Guide for Setting Up Custom Fields in WordPress Posts via API

Comprehensive Guide: For Setting Up Custom Fields in WordPress Posts via API

This guide will walk you through the process of creating a new WordPress post and populating custom fields in Pabbly Connect using:

• CASE 1: ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)​
• CASE 2: META​

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CASE 1​

Part 1: Setting up WordPress for Advanced Custom Fields or ACF​

Step 1: Install and Activate the ACF Plugin​

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.​
2. Navigate to Plugins -> Add Plugin.
   
   

   
3. In the search bar, type "Advanced Custom Fields" or "ACF".​
4. Choose the plugin of your choice and click Install Now.
   
   

   
5. Once the installation is complete, click Activate.
   
   

   
6. You will now see a new menu item called ACF in your dashboard.
   
   

   

Step 2: Create a Field Group and Fields​

This is the most critical part for the posting through API. You will create a field group with a few simple fields to confirm the connection works.

1. Navigate to ACF -> Field Groups.​
2. Click Add New.
   
   

   
3. Enter the Field Group Title: Name it something easy to recognize, like Test Field Group.​
4. Click + Add Field Group and Enter the values of following:
   Choose the Field Type
   Enter the value of Field Label
   Enter the value of Field Name
   Enter the Default Value if applicable.​
5. Click Save Changes
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   Group Settings: Enabling REST API Access
   After setting up your custom fields, you need to enable them for API access. To do this, follow these steps:
   
   1. After clicking Save Changes on your Field Group, scroll down the page to the Settings section.​
   2. Within the Settings box, find and click on Group Settings to expand it.​
   3. Locate the Show in REST API setting.​
   4. Toggle the button to Enabled.​
   5. Then Click on Save Changes
      
      

      

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      This action makes your entire Field Group and all of its custom fields accessible through the WordPress REST API, allowing your API tool to read and write data to them.

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CASE 2​

Part 2: Setting up WordPress for META​

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Step 1: Create the Custom Plugin​

You will create a simple plugin to hold the code for your meta box.

1. On your computer, create a new folder and name it.​
2. Inside that folder, create a new PHP file and name it.​
3. Open you folder and paste the complete code into it.​

Step 2: Upload and Activate the Plugin​

1. Navigate to Plugins -> Add Plugins.
   
   

   
2. Click the Upload Plugin button.​
3. Choose the zip file and click Install Now.
   
   

   
4. Click on Install Now.​
5. Click on Activate Plugin
   
   

   

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Response received in Pabbly Connect for ACF

Dashboard View

Response received in Pabbly Connect for META

Note: When you select META as the Custom Field Parent, the Meta Field values will be visible only in the API output and not on the dashboard.

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