Blog Connections & Publishing

Connect J77.ai to your blog and publish content directly to WordPress or Supabase-powered sites. Schedule posts or publish immediately with one click.

Overview

Instead of copying content and manually uploading, you can:

• Connect your blog once
• Publish or schedule posts directly from J77.ai
• Include featured images automatically
• Maintain proper formatting (Markdown → HTML)

Setting Up Connections

Navigate to Settings → Blog Connections to add your sites.

WordPress Sites

J77.ai uses Application Passwords to publish to self-hosted WordPress sites.

1. In your WordPress admin, go to Users → Profile
2. Scroll to Application Passwords
3. Enter a name (e.g., "J77.ai") and click "Add New Application Password"
4. Copy the generated password
5. In J77.ai, add a WordPress connection with your site URL, username, and the application password

Supabase-Powered Sites

For sites that use Supabase as a backend (like Ready Signal), you can publish directly to the database.

1. Get your Supabase project URL and anon key
2. Add a Supabase connection in J77.ai
3. Configure the table name and field mappings (if different from defaults)

Field Mapping

If your blog uses different column names, configure the field mapping:

• Slug - URL-friendly identifier
• Title - Post title
• Content - Post body (HTML)
• Excerpt - Short summary
• Cover Image - Featured image URL
• Author - Author name
• Status - Published/draft status

Publishing Content

After completing a build:

1. View your deliverable
2. Click "Publish to Site"
3. Select your connected blog
4. Choose "Publish Now" or "Schedule"
5. Confirm publication

Publish Now

Content is immediately published to your blog. For WordPress, it will appear as a published post. For Supabase sites, it will be inserted into your posts table.

Schedule for Later

Choose a date and time for publication. J77.ai will automatically publish the post at the scheduled time. This is useful for:

• Building up a content backlog
• Timing posts for optimal engagement
• Coordinating with marketing campaigns

Featured Images

If your content has a generated image:

• WordPress - The image is downloaded, uploaded to your media library, and set as the featured image
• Supabase - The image URL is passed to your configured cover image field

Content Formatting

J77.ai converts Markdown to HTML before publishing:

• Headers become proper HTML headings
• Lists maintain their structure
• Links are preserved
• Code blocks use proper formatting

Testing Connections

Before publishing real content, use the "Test Connection" button to verify:

• Credentials are valid
• API access is working
• The table/endpoint exists

Troubleshooting

WordPress "404" or HTML response

This usually means the REST API is not accessible. Check that:

• Your site is self-hosted (not *.wordpress.com)
• Permalinks are enabled
• No security plugin is blocking the REST API

Authentication failed

Verify that:

• The username matches your WordPress admin username
• The application password is copied correctly (no spaces)
• The user has permission to create posts

Duplicate slug error

Each post needs a unique slug. If you're republishing, the system will automatically append a timestamp to create a unique slug.