===Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler===
Contributors: Blog2Social, pr-gateway
Requires PHP: 5.5.3
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Donate link: https://paypal.me/adenion
Requires at least: 4.7.0
Tested up to: 5.4
Stable tag: 6.2.0
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Autopost, schedule and share blog posts and contents on social media, pages & groups on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, XING etc.

== Description ==
**Social Media Auto-Posting and Scheduling Plugin for WordPress Sites and Blogs.** 
Autopost, cross-promote, schedule and automatically share your blog posts to social networks such as **Facebook, Twitter, Google My Business, LinkedIn, XING, Instagram, Pinterest, Imgur, Flickr, Reddit, VK.com, Medium, Tumblr, Torial, Diigo and Bloglovin.**
Blog2Social automatically creates social media posts for your content and auto-posts at the best times for each network. Save time and pain of manually sharing and promoting your site on social media.

_Compatible with WooCommerce, Gutenberg Editor, Hummingbird & Bitly._

* Version 6.2: Re-Share and Re-Schedule posts automatically, Sniply

Download Blog2Social today to make your social media marketing for your WordPress site or blog easier than ever. Blog2Social is a freemium plugin, with a free comprehensive basic version and premium plans offering more advanced features. To ensure compliance with the high quality standards of the new networks’ API rules and community guidelines, some functions of the auto-poster are premium features and not part of the free version. 
The Blog2Social free version offers you a wide range of features. ([See what’s included in the free version](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blog2social/#faq "Blog2Social Free Features")). 
To benefit from all the advanced features for automatic sharing and scheduling your content on social media you can [start your free 30-day trial for Blog2SocialPremium Pro- today and upgrade any time.](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Free Blog2Social Premium Trial")

= Supported Networks = for cross-posting and auto posting
* **Facebook** - Post to your profile, page (Free), and in groups (Premium) 
* **Twitter** - Post to your Twitter account
* **Google My Business** (Premium) - Post to your Business Listing on Google
* **LinkedIn** - Post to your profile (Free) or page (Premium)
* **XING** - Post to your profile (Free), page (Premium), and in groups (Premium) 
* **Instagram** - Post to your Instagram profile (Free)
* **Pinterest** - Post to all your different Pinboards (Free)
* **Imgur** - Post to your Imgur profile (Free)
* **Flickr** - Post to your Flickr profile (Free)
* **Reddit** - Post to your subreddits (Free)
* **VK.com** - post to your profile (Free), page (Premium) or in groups (Premium) 
* **Medium** - post to your blog post with canonical-backlinks to your original post (Free)
* **Tumblr** - post to your blog post with canonical-backlinks to your original post (Free)
* **Torial** - post to your blog post with canonical-backlinks to your original post (Free)
* **Diigo** - post a bookmark to your account (Free)
* **Bloglovin** - post to your blog post with canonical-backlinks to your original post (Free)

= Benefits from using Blog2Social =

BLOG2SOCIAL FREE

* Share your posts and pages on 14 different networks: Twitter, Facebook (profile and page), LinkedIn (profile), XING (profile), Instagram, Pinterest, Imgur, Reddit, Torial, Medium, Tumblr, Flickr, Diigo, Bloglovin, and VK at once.
* Customize your social media posts with unique personal comments, hashtags, handles, emojis, and select an image or animated GIF of your choice. 
* You can even edit the complete HTML markup for re-publishing your post on Tumblr, Torial, and Medium. 
* Manage all users posts and pages and share them on your channels.
* Re-post old posts.
* Save your social media posts as drafts.
* Share links and posts from other sources (Content Curation).
* View all your social media posts in one single place.
* Automatically generate hashtags from the tags of your posts.
* Edit the meta tag information of your blog posts and pages.
* Use the [free Blog2Social Extension for Firefox and Chrome](https://www.blog2social.com/en/webapp/extension/ "Blog2Social Browser Extension") to save links while browsing and share them whenever you want.

All these features are included in Blog2Social free. If you want to take your social media marketing to the next level with more advanced sharing and scheduling options for auto-posting and cross-promoting your content you can upgrade to Premium any time. 
Try Blog2Social Premium with [free 30-day-trial](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Try Blog2Social Premium for free") (without any obligations, no automatic subscription). 


