pinch-to-post

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name: pinch-to-post
description: WordPress automation for Clawdbot. Manage posts, pages, WooCommerce products, orders, inventory, comments, SEO (Yoast/RankMath), media via REST API or WP-CLI. Multi-site support, bulk operations, content health checks, markdown to Gutenberg, social cross-posting. 50+ features—just ask.
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# 🦞 Pinch to Post `v3.1.0`

**Your WordPress site just got claws.**

The only WordPress skill you'll ever need. 50+ features. Zero admin panels. Just tell me what you want.

> **Keywords:** WordPress, WooCommerce, REST API, WP-CLI, blog automation, content management, ecommerce, posts, pages, media, comments, SEO, Yoast, RankMath, inventory, orders, coupons, bulk operations, multi-site, Gutenberg, publishing


## ⚡ Watch This

```
You: "Create a post about sustainable coffee farming"
Bot: Done. Draft #1247 created. Want me to add a featured image?

You: "Publish all my drafts from this week"  
Bot: Published 8 posts. Here are the links...

You: "Approve the good comments, spam the bots"
Bot: Approved 12, marked 47 as spam. Your comment section is clean.
```

No clicking. No admin panels. No friction.


## 🏆 Why Pinch to Post?

| Task | Manual (WP Admin) | With Pinch to Post |
|------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Create 10 posts | 15-20 minutes | 30 seconds |
| Update inventory on 50 products | 45 minutes | 1 minute |
| Moderate 100 comments | 20 minutes | 10 seconds |
| Check content health on 5 posts | 30 minutes | 15 seconds |
| Export all posts to markdown | Hours | 5 seconds |

**Time saved per week:** 2-4 hours. **Sanity saved:** Immeasurable.


## 🆕 What's New in v3.0

- **Markdown to Gutenberg** — Write markdown, publish as blocks
- **Content Health Scores** — Know if your post is ready before you publish
- **Social Cross-Posting** — Twitter, LinkedIn, Mastodon in one command
- **Content Calendar** — See your whole publishing schedule
- **Bulk Operations** — Mass publish, delete, approve
- **Multi-Site Management** — Control all your sites from one place


## 💬 What People Are Saying

> *"I used to spend my Sunday mornings moderating comments. Now I just say 'clean up the comments' and go make pancakes."*

> *"We manage 12 WordPress sites. This turned a full-time job into a 10-minute daily check-in."*

> *"I didn't know I needed this until I had it. Now I can't go back."*


## 📊 Performance

Tested and optimized for:
- Sites with **50,000+ posts**
- WooCommerce stores with **10,000+ products**
- Media libraries with **100,000+ files**

Rate limiting built-in. Won't hammer your server.


## Quick Setup (60 Seconds)

### Step 1: Get Your Password

WordPress Admin → Users → Profile → Application Passwords → Add New → Copy it

### Step 2: Configure Me

```json
{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "pinch-to-post": {
        "enabled": true,
        "env": {
          "WP_SITE_URL": "https://your-site.com",
          "WP_USERNAME": "admin",
          "WP_APP_PASSWORD": "xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Step 3: There Is No Step 3

You're done. Go publish something.


## Running Multiple Sites? You Overachiever.

```json
{
  "env": {
    "WP_DEFAULT_SITE": "blog",
    "WP_SITE_BLOG_URL": "https://blog.example.com",
    "WP_SITE_BLOG_USER": "admin",
    "WP_SITE_BLOG_PASS": "xxxx xxxx xxxx",
    "WP_SITE_SHOP_URL": "https://shop.example.com",
    "WP_SITE_SHOP_USER": "admin", 
    "WP_SITE_SHOP_PASS": "yyyy yyyy yyyy",
    "WP_SITE_DOCS_URL": "https://docs.example.com",
    "WP_SITE_DOCS_USER": "editor",
    "WP_SITE_DOCS_PASS": "zzzz zzzz zzzz"
  }
}
```

Now say "list posts on the shop site" and feel like a wizard.


## Got WooCommerce? Even Better.

