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Webforce Automation connects your WordPress site to the <a href="https://webforce.co.il" rel="nofollow ugc">Webforce</a> content management platform. Publish, manage, and track SEO-optimized articles via a secure REST API.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Secure REST API — Token-based authentication with one-time registration for secure external access.</li>
<li>SEO Integration — Auto-detects Yoast SEO and RankMath. Automatically maps SEO fields between plugins.</li>
<li>Article Marking — Mark articles by URL for tracking and management. Filter marked articles via REST API.</li>
<li>Elementor Integration — Custom Query IDs (<code>wlive</code> and <code>wlive_mix</code>) for Elementor Posts/Loop Grid widgets.</li>
<li>Articles Shortcode — Display marked articles with <code>[wlive_articles]</code> shortcode with responsive grid layout.</li>
<li>Featured Images — Auto-assign featured images from article content for articles missing them.</li>
<li>Admin Dashboard — Statistics, article list, URL marking, and protected advanced settings.</li>
</ul>
How It Works:
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Visit Settings > Webforce Automation to access the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Use the Register endpoint to connect your external content management system.</li>
<li>Publish articles via the REST API with automatic SEO field mapping.</li>
<li>Track and manage articles from the admin dashboard.</li>
</ol>
REST API Endpoints:
<ul>
<li><code>GET /wlive/v1/register</code> — One-time registration, returns API token.</li>
<li><code>GET /wlive/v1/ping</code> — Connection test (requires token).</li>
<li><code>GET /wlive/v1/articles</code> — List marked articles (requires token).</li>
</ul>
Standard WordPress REST API for creating and updating posts is also supported with the registered SEO meta fields.

Webforce Automation

Manage and publish SEO-optimized articles via REST API with Yoast & RankMath integration.

Paul

Dave Goodchild

!! WARNING: Before activating this plugin, please DO NOT deactivate the previous Article Directory plugin if you have it installed !!
If you do deactivate, you will lose your settings. Once you have activated this new plugin, you may go to the plugins page and deactivate the old one. 
That way we make a backup of your settings because the old plugin is set to delete your settings automatically when you deactivate.
Please note: I’m not the original author but I’m open to suggestions on ways to add to and develop out the plugin. Please feel free to leave suggestions in the forums.
This is taken directly from the original <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/article-directory" rel="ugc">Article Directory plugin</a> last updated 3 years ago (2011-1-16), and made compatible with WordPress 3.9 and 
it’s updated database system.
Displays the structured list of categories (like in article directory), which can be easily customized with CSS. Also allows authors to publish articles and change their profile bypassing the admin interface. See an example at <a href="http://articlesss.com/" title="Article Directory" rel="nofollow ugc">Articlesss.com/</a>.
Standard features for categories list:
<ul>
<li>Showing an amount of articles in parent and child categories.</li>
<li>Showing a category description in link title.</li>
<li>Showing the empty categories.</li>
<li>Using hierarchy for subcategories.</li>
<li>Excluding a specified categories.</li>
</ul>
Special features for categories list:
<ul>
<li>Simple and handy design using CSS. The structure of categories is the multilevel list, which can be altered easily with CSS, as you need. The parent category have the <code><div></code> container to mark it out with CSS as a parent.</li>
<li>Parent category is showing amount of articles in subcategories. The character also include the number of articles in this parent category.</li>
<li>Showing a specified amount of child categories (2nd level).</li>
<li>Showing a categories in specified amount of columns.</li>
<li>Hiding all subcategories.</li>
<li>Adding an icons for each category in the list using CSS.</li>
</ul>
Additional features:
<ul>
<li>Authors can add articles and change their profile bypassing the admin interface.</li>
<li>Displaying the “Terms of article publication” on article submission page.</li>
<li>Excluding the child categories articles from the parent categories archive pages.</li>
<li>Ability to get an article source code.</li>
</ul>

Article Directory Redux

Displays the list of categories like in article directory and allows authors to publish articles and change their profile bypassing the admin area.

Webforce Automation vs Article Directory Redux