Connect WordPress

This page describes how to connect WordPress to Agentspace Enterprise.

After you set up your data source and import data the first time, the data store syncs data from that source at a frequency that you select during setup.

Before you begin

Before setting up the connection, ensure you have the following:

  • Username and password: Obtain the credentials from the WordPress administrator.
  • Site URL: Use this URL for data store creation.

Create a WordPress user

To create a WordPress user, obtain a username and password from an administrator. The administrator must sign in and follow these steps to create a new user in the WordPress instance.

  1. Sign in as an administrator:

    1. Navigate to your hosting platform and sign in with your administrator credentials to access your WordPress website.
    2. Click the Website icon.
    3. Click WordPress admin for your site.

  2. Create a new user:

    1. On the WordPress admin page, navigate to the Users tab.
    2. Click Add new.
    3. Fill in all the required details, including:
      • Username
      • Email address
      • Optional: First and last name
      • Role
      • Password (if prompted)
    4. Click Add new user to save the changes.

Create a WordPress connector

Console

To use the Google Cloud console to sync data from WordPress to Agentspace Enterprise, follow these steps:

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Agentspace Enterprise page.

    Agentspace Enterprise

  2. In the navigation menu, click Data stores.

  3. Click Create data store.

  4. On the Select a data source page, scroll or search for WordPress to connect your third-party source.

  5. Enter your WordPress authentication information and click Continue.

  6. In the URL field, enter your WordPress site URL and click Continue.

  7. Select which entities to sync and click Continue.

  8. Select a region for your data store.

  9. Enter a name for your data connector.

  10. Select a synchronization frequency.

  11. Click Create. Agentspace Enterprise creates your data store and displays your data stores on the Data stores page.

  12. To check the status of your ingestion, go to the Data stores page and click your connector name to see details about it on its Data page. The Connector state changes from Creating to Running when it starts synchronizing data. When ingestion is complete, the state changes to Active to indicate that the connection to your data source is set up and awaiting the next scheduled synchronization.

    Depending on the size of your data, ingestion can take several minutes or several hours.

Next steps