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Generate post images and update story record on publish

Automatically monitor new WordPress posts when they are published across Creatomate, Zapier Tables, and WordPress. Create and update story records when generated image assets are readyβ€”so you can promote faster without manual asset prep.

How this automation creates publish-ready visuals for stories

When a WordPress post is published, promotion-ready visuals can stall and teams end up doing repetitive asset work by hand. This automation renders social templates and updates the matching story record with the generated asset URL and labelsβ€”so your team can publish faster with consistent visuals.

  1. 1.Triggers on new post publish

    Integrate WordPress and publishing automation to detect a post reaching the published state and start the asset workflow.

    WordPressor swap with your favorite app
  2. 2.Calls sub-zap for post metadata

    Integrate Sub-Zap by Zapier and data mapping to pass the Post ID and metadata for consistent downstream lookup.

    Sub-Zap by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Finds matching story record

    Integrate Zapier Tables and mapping tables to search records by Post ID and continue only for qualifying matches.

    Zapier Tablesor swap with your favorite app
  4. 4.Renders template for social asset

    Integrate Creatomate and template rendering tools to render the configured visual and generate a hosted asset URL.

    Creatomateor swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Updates story record with assets

    Integrate Zapier Tables and record updates to store the generated asset URL and asset label on the found story record.

    Zapier Tablesor swap with your favorite app

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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