Title: BlinkHub Wire Importer
Author: blinkhub
Published: <strong>September 28, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 28, 2026

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# BlinkHub Wire Importer

 By [blinkhub](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blinkhub/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/blinkhub-wire-importer.0.3.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blinkhub-wire-importer/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blinkhub-wire-importer/#developers)

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## Description

BlinkHub turns official government press releases into ready-to-publish news copy.
This plugin pulls the countries and language you choose into your site as drafts(
or published posts, if you prefer), keeps the source’s licence notice and a link
to the original release, and never overwrites your own canonical URL.

When one of these stories is published on your site, the plugin reports the post
URL back to BlinkHub so the original source can see where it ran. Organisations’
paid press releases are always labelled “Press release”, and you can switch them
off.

This plugin is made by BlinkHub (blinkhub.net), the operator of the news feed it
connects to.

### External service

This plugin connects to the BlinkHub news feed API (https://wire.blinkhub.net), 
operated by BlinkHub. It sends nothing until you save an API key.

 * The verification code field only prints a meta tag on your pages; it makes no
   request.
 * What is sent: your API key; requests for article lists and articles; and, for
   stories you publish, the post URL, publish time, language, post ID and status(
   published or removed). No reader data and no personal data is sent.
 * When: on the schedule you choose (every 15, 30 or 60 minutes) and when you click“
   Import now” or “Test connection”.
 * Terms of use: https://blinkhub.net/en/terms
 * Privacy policy: https://blinkhub.net/en/privacy

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin and activate it.
 2. In your BlinkHub dashboard (News feed API), register your site and copy the verification
    code.
 3. Go to Settings  BlinkHub Wire, paste it into “Verification code” and save. Then
    press Verify in the dashboard.
 4. Paste the API key you receive into “API key”, choose countries and language, click“
    Test connection”, then “Import now”.

## FAQ

### Can I edit imported stories?

Yes. Keep the attribution line at the end: the government licences (Open Government
Licence, CC BY 4.0) require it.

### Are photos included?

Only when the source licence allows it and you turn on image import. Most government
sources exclude photos.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“BlinkHub Wire Importer” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ blinkhub ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blinkhub/)

[Translate “BlinkHub Wire Importer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/blinkhub-wire-importer)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blinkhub-wire-importer/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/blinkhub-wire-importer/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blinkhub-wire-importer/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blinkhub-wire-importer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.3.0

 * Renamed to BlinkHub Wire Importer. All options, hooks and meta keys now use the
   blinkhub_wi_ prefix.
 * Australia added to the available countries.

#### 0.2.0

 * Verification code field: the plugin prints the site-ownership tag for you, so
   you do not need to edit your theme.

#### 0.1.0

 * First version: scheduled import, attribution, publication reports.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.3.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [government](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/government/)[import](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import/)
   [news](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/news/)[press releases](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/press-releases/)
   [syndication](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/syndication/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blinkhub-wire-importer/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ blinkhub ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blinkhub/)

## Support

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