10 REASONS FOR CHOOSING BLOG2SOCIAL PREMIUM

**#1 Easy Social Media Scheduling** –  Auto-Post and Auto-Schedule your posts with a pre-defined best time schedule for each social network or define your own best times.

Blog2Social provides you with a **ready-to-use Best Time Manager** for the best times to post on each social network. If you know which times work best for you, then you can **define and save your own time settings.** Schedule your social media posts for **immediate sharing or choose a one-time or recurring schedule. Save evergreen content as a favorite** to easily find and re-share your most valuable content.


**#2 Cross-Posting and Cross-Promotion with Customized Social Media Posts** – Create unique social media posts for each social network and community.

Blog2Social automatically turns your posts into an adapted format for each social platform. You can optionally customize and tailor your social media posts with individual **comments, #hashtags, @handles, and emojis. Automatically generate Hashtags** from your WP tags. **Select or add individual images and animated GIFs** and choose between different **post formats (link post / image post)** to create more variations for your social media posts. Customize post templates to save your individual layout setting as default and share your social media posts faster with individually tailored posts on each social network.


**#3 Social Media Calendar** – Organize your social media marketing

Edit, add or change scheduled posts per drag & drop in the built-in social media calendar. **Keep track of your shared posts and scheduling plan** and filter your posts per network. Posts from other users will be displayed in different colors.


**#4 Social Media Auto-Poster** – Switch your social media marketing on auto-pilot

Activate the autoposter to **automatically share your new and updated posts** on social media. No extra steps required!


**#5 Content Curation**  –  Share and schedule third-party content 

Share and schedule links and posts from any source to **automatically fill your social media feeds with a consistent content mix** of your own content and third-party content. Import content via RSS or share any URL-Link, or use the [free Blog2Social Extension for Firefox and Chrome](https://www.blog2social.com/en/webapp/extension/ "Blog2Social Browser Extension") to save links while browsing and share or schedule them whenever you want.


**#6 Create Social Media Posts any source**  –  share updates, images, and links from one central platform and schedule all your social media posts in one social media calendar.

Save valuable time by managing your complete **social media content right from your WordPress dashboard.**


**#7 Social-Media-Ready Blog Posts** –  Blog2Social optimizes your social meta tags 

Blog2Social automatically adds Open Graph and Twitter Card tags to your blog posts to **optimize the shareability of your blog post on social networks.** Edit these tags to your liking to adjust how your link preview looks on social media networks.


**#8 Tracking with URL parameters** – Monitor and measure your marketing success in Google Analytics

Add **UTM parameters** to URLs to enable **tracking of your social media campaigns via Google Analytics**.  You can also add **other URL parameters**, for example, for Adobe Analytics or IBM Cognos Analytics.


**#9 Re-share and re-schedule old posts automatically** - Revive your posts

Keep your social media feed updated automatically with awesome content and save valuable time by reviving your evergreen content regularly. **Automate your resharing** process with Blog2Social, so you can use your time to create new content and interact with your community. 


**#10 There is much more to discover** – Try Blog2Social to check out all the features

Use the **Bitly, Rebrandly or Sniply shortener** to track the performance of your links. Schedule **Retweets for Twitter.** Discover many more features:
**Download Blog2Social and [start your free 30-day-Premium-trial](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Start your free Blog2Social Premium Trial")** 


= Supported Languages =

The Blog2Social Plugin is available in the following language versions

* English
* German
* French
* Portuguese
* Russian
* Spanish

**Contributors**

* Thanks to [Almaz](https://almazworks.com/ "Almaz") for translating this plugin into Russian
* Thanks to [Olivier](https://extraspeech.com/ "Olivier") for translating this plugin into French
* Thanks to [Juanma](https://wpnovatos.com/ "Juanma") for translating this plugin into Spanish

== Installation ==
1. Go to the Admin Panel of your WordPress dashboard

2. Select “Plugin” -> “Add New” in the left hand side menu

3. Enter "Blog2Social" in the "Search Plugins" text field

4. Click "Install Now" on the Blog2Social banner

5. If needed enter your FTP data to install the plugin

6. After the installation click "Activate Plugin"

7. "Blog2Social" appears in the left hand side menu

**How to get started with Blog2Social?**
Blog2Social is easy to use. [The step-by-step guide](https://www.blog2social.com/en/blog/smart-social-media-automation-step-by-step-guide-blog2social/ "Blog2Social Guide") will lead you step-by-step through the installation of Blog2Social and everything you need to know to get started. 

