Automatically publishing from WordPress to Facebook
With engaging Facebook posts, you can increase visitor traffic to your WordPress website.
Manually sharing each blog post on Facebook can become a time-consuming task, especially if you publish articles every day. Moreover, if you juggle multiple business responsibilities, you might forget to publish several posts.
You can resolve this issue by automatically publishing on Facebook from WordPress. With a 10-minute setup process, you’ll reclaim several hours of your workweek, allowing you to focus on more important tasks.
Why share WordPress posts automatically on Facebook?
Facebook boasts more than 1.9 billion active users daily. With this immense user base, this social media channel provides the perfect opportunity for your business to disseminate content and attract traffic to your website.
By automatically sharing WordPress posts on Facebook, your social profile remains active, and you can engage followers with fresh content from your website. You can also build loyal followers who eagerly anticipate your posts.
How to Automatically Publish to Facebook from WordPress?
Automatic publishing from WordPress to Facebook: IFTTT (If This Then That) is a free online tool for automating interactions between your favorite applications and devices. By using IFTTT, you can automatically share your latest WordPress blog post on your Facebook account. Follow the steps below to set it up.
1.Create an account on IFTTT.
To get started, you’ll need an IFTTT account. Enter your email in the form on the homepage and click “Get started.
2.Click on "Get more."
After your account is created, click on “Get more” to proceed.
3.Enter "Facebook page" in the search bar.
Next, enter “Facebook page” in the search bar, then click on “Automatically share new posts to Facebook page.”
4.Choose "Connect."
Once you click “Connect,” you’ll be able to sync your Facebook account with your WordPress website.
5.Enter your WordPress credentials.
Enter your WordPress URL, username, and password used to log into your admin dashboard. Then click “Connect.”
6. Enter your Facebook credentials.
After your WordPress information is submitted, you’ll be automatically redirected to the Facebook login page. Enter your Facebook username and password.
7.Click "Continue."
Click “Continue” to confirm your identity.
Note: It should say your profile name. If it doesn’t, select the link labeled “Sign in to another account.”
8.Choose or create a page.
Select the page you want to use with IFTTT and click “Next.” If you don’t have any set up, you’ll see a button to “Create a page.”
9. Review the terms and conditions.
Review what IFTTT is allowed to do and click “Done.”
Now, when you publish a new post in WordPress, IFTTT will automatically share it on your desired Facebook page.
6 ways to automatically publish from WordPress to Facebook (plugins)
IFTTT is not the only option for automatically sharing your WordPress content on Facebook. Here are a few WordPress plugins that can also get the job done.
1. Social Auto Poster
Price: Free, with available paid plans
Social Auto Poster, formerly known as FAuto Poster, is a popular plugin for sharing posts from your website to your Facebook profile and fan pages. You can configure the types of content to be published, such as personalised pages or posts tagged in a specific category. The tool also tracks all your automatic posts for later analysis.
2. WP2Social Auto Publish
Price: Free
Next up is WP2Social Auto Publish. Once installed, this plugin helps you publish your blog posts to Facebook with just one click. It offers various ways to share your content, including in plain text format, text with an image, or a link. You can even enable (or disable) publishing for specific WordPress pages.
3. Revive Old Posts
Price: Free, with available paid plans
Revive Old Post automatically shares your old and new WordPress posts with your Facebook fans. You can choose the number of posts to share and when to share each post. There is also an option to add targeted hashtags to your posts. Additionally, the plugin is compatible with URL shorteners and integrates with Google Analytics, helping you track post performance.
4. Blog2Social
Price: Free, with available paid plans
Blog2Social is a versatile plugin that allows you to publish to various social media pages and channels directly from WordPress, including Facebook. It also lets you schedule your posts, effectively track post performance, and reshare old posts.
5. NextScripts
Price: Free, with available paid plans
This excellent plugin automatically publishes posts from your blog to your Facebook page. Additionally, you can schedule posts, limit automatic publishing to specific days, and much more.
6. Social Media Auto Publish
Price: Free
Social Media Auto Publish is a powerful plugin that supports automatic publishing to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Furthermore, it supports post filtering based on categories and post types.
Automate your social media posting
Facebook provides an opportunity to share your content with millions of people. With user-friendly tools, there’s no need to waste time manually sharing blog posts on the social network. Instead, take a few minutes to install a plugin for automatic publishing to Facebook from WordPress.
