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Post → Create or Update
AI-generatedSummary
Creates a WordPress post with the supplied title and HTML-capable content, or updates an existing post when Update by Slug is enabled and a matching slug is found. Can also set publication status and date, excerpt, slug, featured image, categories, tags, SEO metadata, FAQs, and a call to action.
Inputs
- Title (required) — Post title.
- Content (required) — Post content; HTML is supported.
- Status — Publication status: Published, Draft (default), Pending Review, Private, or Future.
- Update by Slug — Available for the create operation. When enabled, updates a post with the same slug if found; otherwise creates one. When disabled, creates a new post.
- Publish Date — Shown for Future status. Supplies the scheduled publication date and time.
- Excerpt — Short post summary.
- Slug — URL-friendly post name. Used to match an existing post when Update by Slug is enabled.
- Featured Image URL — Image URL to download and upload to WordPress as the featured image.
- Categories — Comma-separated category names or IDs. Names can be created if they do not already exist, then associated with the post.
- Tags — Comma-separated tag names or IDs. Names can be created if they do not already exist, then associated with the post.
- SEO metadata — Optional meta title, meta description, meta keywords, Open Graph and Twitter titles and descriptions, and JSON-LD structured data. The source automatically processes supplied SEO fields; the deprecated Update SEO Metadata toggle is not required.
- FAQs — When Update FAQs is enabled, provide question and answer entries to update the post's FAQs.
- CTA — When Update CTA is enabled, provide button text and URL to update the post's call to action.
Output shape
A single post record
The result is reloaded after creation or update and may include the applied taxonomy, featured image, and SEO data. FAQ and CTA handling depends on the AI GROWTH SEO WP plugin being available. For Future status, a past date is replaced with the current time by validation logic.