A: Meta fields and gutenberg blocks, yes you can do that already. For custom fields (MetaBox or any other plugin), if that data is not saved as a meta field, then you need to create a field to fetch that data. So yes, it is doable, but you'd need to do it. (That is, if there's no extension for that plugin on gatographql.com)
Q: Can a search input be integrated to request data from an external API?
If I wanted to add a search input to my wordpress website and when a user searches something can this trigger the external api connection to retrieve the results and restructure that data to be presented on the search results page?
A: Yes, can you connect via JavaScript, get the results, and output them in whatever format you want. For polling, you can just keep connecting to the server at regular intervals
Here there is some: https://gatographql.com/tutorial/searching-wordpress-data. To search posts with certain string, check: https://gatographql.com/guides/query/posts. Then to connect to the server and execute the GraphQL query via JS: https://gatographql.com/guides/intro/connecting-to-the-graphql-server-from-a-client
Q: Access Wordpress filesystem?
Can it access the filesystem too? Specifically, the lifetime version of WPCodeBox stores snippets in the filesystem, but doesn't provide Cloud Storage. However, can Gato GraphQL read from and write to the filesystem, so that we can easily backup and apply changes to any of our websites?
A: Technically yes, but I haven't coded any field that does that yet, as it's a potential security hazard. But it's totally doable.
If you're up to the task, you can add a FieldResolver with a field "readFile" that you pass a path, and will load the contents of that file. Same for a `writeToFile` field. Check the ExtensionStarter repo to create your own resolvers:...
Absolutely interested - please keep me in the loop, thanks. Would this be able to return a list of sub-directories & files in a given directory? How about all directories and files are blacklisted by default, but the Wordpress admin can choose what to whitelist (setting)?
It can do anything you want, as long as it's coded via a resolver. And yes, Gato GraphQL has settings, so you could define to white/blacklist files, it's really up to you.
To stay in the loop, the best way is to subscribe to the newsletter, I'll communicate there if/when creating extensions with AI works and how to do it: https://gatographql.com/newsletter
Q: Migrating WordPress Comments
I moved a copy of my Wordpress site into a staging environment where I am doing some major renovations. The original site is still live and receiving comments. When the new site is ready for launch, I would like to move all of the comments that were posted during the rebuilding phase, and add them to the comments database of the newly rebuilt site. Could I use Gato GraphQL to accomplish this task?
Sorry if this question has been answered elsewhere, I searched but couldn't find the answer.
For any future modules that you may add, will these also be available within the existing plans that we purchase now and if so, what tiers will they be in? And if not, will there be some kind of discount available?
I'm definitely going to pull the trigger and buy, this is an exciting opportunity, looks a great product, but I need to work out which tier I need to buy.
Q: Can Gato Graphql query ant content from the wordpress?
If I were to have content in Metabox custom fields or Gutenberg blocks can I query the data within Bricks Builder?
Leonardo_GatoGraphQL
Mar 31, 2025A: Meta fields and gutenberg blocks, yes you can do that already. For custom fields (MetaBox or any other plugin), if that data is not saved as a meta field, then you need to create a field to fetch that data. So yes, it is doable, but you'd need to do it. (That is, if there's no extension for that plugin on gatographql.com)
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Q: Can a search input be integrated to request data from an external API?
If I wanted to add a search input to my wordpress website and when a user searches something can this trigger the external api connection to retrieve the results and restructure that data to be presented on the search results page?
Is polling available for external API's?
Leonardo_GatoGraphQL
Mar 28, 2025A: Yes, can you connect via JavaScript, get the results, and output them in whatever format you want. For polling, you can just keep connecting to the server at regular intervals
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Have you got any documentation on interacting with the search?
Here there is some: https://gatographql.com/tutorial/searching-wordpress-data. To search posts with certain string, check: https://gatographql.com/guides/query/posts. Then to connect to the server and execute the GraphQL query via JS: https://gatographql.com/guides/intro/connecting-to-the-graphql-server-from-a-client
Q: Access Wordpress filesystem?
Can it access the filesystem too? Specifically, the lifetime version of WPCodeBox stores snippets in the filesystem, but doesn't provide Cloud Storage. However, can Gato GraphQL read from and write to the filesystem, so that we can easily backup and apply changes to any of our websites?
Leonardo_GatoGraphQL
Mar 19, 2025A: Technically yes, but I haven't coded any field that does that yet, as it's a potential security hazard. But it's totally doable.
If you're up to the task, you can add a FieldResolver with a field "readFile" that you pass a path, and will load the contents of that file. Same for a `writeToFile` field. Check the ExtensionStarter repo to create your own resolvers:...
Share Gato GraphQL
Absolutely interested - please keep me in the loop, thanks. Would this be able to return a list of sub-directories & files in a given directory? How about all directories and files are blacklisted by default, but the Wordpress admin can choose what to whitelist (setting)?
It can do anything you want, as long as it's coded via a resolver. And yes, Gato GraphQL has settings, so you could define to white/blacklist files, it's really up to you.
To stay in the loop, the best way is to subscribe to the newsletter, I'll communicate there if/when creating extensions with AI works and how to do it: https://gatographql.com/newsletter
Q: Migrating WordPress Comments
I moved a copy of my Wordpress site into a staging environment where I am doing some major renovations. The original site is still live and receiving comments. When the new site is ready for launch, I would like to move all of the comments that were posted during the rebuilding phase, and add them to the comments database of the newly rebuilt site. Could I use Gato GraphQL to accomplish this task?
Leonardo_GatoGraphQL
Mar 18, 2025A: Yes you can, here are some guides showing how to fetch and add comments: https://gatographql.com/guides/query/comments
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Q: Future modules and tiers
Hi,
Sorry if this question has been answered elsewhere, I searched but couldn't find the answer.
For any future modules that you may add, will these also be available within the existing plans that we purchase now and if so, what tiers will they be in? And if not, will there be some kind of discount available?
I'm definitely going to pull the trigger and buy, this is an exciting opportunity, looks a great product, but I need to work out which tier I need to buy.
Thanks
Leonardo_GatoGraphQL
Edited Mar 11, 2025A: Hi, new Premium Extensions will be sold separately. And yes, existing customers can get a discount
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