WordPress — Connect it to MokonyxSocial

MokonyxSocial publishes your Joomla content as posts on a WordPress site through the WordPress REST API, signing in with an application password. It works with self-hosted WordPress (and WordPress.com sites that have the REST API and application passwords enabled).

What you need

• A WordPress site (5.6+) with the REST API reachable at /wp-json/.
• A WordPress user who can publish posts (Author, Editor, or Administrator).
• That user's site URL, username, and an application password.

Get your credentials

Site URL site_url (required)

Your WordPress site's base URL — MokonyxSocial adds the REST route (/wp-json/wp/v2/posts) for you.

1. Use your homepage URL, like https://example.com (or https://example.com/blog if WordPress sits in a subfolder).
2. Include https:// and don't add a trailing /wp-json.

Username username (required)

The login username of the account that will author your posts.

1. In WordPress admin, go to Users → All Users and open the publishing account.
2. Use its Username (the login name, not the display name).

Application password app_password (required)

A dedicated REST-API credential, separate from the account's normal login password (added in WordPress 5.6).

1. Log into WordPress admin as that user and open Users → Profile (or edit the account).
2. Scroll to Application Passwords, enter a name like MokonyxSocial, and click Add New Application Password.
3. WordPress shows the password just once (like xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx) — copy it right away. Spaces can stay or go.

> Don't see the Application Passwords section? It needs HTTPS, and some security plugins turn it off — enable it or use a plugin that restores it.

Set it up in MokonyxSocial

1. In Joomla admin, go to Components → MokonyxSocial → Services → New.
2. Choose WordPress.
3. Enter the credentials above.
4. Click Send Test to verify, then Save & Close and make sure it's Published.

Verify

Once Send Test succeeds, open your WordPress Posts list and confirm the test post is there. Then publish a Joomla article and check that it shows up.

Troubleshooting

• 401 / "application passwords not enabled": turn on HTTPS/application passwords, or a security plugin is blocking them — allowlist the REST route.
• 403 on /wp-json: a plugin or server rule is blocking REST — allow REST API access.
• "cannot create" error: the account can't publish — use an Author, Editor, or Administrator.
• 404 for the REST route: your site_url is wrong or permalinks are off — check the URL and set pretty permalinks.

Notes & limits

• Application passwords need WordPress 5.6+ and usually HTTPS.
• Each app password is tied to one user and can be revoked from that same profile screen without touching the login password.
• The user's role decides whether posts go live or save as drafts.