Connecting your WordPress site allows Blaze to autopost on your behalf on a post's selected date and time.
Only Blaze workspace admins have the ability to connect accounts to Blaze.
You will also need to be an administrator of your WordPress site to manually upload plugins to your WordPress instance.
In this article, we will walk through how to:
Connect Your WordPress to Blaze
1. Download the Plugin
Use this link to download the zipped plugin and save it somewhere that's easy to access. You do not need to unzip the file.
2. Install the Plugin
Login to your WordPress admin panel (usually at https://your-wp-site.com/wp-admin) using WordPress site administrator login credentials.
Navigate to "Plugins" on the left navigation bar, then click on "Add New Plugin" at the top of the page.
Click "Upload Plugin".
Upload the zipped plugin you downloaded earlier in Step 1, then click "Install Now".
3. Activate the Plugin
Click the "Activate Plugin" button to activate Blaze and complete the installation process.
4. Connect your Wordpress Account to Blaze
Return to Blaze in a new tab, and navigate to the "Integrations" tab on the Blaze navigation menu.
Click "Connect" on the WordPress card.
Next, fill out the form with your WordPress credentials. Then, click "Connect to WordPress" to save the integration.
📝 Note: If you are using an application password, you will still use your administrator login username in the "Username" field with your application password and not the application password name.
For more information about creating an application password, visit the "Getting Credentials" section of WordPress documentation. We recommend using an application password if you are using WordPress 5.6 or higher.
If everything looks good, you'll see a green checkmark on the WordPress integration as well as options to manage your WordPress integration or connect another WordPress account.
Post Content from Blaze to WordPress
Open any blog post document and click "Choose How to Post". Click "Schedule to post automatically" from the menu that opens.
Select a posting date and time from the posting date selection menu and click "Schedule Post". You also have the option to post now.
Your blog post's Post Status will update to "Autoscheduled" if you scheduled your post or "Posted" if you selected to to post now.
Troubleshoot Your Connection
Confirm Permalink Format Is Not "Plain"
Confirm that your permalinks are not "Plain" permalinks, but rather what WordPress refers to as "Pretty" permalinks.
On the WordPress dashboard, go to Settings → Permalinks Screen. You can choose one of the permalink structures or enter your own in the “Custom structure” field using the structure tags (Reference: Permalink documentation from Wordpress).
Adjust WordPress Site and Security Plugin Settings to Allow Blaze
Some security plugins like JetPack, WP Cerber Security will require you to whitelist Blaze IPs. Reach out to support via chat or email support@blaze.ai if you need to whitelist Blaze for your WordPress site.
Some CDN settings will also require you to whitelist Blaze or complete a security challenge. We have seen this with some customers who are using Cloudflare, for example, to deliver content globally. Reach out to support via chat or email support@blaze.ai if you need to whitelist Blaze for your WordPress site.
If you are using the Wordfence plugin and want to use an application password, you will need to enable application passwords in the Wordfence settings.