Social Media Auto Poster – Schedule & Publish to Buffer for WordPress Plugin Directory

Social Media Auto Poster connects your WordPress site to Buffer, enabling automatic social media publishing whenever you create or update content. Share your blog posts, pages, and custom post types to multiple social networks without manual posting.

Why Choose This Social Media Automation Plugin? This plugin eliminates repetitive social media posting by automatically adding your WordPress content to your Buffer queue. Buffer then intelligently schedules posts to your connected social networks at optimal times for maximum engagement.

Automatic Social Media Publishing – Set it once and your content automatically shares to social media when published or updated.

Smart Scheduling with Buffer – Buffer’s queue system prevents spam by spacing out posts according to your schedule. Your social media profiles stay active without overwhelming followers.

Compatible Social Networks – Auto post to Facebook Pages, Twitter (X), LinkedIn Pages and Profiles, Threads, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Bluesky, and TikTok.

Dynamic Content Templates – Customize each social media post using template tags that pull your post title, excerpt, content, featured image, categories, tags, and custom fields.

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How to Auto Post to Social Media with Buffer

Connect Your Buffer Account – Simple one-click authorization, no API keys or technical setup required

Link Your Social Networks – Connect Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and other profiles through Buffer’s interface

Configure Post Settings – Choose which post types to share and customize your social media message templates

Publish Content – Your WordPress posts automatically share to social media according to your Buffer schedule

Social Media Networks Supported Facebook Auto Posting – Share to Facebook Pages automatically when you publish WordPress content.

X/Twitter Auto Posting – Still works! Buffer is not impacted by X/Twitter API changes. Auto post to Twitter (X) reliably.

LinkedIn Auto Posting – Publish to LinkedIn Company Pages and personal LinkedIn Profiles to grow your professional network.

Instagram & Pinterest (Pro) – Direct posting to Instagram Business Profiles (Feed and Stories) and Pinterest Boards available in Pro version.

Additional Networks – Threads, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Bluesky, and TikTok support included.

Dynamic Template Tags for Customized Posts Create unique social media messages using template tags:

{title} – Your post title

{excerpt} – Post excerpt (with character/word limits)

{content} – Post content (with character/word limits)

{url} – Post permalink

{date} – Publication date

{taxonomy_post_tag} – Tags as hashtags

{taxoomy_category} – Categories as hashtags

Better Than Traditional Auto Posting Plugins Unlike direct posting plugins (WP to Facebook, WP to Twitter clones), this plugin uses Buffer’s smart queue system. Benefits include:

Prevents Social Media Penalties – Buffer spaces posts naturally, avoiding spam flags from posting too frequently

Optimized Timing – Schedule posts for when your audience is most active

Cross-Network Management – Manage all social networks from one Buffer dashboard

No API Complications – Buffer handles all social network API connections and changes

Duplicate Prevention – Built-in protection ensures you never post the same content twice

Pro Version Features

WordPress to Buffer Pro includes advanced social media automation features:

Instagram and Pinterest Support – Direct posting to Instagram Business Profiles (Feed and Stories) and Pinterest Boards

Multiple Buffer Accounts – Connect multiple Buffer accounts to one WordPress site

Advanced Scheduling Options – Post immediately, add to start/end of Buffer queue, or schedule for specific times

Conditional Publishing – Send posts to social media based on author, category, tags, or custom field values

Multiple Status Templates – Create different messages for each social network with unique templates per post type

Repost Old Posts – Automatically reshare evergreen content on social media at scheduled intervals

Bulk Publish Feature – Manually select and republish multiple posts to social media at once

Event Calendar Integration – Schedule social posts based on event dates from The Events Calendar, Event Manager, and Modern Events Calendar

WooCommerce Integration – Display product prices, SKUs, and other WooCommerce data in social media posts

SEO Plugin Integration – Use SEO titles, descriptions, and meta data from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All-In-One SEO Pack, and SEOPress

Advanced Custom Fields Support – Pull any custom field data into social media messages

Multiple Images – Share multiple images from Featured Image, Media Gallery, Post Content, or ACF Image fields

WP-Cron Support – Queue posts to send via WP-Cron for better performance on high-traffic sites

Priority Email Support – One-on-one support with our team

Upgrade to Pro

How to Schedule Social Media Posts Default Buffer Schedule – Buffer automatically spaces posts throughout the day based on your time zone preferences

Immediate Posting – Override the queue and post immediately to social media

Custom Posting Schedule (Pro) – Define specific days and times in Buffer when posts should publish to each social network

Scheduled Publishing (Pro) – Set exact date and time for each social media post

Support for Free Version We provide community support through the WordPress support forums.

For priority email support, comprehensive documentation, and faster response times, consider upgrading to Pro.

Privacy and Data Usage Our API connects your website to Buffer. An account with Buffer is required.

We connect directly to your Buffer (buffer.com) account, via their API, to:

– Fetch your social media profile names and IDs,

– Send your WordPress Posts to one or more of your social media profiles. The profiles and content sent will depend on the plugin settings you have configured.

We connect to our own API to pass the following requests through to Buffer:

– Connect our Plugin to Buffer, when you click the Authorize button (this obtains an access token from Buffer, once you have approved authorization)

Both of these are done via our own API, to ensure that no secret data (such as oAuth client secret keys) are included in this Plugin’s code or made public.

We never store any information on our web site or API during this process.