PostCaster vs Revive To Sky – Post old content to Bluesky

PostCaster publishes WordPress posts to Bluesky and Mastodon when a post goes live. It supports both site-wide accounts and personal author accounts, with previews, test posts, and per-post overrides on the post edit screen. This plugin is intended for editorial sites that want social posting to stay close to the WordPress publishing workflow. Key capabilities: Publish automatically when a post moves from unpublished to publish Use site-wide accounts in PostCaster > Global socials Let authors use their own accounts in PostCaster > My socials Preview the exact text before publishing Override the text per article Choose featured-image behavior per network Re-publish manually from the post edit screen when needed Quick start: Activate the plugin. Enable PostCaster in PostCaster > Settings. Choose which post types may be published automatically. Configure one or more site-wide accounts in PostCaster > Global socials. Send a test post for each configured network. Publish a test article and confirm the result on the target network. Supported networks: Bluesky Mastodon Permissions and publishing model: Editors and administrators can publish through configured global accounts. Authors can publish through their own personal accounts when personal publishing is enabled for them. A user who has access to both global and personal targets can choose which targets to use during manual publishing. If Co-Authors Plus is active, linked co-authors are also recognized for personal publishing. Templates and previews: The default message template is based on post title and URL. You can set a general template, network-specific templates, and post-specific overrides. The post edit screen shows previews for the currently available publish targets. If the final message is still too long for a network, PostCaster skips that target and stores an error on the article. For template details and examples, see docs/templates.md in the plugin repository. Troubleshooting highlights: Always use the built-in test-post buttons after changing credentials. If a network is enabled but not posting, first check credentials and article-level errors. If encrypted credentials can no longer be read, re-save them in Global socials or My socials. Publishing runs through Action Scheduler in the background; low-traffic sites still benefit from a real server cron job or scheduled task for reliable timing. External services: PostCaster connects to external social networks only after an administrator or user explicitly configures that network and saves the required credentials. When configured, PostCaster may send: text rendered from post fields and templates featured image bytes and alt text the configured account identifiers required by that network Relevant service documentation and terms: Bluesky developer docs: https://docs.bsky.app/ Bluesky terms: https://bsky.social/about/support/tos Mastodon API docs: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/ Privacy note: PostCaster does not send usage analytics or telemetry to the plugin author. Network requests are only made to the configured social networks for test posts and actual publishing.

Revive To Sky is a WordPress plugin that helps you automatically share your old blog posts to Bluesky, helping you increase traffic and engagement on your website. The plugin runs on a scheduled basis, ensuring your content reaches new audiences without manual intervention. Key Features Automatically shares old blog posts to Bluesky Configurable sharing schedule Customizable post format Image support for shared posts Easy setup and configuration Stay Updated Get notified about future updates and improvements by subscribing to my newsletter. External services The plugin connects to the following services and uses the following API’s:- Bluesky This plugin connects to the Bluesky API to post messages to your Bluesky account. It will post the post title, URL to a post and a featured image, as well as any message you write, on your behalf – at intervals requested. It is needed to run the plugin. This service is provided by Bluesky Social, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service. Mailerlite This plugin connects to allow users to sign up for a newsletter to receive updates on the plugin from within the plugin’s option page. Should you choose to, it will collect a name and email if you fill in the clearly defined form in the plugin’s option page. The email list is a double opt in and you can unsubscribe at any time. This service is provided by Mailerlite, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service. Gravatar This plugin connects to Gravatar to load an image of the plugin developer – Rhys Wynne – to put into the plugin’s option page. This service is provided by Gravatar, Privacy Policy Support For urgent, paid support, please visit dwinrhys.com/contact-me. For general support and questions, please use the WordPress.org forums.