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WP Unreal Link

Dynamic WordPress Linking! With the WPUnrealLink plugin, you can transform your Unreal Engine projects into true content powerhouses. Whether it’s a blog, shop, or newsfeed – fetch your WordPress data directly into your game!

Description

The WPUnrealLink plugin provides a broad set of features to integrate posts, products, and various content from WordPress straight into your Unreal Engine Blueprints. Filter by categories, languages, or special deals, and present exactly the content your audience wants to see. You supply the ideas – WPUnrealLink handles the seamless technical implementation.

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WP Unreal Link: Showcase

The WPUnrealLink plugin makes it incredibly easy to create high-performance and visually impressive content integrations from WordPress or WooCommerce. Within minutes, you can synchronize your in-game news, blog posts, or product listings and showcase them in your Unreal Engine. Suited for any project, from stylish product showcases to immersive story-driven games. What are you waiting for?

Documentation & News

Nodes

SetWPBaseURL

Description: Add your WordPress website URL.
Input: BaseURL (String)
Example: https://your…website.com/

SetWooCredentials

Description: Stores the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret for WooCommerce, if needed.
Input: Key (String), Secret (String)
Example: ck_99999; cs_99999
Notice: You can obtain the key via your WP-Admin WooCommerce Dashboard. Settings → Advance → API.

SetLanguage

Description: Optionally sets a language for Polylang (or similar plugins).
Input: Language (String)
Example: en
Notice: If you use PolyLang Pro, your multilingual website might apply a language filter. Specify the language (de, en, fr, …)

ClearCache

Description: Clears the internal array of cached data (posts or products).
Input: –

GetCachedPosts

Description: Returns the array that was last filled by a request.
Output: CachedPost Array
Example: ForEach-Loop → Posts.Title, Posts.bIsProduct, etc.

GetLastFeedback

Description: Shows the last message text (e.g. error message, success message).
Output: String
Notice: Useful for debugging.

FormatDateString

Description: Purpose: Converts an ISO date (e.g. 2020-07-14 or 2020-07-14T12:34:56) into US format (MM/DD/YYYY) or EU format (DD.MM.YYYY).
Input: Date Info (String)
Output: Formatted Date (String)

GetPostsByPageAsync

Description: Purpose: Loads WordPress posts from Page.
Input: Page Number (int32)

SearchPostsAsync

Description: Purpose: Searches WordPress posts by a keyword.
Input: Keyword (String)

GetProductsByPageAsync

Description: Purpose: Loads WooCommerce products from Page.
Input: Page Number (int32)

SearchProductsAsync

Description: Purpose: Searches products by keyword.
Input: Keyword (String)

GetProductsByCategoryAsync

Description: Searches for products by keyword.
Input: Category (Category ID)

GetProductsByTagAsync

Description: Retrieves products by a tag ID in WooCommerce.
Input: Tag (Tag ID)

GetFeaturedProductsAsync

Description: Retrieves all products marked as “featured” (WooCommerce).

GetOnSaleProductsAsync

Description: Retrieves all products that are on sale (on_sale=true).

Misc

`FWPContentData`

bIsProduct: true for WC products, false for WP posts.
ID: Internally assigned WordPress/WooCommerce ID (as a string).
Title, Description, Content: Processed fields, cleaned of HTML.
Date, Time: Extracted date/time (format: YYYY-mm-dd, HH:MM).
Categories, Tags: For WP: numeric IDs as strings; for WC: category/tag names, depending on implementation.
Thumbnail: Image URL or media ID (WP posts may have an ID, while WC products usually have a URL).
Link: Permalink to the post/product.
Price, RegularPrice, SalePrice, SKU, StockStatus, StockQuantity: Only filled if bIsProduct=true and your WooCommerce provides it.

				
					Event BeginPlay
    -> SetWPBaseURL("https://deineWebsite.de")
    -> SetLanguage("de")
    -> SetWooCredentials("ck_xyz", "cs_123") // nur falls nötig
    -> ClearCache()
    -> GetProductsByCategoryAsync("15", 1)
        OnSuccess:
            -> ProdukteArray = GetCachedPosts()
            -> ForEachLoop(ProdukteArray)
               -> PrintString(ProdukteArray[i].Title)
               -> Falls bIsProduct==true -> z.B. Price anzeigen
        OnFailure(ErrorString):
            -> PrintString("Fehler: " + ErrorString)

Troubleshooting & Common Issues

How do I find the category ID for WooCommerce?

In the WooCommerce backend, go to Products → Categories, click on a category. In the URL you might see tag_ID=15. That number is the ID.

How does tag query (GetProductsByTagAsync) work?

Similar to categories, but you need the tag ID (in the backend: Products → Tags).

What if I want WP posts in a specific language?

SetLanguage(“de”) or another language code. The requests append &lang=de. Works only if Polylang (or similar) is active and the WP-REST supports it.

Why am I not getting products even though WooCommerce doesn’t require keys?

Some installations block REST calls without authentication. Check in WooCommerce settings if wc/v3/products is publicly accessible. If needed, call SetWooCredentials(...).

When do I call GetCachedPosts()?

Always after an async node in the OnSuccess pin. Otherwise, the data may not be ready yet.