Maximizing Reach: Auto Share from WordPress to Social Media

en-usAugust 03, 2023

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About this Episode

On the fence about auto-sharing your WordPress posts on social media? Learn about our experiences, strategies and tools to bridge the gap.

Highlights
00:00 Intro
00:31 Publishing with WordPress Plugins
02:02 Customization of Content
03:05 Evolution of Direct Publishing
04:48 Social Media Aggregators

Links
- Blog2Social: https://wordpress.org/plugins/blog2social/
- Jetpack Social: https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack-social/
- Social Media Auto Publish: https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-media-auto-publish/
- SchedulePress: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/
- Buffer: https://buffer.com/
- Zapier: https://zapier.com/

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Links
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Links
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Highlights
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Links
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Highlights
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Links
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Highlights
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01:45 Implementation of JSON-LD
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04:01 Multiple JSON-LD Script Tags
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Links
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Highlights
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Highlights
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00:28 LinkedIn Post Inspector
01:36 Facebook Sharing Debugger
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03:55 Previewing Social Media Posts with OpenTags.io

Links
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- Twitter Card Validator: https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator
- OpenTags.io Preview Tool: https://opentags.io/