Social Media Automation for Bloggers

A new article only reaches the readers who already visit your site, unless something tells everyone else it exists.

Promote posts the moment they go live

Social shares are most useful while the post is new. Doing it by hand means remembering after every publish, writing the update, and attaching the image for each network.

With the zedgad WordPress plugin, publishing the post is the trigger. The title, summary, link, and featured image are sent to your connected channels straight away.

Setting up the WordPress plugin

Install and activate the plugin, paste the API key from your zedgad project, and choose which fields to send: title, summary, post URL, and featured image.

Not on WordPress? Ghost, static sites, and custom blogs can send the same fields through the zedgad webhook or API when an article is published.

Making automated shares read well

Your post summary becomes the text people see, so write it for a reader scrolling past rather than for search engines. One or two clear sentences work best.

Use a featured image that still makes sense when cropped. Check the first few automated posts on each network, then let it run.

Key takeaway

Let publishing the article be the trigger, and write a summary that works as a social post.

From source to published result.

Install the plugin

Add the zedgad plugin to WordPress, or set up the webhook if you use another platform.

Connect your channels

Paste your project API key and connect the social accounts you want each article shared to.

Publish as usual

Publish your next article and check the project log to confirm every channel received it.

Before you publish.

Does it share old posts too?

The plugin shares posts when they are published. Older articles can be shared or scheduled manually from the zedgad dashboard.

Which plan suits a single blog?

Starter is built for bloggers and small websites. It includes one project with unlimited posts for $9 a month.

What if my blog is not on WordPress?

Use the webhook or API to send the title, summary, link, and image whenever a new article goes live.