Post Forwarder
by Sylwester Ulatowski on WordPress.org
Forward posts to multiple WordPress sites via REST API with smart taxonomy mapping, featured image support, and duplicate prevention.
Post Forwarder is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to automatically Forward posts to multiple WordPress sites using the REST API. Perfect for content syndication, multi-site networks, or distributing content across related websites.
Key Features:
- Multi-Portal Support: Configure multiple destination WordPress sites
- Taxonomy Intelligence: Automatically maps custom taxonomies or falls back to regular tags
- Featured Image Transfer: Uploads and sets featured images on destination sites
- Custom Post Type Support: Works with any public post type
- Duplicate Prevention: Smart locking mechanism prevents duplicate posts
- ACF Integration: Transfers Advanced Custom Fields data
- Flexible Configuration: Easy-to-use interface or advanced JSON configuration
- Selective pushing: Choose which portals to push each post to
- Draft or Publish: Configure whether pushed posts are published or saved as drafts
How It Works:
- Configure your destination WordPress sites (portals) with their REST API credentials
- When editing a post, select which portals to push the post to
- Upon saving, the plugin automatically pushs the post with all its content, taxonomies, meta fields, and featured image
- Smart taxonomy mapping tries to preserve custom taxonomies, falling back to regular tags if needed
Perfect For:
- News networks with multiple websites
- Content syndication between related sites
- Multi-brand companies sharing content
- Blog networks and content distribution
- Development/staging to production workflows
Technical Requirements:
- WordPress REST API enabled on destination sites
- Application passwords configured for API access
- PHP 7.4 or higher
Technical Notes
REST API Endpoints Used:
* /wp-json/wp/v2/posts – For standard posts
* /wp-json/wp/v2/{post_type} – For custom post types
* /wp-json/wp/v2/media – For featured image uploads
Security:
* All data is properly sanitized and validated
* Uses WordPress nonces for form security
* Application passwords for secure API authentication
* No data is stored insecurely
Performance:
* Minimal impact on site performance
* Efficient transient-based duplicate prevention
* Optimized API calls with proper error handling
* Smart taxonomy processing to reduce API calls
Support
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin’s support forum or GitHub repository.
Minimum Requirements:
* WordPress 5.0+
* PHP 7.4+
* REST API enabled on destination sites
* Application passwords configured for API access