Blog Platforms Setup

Configure blog platform integrations for publishing long-form content.

Medium

Launch Scope

Medium is not in the launch/platform-registration scope for TendSocial. The backend adapter registry does not include a Medium destination adapter, so do not collect Medium credentials or submit Medium review materials for launch.

Medium can be revisited later with a real destination adapter, credential capture, and draft/publish validation tests.

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WordPress

Authentication Methods

TendSocial launch supports WordPress REST publishing with WordPress application passwords. WordPress.com OAuth is not part of launch scope because the application does not expose a WordPress.com OAuth callback or connection flow.

Method	Launch status
Application Passwords	Supported
Jetpack/WordPress.com REST with application password	Supported when REST credentials work
WordPress.com OAuth 2.0	Not in launch scope

For Self-Hosted WordPress

1. Enable Application Passwords (WordPress 5.6+)
2. Go to Users → Profile → Application Passwords
3. Create new application password
4. Use as Basic Auth with username

Required Capabilities

Capability	Purpose
edit_posts	Create/edit posts
publish_posts	Publish posts
upload_files	Upload media

REST API Endpoints

https://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts
https://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media

Platform Limitations

Feature	Status
Posts	✅ Full CRUD
Pages	✅ Full CRUD
Custom post types	✅ If enabled
Media upload	✅ Supported
Categories/tags	✅ Supported
Featured images	✅ Supported
Gutenberg blocks	⚠️ HTML only (no block format)

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Ghost

Authentication Method

Ghost uses Admin API Keys:

1. Go to Settings → Integrations
2. Click Add custom integration
3. Name it (e.g., "TendSocial")
4. Copy the Admin API Key

API Key Format

Ghost Admin API keys are in the format:

{key_id}:{secret}

Use this to generate a JWT for API requests.

API Endpoint

https://your-site.ghost.io/ghost/api/admin/

Platform Limitations

Feature	Status
Posts	✅ Full CRUD
Pages	✅ Full CRUD
Tags	✅ Supported
Authors	✅ Supported
Images	✅ Supported
Scheduling	✅ Supported
Members content	✅ Supported
Newsletters	⚠️ Separate API

Content Format

Ghost supports:

• Mobiledoc (native format)
• HTML (converted internally)
• Lexical (Ghost 5.0+)

TendSocial uses HTML for maximum compatibility.

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Environment Variables

# WordPress and Ghost credentials are stored per destination.
# Users provide WordPress application passwords and Ghost Admin API keys.

Callback URLs

No blog-platform OAuth callback URLs are registered for launch.