To install this plugin in your working wordpress installation just download all
files and put them in a new folder e.g.: /wp-content/plugins/wp-autosharepost/
Getting Started
Just follow these steps to get things working for each of these social networks
Facebook
- Visit developers.facebook.com and create
a new application. Please note, that you have to supply your domain where your
blog is installed in the "App Domain" field and a complete URL like
"http://yourdomain.com" in the "Website with Facebook Login" field.
- Visit http://YOUR_DOMAIN/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-autosharepost-settings
- Copy and paste the "App ID" and "App Secret" shown on facebook for your application
in the corresponding fields on the plugin settings page
- If you want to administrate a page then you can also provide the plugin with
your your "Page ID"
- Save the settings
- After saving request a new "Access Token" with the "Request Access-Token" Link on
the plugin settings page
- Your Facebook App will now ask for access to manage your page. Grant it and
you're ready to share posts on Facebook.
Twitter
- Visit dev.twitter.com and create a new app
- Click on the "Settings"-Tab and locate "Application Type". Here you have to
change the "Access"-Level" to "Read and Write". Save these settings.
- Go back to the "Details"-Tab and click "Create my access token" at the end
of the page.
- Visit http://YOUR_DOMAIN/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-autosharepost-settings
- Now copy and paste all needed settings. You need the "Consumer key",
"Consumer Secret", "Access token" and "Access token secret" to tweet your posts
Bit.ly
In order to support URL shortening for your twitter links you should enable bit.ly
by supporting the plugin with some valid login details.
- Visit bitly.com and sign up. If you are already registered
log in now.
- Enter your bit.ly username in the corresponding field in the plugin settings
page.
- Visit http://bitly.com/a/account and scroll down until you reach the "API Key"
headline. Copy and paste this code to the plugin settings page.
CommentGrabber
- To enable the Facebook CommentGrabber just visit the plugin settings page under
http://YOUR_DOMAIN/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wp-autosharepost-commentgrabber
- Check "Enable CommentGrabber" to enable the CommentGrabber.
- Specify an interval in which the CommentGrabber checks for new comments on
Facebook.
- Check the "Auto-Approve new Comments" Option to approve every comment which
comes from Facebook directly.
- Because the CommentGrabber uses the WordPress Cron it is highly recommended,
that you switch to a normal cron before using the CommentGrabber. If you do
not your users may be interupted while trying to access your page. Some
Facebook requests may take some time to finish.