I submitted this post a while ago and am only now getting back to it:
I have created a page scraper and can get the article title and featured image no problem.
I also want to get the URL of the article … how do I do this?
I believe I understand how to map an extra field to indicate which snippet text I want to use … we will see.
But what I can’t figure out is how to put the data into my Wordpress site. I do understand that I need to be logged in (might be nice if you offered a Wordpress integration).
But I can’t figure out what command to use to put my scraped data into my Wordpress blog post.
You’re right - at this time, we don’t have a WordPress integration, but I’ve submitted a feature request on your behalf! In the meantime, there’s a workaround to send data directly to WordPress using a scraper, which could be set up to automate actions like creating a post, clicking buttons, and inputting data on the “Create Post” page.
To set this up, you’ll need to use the “Click” and “Input” actions in your playbook, as described in our general guide on using Bardeen’s scraper: Using Bardeen’s Scraper.
There are a couple of limitations to this approach:
The scraper can perform actions, but it won’t detect errors from WordPress, so confirmation of a successful post won’t be available.
WordPress may have security features to detect automated actions, so this method isn’t guaranteed.
An alternative approach is to export your scraped data to a Google Sheet using our integration: Google Sheets Integration. Once the data is in a sheet, you can use WordPress import tools to upload posts from the Google Sheet or an Excel/CSV file.