This tool is used to create applets. These applets allow you to connect two online accounts. You can make IFTTT post your new WordPress posts to your Facebook account. To do that perform a few next simple steps:<\/p>\r\n
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Register and login into your IFTTT<\/a> account.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Click your username in the left top corner and select New Applet<\/strong> option.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tYou will be redirected to the IFTTT wizard page. Click +this<\/strong> to start the process.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tNow you are proceeded to the services step. Enter WordPress<\/strong> search field and click on WordPress icon.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tClick Connect<\/strong> button to proceed to the next step.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tEnter your website login details to popup you will get next. Click the Connect<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tNext, you can choose trigger. You can select option that allows you to publish a post when it’s added, or when a post is assigned to specific category or tag. Click on Any box<\/strong>option.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tClick on +that<\/strong> link on the next screen.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tSelect a service which is used to perform automatic posting.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
We will search for and select Facebook.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tAnd click on Connect<\/strong> button on the next screen.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tEnter your Facebook details to popup window you see next.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tYou will get 3 options:<\/p>\r\n\t\t
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Create a status message<\/strong>. This section will create a new plain text message on Facebook.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t
Create a link post<\/strong>. It will create a new post link on Facebook.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t
Upload a photo from URL<\/strong>. This section will upload a new photo from the link to a specific album on Facebook you will specify.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\tWe recommend that you select Create a link post<\/strong> option.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Now you can change how your post will look like on Facebook. After adding your post link IFTTT tool will fetch post details: title, image and description. Save the changes.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFinished! Facebook will post your WordPress website messages automatically now. But what if you don’t want to use this tool for some reason? Read further to get more variants.<\/p>\r\n
What is Buffer? How to post to Facebook using this tool?<\/h3>\r\n
Buffer<\/strong> is online tool that allows you to posts on Facebook according to selected schedule. You can decide when your post is added to Facebook.<\/p>\r\n
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First you need to visit official Buffer<\/a> website. Register and sign up to your account. We recommend that you login using your Facebook account. You can check official Buffer documenation page<\/a> for more information on how to connect to Facebook.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
To connect Buffer to your website you can use WordPress to Buffer<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\r\n\t\t
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Open Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> page in your WordPress admin panel.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t
Enter WordPress to Buffer to the search field. Install and activate plugin.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ul><\/li>\r\n\t\t
Navigate to WP to Buffer<\/strong> > Settings<\/strong> page in your backend.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t
To allow this Plugin to post updates to your Buffer account, please authorize it by clicking the Authorize plugin<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\tClick Allow access<\/strong> button on the next screen to enable access for your Buffer account.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\tReady? Now you can configure how you want your posts to be shared. You can do that under the Post<\/strong> and Page<\/strong> tabs on the plugin page.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nYou might have already noticed that to get more features you need to purchase PRO version. Is there any other way to make Facebook post your messages automatically for free? Yes, for sure. We will provide you with more details further.<\/p>\r\n
Post on Facebook using WordPress plugin.<\/h3>\r\n
WordPress has many plugins that allow you to connect your website to the Facebook page. We will show you how to use AccessPress Facebook Auto Post<\/strong> plugin for this purpose.<\/p>\r\n
The main advantage of this method is that you can post posts of certain tags and categories.<\/p>\r\n
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Download a plugin from official AccessPress Facebook Auto Post<\/a> page and install it under Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> page in your admin panel.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Activate a plugin after the installation and open AccessPress Facebook Auto Post<\/strong> to configure plugin settings.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
To enable auto posting check Auto Publish<\/strong> option.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
The next step is Facebook ID and secret keys:<\/p>\r\n\t\t
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Visit Facebook Developers<\/a> and click on Add New Application<\/strong> button in top right corner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t\t\tA popup will appear. Enter your app title, email and your website URL. And click App ID<\/strong> button.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t
App is ready! Click on Settings<\/strong> > Basic<\/strong> page on your App dashboard. Copy your App ID and secret key.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tReturn to the plugin\u2019s settings page, where you need to enter details you copied. Paste it corresponding fields on AccessPress Facebook Auto Post<\/strong> page and click Authorize<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tNow, you need to get your Facebook user ID. The best way to do that is to use one of online tool available. You can use this online tool<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n
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<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\tEnter this ID to Facebook user ID<\/strong> on the plugin page.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Change Facebook posting settings under the Post Settings<\/strong> section on your plugin page. You can decide which post types and categories are published there.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Don’t forget to save changes by clicking Save Settings<\/strong> button at the bottom of the page.<\/p><\/li>\r\n\t
Ready! Your posts will be shared on Facebook automatically now.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
That is it! We hope this article was useful for you. More tutorials are coming.<\/p>\r\n