AI content plugin · Two ways to connect
Connect through the official VellumUp SEO plugin, or straight from your dashboard. That's it.
There are two ways to connect WordPress: a one-click flow from your VellumUp dashboard using WordPress's own built-in Application Passwords screen (available since WordPress 5.6), or the official VellumUp SEO plugin from the WordPress.org directory, connected from inside wp-admin. Either way, no credentials to copy or paste. Articles are created as posts with full HTML content, SEO meta tags, and a featured image.
Article content
Full HTML article with H1–H6 headings, bold, lists, and links
Featured image
Featured image set automatically from article cover
SEO metadata
Yoast / Rank Math compatible meta title and description
Scheduled publishing
Article publishes on the date set in your Content Calendar
Pick whichever starting point is more convenient — both end with the same connection, and both use WordPress's own Application Passwords under the hood, never your real WordPress login password.
Start here if you're already in VellumUp. You'll be sent to your own wp-admin to approve the connection, then sent straight back.
Enter your site URL
In VellumUp, go to the WordPress integration page and click "Connect with WordPress."
Approve on WordPress
You'll be taken to your own wp-admin, already logged in. WordPress shows its own confirmation screen — click Approve.
You're connected
WordPress sends you straight back to VellumUp, fully connected — no credentials to copy or paste.
Start here if you're already in wp-admin, or if you'd rather discover VellumUp without leaving WordPress. Install the official VellumUp SEO plugin, and connect in two clicks — no VellumUp account yet? You can create one during setup.
Install the plugin
In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New, search for "VellumUp SEO," and click Install, then Activate.
Click Connect to VellumUp
A new "VellumUp" menu appears in wp-admin. Open it and click "Connect to VellumUp." WordPress creates a scoped Application Password and hands it to VellumUp automatically — nothing to copy or paste.
Sign in, or create an account
You're taken to VellumUp to finish linking the connection. Already have an account? Sign in and you're done. New here? Create a free account — your site details carry over automatically, so there's nothing to re-enter.
Both paths use the same underlying Application Password and end at the same connection, so pick whichever fits how you'd rather work, not which one is "better."
| WordPress.org plugin | VellumUp dashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you start | Inside wp-admin, Plugins → Add New | In VellumUp, Integrations page |
| Steps to connect | Install, activate, click Connect (2 clicks) | Click Connect, approve in wp-admin |
| VellumUp account needed first? | No, create one during setup | Yes, sign in before starting |
| Shows up in WordPress as | A "VellumUp" item in the wp-admin menu | Nothing extra, just the Application Password entry |
| Best if | You manage the site from wp-admin day to day | You're already set up in VellumUp |
When an article is published in VellumUp (manually or via the Content Calendar), it is sent to your WordPress REST API as a new post. Title, content, meta description, focus keyword, and featured image are all included. If the article was previously published to WordPress, it is updated in place.
No. The plugin is a convenience, not a requirement. You can connect entirely from the VellumUp dashboard using WordPress's own built-in Application Passwords screen, with nothing installed on your WordPress site at all.
Once connected, articles you generate or schedule in VellumUp publish to WordPress on their own, no manual copy-paste. The plugin's only job is the one-time connection, the actual writing and publishing happens through VellumUp.
The plugin only sends data once, when you click Connect: your site address, site name, WordPress username, and a scoped Application Password it creates for that purpose, never your real WordPress login password. It runs no background tracking and does not phone home outside of that single connection request.
Yes. Articles publish with a meta title and description in the format both plugins read, so your existing Yoast or Rank Math setup picks them up without extra configuration.
WordPress 5.6 or later, since that's when Application Passwords, which both connection methods rely on, shipped as a built-in feature. Your site also needs HTTPS enabled, which is required for Application Passwords to work at all.