Click Continue. Your WordPress site opens.
4. Log in to WordPress if it asks.
5. Click Yes, I approve of this connection.

WordPress creates an Application Password called "PostEverywhere" for this connection. You can see or revoke it under Users, Profile, Application Passwords. Your normal WordPress password is never shared with PostEverywhere.

If your site does not show the approval screen#

1. In WordPress, go to Users, then Profile.
2. Under Application Passwords, type PostEverywhere and click Add New Application Password.
3. Copy the password WordPress shows.
4. In PostEverywhere, enter your WordPress username and that Application Password.

Use the Application Password, not your normal login password. PostEverywhere tells you if you paste your normal password by mistake.

Sites on WordPress.com#

Click Log in with WordPress.com in the connect window, log in, and choose the site.

Write a blog post#

1. Click New Post.
2. At the top, choose Blog post. This shows when a WordPress site is connected.
3. Select your site.
4. Add a title. If you leave it blank, the first line of your post is used.
5. Write your post.
6. Choose the status: Publish, Save as draft (in WordPress), Pending review or Private.
7. Add categories and tags, separated by commas.
8. Optional: open Excerpt, URL and featured image to set a summary, the URL slug and the featured image.
9. Click Publish now, or pick a time and click Schedule.

Formatting#

Type this	To get
# Heading and ## Subheading	Headings
**bold** and *italic*	Bold and italic
[text](https://example.com)	A link
- item and 1. item	Bullet and numbered lists
> text	A quote
--- on its own line	A dividing line
	Your second image, placed at that spot

Images and video#

• Up to 20 images and 1 video per post.
• The first image becomes the featured image. To put every image inside the post instead, untick Use the first image as the featured image.
• Images you do not place with ![caption](image:N) go at the end. A video goes at the top.
• Files go into your WordPress Media Library, so your site's upload size limit applies.

Categories and tags#

• New tags are created on your site.
• New categories need an Editor or Administrator login. With an Author login, use existing categories.

Troubleshooting#

Message	What to do
That looks like your normal WordPress password	Create an Application Password under Users, Profile and use that
WordPress rejected the login	The Application Password may have been revoked. Reconnect the site. If your host strips the login header, ask them to allow the Authorization header
Your site blocks the WordPress REST API	A security plugin (Wordfence, iThemes, Disable REST API) may block it. Allow the REST API for logged-in users
This WordPress user cannot publish posts	Connect with an Administrator, Editor or Author login
Your site must use https://	Turn on HTTPS with your host, then connect again
Application Passwords are turned off	A plugin or your host turned them off. Turn them back on. Sites behind HTTP basic auth also turn them off
Your WordPress site now redirects	Reconnect with the new address
File larger than your site's upload limit	Use a smaller file or ask your host to raise the limit

Good to know#

• PostEverywhere publishes blog posts. Pages and custom post types are not supported.
• Each WordPress site counts as one account on your plan.
• No analytics are shown for WordPress posts. Use your site's own stats.