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WordPress

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Posted by Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

Possible to update info on one Wordpress site from another?

I have a client that wants to manage a bunch of event sites from one place.

I was thinking of creating one WordPress site with a post for each event site, where they could edit simple info like start time, location, etc.

I’ve tried searching things like “update post meta on another WordPress site”, etc, but haven’t turned up anything helpful or even relevant.

Is it be possible to use AJAX to edit post meta on another WordPress site?

Thanks!

Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points
Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points

You could look at services like https://managewp.com

This lets you manage multiple WordPress from a single dashboard.

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

ManageWP is just to manage updates, etc. It's not really meant to edit custom fields (as far as I know).

Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points
Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points

Well in that case you may create a plugin and use that as main controller, and connect to other sites using WP Rest API. I would recommend using Advanced Custom Fields, CPT UI, who have add-ons for the API, and make updates via HTTP requests.

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

Nice! That makes sense—I had kind of forgotten the WP Rest API existed, because I've never had a need for it. Thanks for the advice.

Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points
Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points

No problem! Glad to help. I would recommend using also a framework like Herbert or Titan to help you get started quickly.

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

Haha, you're just saving me all kinds of time today. I was actually in the process of building my own Wordpress theme framework from scratch, but those might be a lot more efficient.

Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points
Kenneth G.
Kenneth G.
Courses Plus Student 1,171 Points

Haha glad to help. I am using Herbert as a bridge between wordpress and a Spring/Java app and it has saved me hours of dev time.