```json
{
  "env": {
    "WC_CONSUMER_KEY": "ck_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "WC_CONSUMER_SECRET": "cs_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
  }
}
```

Products, orders, inventory, coupons, sales reports. All yours.


## Want Social Cross-Posting? (Fancy!)

```json
{
  "env": {
    "TWITTER_API_KEY": "...",
    "TWITTER_API_SECRET": "...",
    "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "...",
    "TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET": "...",
    "LINKEDIN_ACCESS_TOKEN": "...",
    "MASTODON_INSTANCE": "https://mastodon.social",
    "MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN": "..."
  }
}
```

One post. Three platforms. Zero extra work.


# The Feature Feast 🍽️

Everything below is what I can do. It's a lot. Grab a snack.


## Posts & Pages

The bread and butter. The peanut butter and jelly. The... you get it.

### Create a Post

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Post Title",
    "content": "<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Your brilliant words here</p><!-- /wp:paragraph -->",
    "excerpt": "Brief summary for SEO nerds",
    "status": "draft",
    "categories": [1, 5],
    "tags": [10, 15],
    "featured_media": 123
  }'
```

### Update a Post

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{id}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title": "Even Better Title", "status": "publish"}'
```

### Delete a Post (Goodbye, Old Friend)

```bash
# Soft delete (trash)
curl -X DELETE "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{id}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"

# Hard delete (gone forever)
curl -X DELETE "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{id}?force=true" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"
```

### Find Your Posts

```bash
# Recent stuff
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=20&status=any" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"

# Search (where did I put that post about llamas?)
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?search=llamas" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"

# By category
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?categories=5" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"

# By date (time travelers welcome)
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?after=2026-01-01T00:00:00&before=2026-01-31T23:59:59" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"
```

### Schedule a Post (Future You Will Thank You)

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "This Post Is From The Future",
    "content": "Scheduled content, so fancy",
    "status": "future",
    "date": "2026-02-15T10:00:00"
  }'
```

### Pages Too!

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/pages" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "About Us (We're Pretty Great)",
    "content": "Page content here",
    "status": "publish",
    "template": "templates/full-width.php"
  }'
```


## Media Management

Pictures! Videos! PDFs! All the things!

### Upload an Image

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/media" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=masterpiece.jpg" \
  -H "Content-Type: image/jpeg" \
  --data-binary @/path/to/masterpiece.jpg
```

### Add Alt Text (Because Accessibility Matters)

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/media/${MEDIA_ID}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Hero Image",
    "alt_text": "A majestic llama wearing sunglasses",
    "caption": "Living its best life"
  }'
```

### Set Featured Image

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{post_id}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"featured_media": 456}'
```


## Categories & Tags

Organize your chaos.

### List Categories

```bash
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?per_page=100&hide_empty=false" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"
```

### Create a Category

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/categories" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Hot Takes", "slug": "hot-takes", "description": "Opinions nobody asked for"}'
```

### Tags Work the Same Way

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/tags" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "must-read", "slug": "must-read"}'
```


## Comments

The good, the bad, and the spammy.

### See Pending Comments

```bash
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?status=hold" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}"
```

### Approve a Comment

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments/{id}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"status": "approved"}'
```

### Mark as Spam (Begone, Bot!)

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments/{id}" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"status": "spam"}'
```

### Reply to a Comment (Be Nice)

```bash
curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "post": {post_id},
    "parent": {comment_id},
    "content": "Thanks for reading! You rock."
  }'
```

### Bulk Approve Everything (YOLO Mode)

```bash
for id in $(curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?status=hold&per_page=100" \
  -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" | jq -r '.[].id'); do
  curl -X POST "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wp/v2/comments/${id}" \
    -u "${WP_USERNAME}:${WP_APP_PASSWORD}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"status": "approved"}'
done
```


## WooCommerce 🛒

Ka-ching! Let's make some money.

### Products

```bash
# List 'em
curl -s "${WP_SITE_URL}/wp-json/wc/v3/products?per_page=20" \
  -u "${WC_CONSUMER_KEY}:${WC_CONSUMER_SECRET}"

# Create one
curl -X POST "${W

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