Integrate WordPress with Social Media Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate social media posts from WordPress using Pabbly Connect and AI platforms like OpenAI. Follow this detailed tutorial for seamless integration. This comprehensive guide reveals exactly how to connect your applications and automate repetitive tasks — accessible for professionals of all technical backgrounds.

Watch Step By Step Video Tutorial Below

1. Access Pabbly Connect for Integration

In this section, we will learn how to access Pabbly Connect to set up our automation. To start, open your web browser and navigate to the Pabbly Connect landing page at Pabbly.com/connect. Here, you will find options to either sign in or sign up for a new account.

If you are new to Pabbly, click on the ‘Sign Up Free’ button to create an account quickly. Existing users can simply click on ‘Sign In’. Once logged in, you will be directed to the ‘All Apps’ page. Click on ‘Access Now’ under Pabbly Connect to enter the dashboard.

2. Create a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After accessing Pabbly Connect, the next step is to create a new automation workflow. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button and name your workflow, such as ‘WordPress to OpenAI to Social Media’. This title should reflect the applications you are integrating.

• Select the folder for your Pabbly Connect account.
• After naming, click on ‘Create’ to proceed.

Once the workflow is created, you will see two windows: a trigger window and an action window. The trigger window is where you will set up the initial event that starts the automation process.

3. Setting Up WordPress as Trigger in Pabbly Connect

To initiate the automation, we will set WordPress as our trigger app in Pabbly Connect. In the trigger window, search for ‘WordPress’ and select it. Choose the trigger event as ‘New Post Published’. This will allow Pabbly Connect to react whenever a new post is published on your WordPress site.

After selecting the trigger event, Pabbly Connect will generate a webhook URL. You need to copy this URL and add it to your WordPress site. To do this, install the WP Webhooks plugin on your WordPress site. After activation, navigate to the plugin settings and select ‘Send Data’.

• Choose the trigger event ‘Post Created’.
• Paste the copied webhook URL into the designated field.
• Save the settings to complete the setup.

Now, whenever you publish a new post on WordPress, the details will be sent to Pabbly Connect automatically, triggering the next steps in your automation.

4. Integrating OpenAI for Caption Generation

Next, we will integrate OpenAI within Pabbly Connect to generate social media captions based on the content of our WordPress posts. In the action window, search for ‘OpenAI’ and select it. Set the action event to ‘ChatGPT’ and click on ‘Connect’.

To connect your OpenAI account, you will need to enter your API key. You can obtain this key from your OpenAI account dashboard under the API section. Once you have the key, paste it into Pabbly Connect and save the connection.

Select the AI model you want to use, such as GPT-4. In the prompt field, specify the instructions for generating the caption based on the post content.

After setting up the prompt, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’. You will receive a response with the generated caption, which can be used for your social media posts.

5. Posting to Social Media Platforms via Pabbly Connect

Now that we have the caption generated, we will set up actions to post on various social media platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter) using Pabbly Connect. Start with Facebook by adding an action step and selecting ‘Facebook Pages’ as the app. Choose the action event ‘Create Page Photo Post’.

Connect your Facebook account by clicking on ‘Connect’ and following the prompts. Once connected, select your Facebook page and map the image URL and generated caption from OpenAI into the respective fields.

Repeat the process for LinkedIn by selecting ‘LinkedIn’ and the action event ‘Share Text with Image’. For X, choose the action event ‘Create Tweet’ and map the caption accordingly.

After mapping all necessary fields, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ for each platform. Check your social media accounts to confirm that posts have been successfully created with the content from your WordPress blog.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to automate the process of generating social media posts from WordPress blog content. By integrating WordPress with AI platforms like OpenAI and social media sites, you can streamline your content sharing efficiently. This setup saves time and enhances your online presence.