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How to Connect WordPress to Writelio

Publish finished, SEO-ready articles straight to your WordPress site.

Connect Writelio to WordPress and publish fully-formatted, SEO-optimised articles directly to your site — including the featured image, categories and meta description — without copy-pasting. Connection uses a secure WordPress Application Password (no plugin required).

Before you start

A self-hosted WordPress site (WordPress.org) with admin access.
WordPress 5.6 or newer (Application Passwords are built in).
Your site served over HTTPS with the REST API enabled (both are on by default).

What you’ll need from WordPress

Site URLYour site address, e.g. https://yourdomain.com — no trailing slash.

UsernameYour WordPress login username (not your display name).

Application PasswordWP Admin → Users → Profile → Application Passwords. Enter a name (e.g. "Writelio"), click Add New, and copy the generated password.

Connect WordPress in 4 steps

Create an Application Password in WordPress

In your WordPress dashboard go to Users → Profile, scroll to Application Passwords, type a name like Writelio, and click Add New Application Password. Copy the password shown (it looks like xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx) — you will not see it again.

Add the connection in Writelio

Open Integrations in Writelio, find the WordPress card and click Configure. Paste your Site URL, Username and the Application Password, then click Save.

Test the connection

Open any article in the Writelio editor, click Share & Publish, choose WordPress, and click Test. A green confirmation means Writelio can reach your site.

Publish

Pick a status (Publish or Draft), optionally set a category and featured image, and click Publish. Your article appears on WordPress instantly, and Writelio pings your sitemap so search engines discover it faster.

What gets published

When you publish to WordPress, Writelio sends the full article and:

Title & clean HTML body — headings, lists, images and links, formatted for the block editor.
Featured image — your banner is uploaded to the Media Library and set as the featured image.
Categories — up to three; Writelio resolves existing ones or creates them.
SEO meta description — written to the Yoast SEO meta field when Yoast is installed.
Status — publish live, save as draft, or schedule from the editor.

Troubleshooting

“401 Unauthorized” when testing

Double-check the username and re-paste the Application Password. Copy it with the spaces exactly as shown, and make sure you used an Application Password — your normal login password will not work over the REST API.

“Could not connect” / REST API error

Confirm your Site URL is correct and uses https. Some security plugins (e.g. Wordfence) or hosts block the REST API or the Authorization header — allowlist /wp-json/ and the Application Passwords feature.

Featured image not appearing

The banner must be a public image URL. If your article has no banner, no featured image is set — add one in the editor before publishing.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install a plugin?

No. Writelio connects through WordPress’s built-in REST API and Application Passwords, so there is nothing to install.

Does this work with WordPress.com?

It is built for self-hosted WordPress.org sites. WordPress.com works on Business plans and above, where Application Passwords and REST API access are available.

Will it overwrite my theme or formatting?

No. Writelio only creates a new post with clean HTML. Your theme styles the content exactly as it would any other post.

Can I publish as a draft to review first?

Yes — choose Draft in the publish panel and the post lands in WordPress unpublished for your review.

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