WordPress Integration

Setting Up Channel Monitoring

Automatically generate articles when new videos are published to monitored channels.

Overview

Channel monitoring lets VidToArticle watch specific YouTube channels and automatically create new draft articles when new videos are published. This is ideal if you publish regular content from the same creators or your own channel.

Note: The exact UI labels may vary slightly as the feature evolves, but the overall flow remains the same.

1. Open the WordPress / automation settings

  1. Log in to VidToArticle.
  2. Go to the WordPress or Automation area (depending on the current UI).
  3. Look for a section such as Channel Monitoring, Automatic Publishing, or Auto-generate from Channel.

2. Add a monitored channel

  1. Click Add Channel or Monitor New Channel.
  2. Paste the URL of the YouTube channel or handle you want to monitor, for example:
    • https://www.youtube.com/@YourChannel
    • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...
  3. Confirm the channel name that VidToArticle detects.

Some plans may limit the number of channels you can monitor at once.

3. Choose how new videos become articles

For each monitored channel, configure how VidToArticle reacts when it detects a new video:

  • Generate Draft Only – create a draft article in VidToArticle, so you can review and publish later.
  • Generate and Publish to WordPress – immediately publish the generated article to one of your connected WordPress sites.

Depending on the UI, you may also be able to set:

  • The default writing style (for example, News or Casual Blog).
  • The output language.
  • Whether to include timestamps, lists, or other formatting options.

4. Select the WordPress site and defaults

If you choose to publish automatically:

  1. Pick which connected WordPress site should receive new posts.
  2. Optionally choose:
    • Default post status (Draft, Pending Review, or Published).
    • Default category and tags.
    • Whether to include featured images based on your image settings.

These defaults help keep your content organized without manual steps for each video.

5. How often channels are checked

VidToArticle periodically checks monitored channels for new videos. When a new video is detected:

  1. The video is queued for processing.
  2. VidToArticle generates an article using your saved settings for that channel.
  3. The article is either:
    • Stored in your My Articles history (for manual review), or
    • Sent to WordPress according to your publishing settings.

Processing may take a few minutes, depending on queue load and video length.

6. Reviewing auto-generated articles

Regardless of whether you publish automatically or not, you should periodically review:

  1. Go to My Articles in VidToArticle.
  2. Filter by Source or Channel if available.
  3. Open recent auto-generated articles to:
    • Check correctness and tone.
    • Make adjustments or re-generate with a different style if needed.

7. Pausing or removing channel monitoring

To stop monitoring a channel:

  1. Return to the Channel Monitoring section.
  2. Locate the channel in your monitored list.
  3. Either:
    • Pause monitoring (temporarily stop new articles), or
    • Remove the channel entirely.

Pausing or removing a channel does not delete any articles that were already generated.