Whalesync Status

Whalesync keeps WordPress in two-way, real-time sync with the tools your team already works in: Airtable, Notion, HubSpot, Google Sheets, Postgres, Supabase, Webflow and more. Edit a row in Airtable and the post updates in WordPress. Changes you make in your WP dashboard are synced back to your Airtable.

Teams use it to:

• Run the blog from Notion or Airtable, with the whole team editing in a database instead of wp-admin.
• Bulk-edit titles, categories, excerpts, and custom fields in a spreadsheet and push them back.
• Build programmatic pages from a database, with a new row becoming a new post.
• Keep a live copy of posts, pages, and custom post types in a database for reporting.

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What this plugin adds

The sync itself runs at app.whalesync.com, through the WordPress REST API and an application password. This plugin brings the sync’s status into WordPress, so nobody edits a synced post without knowing where its content comes from. It adds:

• A “Whalesync status” column in your post lists, for every post type being synced. Each post shows what happened to it last: “Updated from Airtable · 5 minutes ago”, “Synced to Notion · just now”, “Needs attention”, “Delete awaiting review”.
• A banner on a synced post’s edit screen, in both the block editor and the classic editor. It reminds your team that the post is kept in sync and shows the most recent sync action. A Sync now button asks Whalesync to fetch the post again right away.
• A sync overview in Settings shows the issues and deletes that are waiting for your attention.

For more details, see the WordPress connector docs.

Privacy and external services

This plugin connects to Whalesync, a paid service with a free trial. A Whalesync account is required.

How it connects. Click Connect with Whalesync on Settings → Whalesync Status. A Whalesync tab opens where you sign in and pick the sync that uses this site. Your site is authorized to view metadata about the sync’s status and issues. Anyone who can administer the site can use it to see sync status, and you can revoke it from Whalesync at any time under Settings → API keys, or with the Disconnect button.

What it sends. After you connect, the plugin only sends post ids, so Whalesync can show their status. The plugin never sends post content; Whalesync reads and writes content through the WordPress REST API with the application password you gave it when you set up the sync. Connecting sends your site’s address and name so Whalesync can find the matching sync. The plugin talks to api.whalesync.com and opens app.whalesync.com. Whalesync’s privacy policy and terms of service apply to the Whalesync account you connect.