SchedulePress allows you to automatically share scheduled WordPress posts on Instagram social profiles. By connecting Instagram with SchedulePress, your posts will automatically be shared on your Instagram business or creator account at the scheduled time. Besides, with its ‘Instant Share’ flexibility, you can share your post anytime you want on Instagram as well.
Moreover, you can now simultaneously share your posts on ‘multiple Instagram accounts’ by using SchedulePress Pro as well. This feature would come in very handy if you want to grow your social media presence and give your brand some much-needed exposure. Follow the below guidelines to share scheduled posts of WordPress on your Instagram profile.
Step 1: Connect Instagram with SchedulePress #
Before you begin, make sure that you already have switched to your Instagram Business or Creator Profile.
Afterward, go to your WordPress Dashboard and navigate to ‘wp-admin’ → ‘SchedulePress’ → ‘Settings.’ Then, simply open up the ‘Social Profile’ tab and switch to the ‘Instagram’ option. Make sure that the ‘Instagram’ option is enabled.
hitting the ‘Add New Profile’ button, it will ask you to add your Instagram ‘App ID’ and ‘App Secret’ on the popup window. If you already have a Facebook developer account, you just have to copy and paste it in this required place. Unless you have to first link and create your app by following the process below.
Step 2: Linked To Your Facebook Page #
Now you need to make sure that you have Linked your Facebook page with your Instagram business or creator account. For this, navigate to your preferred Facebook Page dashboard Manage Page → Settings → Permissions → Linked accounts.
Note: This step should be done to share your WordPress posts on your Instagram profiles.
Step 3: Use Your Own Instagram App #
To use this method, you need to make sure that you have created your own App. If you don’t have it, you can simply get started by logging into your Facebook Developer Account.
Create an App #
From the top menu, you will find ‘My Apps’, click on it & head over to the ‘Create App’ option from the right corner. Now, hit the option.
Next, you need to select any kind of app from the options. For now, we will be choosing Other → Business & click on ‘Next.’
You can simply set your Display Name and Contact Email. Then click on ‘Create App’.
You will then be redirected to the App Dashboard. This would look something like this:
Setup Instagram Graph API #
From the dashboard, click on ‘Set up’ under ‘ Instagram Graph API’ & you will be redirected to the below page.
Setup Facebook Login for Business #
From the dashboard, click on ‘Set up’ under ‘Facebook Login for Business’ & you will be redirected to the below page.
Insert Valid OAuth Redirect URIs #
Afterward, you have to go to the Facebook Login ‘Settings’ option to add the ‘Valid OAuth Redirect URIs’. You will get it from the ‘Redirect URI’ section that was in the ‘Add New Profile’ window of SchedulePress.
Next, you need to scroll top of the page and hit the ‘Get Advanced Access’ option and you will be redirected to the Permissions and Features page.
Retrieve Instagram API Keys #
You will find the App ID & App Secret Keys from your Dashboard → App Settings → Basic. Simply just copy the App ID & App Secret Key from here.
Note: Make sure to add a site URL in the ‘App Domains’ field, ‘+Add platform’ to ‘Website’ option, and hit the ‘Next’ button. You will be there all set to provide your website link and fill in the ‘Privacy Policy URL’, ‘Terms of Service URL’, choose the category in the ‘Business & pages’ section, and hit the ‘Save Changes’ button.
Make sure you paste your retrieved ID and secret keys in the right places like this.
Now, let’s connect your Instagram profile with SchedulePress.
Afterward, SchedulePress will be successfully connected to your Instagram profile. By simply following the previous steps, you can add a new profile and connect multiple Instagram profiles with SchedulePress as well.
Step 4- Now Automatically Share Scheduled WordPress Posts on Instagram #
If you schedule your WordPress post, it will automatically be shared on the Instagram account. Besides, if you want, you can even instantly share your live post on Instagram as well. To do that, go to your post navigate to ‘Social Share Settings’, and choose ‘Instagram’ social share platform. Simply hit the ‘Share Now’ button and your post will instantly be shared on your Instagram profile. If you want, you can even upload a custom ‘Social Share Banner’ for your Instagram post as well.
Final Outcome #
After all of these previous steps are finished, your scheduled posts of WordPress will be automatically shared on your Instagram account when they go live. This is how it will appear on your Instagram account:
By using SchedulePress, this is how you can instantly share scheduled posts from your WordPress site to your Instagram page, or the group has now become absolute ease. Getting Stuck? Feel free to contact our Dedicated Support Team for any further assistance.
