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Intro

WordPress is a blog web hosting service provider used by more than 40% of Internet bloggers. Use Domo’s WordPress connector to retrieve data on blog posts, comments, likes, followers, and more. To learn more about the WordPress API, visit their page (https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/).
Note: This connector is used to retrieve data from WordPress.com, not WordPress.org. The essential difference between these is that with WordPress.org, you host your own site, whereas with Wordpress.com, the hosting is done for you. For a more in-depth explanation of these differences, visit https://ithemes.com/tutorials/wordpress-com-vs-wordpress-org/.
You connect to your WordPress account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the WordPress connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Prerequisites

To connect to your WordPress account and create a DataSet, you must have the username and password you use to log into WordPress. Alternatively, you can login using your Google or Apple credentials.

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Connecting to Your WordPress Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the WordPress Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Credentials Pane

The Domo WordPress connector uses OAuth to connect, so there is no need to enter credentials within Domo. Click Connect (or select Add Account if you have existing WordPress accounts in Domo) to open the WordPress OAuth screen where you can enter your WordPress credentials. Once you have entered valid WordPress credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new WordPress DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.
Note: If you are already logged into WordPress when you connect in Domo, you are authenticated automatically when you click Add account. If you want to connect to an account that is different from the one you are logged into, you must first log out of WordPress.

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Details Pane

This pane contains a primary Metrics menu, along with various other menus which may or may not appear depending on the metric type you select.

Menu

Description

Report

Select the WordPress metric you want to run. The following reports are available:

Blog Following Status

Indicates whether the specified WordPress blog is following your blog.

Freshly Pressed Posts

Returns a list of Freshly Pressed posts.

Information on a Single Category

Returns information for a given category slug within a specified blog.

Information on a Single Tag

Returns information for a given tag slug within a specified blog.

Likes for a Post

Returns the number of likes for a given post in a given blog.

List of a Site’s Categories

Returns a list of categories for a given blog.

Matching Posts

Returns a list of matching posts for a given blog.

Notification

Returns a list of your most recent notifications.

Posts from a Tag

Returns posts for a given tag slug.

Reblog Status for a Post

Returns the reblog status for a post within a given blog.

Recent Comments

Returns a list of recent comments for a given blog.

Recent Comments for a Post

Returns a list of recent comments for a post within a given blog.

Blog Address

Enter the URL of the blog you want to retrieve information for.

Slug Name

Enter the name of the category or tag slug you want to retrieve information for.

Post Title

Enter the title of the post you want to retrieve information for.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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FAQs

You need the username or email address, and password associated with your WordPress account. Alternatively, you can use your Google credentials to login.
The login process uses the OAuth process, so your credentials are never seen or stored by Domo. This keeps your login secure. You can revoke Domo’s access to your account at any time.
Datasets should be set to update once a day.
While WordPress may enforce call rate limits, you should not need to worry about them.