WordPress+Medium on a VPS

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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).

Open phpmyadmin
  • Then create a database:
Create 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:
Add a Wordpress folder
Open a browser

Step 4: Configure Wordpress.

  • Create a configuration file:
Create configuration file
  • Enter database connection details:
Database configs
  • Configurations for your website’s admin:
information for your website 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:
WP menu-go to Plugins
  • Click the “Add New” button:
Add new plugin
  • Search for Medium, install and click activate:
Install and activate the plugin

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”.
In your Medium settings
Fill in the name for the token
  • Back to Wordpress, locate the user who’s going to have access to Medium, under his profile enter the token.
Under a user’s profile

Congratulations you successfully publishing on medium through WordPress.

Beware:

Any post you make public on WP will instantly and automatically be published on Medium.

Make public=Appears on Medium

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