Description
The Google Drive addon adds actions to AutomatorWP workflows that upload files, create folders, and generate text documents in Google Drive, running automatically when a trigger from another plugin fires in WordPress. The component works only as an action step, with no triggers of its own, and serves anyone who needs to store files and records produced by the site in the cloud, such as form submissions, registrations, or orders, without copying anything manually.
Key Features of Google Drive
- Upload a file to a folder
Uploads a file from the site to a folder you define in Google Drive. - Create a file from text
Generates a new file in a Drive folder using text built in the automation. - Folder creation
Creates a folder in Google Drive as a step in any configured automation. - Actions connected to other triggers
Runs Drive actions from events in plugins already integrated with AutomatorWP. - Setup in the automation editor
The actions appear on the same screen where you build your other AutomatorWP workflows.
Benefits of Google Drive
- No more manual copying
Files and data from the site reach Drive without downloading and re-uploading by hand. - Files organized by folder
Each automation drops its content in the right place, making later searches easier. - Cloud backup
Important records are stored outside the site’s server, accessible from anywhere. - No-code automation
Workflows between the site and Drive are built through menus, with no programming.
Who Is Google Drive For?
- Anyone who already uses AutomatorWP and wants to archive in Google Drive what the site receives.
- Schools, clinics, and offices that need to create a folder for each registered student, patient, or client.
- You, if you share documents with your team through Drive and want to feed them directly from WordPress.
How to Download Google Drive
Google Drive is available for download here at Ultrapack. The step-by-step guide to installing this file is in the How to install tab, next to the description. Once activated, the Drive actions will appear in the AutomatorWP automation editor.
As an extension focused only on actions, Google Drive makes cloud storage the final destination of AutomatorWP workflows: the triggers come from the other connected plugins, and Drive receives the files, folders, and texts generated from them. It is a direct way to keep site documents organized, shareable with the team, and stored outside the server, without relying on manual export routines.
Frequently asked questions
Is AutomatorWP Google Drive GPL-licensed?
Yes. AutomatorWP Google Drive is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use AutomatorWP Google Drive on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install AutomatorWP Google Drive on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does AutomatorWP Google Drive cost at Ultrapack?
AutomatorWP Google Drive costs US$3.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$8.40/mo (VIP I).
Does AutomatorWP Google Drive include updates?
Yes. The current version of AutomatorWP Google Drive is 1.0.0, published at Ultrapack on Oct 13, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is AutomatorWP Google Drive scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of AutomatorWP Google Drive goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the AutomatorWP plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
Through the Ultrapack Auto Updater Catalog
- Install and activate Ultrapack Auto Updater on your WordPress site and connect it to your account (setup instructions).
- Open Ultrapack Auto Updater in your WordPress dashboard, go to Catalog and select Plugins.
- If this item is an add-on or requires a free version, install and activate the main plugin identified in this guide first.
- Find this item by name and click Install when that button is available. Wait for the installation to finish; the Catalog does not require you to download or extract the ZIP manually.
- For individual installations, UAU tries to activate the plugin when it finishes. If a dependency warning appears, install and activate the required main plugin, then activate the add-on under Plugins.
- Your account needs access to this item. Installing through the Catalog uses the same download quota as your account.
- If you only see Download from the website, or the item cannot be installed through the Catalog, follow the manual instructions below.
Manual installation
- Install and activate the AutomatorWP plugin before this one.
- Download the file
automatorwp-google-drive.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
automatorwp-google-drive.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the AutomatorWP plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.
