Connect Firebase / Firestore and Ghost to unlock the power of automation

To set up a trigger in Firebase for new posts in Ghost, you can use a webhook. First, configure Ghost to send post creation data to your Firebase Webhook URL. Then, within Firebase Functions, listen for incoming requests on this endpoint and handle them accordingly, such as writing the data to Firestore.

Yes, Ghost can send updates to Firestore when a post is updated by using webhooks or integrating with third-party services like Zapier. You need to create an endpoint in Firebase that listens for update events from Ghost and updates the corresponding document in Firestore.

To ensure data consistency between Ghost and Firestore, establish two-way synchronization where changes in one platform reflect on the other. Use transactional writes or batched writes with Firestore when applying multiple changes at once. Additionally, verify webhook payloads from Ghost before processing them to prevent unauthorized updates.

Yes, Google Cloud Functions can be triggered based on events such as database changes or HTTP requests and perform actions in Ghost by sending HTTP POST requests or using the official Ghost Admin API for certain operations like publishing a post.

Common actions include creating new records in Firestore when new content is published on your site, updating blog post entries based on user interactions stored in Firebase Analytics, or sending notification emails through functions triggered by both platforms’ events.

Yes, ensure that your Firebase service account has appropriate permissions such as accessing Firestore collections if you're reading/writing data or setting up extensions that require administrative access. For security reasons always use least-privilege principles.

Absolutely! Once you receive content data from Ghost via webhooks into your Firebase function, you can set triggers on this data that execute moderation workflows automatically like checking for sensitive content using machine learning models.