Integrating Google Docs and WordPress with Pabbly Connect: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to automate the integration of Google Docs with WordPress using Pabbly Connect in this detailed tutorial. Follow the steps to streamline your workflow.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To begin the integration process, you need to access Pabbly Connect. First, navigate to the Pabbly website and click on the ‘Products’ section. From there, select Pabbly Connect and click on ‘Sign Up for Free’ to create an account.

Once your account is set up, log in to Pabbly Connect. You will find an option to create a new workflow. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button, where you will name your workflow, for example, ‘Google Docs to WordPress’. This is the foundation for integrating your applications.

2. Setting Up the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

The next step involves setting up the trigger in Pabbly Connect. Select ‘Google Docs’ as your app and choose the trigger event as ‘New Document in Folder’. This allows Pabbly Connect to monitor a specific folder for any new documents.

• Select the appropriate Google account to connect.
• Authorize Pabbly Connect to access your Google Docs.
• Choose the folder where you will be saving your documents.

After configuring these settings, click on the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button to ensure that Pabbly Connect can successfully fetch data from the specified Google Docs folder.

3. Creating a New Document in Google Docs

Now that the trigger is set up, you can create a new document in Google Docs. Name the document, for example, ‘Monarch Butterfly’, and add content along with an image URL. This document will be automatically sent to WordPress once it’s created.

After saving the document, return to Pabbly Connect and hit the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button again. This will allow Pabbly Connect to capture the newly created document’s details.

Make sure to include all necessary information in your Google Docs, such as the title, subtitle, image URL, and content. Pabbly Connect will extract this information and prepare it for the next step of the integration.

4. Adding a Delay Module for Data Capture

To ensure that all document details are captured properly, you need to add a delay in Pabbly Connect. This delay allows time for the content to be fully processed before sending it to WordPress.

• Choose the ‘Delay’ action in Pabbly Connect.
• Set the delay duration to 2 minutes.
• Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to confirm the delay.

This step is crucial as it ensures that Pabbly Connect captures not just the title but also the entire content and image URL after the specified delay.

5. Sending Data to WordPress Using Pabbly Connect

Finally, you will set up the action to send the data to WordPress. Select ‘WordPress’ as your action app and choose the ‘Create Post’ action event. Fill in the required fields such as username, password, and base URL for your WordPress site.

Map the data from the Google Docs document to the corresponding fields in WordPress. Ensure that the title, content, image URL, and other details are correctly mapped. Once everything is in place, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to create the post in WordPress.

This integration allows you to automate the process of transferring content from Google Docs to WordPress seamlessly, thanks to Pabbly Connect. After refreshing your WordPress posts page, you should see the newly created post reflecting all the details from your Google Docs document.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to integrate Google Docs and WordPress using Pabbly Connect. By following these steps, you can automate the process of importing articles into your WordPress site, saving time and effort.