email2postwp v0.6.2
email2postwp
This is a simple module that retrieves new emails from an IMAP server and creates posts in a WordPress site.
Prerequisite
A working IMAP email address and a WordPress with WP Rest API enabled with basic authentication.
Installation
As simple as installing any other global node package. Be sure to have npm and node installed and launch:
$ npm install -g email2postwpConfiguration
The email2postwp is configurable through environment variables. There are several variables available:
| Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|
| EMAIL2POSTWP_HOST | imap mail host. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_USERNAME | imap username. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_PASSWORD | imap password. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPENDPOINT | wordpress rest api endpoint. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPUSERNAME | wordpress basic auth username. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPPASSWORD | wordpress basic auth password. |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPPOST_STATUS | new post status (default is draft). |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPPOST_CATEGORY_IDS | new post category ids (default is none). |
| EMAIL2POSTWP_WPALLOWED_EMAILS | the list of sender emails that post will be created (default is all). |
Launching from source
If you downloaded the source code of the bot you can run it using NPM with:
$ npm startDon't forget to configure the environment variables before doing so. Alternatively you can also create a file called imapsettings.js in the root folder and put your token there (you can use the imappsettings.js.example file as a reference) and a file called wpsettings.js in the root folder and put your token there (you can use the wpsettings.js.example file as a reference).