Get rid of a WordPress plugin and use the IFTTT (If This Then That) service instead to share your social posts and a lot more WordPress integrations. A talk for WordPress Sydney March 2019 meetup.

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If This Then That
• Use If This Then That to offload processing
from your website
• One less plugin!
• It’s free

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• Trigger-based service
• One Trigger and one Action
E.g.
WordPress Post Published = Post to Facebook
Tweet with hashtag = Create WP draft post
New RSS item on site Y = Create post in WP

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Works with self-hosted WordPress and
WordPress.com
You must have XML-RPC enabled!
Settings > Writing
Log in to https://ifttt.com/wordpress

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16. IFTTT
• Free - unlimited automation
• 600 connections
• One trigger, one action
• No conditional logic
• Simple interface
• Wide range 3rd-party apps
Zapier
• Free – Five (2-step) Zaps
• 1000 connections ($$)
• 2-steps (multistep $$)
• Conditional Logic ($$$)
• More complex interface
• Huge range 3rd-party apps

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[2] WordPress.org
[4,5] sharethis.com
[7,9,10,12-15] ifttt.com
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