Description

MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer allows you to connect your WordPress site directly to Buffer without any intermediaries, enabling you to publish updates to your social media channels automatically or manually.

Features:
* Direct Integration: Connects directly with the Buffer API.
* Post Types Support: Works out of the box with standard WordPress posts, custom post types (such as event management plugins like FAT Event), and WooCommerce products.
* Auto-publish: Automatically share your content to social channels when a post is saved or published.
* Publishing Controls: Choose between “Share Now” or “Add to Queue”.
* Custom Templates: Custom message formatting using dynamic tags.
* Freemius Integration: Easy license management and opt-in updates.

Note on Buffer.com Free Account:
With a free Buffer.com account, you can connect up to 3 social channels. Our plugin allows you to bypass Buffer’s queue management by publishing immediately (“Share Now” or scheduled WordPress posts when they go live), or you can choose to let Buffer handle the schedule by selecting “Add to Queue”.

Note on Upgrading to Premium:
The Premium version of this plugin is completely standalone. Once you upgrade to Premium, you can safely deactivate and delete the Free version of the plugin. Keeping both installed or active at the same time is not required and may cause conflicts.

External services

This plugin connects directly to the Buffer API (https://api.buffer.com) to publish social updates to your connected accounts. It transmits the social message content, comments, and links of your post to Buffer’s servers.
Use of the Buffer API is subject to Buffer’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:
* Terms of Service: https://buffer.com/legal/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://buffer.com/legal/privacy

This plugin also integrates the Freemius SDK (https://freemius.com) for license management, opt-in usage telemetry, and premium updates.
Use of Freemius is subject to Freemius’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:
* Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/
* Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

Installation

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/mkmdigital-social-publisher-bridge directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
Go to Settings -> MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer to configure your Buffer API token and channels.

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Changelog

1.1.9

Fixed LinkedIn sharing issue. Removed invalid “type” metadata parameter from LinkedIn posts, resolving the Buffer API validation error (“Field ‘type’ is not defined by type ‘LinkedInPostMetadataInput’”).

1.1.8

Replaced uninstall.php with fs_after_uninstall_mkmdigital-social-publisher-bridge action hook to comply with Freemius uninstallation guidelines and avoid deployment warnings.

1.1.7

Added uninstall.php to completely delete plugin options and post meta data from the database when the plugin is deleted.

1.1.6

Wrapped main plugin functions, constants, and classes in conditional checks to prevent “Cannot redeclare” PHP fatal errors when transitioning from Free to Pro inside the WordPress dashboard.

1.1.5

Cleared zip file structure to resolve nested duplicates when deploying premium build from Freemius.

1.1.4

Implemented automatic JPG/PNG fallback check for featured images. If a WebP or AVIF image URL is passed, the plugin will look for the original JPG/PNG equivalent on the server and use it (solving the Google Business Profile image format error).

1.1.3

Moved the settings page to a top-level administration menu with a custom icon, resolving the issue where the Freemius “Account” submenu was not visible.

1.1.2

Enabled Freemius Account submenu in admin menu to allow license key activation and synchronization.

1.1.1

Fixed issue where editing and updating an already published post would trigger a duplicate share on social media.

1.1.0

Integrated Freemius SDK for license management.
Added Free vs Pro limitations (Free limited to 1 channel).

1.0.8

Fixed First Comment limitations.

1.0.0

Initial release with Buffer direct integration.