Documentation
Build, run and monitor workflows
How FlowWP works and how to get things done with it, from your first workflow to webhooks, retries and run history.
Getting started
- 1IntroductionWhat FlowWP is, the parts every workflow is made of, and how a workflow runs inside WordPress.Read
- 2Install FlowWPRequirements, installing and activating the plugin, and a tour of the FlowWP menu.Read
- 3Build your first workflowSend every new user a welcome email: a trigger, an email step, tokens, a test run and activation.Read
Building workflows
- The workflow editorThe step library, the canvas, the settings panel and the tools along the top of the editor.
- TriggersStart workflows from WordPress and plugin events, a webhook, a schedule or rows imported from a file.
- Conditions and branchingIf / Else, Only continue if and Switch, the comparisons they offer, and combining rules with AND and OR.
- Tokens and data mappingPass values from the trigger and earlier steps into later ones, and reshape them with filters.
- Delays, loops and repeatsWait before continuing, repeat steps for every item in a list, or run them a set number of times.
- Webhooks and HTTP requestsReceive requests from other systems on a workflow’s own URL, and call any API from a workflow.
- Build with AIDescribe a workflow and have a draft built from your site’s steps, or change one by describing the change.
- TemplatesStart from a ready-made workflow, see what it needs, and fill in the settings only you know.
Running workflows
- Test and activateRehearse a workflow with example data, check it is ready, switch it on, and edit it safely while it is live.
- Run historyEvery execution, its status and each step’s input and output; how long runs are kept; running one again.
- Errors and retriesWhat a failing step does to its run, automatic retries, and On error branches.
Connections and data
Plans and licences
- What each plan includesWhat the free version includes, with no caps, and the steps and features each paid plan adds.
- Upgrade to FlowWP ProWhen a paid plan is worth it, comparing plans, and what to check once FlowWP Pro is running.
- Activate your licenceBuy a plan, install FlowWP Pro and activate your licence key — three separate steps — and fix activation problems.
- Manage your licence and subscriptionThe Account page, moving a licence between sites, renewals, cancelling, and what happens when a licence ends.
Help
Developers
Add your own triggers, actions and conditions from a plugin, offer PHP functions as steps, and listen to FlowWP’s hooks.
Read the developer guide