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Connect Drupal to Blog Automation

Articles appear in Drupal 10 or 11 as content of the type "Article" - with title, text, image with alt text, tags, URL alias and summary.

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What you need for Drupal

  • Drupal 10 or 11 on HTTPS with the Article content type (article) and the core JSON:API module.
  • Either the "Blog Automation" module (recommended) or the core module HTTP Basic Authentication plus a Drupal user.
  • A Drupal user with the permissions "Article: Create new content" and "Article: Edit own content".

Step by step: connect Drupal

  1. In Blog Automation: Websites & blogs → Connect website → Drupal and choose "Blog Automation" module (recommended). Copy the connection key shown.
  2. Install the "Blog Automation" module in Drupal (Extend → Add new module).
  3. Open Configuration → Web services → Blog Automation, paste the key, choose the user articles are published as, and save.
  4. Without the module: enable the core module "HTTP Basic Authentication", select "Accept all JSON:API create, read, update, and delete operations" under Configuration → Web services → JSON:API, and enter username and password in Blog Automation.
  5. Enter the address and click Check connection. Then choose status, default category and language and click Save blog.

Where do I find what in Drupal?

Field in Blog AutomationWhere to find it in Drupal
Address of the Drupal websiteThe site’s home address including https://, e.g. https://www.your-company.com.
Connection keyGenerated in Blog Automation (starts with bak_) and pasted into Drupal.
Drupal usernameWithout the module only: login name of the user articles are published as.
The user’s passwordWithout the module only: that user’s Drupal password.

What is transferred to Drupal?

Title → title, slug → URL alias /<slug> (on creation only), article text → body (text format "Full HTML"), summary or meta description → body summary, cover image → "Image" field with alt text, tags → "Tags" vocabulary (missing terms are created).

Tips for Drupal

  • With the module no password leaves Drupal, and JSON:API is opened for writing for Blog Automation only.

Good to know about Drupal

  • If the user may not use "Full HTML", the text is saved as "Basic HTML" - Drupal then strips things such as embedded content.
  • Without permission for URL aliases or the published status, Drupal uses its defaults (warning).
  • Content types other than "Article" are not filled.

More in the official Drupal documentation (external link).

Frequently asked questions about Drupal

"Drupal only allows reading via JSON:API"

Select "Accept all JSON:API create, read, update, and delete operations" under Configuration → Web services → JSON:API, or tick "Allow create and update" in the "Blog Automation" module.

"Drupal has no content type "Article""

Create the "Article" content type (machine name article), e.g. via the standard install profile or the "article_tags" recipe.

"Drupal rejects the login"

Check username and password and that the core module "HTTP Basic Authentication" is enabled - or use the "Blog Automation" module.

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