Documentation

Getting Started

How to install and activate Ingestics, understand licensing, and use the Setup Wizard to get your first source connected.

Installation & Activation

Ingestics is a standard WordPress plugin. Install it the same way as any other plugin — no middleware or build step required. Commercial licensing is Freemius-integrated, and optional features such as AI, translation, Pexels, Slack, Zapier/Make bridges, or external APIs use the accounts/keys you configure.

From the WordPress Plugin Directory:

  1. Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins → Add New.
  2. Search for Ingestics.
  3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Manual Upload:

  1. Download the plugin .zip file from your account dashboard or the plugin directory.
  2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  3. Click Choose File, select the downloaded ZIP, and click Install Now, then Activate.

After activation, the Ingestics menu appears in your WordPress admin sidebar. Click it to open the plugin dashboard — the Setup Wizard launches automatically on first run. The Free tier works immediately and runs from the wp.org build; paid tier access is resolved from license plan state and requires the premium-capable build where applicable.

Licensing & Managing Plan

This build is Freemius-integrated and initializes Freemius by default. If you purchase a paid plan, manage activation and plan state through the License/Account screen. Paid features require the matching paid plan and the premium-capable build where applicable.

  1. Go to Ingestics → License in your WordPress admin.
  2. Use Upgrade or My Account to manage plan and activation, following the activation/account prompts for your paid plan.
  3. Your tier is resolved from Freemius plan state. After the license confirms plan state, tier features become available; existing providers, posts, and settings are preserved during the normal upgrade path.
  4. If needed, use the License tab status actions to refresh and confirm your current tier.

Upgrading from one paid tier to another is handled through tier-based license. Feature access is enforced by AAPI_Feature_Gate based on the currently resolved tier.

Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard walks you through adding your first provider in a few minutes. It is available on all tiers and requires no technical knowledge.

  1. Go to Ingestics → Dashboard and click Launch Setup Wizard.
  2. Choose your source type: REST API or RSS / Atom Feed.
  3. Enter the endpoint URL or feed URL.
  4. Map the response fields to WordPress post fields (title, content, image, etc.).
  5. Choose the publish settings available to your tier. Scheduling and per-provider custom post types unlock from Lite upward.
  6. Click Save & Activate. Ingestics will fetch the first batch immediately.

You can use planned/last-call previews during setup on Free+. Run Live Test on Lite+ sends a real request and previews the raw response before saving. See Connecting Your First Source for full details on adding providers.