Integrations

WordPress

Connect a self-hosted WordPress site and publish automatically.

Connect under Integrations → Add New Integration at app.grandranker.com/integrations/create. Two ways: the WordPress Plugin (recommended, no credentials to copy) or the REST API method with an Application Password.

The WordPress connect wizard in Grandranker

What you need: admin access to your WordPress site, and (for the REST API method) the ability to create an Application Password on your user profile. The WordPress REST API must be enabled — it is by default on most installations.

How to Connect

  1. Open Integrations → Add New Integration and pick WordPress Plugin.
  2. Click Install on WordPress. In your WordPress admin, click Install Now, then Activate.
  3. Back in Grandranker, click I've installed it. Copy the generated connection key — it won't be shown again.
  4. In WordPress, open Grandranker in the admin sidebar, paste the key, and click Save & Connect.
  5. Grandranker picks up the connection within a few seconds and shows a green Connected to WordPress banner.

After connecting, set a Publish category. All articles publish under it. Leave blank to use "Blog".

Option 2: REST API with an Application Password

  1. In WordPress, go to Users → Profile → Application Passwords, name it (e.g. "GrandRanker"), and click Add New Application Password. Copy the password — it won't be shown again.
  2. In Grandranker, open the WordPress REST API integration page (linked as "self-hosted WordPress" from the WordPress.com integration page).
  3. Fill in Site URL (e.g. https://yourblog.com), Username, and Application Password.
  4. Choose a Default Status (Draft or Published) and optionally a Default Category.
  5. Click Test Connection, then Save & Connect.

Publishing & Verifying

Click Publish on any article to push it to WordPress as a new post using your default status and category. Draft status lands the post as a draft for you to review. After connecting, Default Category becomes a dropdown of your real categories.

Verify in your WordPress admin → Posts.

Troubleshooting

"This looks like a WordPress.com hosted site"

Application Passwords don't work there. If your Site URL ends in .wordpress.com, use WordPress.com instead — one-click OAuth.

Test Connection fails

  • Site URL must be exact, including https://.
  • Username must match the Application Password's owner.
  • Paste the password exactly as generated (spaces are fine).
  • Some security plugins block the REST API — allow it and retry.

Plugin connection never completes

Paste the key into the Grandranker page in the WordPress sidebar and click Save & Connect there. Lost the key? Generate a new one.

Articles publish but land in the wrong category

Set Default Category (REST API method) or Publish category (plugin method).

Still stuck? [email protected]

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