Flow Automation: Triggering Workflows When a Blog Is Created
You can use the Create blog trigger in Flow Automation to start a workflow immediately when a blog is created in the admin panel by staff. This process allows you to automate internal operations, such as sending notifications to relevant teams.
This guide explains when to use the trigger, how to test it end to end, and provides a practical example for automating communications and updates.
Supported Actions
The following action is supported when using the Create blog trigger. Click on the action name to view its setup instructions:
- [General] Send Email Notification
Testing the Workflow
To test whether the workflow is successfully triggered when a blog is created, follow these steps:
- From your SHOPLINE admin panel, go to Online Store > Blog. On the Blog page, click Create a blog to manually add a test blog and trigger the workflow.
- After entering the necessary blog content and settings, select a publish time as needed, then click Add to complete the blog creation.
- Verify that the trigger works as configured in the Flow Automation app. For details on how to view flow execution results, please refer to the "How to View the Running of a Flow" section of the "Introduction to Flow Automation" guide.
Example Use Case
Here is a practical example of using the Create blog trigger to immediately send a notification email to relevant internal staff after a new blog is created:
- Trigger: Create blog
- Action: Send email notification