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Wordpress access to Google+

José María García

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Introduction

• How to automatically disseminate posts in Wordpress through social channels

• Specific problem with Google+: no write API

• Some hacks available but poor reliability

• Currently two major solutions exist as plugins– Jetpack– NextScripts SNAP

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Jetpack

• http://jetpack.me/

• Single-plugin solution to get Wordpress.com features in self-hosted blogs

• More than 30 features

• Sharing posts in social media via the Publicize component

• Supported social networks (multi-accounts and pages too)– Facebook– Twitter– Google+– Tumblr– LinkedIn– Path

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Jetpack – Publicize module

• Sharing posts on several social media networks automatically

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Using Publicize module

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Configuring Google+ sharing in Publicize

• Connecting to Google Account

• Changing visibility of posts (private by default)

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NextScripts Social Networks Auto Poster

• http://www.nextscripts.com/

• Social Networks Auto Poster - SNAP

• Specialized plugin for publishing formatted messages to social networks automatically when a new post is published

• Supported social networks

– Others like app.net, deviantart, Diigo, Evernote, Flickr, FriendFeed, Reddit, Plurk

• Some networks need a third party API (included with Pro version)– Google+– LinkedIn company pages– Pinterest– Reddit– Youtube

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SNAP

• Different versions– Free– Pro ($49)– Pro with Multi-User ($149)

• Pro extra features– Third party API included– Multiple social media accounts– Scheduled and delayed postings– Auto repost

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SNAP Configuration

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SNAP Features

• Auto posts (publish immediately or with cron)

• Wordpress categorization

• URL Shortener

• Auto-Import comments from Social Networks

• Open Graph tagging

• And many more…

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SNAP – Google Plus Automated Posting

• Ability to post simple text messages, attaching links with preview text, and images

• Nextscripts Google+ API can post to– Google+ Profiles

– Google+ Business Pages

– Google+ Communities

• Demo: http://www.nextscripts.com/google-plus-automated-posting/

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SNAP API

• http://www.nextscripts.com/snap-api/

• Universal PHP API for every social media platform

• API for platforms without built-in API

• Run-time version included in SNAP Pro Plugin for Wordpress

• Full source API libraries (with management panel) for $75 ($99) / year

• Licenses– Per User– Developers / Resales ($2,500 – $9,995)

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Thanks for your attention

Questions?

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