Order lifecycle
A guest post order begins when a buyer selects a service, chooses one or more websites, picks publishing categories, adds article content, uploads a featured image, and completes checkout.
After payment, WPLinker creates the order, stores the invoice and buyer details, and decides whether publishing should start automatically or wait for manual review based on the service settings.
Manual review vs auto publish
Use manual review when you want to check article quality, links, category choice, or buyer details before publishing. Use auto publish when you trust the service flow and want paid orders to move directly to WordPress.
The service setting controls this behavior. The WordPress website should stay configured for normal published delivery, while the service decides whether an order needs approval first.
Article content and images
The storefront editor stores article content as clean HTML. Buyers can include headings, lists, links, and images. WPLinker keeps the content ready for WordPress publishing instead of sending plain text that needs manual formatting.
Featured images are uploaded separately and sent to WordPress as the post featured image. Inline article images are handled through the editor and connector workflow so the published article looks complete.
Categories and tags
Categories come from your connected WordPress websites. You control which categories are available for buyers by enabling publishable categories on the website edit page.
Article keywords are converted into tags where supported. This helps keep published content organized in WordPress and reduces the manual cleanup normally needed after guest post orders.
Scheduled publishing
Buyers can choose immediate publishing or a planned date when the service allows it. For scheduled posts, WPLinker sends the planned publish date to WordPress so the article can be published at the right time.
What to monitor after publishing
Open the order in your dashboard and review the publishing status, WordPress post URL, and job log. If a job fails, the error message usually points to the missing token, blocked REST API, invalid category, failed image upload, or WordPress permission issue.