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Getting Started

This integration creates a workflow with a Wordpress.com trigger and Slack action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Select this integration
  2. Configure the New Follower trigger
    1. Connect your Wordpress.com account
    2. Select a Site ID or Domain
    3. Select a Follower Type
    4. Configure Timer
  3. Configure the Send Message to Channel action
    1. Connect your Slack account
    2. Select a Channel
    3. Configure Text
    4. Optional- Configure Send text as Slack mrkdwn
    5. Optional- Configure Send as User
    6. Optional- Configure Schedule message
    7. Optional- Configure Include link to Pipedream
    8. Optional- Configure Customize Bot Settings
    9. Optional- Configure Bot Username
    10. Optional- Select a Icon (emoji)
    11. Optional- Configure Icon (image URL)
    12. Optional- Configure Reply to Thread
    13. Optional- Configure Message Timestamp
    14. Optional- Configure Send Channel Message
    15. Optional- Configure Add Message Metadata
    16. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Type
    17. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Payload
    18. Optional- Configure Configure Unfurl Settings
    19. Optional- Configure Unfurl Links
    20. Optional- Configure Unfurl Media
  4. Deploy the workflow
  5. Send a test event to validate your setup
  6. Turn on the trigger

Details

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger

Description:Emit new event for each new follower that subscribes to the site.
Version:0.0.2
Key:wordpress_com-new-follower

Wordpress.com Overview

The Wordpress.com API empowers developers to extend and integrate their website's capabilities with custom automations and connections to a multitude of apps. Through Pipedream's serverless platform, you have the ability to automate content management tasks such as posting new articles, managing comments, and synchronizing users. This can streamline content workflows, enhance user engagement, and keep your site's data in sync with other services like social media, email marketing platforms, and analytics tools.

Trigger Code

import wordpress from "../../wordpress_com.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "wordpress_com-new-follower",
  name: "New Follower",
  description: "Emit new event for each new follower that subscribes to the site.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    getWordpressFollowers($) {

      return this.wordpress.getWordpressFollowers({
        $,
        site: this.site,
        type: this.type,
      });

    },
  },
  props: {
    wordpress,
    db: "$.service.db",
    site: {
      propDefinition: [
        wordpress,
        "siteId",
      ],
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Follower Type",
      description: "Select the type of followers to fetch: those who clicked Subscribe or those manually added in the dashboard.",
      options: [
        {
          label: "WordPress.com Followers",
          value: "wpcom",
        },
        {
          label: "Email-only Followers",
          value: "email",
        },
      ],
      default: "wpcom",
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      label: "Timer",
      description: "How often to poll WordPress for new followers.",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {

      const {
        wordpress,
        db,
      } = this;

      await this.db.set("lastFollowerId", null); //reset

      const response = await this.getWordpressFollowers();

      const followers = response.subscribers || [];

      await wordpress.initialize(followers, db, "lastFollowerId");
    },
  },

  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      wordpress,
      db,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.getWordpressFollowers($);

    const followers = response.subscribers || [];

    const lastFollowerId = Number(await db.get("lastFollowerId"));

    if (!lastFollowerId) await wordpress.initialize(followers, db, "lastFollowerId");

    let maxFollowerIdTracker = lastFollowerId;
    const newFollowers = [];

    for (const follower of followers) {
      if (Number(follower.ID) > lastFollowerId) {
        newFollowers.push(follower);
        if (Number(follower.ID) > maxFollowerIdTracker) {
          maxFollowerIdTracker = follower.ID;
        }
      }
    }

    for (const follower of newFollowers) {
      this.$emit(follower, {
        id: follower.ID,
        summary: follower.label || follower.login || "Anonymous Follower",
        ts: follower.date_subscribed && +new Date(follower.date_subscribed),
      });
    }

    // Update last seen follower ID
    if (newFollowers.length > 0) {
      await db.set("lastFollowerId", maxFollowerIdTracker);
      console.log(`Checked for new followers. Emitted ${newFollowers.length} follower(s).`);
    } else {
      console.log("No new followers found.");
    }
  },
};

Trigger Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
Wordpress.comwordpressappThis component uses the Wordpress.com app.
N/Adb$.service.dbThis component uses $.service.db to maintain state between executions.
Site ID or DomainsitestringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Follower TypetypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:{ "label": "WordPress.com Followers", "value": "wpcom" }{ "label": "Email-only Followers", "value": "email" }
Timertimer$.interface.timer

How often to poll WordPress for new followers.

Trigger Authentication

Wordpress.com uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Wordpress.com account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Wordpress.com and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Wordpress.com API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

global

About Wordpress.com

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Action

Description:Send a message to a public or private channel. [See the documentation](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage)
Version:0.0.4
Key:slack-send-message-to-channel

Slack Overview

The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. Once you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions or write your own code against the Slack API.

The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.

  • Automate posting updates to your team channels
  • Create a bot to answer common questions
  • Integrate with your existing tools and services
  • And much more!

Action Code

import common from "../common/send-message.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack-send-message-to-channel",
  name: "Send Message to Channel",
  description: "Send a message to a public or private channel. [See the documentation](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    slack: common.props.slack,
    conversation: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "conversation",
        () => ({
          types: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.PUBLIC,
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.PRIVATE,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      description: "Select a public or private channel",
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "text",
      ],
    },
    mrkdwn: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "mrkdwn",
      ],
    },
    ...common.props,
  },
};

Action Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

LabelPropTypeDescription
SlackslackappThis component uses the Slack app.
ChannelconversationstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Texttextstring

Text of the message to send (see Slack's formatting docs). This field is usually necessary, unless you're providing only attachments instead.

Send text as Slack mrkdwnmrkdwnboolean

true by default. Pass false to disable Slack markup parsing. See docs here

Send as Useras_userboolean

Optionally pass true to post the message as the authenticated user, instead of as a bot. Defaults to false.

Schedule messagepost_atstring

Messages can only be scheduled up to 120 days in advance, and cannot be scheduled for the past. The datetime should be in ISO 8601 format. (Example: 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z)

Include link to Pipedreaminclude_sent_via_pipedream_flagboolean

Defaults to true, includes a link to Pipedream at the end of your Slack message.

Customize Bot SettingscustomizeBotSettingsboolean

Customize the username and/or icon of the Bot

Reply to ThreadreplyToThreadboolean

Reply to an existing thread

Add Message MetadataaddMessageMetadataboolean

Set the metadata event type and payload

Configure Unfurl SettingsconfigureUnfurlSettingsboolean

Configure settings for unfurling links and media

Action Authentication

Slack uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Slack account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Slack and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Slack API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

channels:historychannels:readchannels:writeemoji:readgroups:historygroups:readgroups:writeim:historyim:readim:writelinks:readlinks:writempim:historympim:readmpim:writereactions:readreactions:writereminders:readreminders:writestars:readteam:readusergroups:readusergroups:writeusers:readusers:read.emailusers:writechat:write:botchat:write:userfiles:write:usercommandsusers.profile:writeusers.profile:readsearch:read

About Slack

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform. With Slack, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.

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