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# Create a WordPress application password

> Create the WordPress application password needed for Pinsearch publishing.

Pinsearch uses a WordPress application password to send article drafts to your site.

An application password is safer than sharing your normal WordPress login password because you can revoke it later without changing your main password.

## Before you start

Use a WordPress account that can create posts.

For most sites, an **Administrator** or **Editor** account works best. If the WordPress user cannot create posts, Pinsearch cannot publish articles with that account.

## Create the password in WordPress

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</Frame>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your WordPress profile">
    Sign in to WordPress and open **Users** > **Profile** or **Users** > **Your Profile**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find Application Passwords">
    Scroll to the **Application Passwords** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the password">
    Enter a name such as `Pinsearch`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the password">
    Click **Add New Application Password**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the password">
    Copy the generated password right away. WordPress usually shows it only once.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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</Frame>

## Add it to Pinsearch

1. In Pinsearch, open **Settings**.
2. Select **WordPress**.
3. Click **Add WordPress Site** or edit an existing site.
4. Paste the password into **Application Password**.
5. Click **Save Changes**.

Pinsearch verifies the WordPress connection before saving the site.

## If you cannot find Application Passwords

Check these common causes:

* Your WordPress user does not have enough permission.
* Your site uses an older WordPress version.
* A security plugin or host setting hides or blocks application passwords.
* Your site is using a custom login setup that changes user profile options.

If you are not the site owner, ask the site administrator to create an application password for a user that can create posts.

## Revoke or rotate the password

If you ever want to stop Pinsearch from using that WordPress login:

1. Open your WordPress user profile.
2. Find **Application Passwords**.
3. Revoke the password named for Pinsearch.
4. Remove or update the WordPress site inside Pinsearch.

<Warning>
  If you revoke the application password in WordPress, update Pinsearch before publishing again. The old connection will fail.
</Warning>

## Related guides

* [Add and manage WordPress sites](/pinsearch-product-guides/wordpress-and-integrations/add-and-manage-wordpress-sites)
* [Fix WordPress connection errors](/pinsearch-product-guides/wordpress-and-integrations/fix-wordpress-connection-errors)
* [Send an article to WordPress](/pinsearch-product-guides/article-editor-and-publishing/send-an-article-to-wordpress)