Integrate Public Media Platform with WordPress.
- Installation
- Settings
- Search for content
- Import Content
- (Un)subscribe from content update
- Pushing content to PMP
- Groups & permissions
- Series
- Properties
Follow the standard procedure for installing WordPress plugins.
You can download the most recent version of the plugin by clicking here.
Once the plugin files are installed, activate the plugin via the WordPress dashboard.
To use the PMP WordPress plugin, you'll need to specify a PMP API URL, Client ID and Client Secret via the Public Media Platform > Settings page in the WordPress dashboard.
Search for content by visiting the Public Media Platform > Search link in the WordPress dashboard.
Example of search results:
From the search results list, you can choose to create a draft post or choose to immediately publish a post based on a search result.
After clicking one of the "Create draft" or "Publish" links, you'll see a confirmation dialog:
Upon confirming, a new post will be created and you will be redirected to the post's edit page:
By default, the plugin periodically checks for updates to all content that you import from PMP.
If you would like to unsubscribe from updates for a specific post, you can do so via the "PMP: Subscribe to updates" meta box on the post edit page:
To unsubscribe, simply uncheck "Subscribe to updates for this post" and click "Publish", "Update" or "Save Draft" to save.
To push a new story to the PMP, navigate to Posts > Add New in the WordPress dashboard.
Create and edit your new post as you would any other. When you are ready to publish your post, if you would like to push said post to the PMP, click the "Publish and push to PMP" button just above the default WordPress "Publish" button.
Once your post is published, if you make changes and would like to push your changes to PMP, click the "Update and push to PMP" button just above the default WordPress "Update" button.
To manage PMP Groups & Permissions, navigate to Public Media Platform > Groups & Permissions in the WordPress dashboard.
To create a new group, click the "Create new group" button at the top of the Groups & Permissions page.
You'll be met with a "Create a group" prompt where you can specify your new group's title and tags.
The title field is required.
The tags field should be a comma separated list. For example:
my_first_tag, another tag, yet-another-tag
To modify the title or tags for an existing group, click the "Modify" link below the name of the group you wish to modify.
To set the default group to which all new content pushed to PMP will be added, click the "Set as default" link below the name of the group of your choice.
You will asked to confirm your choice:
After clicking "Yes" to confirm, the confirmation prompt will close and the list of groups will update. The group you set as the default will appear with "(default)" near its name:
To manage the users for a group, click the "Manage users" link below the group of your choice.
You'll see a user management prompt appear:
To add a new user, click on the text field towards the bottom of the prompt and start typing a user's name:
As you type a user's name, suggestions will appear below the text field. Add a user by clicking one of the suggestions that appears. The user's name will be added to the list above the search field:
To remove a user, click the "x" to the right of their name.
Once you've added or removed users from a group, you must click the "Save" button for your changes to take effect.
To manage series, navigate to Public Media Platform > Series in the WordPress dashboard.
To set the default series to which all new content pushed to PMP will be added, click the "Set as default" link below the series of your choice.
You will asked to confirm your choice:
After clicking "Yes" to confirm, the confirmation prompt will close and the list of series will update. The series you set as the default will appear with "(default)" near its name:
To manage properties, navigate to Public Media Platform > Properties in the WordPress dashboard.
To set the default property to which all new content pushed to PMP will be added, click the "Set as default" link below the series of your choice.
You will asked to confirm your choice:
After clicking "Yes" to confirm, the confirmation prompt will close and the list of series will update. The property you set as the default will appear with "(default)" near its name:
