Connecting WordPress

What you'll need

• A WordPress 5.6+ site (self-hosted or WordPress.com Business and up).
• An admin user (the role that can create posts).
• 2 minutes.

Step 1 — Create an Application Password

1. In WordPress, go to Users → Profile.
2. Scroll to Application Passwords.
3. Enter a name (e.g. "AI Domination") and click Add New.
4. Copy the 24-character password. You won't see it again.

Step 2 — Connect in AI Domination

1. Open Settings → Integrations → WordPress.
2. Paste your site URL, username, and the application password.
3. Click Test connection. You should see "Connection successful" within a few seconds.

Where credentials are stored

We encrypt the application password with AES-256-GCM before writing it to the database. The plaintext only lives in memory during a publish call. See the security notes for details.

Troubleshooting

• 403 on test: REST API likely disabled. Install the Application Passwords plugin or check that your security plugin (Wordfence, iThemes) isn't blocking /wp-json.
• 401 on publish: application password was revoked or rotated. Re-generate and re-paste.
• HTTPS only: WordPress refuses application-password auth over plain HTTP. Use HTTPS.