WordPress+Medium on a VPS
Jul 21, 2017 · 3 min read
Install Wordpress with Medium plugin on a VPS.

This is a guide for:
- Installing and setting up Wordpress and XAMPP on a VPS.
- Installing and using the Medium plugin to publish on Medium via the Wordpress website. This allows the owner of the Medium channel to share editor’s access via an API key.
- The downsides of this method in a coming article.
Configure WordPress on your PC.
Step 1: Install a server.
You can install a bundle MySQL, PHP and Apache server from any of the links below.

Windows users, two choices:

MAC users:
Step 2: Create database.
- Open phpmyadmin.
from WAMP or XAMPP (windows users) or MAMP (MAC users).

- Then create a database:

Step 3: Download and Deploy WordPress.
- Downloads are available at: https://wordpress.org/download/
- Add a “Wordpress” folder to the server’s directory which is located at: “Local host directory”. For example it can be: htdocs or WWW or public_html
- For example, on Windows 10 you’ll see:

- Open a browser and go to: http://127.0.0.1/ or http://localhost/

Step 4: Configure Wordpress.
- Create a configuration file:

- Enter database connection details:

- Configurations for your website’s admin:

Congrats you successfully configured WordPress on your PC. Now we need to install the Medium plugin to the Wordpress website.
Step 5: Medium plugin.
- In WP go to the Plugins menu:

- Click the “Add New” button:

- Search for Medium, install and click activate:

Step 6: Add the integration token.
- Open your Medium account settings, scroll down to Medium settings, give a name to the token and click “get integration token”.


- Back to Wordpress, locate the user who’s going to have access to Medium, under his profile enter the token.

Congratulations you successfully publishing on medium through WordPress.
Beware:
Any post you make public on WP will instantly and automatically be published on Medium.

