Pressburst

WordPress plugin

The Pressburst News Feed plugin allows schools using WordPress to import news stories published through Pressburst.

This provides a way to reuse your Pressburst news content on your school’s WordPress website.

Before you begin

You will need:

  • A WordPress website.
  • Access to the WordPress administration dashboard.
  • A WordPress account with administrator permissions.
  • Your Pressburst API key.
  • Your Pressburst API channel code.

If you don’t have administrator access to WordPress, ask your website administrator or website management company to complete the installation.

If you need your Pressburst API credentials, contact Pressburst support.

1. Install the plugin

Sign in to your WordPress administration dashboard.

This is normally available at:

https://your-school-website/wp-admin

Then:

  1. Open Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  2. Search for Pressburst News Feed.
  3. Select Install Now.
  4. Once installation is complete, select Activate.

The plugin should now be available within your WordPress settings.

2. Configure your API credentials

Open Settings → Pressburst in the WordPress administration dashboard.

Select the API Settings tab.

Enter:

  • Pressburst API Key
  • Pressburst API Channel Code

Select Save to store your configuration.

These credentials allow the plugin to retrieve news stories from your Pressburst channel.

3. Configure the plugin

Open Settings → Pressburst → Configuration.

The plugin provides several options for controlling how imported news stories are handled.

Post author

Choose the WordPress user who should be assigned as the author of imported news posts.

Select the appropriate user from the dropdown and save your changes.

Pressburst attribution

The plugin includes an option to display a Powered by Pressburst footnote.

To disable this:

  1. Open the Configuration tab.
  2. Untick Show Pressburst footnote.
  3. Save your changes.

Image gallery

The plugin also includes an option for a Fancybox image gallery.

To disable this:

  1. Open the Configuration tab.
  2. Untick Enable Fancybox Image Gallery.
  3. Save your changes.

4. Import news stories

For the initial setup, we recommend importing stories manually so you can check that everything is configured correctly.

Open Settings → Pressburst → Import Posts.

Select Import Next 10 Posts.

The plugin will retrieve the next available stories from your Pressburst news channel.

Once the import has completed, the page displays the imported posts.

::: important Imported news stories are saved as Drafts in WordPress.

You should review the imported content before publishing it on your school’s website. :::

5. Automatic synchronisation

The plugin uses WordPress scheduled tasks to check for new Pressburst stories.

The existing plugin documentation describes an hourly task that can import the latest 10 posts.

6. View your Pressburst feed

The Pressburst Feed section displays the latest posts published to your Pressburst news channel.

The default number of displayed posts is 18, although this can be adjusted using the field provided.

This is useful for checking which stories are available from Pressburst.

Troubleshooting

No stories are being imported

Check that:

  • Your API key is correct.
  • Your API channel code is correct.
  • Your school has published news stories in Pressburst.
  • Your WordPress website can connect to the Pressburst API.

Imported stories aren’t appearing on your website

Remember that imported stories are initially saved as WordPress drafts.

Open Posts in WordPress and check whether the imported stories are awaiting publication.

New stories aren’t appearing automatically

WordPress scheduled tasks may not execute immediately.

Check your site’s scheduled task configuration or contact your website administrator.

Need help?

If you’re having difficulty installing or configuring the Pressburst WordPress plugin, contact Pressburst support.