Create Post

Automatically create posts, pages, or custom post types.

Overview

The Create Post action creates a new post, page, or custom post type in your WordPress site. This is useful for automated content creation, user-generated content workflows, and content syndication.

Configuration

Required Fields

Optional Fields

Using Variables

Title: Order Summary for {{Trigger.billing.first_name}}
Content: |
  <h2>Order #{{Trigger.order_number}}</h2>
  <p>Total: ${{Trigger.total}}</p>
Post Type: order_summary
Status: private

Post Types

Create any registered post type:

Example Configurations

User Profile Page

Title: Profile: {{Trigger.display_name}}
Content: |
  <h1>{{Trigger.display_name}}</h1>
  <p>Member since: {{Trigger.registered_date}}</p>
Post Type: member_profile
Status: publish
Author: {{Trigger.user_id}}

Order Archive

Title: Order #{{Trigger.order_number}}
Content: |
  Customer: {{Trigger.billing.first_name}} {{Trigger.billing.last_name}}
  Items: {{Trigger.items}}
  Total: ${{Trigger.total}}
Post Type: order_archive
Status: private

Knowledge Base Article

Title: {{Trigger.fields.title}}
Content: {{Trigger.fields.content}}
Post Type: kb_article
Status: pending
Categories: Support
Tags: {{Trigger.fields.tags}}

Output Data

After creation, this action provides:

You can use these in subsequent actions:

# In next action
Subject: New post created: {{Action1.post_url}}

Featured Images

Set featured images in multiple ways:

By URL

Featured Image: https://example.com/image.jpg

By Attachment ID

Featured Image: {{Trigger.image_id}}

From Trigger

Featured Image: {{Trigger.featured_image.url}}

Best Practices

• Use draft status for review workflows
• Set appropriate authors for attribution
• Use custom post types to organize automated content
• Include relevant metadata for searchability

Common Use Cases

1. User-generated content - Create posts from form submissions
2. Content syndication - Import content from external sources
3. Order archives - Create private records of transactions
4. Profile pages - Auto-generate member profiles
5. Log entries - Create searchable activity records

Related

• Update Post Action
• Post Published Trigger