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Use CData Connect Cloud to connect to WordPress Data and provide access to live WordPress data for custom reports in the Power BI Service.
Power BI transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize so you can focus on what matters to you. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you get access to WordPress data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to connect to WordPress in CData Connect Cloud, publish a dataset from Power BI Desktop to the Power BI Service and then create reports on WordPress data in the Power BI service.
Configure WordPress Connectivity for Power BI Service
Connectivity to WordPress from Power BI Service is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with WordPress data from Power BI Service, we start by creating and configuring a WordPress connection.
(Optional) Add a New Connect Cloud User
As needed, create Users to connect to WordPress through Connect Cloud.
- Navigate to the Users page and click Invite Users
- Enter the new user's email address and click Send to invite the user
- You can review and edit users from the Users page
Connect to WordPress from Connect Cloud
CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "WordPress" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to WordPress.
To connect to WordPress, set the URL property and other authentication properties. WordPress supports Basic (User and Password) and OAuth2.0 authentication, though Basic is recommended for a testing environment only. To connect with OAuth you will need to register an app with WordPress.
See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.
- Click Create & Test
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add WordPress Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to WordPress data from the Power BI service.
Publish a Dataset from Power BI Desktop
Once you connect to WordPress in Connect Cloud, you can create a dataset in Power BI desktop and publish the dataset to the Power BI service.
- Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect Cloud and click "Connect"
- Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud account
- After signing in, click "Connect"
- Select tables in the Navigator dialog
- Click Load to establish the connection to your WordPress data from Power BI
- Define any relationships between the selected entities on the Relationships tab.
- Click Publish (from the Home menu) and select a Workspace.
Build Reports and Dashboards on WordPress Data in the Power BI Service
Now that you have published a dataset to the Power BI service, you can create new reports and dashboards based on the published data:
- Log in to PowerBI.com.
- Click Workspaces and select a workspace.
- Click Create and select Report.
- Select the published dataset for the report.
- Choose fields and visualizations to add to your report.
Live Access to WordPress Data from Cloud Applications
Now you have a direct connection to live WordPress data from the Power BI service. You can create more data sources and new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating WordPress data.
To get live data access to 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your cloud applications, sign up for a free trial of CData Connect Cloud.