WordPress Integration for Magento 2 - User Guide

Extension Installation

Prerequisites

Magento 2.3.x – 2.4.x installed and functioning.
WordPress website with REST API enabled (/wp-json/wp/v2).

Magento Marketplace Customers Method

Access your server CLI via SSH and navigate to your Magento root directory.

Run the Composer command to fetch the extension:

composer require meetanshi/magento-2-wordpress-integration

Enable the extension module:

php bin/magento module:enable Meetanshi_WordPressIntegration

Run the upgrade command:
```
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
```
Deploy static content based on your Magento version:
- For Magento 2.0.x – 2.1.x:
```
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
```
- For Magento 2.2.x & above:
```
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
```
Flush the Magento cache:
```
php bin/magento cache:flush
```

Direct ZIP / Meetanshi Customers Method

Download the extension ZIP file from your Meetanshi account area.
Extract the archive contents and upload them to your server under <Magento_Root>/app/code/Meetanshi/WordPressIntegration/.

Connect to your Magento server via SSH and execute the following commands:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

For Magento 2.0.x – 2.1.x:

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

For Magento 2.2.x & above:

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f

php bin/magento cache:flush

WordPress Integration for Magento 2 integrates your WordPress blog posts, categories, and tags seamlessly into your Magento 2 store using the WordPress REST API.

How to Locate Your WordPress REST API URL

To connect your WordPress blog to Magento, locate your WordPress REST API endpoint:

Open your WordPress website URL in a web browser.
Append /wp-json/wp/v2 to your WordPress base site URL (e.g. https://myblog.com/wp-json/wp/v2 or https://mysite.com/blog/wp-json/wp/v2).
Test the URL in your browser address bar; it should display a JSON response listing WordPress posts and routes.

browser address bar 4. Copy the complete URL string up to `/wp/v2 ', which we will require in the next step.

General Configuration

Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Meetanshi > WordPress Integration to connect your WordPress blog API.

Enable: Select Yes to enable WordPress blog integration on your Magento store front.
WordPress REST API URL: Enter the full endpoint URL of your WordPress REST API (e.g., https://myblog.com/wp-json/wp/v2).
Blog Page Title: Enter the title to display on the main Magento blog landing page.

WordPress General Configuration

Blog Posts Management

Navigate to WordPress > Posts to view and manage imported WordPress blog posts.

Posts Grid: View post titles, slugs, publication dates, author names, and synchronization status.
Add / Edit Post: Edit blog post content, update featured images, and assign categories or tags.

Blog post management grid

Categories & Tags Management

Navigate to WordPress > Categories or WordPress > Tags to manage blog taxonomy.

Categories Grid: View, create, edit, or delete blog categories and post counts.
Tags Grid: View and manage blog tag keywords.

Wordpress Category Grid

Wordpress Tag Grid

Sync Queue & Log Monitoring

Navigate to WordPress > Sync Queue or WordPress > Sync Log to monitor API synchronization background tasks.

Sync Queue Grid: Inspect pending, processing, completed, or failed queue items.
Sync Log Grid: Review detailed synchronization logs, error messages, and API response timestamps.

WordPress Log Queue