**Unlock the full potential of Social Media Automation and start your free 30-day Premium trial**
To take your social media marketing to the next level with more advanced sharing and scheduling options for auto-posting and cross-promoting your content [you can upgrade to Premium any time.](https://www.blog2social.com/en/pricing/ "Upgrade to Blog2Social Premium")
[Check out Blog2Social Premium Pro with all awesome features](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Blog2Social Free Premium Trial") for scheduling and sharing (e.g. auto-posting, best-time scheduling, social media calendar) 30-days for free. The trial is free of charge, without any obligations, no automatic subscription. All basic features of the Free Version are free forever.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is Blog2Social free? =

Blog2Social is a freemium plugin with a free comprehensive basic version and premium plans offering more advanced features. With Blog2Social free you can cross-post your website content and blog posts on your social media profiles. You can post to all or selected social media networks at once or you can individually tailor your social media posts before posting. [See what’s included in the free version.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blog2social/#faq "Blog2Social Free Features") For more advanced features and options you can [test Blog2Social Premium for free and without any obligations](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Blog2Social Free Premium Trial") and upgrade whenever needed.

= What can I do with the free version? =

There is quite a lot you can do with the free version of Blog2Social for your social media marketing:
* You can share your blog posts and pages as well as content from other sources on 13 different networks: Twitter, Facebook (profile and page), LinkedIn (profile), XING (profile), Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, Torial, Medium, Tumblr, Flickr, Diigo, Bloglovin, and VK at once.
* You can customize your social media posts with personal comments, hashtags, handles, emojis, and select an image of your choice. You can even edit the complete HTML markup for re-publishing your post on Tumblr, Torial, and Medium.
With the free version you can also:
* manage all users’ posts and pages and share them on your channels
* re-post old blog posts
* view all your social media posts in one single place
* automatically generate hashtags from your posts tags 
* edit the meta tag information of your blog posts and pages
* use the [free Blog2Social Extension for Firefox and Chrome](https://www.blog2social.com/en/webapp/extension/ "Blog2Social Browser Extension") to save links while browsing and share them whenever you want.

If that’s enough for you, you can stay with Blog2Social free forever. If you need more advanced sharing and scheduling options for auto-posting and cross-promoting your posts and contents you can upgrade to Premium for less than $ 6.60 per month. That’s less than a big pizza.

= How can I start the free Premium Trial? =

To start your free 30-day-Premium trial just register at:
[https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/](https://www.blog2social.com/en/plugin/wordpress/premium-trial/ "Free Blog2Social Premium Trial")
You will receive a license key via email, that you can use to [activate your WordPress user for all the Premium features](https://www.blog2social.com/en/faq/content/7/63/en/how-do-i-activate-my-license-key.html "How to activate your license key") 

= Do I have to cancel my free trial if I don’t want to buy Premium after the 30 days are over? =

You don’t need to cancel anything. There is no automatic subscription. The trial period is free of charge and obligations. If you do not buy a Premium license after the trial period your account will be switched back to Blog2Social Free automatically.  Basic features are free forever. For more elaborate features, you can upgrade to Blog2Social Premium anytime.

= What are the benefits of a Premium subscription plan? =

Blog2Social premium takes your social media marketing to the next level. Benefit from more features for smarter and faster social media scheduling and automation such as:

* Schedule, share and re-share your posts automatically with the Best Time Manager, select recurring intervals and set your own scheduling schemes.
* Auto-Posting: Set your social media marketing on auto-pilot and share your posts fully automated.
* Tailor and optimize your social media post: Select individual post formats (link or image post) and images for each post by using any image from your library.
* Customize post templates to save your individual layout setting as default and share your social media posts faster with individually tailored posts on each social network.
* Connect more accounts per network, add more users. 
* Business networks: Get more options for LinkedIn, XING, VK, and Google My Business. 
* Add URL parameters to track your marketing efforts. 
* Get priority support per email and by phone.
* ...and many more Premium features: [See all the Premium features on our pricing page](https://www.blog2social.com/en/pricing/ "All Blog2Social Premium features") 

