Paperboy for WordPress
Paperboy posts every article that passes its fact check straight to WordPress. No plugin, no copy and paste, and the first article is free.
Direct connectionDirect connection (WordPress REST API)
Short answer as of October 29, 2026
Yes: as of October 29, 2026, Paperboy connects to WordPress through its REST API with a username and an application password, and posts each article that passes its fact check as a normal WordPress post. There is no plugin to install, and the first article is free.
Set up
How it connects: Direct connection (WordPress REST API).
In WordPress, open Users, then Profile, then Application passwords, and add one named Paperboy. Copy the password once; WordPress will not show it again.
Use an Editor or Administrator account. Paperboy checks that the user can publish posts and tells you if it cannot.
In Paperboy, open Publishing for your site, choose WordPress, and enter your site address, the username and the application password.
Paperboy tests the connection against /wp-json on your site before it saves anything. Common failures get a plain message: a wrong password, a REST API that returns 404, or a user that cannot publish.
Choose whether articles go live on their own or wait for your approval. Then write your first article.
Site address https://yoursite.com
Username an Editor or Administrator
Password an application password
(Users, Profile, Application passwords)Paperboy shows the exact values in your dashboard. Nothing here is a real key.
What you get
What lands on your site, every time an article passes its fact check.
A WordPress post with the title, a slug, an excerpt taken from the meta description, and a status of publish.
The post content is the article HTML, then the FAQ section, then the Article and FAQPage JSON-LD in a script tag.
When Paperboy rewrites an article later, it updates the same post by its saved ID instead of creating a second one.
The article body as HTML: an H2 and H3 outline, tables or numbered steps where they make the answer easier to scan, and inline links to the sources it cites.
Two to four links to your own pages (picked from the pages Paperboy read on your site) and one call to action link to the address you chose.
No images inside the article body today. The hosted blog adds a 1200 by 630 share image for each article; other methods do not.
Honest limits
What Paperboy does not do here, so there are no surprises after you sign up.
Paperboy sends title, content, excerpt, slug and status. It does not set categories, tags, a featured image or an author, and it does not fill Yoast or Rank Math fields. Set those in WordPress if you want them.
The meta title and meta description are not written to an SEO plugin. The description goes into the excerpt, which many themes use for previews.
Some themes and security plugins strip script tags from post content. If yours does, the JSON-LD will not appear. View the page source after the first post and check.
The REST API must be reachable. Hosts or plugins that block /wp-json will fail the connection test.
Approval mode is a setting per site. With it on, a passed article waits for your OK by email instead of going live.
Compare
Each platform has its own route, because each one exposes something different. Every row links the platform's own docs.
| Platform | How Paperboy connects | What you set up | Checked against |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Direct connectionDirect connection (WordPress REST API) | A login key from WordPress. Nothing to install. | WordPress REST API handbook: authentication and application passwordsRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Ghost | Direct connectionDirect connection (Ghost Admin API) | A login key from Ghost. Nothing to install. | Ghost Admin API documentationRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Webflow | Hosted blogHosted blog on a subdomain, or a webhook you connect | One DNS record and a Blog link in your menu. | Webflow Data API: create collection item (staged)Read Oct 29, 2026 |
| Next.js | Paste-in promptPaste-in prompt (a /blog that reads Paperboy's JSON), or a webhook | A prompt your AI builder or coding agent runs. | Next.js documentation: route handlersRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Framer | Hosted blogHosted blog on a subdomain, or a webhook you connect | One DNS record and a Blog link in your menu. | Framer Server API introductionRead Oct 29, 2026 |
| Shopify | Hosted blogHosted blog on a subdomain, or a webhook you connect | One DNS record and a Blog link in your menu. | Shopify Admin REST API: Article resourceRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Statements about each platform come from its own documentation, read on October 29, 2026. Vendors change their pages, so confirm there. See all 13 platforms.
FAQ
No. Paperboy uses the REST API and an application password, both part of WordPress itself. You install nothing.
No. It creates its own posts and later updates only those, by the post ID it saved when it published them.
Yes. Turn on approval mode and a passed article waits for your OK by email. Articles that fail the fact check twice are held for review either way.
No. Today it sends the title, content, excerpt, slug and status. Add categories, tags and images in WordPress after the post appears.
The connection test fails with a message. Ask your host or check your security plugin, or use the hosted blog on a subdomain instead.
Sources
Statements about WordPress come from its own pages, read on October 29, 2026. Vendors change their pages, so confirm there. Statements about Paperboy come from how it works in the product today. If we got something wrong, tell us at hello@paperboyseo.com.
Keep going
Paste your address. In under ten minutes you read a finished article written for your site, with its full fact check. Free, no card.
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