@diggndeeper.com that's a great project. happy to see you looking for improve your coding skills.
I'm a software engineer but stop programing few years ago to manage. but Wordpress and webdev is my hobby.
I had the same idea few months ago and was kind studying how to include hivesigner and hivekeychain to a Wordpress site.
i found some interesting thinks that will share with you to look for inspiration.
back to my idea, is very similar from yours, the main idea was creating a WP plugin with named something like Polen or BeeWork that will convert a WP installation to a Hive Front End. using WP features for pages and posts, and working with WP database and/or Hive BC.
I could manage to include hivesigner and api.hive, but for real, with lot of others things to do its not my priority right now.
so, here some things that I found and maybe can help you out:
looks like http://exxp.io/ is down, but they created a plugin to post over hive blockchain... i could manage changing the API URL to other node and connected. But could not post on hive. But I think was due low RC in my test account.
Maybe this plugin can help you out to manage how to post to WP and Hive.
also, check this post. can be helpful. just found it before reaching out you and save for further reading.