hi!
I have a ZAP setup to take data from Airtable, and when a new record is created (via a form), it should create a new post in wordpress.
The posts text show up, but not the image.
Ive tried: image URL, image FILE, image FILENAME, etc
When the form is filled out with an image, the image does upload into airtable.
Zapier does see the filename/airtable URL/etc
ZAP completes successfully, creating a new post
image is missing
thank you!
Best answer by Troy Tessalone
Have you tried this?
In order to take an image from a previous step (like your Trigger, for example) and add it as a featured image on your post, you have to use 2 WordPress steps.
First, you use the 'Upload Media' step to add the image to your WordPress website:
Then, on your 'Create Post' step you make use of the image you just uploaded, by selecting "Use a Custom Value" for the 'Featured Media' field and then using the "Attachment ID":
+14Hi
Good question.
Please post screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured for us to have more context, thanks.
When Zap begins, it has the featured_media data:
When testing is loading, the featured_media is still there, but when it completes “success”!, the featured_media field is 0:
This is the same whether featured_media is from “Featured Media” or “Custom”.
Image DOES successfully transfer to wordpress IF the post type is “Media”, but not if “Posts” or “Pages”.
Zap History example: https://zapier.com/app/history/00be10ff-98cb-ab5a-bb2b-2d4ba99257d1#1=input
thank you!
+14Have you tried this?
In order to take an image from a previous step (like your Trigger, for example) and add it as a featured image on your post, you have to use 2 WordPress steps.
First, you use the 'Upload Media' step to add the image to your WordPress website:
Then, on your 'Create Post' step you make use of the image you just uploaded, by selecting "Use a Custom Value" for the 'Featured Media' field and then using the "Attachment ID":
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