WordPress Self-Hosted Connector – Domo

Intro

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system used for website management and blogging. Use Domo's WordPress connector to retrieve data from WordPress.org, such as lists of posts, pages, users, comments, and so on. To learn more about the WordPress API, visit their page (https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_APIs).

Note: This connector is used to retrieve data from WordPress.org not WordPress.com. 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/wordpr...wordpress-org/.

You connect to your WordPress.org account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the WordPress Self-Hosted connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Prerequisites

To connect to your WordPress.org account and create a DataSet, you must have the following:

The host URL of your WordPress blog
The username and password for your WordPress site

Connecting to Your WordPress.org Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the WordPress Self-Hosted 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 Data Connector.

Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your WordPress.org account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field	Description
Host URL	Enter the host URL of your WordPress.org site.
Username	Enter the username you use to log into your WordPress admin account.
Password	Enter the username you use to log into your WordPress admin account.

Once you have entered valid WordPress.org credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new WordPress Self-Hosted 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.

Details Pane

This pane contains a menu from which you select a WordPress Self-Hosted report type.

Description

Report

Select the WordPress Self-Hosted report you want to run. The following reports are available:

Categories	Returns a list of WordPress categories.
Comments	Returns a list of comments made on posts in your site.
Media	Returns a list of media in your site.
Pages	Returns a list of pages in your site.
Posts	Returns a list of your posts.
Posts Categories	Returns a list of post categories.
Posts Meta	Returns a list of meta fields for posts.
Posts Revision	Returns revision data for posts in your site.
Posts Tags	Returns a list of tags you have used in posts.
Posts Types	Returns a list of post types.
Statuses	Returns a list of statuses in your site.
Tags	Returns a list of tags used in your site.
Taxonomies	Returns a list of taxonomies.
Users	Returns a list of users in your site.

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 Data Connector.

Knowledge Base