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# Quick Start Guide: WordPress.org

Tips to help you get started syncing WordPress

### 1) Authorize with the *right* user email and application password

See these docs :point\_down:

{% content-ref url="/pages/doYDwhpx0Hm3LRGSjood" %}
[Authorize WordPress.org](/connectors/wordpress.org/authorize-wordpress.org.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### 2) Start with our template

If syncing WordPress and Airtable, we recommend starting with our template which has all the tables and fields we support.

{% embed url="<https://www.whalesync.com/template-packs/wordpress-blog-3>" %}

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### 4) Create tables for Categories and Tags

Categories and Tags must exist as linked records on your Posts. Once again, if you're unsure about how this all works you can just copy our [Airtable template](https://www.whalesync.com/template-packs/wordpress-blog-3).

See the below docs for further explanation of supporting tables :point\_down:

{% content-ref url="/pages/ZJARjK8GriAtRLb8ld86" %}
[Supporting tables](/connectors/wordpress.org/supporting-tables.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

<figure><img src="https://2481481593-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FtLaMDbvbGOow76E8CnqW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d89372ce2336a6a5a0fb445d5ca56f97f9fd47fa%2Fcategories.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Categories as a linked record on the Posts table</p></figcaption></figure>

### 5) Toggle "show in REST API" to use Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Whalesync lets you sync Custom Posts and Custom Fields thru ACF using these steps :point\_down:

{% content-ref url="/pages/Lp4vgebHicvTR2B32r05" %}
[Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)](/connectors/wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-acf.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### 6) Monitor usage graphs

Once you turn sync on, we recommend monitoring your WordPress.org host (e.g. WP Engine or Kinsta) for the first few hours. These hosts typically have limits for billable visits and bandwidth that are worth monitoring.

### 7) Watch our video tutorial

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-6AwuiInFA>" %}