{"id":3091,"date":"2014-02-10T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/02\/10\/auto-posting-social-media\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:45:41","slug":"auto-posting-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/auto-posting-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Automatically Post WordPress Content to Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this tutorial:<\/h2>\n

Installing Social Networks Auto Poster<\/a> Connecting social media accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In this article, we will show you how to automatically post to all of your social media accounts using the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. This plugin is especially useful if you have a large number of social media profiles that you need to post content to each time a post is created. Once complete, your WordPress site will automatically send all updated posts directly to your users\u2019 social media feeds.<\/p>\n

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Installing the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, be sure that you are logged into your WordPress admin dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n
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    Now that you are logged into your WordPress admin dashboard, hover over Plugins<\/strong>, then click on Add New<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li>\n

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    In the search box, enter NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster<\/em>, and click Search Plugins<\/strong>. You will then be presented with your search results.<\/p><\/li>\n

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    Within your search results, click on Install Now<\/strong>. WordPress will then automatically handle the download and installation of the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. Once complete, be sure to click on Activate Plugin<\/strong> to ensure that it is active on your WordPress site.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Connecting your social media accounts<\/h2>\n

    Of course, this plugin wouldn\u2019t be any good without connecting your social media accounts. In this section, we will teach you how to connect accounts to NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. To view the instructions, click on the specific social media account that you want to configure.<\/p>\n

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    Automatically posting to Twitter<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. First, you will need to visit the Twitter developers website<\/a>, then click on Create New App<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. \"Create<\/a>\n
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      Next, you will enter in the appropriate fields on this page:<\/p>\n