= Do I need special folder permissions to install the plugin? =

The standard permissions are sufficient (“wp-content/plugins” 755)

= More questions about Blog2Social? =
 
To get started with the basics of Blog2Social and maybe find some useful tips and tricks, take a look at our [Step-by-Step Guide](https://www.blog2social.com/en/blog/smart-social-media-automation-step-by-step-guide-blog2social/"Step-by-Step Guide to Blog2Social") If you are looking for an answer to a specific question, please take a look at the [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.blog2social.com/en/faq/ "Blog2Social FAQ")


== Screenshots ==
1. Schedule uniquely tailored posts for different dates and times to maximize engagement.
2. Schedule posts recurrently. Select the duration in weeks, months or create your own repeated scheduling.
3. Blog2Social automatically adds Open Graph and Twitter Card tags to your blog posts to optimize your blog posts shareability on social networks.
4. Define and save your own time settings for each connected profile, page or group.
5. Automatically share your new and updated blog posts on social media. 
6. Share and schedule relevant third-party content.
7. Keep track of your shared posts and scheduling plan with the Social Media Calendar.

== Changelog ==
= 6.2.0 = 
Usability Optimization, Snip.ly integration, Re-poster
= 6.1.2 = 
Usability Optimization
= 6.1.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 6.1.0 = 
Usability Optimization, Rebrandly integration, url parameter settings
= 6.0.0 = 
New Image Posts, Imgur, Animated Gifs and Emojis
= 5.9.0 = 
Usability Optimization & Gif support
= 5.8.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.8.0 = 
Wordpress Multisite compatible
= 5.7.2 = 
Additional Security Update and improvements
= 5.7.1 = 
Additional Security Update and improvements
= 5.7.0 = 
Save your social media posts as drafts
= 5.6.1 = 
Improvments and Bugfixes Posting Template
= 5.6.0 = 
Post Templates
= 5.5.0 = 
Team function
= 5.4.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.4.0 = 
New Content Curation features and Debugger Tool
= 5.3.0 = 
A new look, improved support hub and calendar
= 5.2.0 = 
New XING Interface and Google + News
= 5.1.4 = 
Connection of Blog2Social and press distribution service PR- Gateway and additional language extension
= 5.1.3 = 
Additional Security Update
= 5.1.2 = 
Security Update
= 5.1.1 = 
Introducing Instant Sharing for Google+ 
= 5.1.0 = 
Advanced Best Time Manager 
= 5.0.4 = 
Network Format and Calendar Optimization
= 5.0.3 =
Usability Optimization 
= 5.0.2 =
Usability Optimization
= 5.0.1 =
Usability Optimization
= 5.0.0 =
Content Curation with links, WooCommerce compatibility, gutenberg editor compatibility

== Upgrade Notice ==
= 6.2.0 = 
Usability Optimization, Snip.ly integration, Re-poster
= 6.1.2 = 
Usability Optimization
= 6.1.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 6.1.0 = 
Usability Optimization, Rebrandly integration, url parameter settings
= 6.0.0 = 
New Image Posts, Imgur, Animated Gifs and Emojis
= 5.9.0 = 
Usability Optimization & Gif support
= 5.8.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.8.0 = 
Wordpress Multisite compatible
= 5.7.2 = 
Additional Security Update and improvements
= 5.7.1 = 
Additional Security Update and improvements
= 5.7.0 = 
Save your social media posts as drafts
= 5.6.1 = 
Improvments and Bugfixes Posting Template
= 5.6.0 = 
Post Templates
= 5.5.0 = 
Team function
= 5.4.1 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.4.0 = 
New Content Curation features and Debugger Tool
= 5.3.0 = 
A new look, improved support hub and calendar
= 5.2.0 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.1.4 = 
Usability Optimization, language portuguese
= 5.1.3 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.1.2 = 
Usability Optimization
= 5.1.1 = 
Usability Optimization, google plus instant sharing
= 5.1.0 = 
Usability Optimization, new content seeding plan
= 5.0.4 = 
Usability Optimization, calendar Optimization
= 5.0.3 =
Usability Optimization
= 5.0.2 =
Usability Optimization
= 5.0.1 =
Usability Optimization
= 5.0.0 =
Content Curation with links, WooCommerce compatibility, gutenberg editor compatibility