Create Comment
wordpress.create_comment
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the WordPress API with the connection's credentials.
Post a comment on one post, as the connection's user unless another author is named.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Username & password
- Providers
- WordPress
- Secret shape
- {"username": "…", "password": "… the application password …"}
- Config it needs
- site_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
post Id of the post to comment on. | number | Yes | — | ≥ 1 | — |
content Body of the comment. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
parent Id of the comment this one replies to; 0 for a top-level comment. | number | No | — | ≥ 0 | — |
author User id to post as. Requires moderate_comments rights. | number | No | — | ≥ 1 | — |
author_name Display name for a comment not tied to a user account. | string | No | — | — | — |
author_email Email address for a comment not tied to a user account. | string | No | — | email format | — |
status Moderation status to create the comment in. | string | No | — | one of "approved", "hold", "spam", "trash" | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id Comment id. | number | — |
post Id of the post the comment belongs to. | number | — |
parent Id of the comment this one replies to, 0 when top level. | number | — |
status Moderation status: approved, hold, spam or trash. | string | — |
author_name Display name of the comment author. | string | — |
date When the comment was posted, in the site's timezone. | string | — |
link Permalink that anchors to the comment. | string | — |
content.rendered Comment body as HTML. | string | — |
{
"author_name": "",
"content": {
"rendered": ""
},
"date": "",
"id": 0,
"link": "",
"parent": 0,
"post": 0,
"status": ""
}Notes
- POST /wp/v2/comments.
See Create Comment run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the WordPress connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.