Add Post activity

An activity that creates a new post on a WordPress site.

Configure the Create Post activity

To configure the Add Post activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 or higher.

Good to Know

This activity supports rich text posts. Raw HTML content is not currently supported, nor are other post types, such as image or video. You can use embedded images or video in your post, but configuration for these post types is not currently supported.
To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the WordPress tab.
On the WordPress tab, drag the Add Post activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Add Post activity.

Good to Know

Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Description: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Description: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Description:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Allowed Values:

One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

Letters
Numbers
Spaces

Default Value:

None

Accepts Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Description:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Variables:: No

Add Post Configuration screen > Configuration tab

Specifies the configuration to create a post on a WordPress site.

Add Post Configuration Configuration tab — Figure: Add Post Configuration > Configuration tab

Fields

Field Name	Definition
WordPress	Description: Specifies the access token that connects to your WordPress. Allowed Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: No
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for WordPress Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to WordPress.
Title	Description: Specifies the subject for your post. Allowed Values: One line of text (a string). Accepted: Letters Numbers Spaces Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Publish Date	Description: Specifies the date and time to publish the post on WordPress. Allowed Values: Custom - Uses a process data variable to specify a dynamic date and time. Static - Uses date and time fields to select a specific date and time. Now - Specifies that the post publishes at the time the process activity executes at runtime. Default Value: None
Post Status	Description: Specifies the status of your post. Allowed Values: Draft - A post is in draft status, not ready for review or publish. Pending - Marks the post as pending editorial approval. Private - Only the WordPress users can see the post. Publish - A post is published and any WordPress site visitor can see the post. Scheduled - Scheduled the post to be published in a future date. You must set a future date. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Comment Status for Post	Description: Specifies whether your post is open for comments. Allowed Values: Closed - Site users can not comment on a post. Open - Site users can comment on a post. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Response Post ID	Description: Specifies a process data variable that stores the ID of your post from WordPress. Allowed Values: A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Response Post URL	Description: Specifies a process data variable that stores the URL of your post from WordPress. Allowed Values: A variable. Format: String Accepted: URL Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Add Post Configuration screen > Content tab

Specifies the content for your post in WordPress.

Add Post Configuration Content tab — Figure: Add Post Configuration > Content tab

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Content	Description: Specifies the content of your post. Allowed Values: More than one line of text. Format: Plain text Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes