How to Auto Share WordPress Posts on Instagram (5 Easy Steps)
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How to Auto Share WordPress Posts on Instagram (5 Easy Steps)

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Looking for a simple way to auto share WordPress posts on Instagram?

As one of the biggest social platforms out there, Instagram is a fantastic place to share your content and reach new people.

By auto sharing WordPress posts, you can drive tons of traffic to your website and show engaging content to your followers.

Today, we’ve put together a simple guide on how to auto share WordPress posts on your Instagram – all in just minutes!.

Why Auto Share Your WordPress Posts on Instagram?

  • You can regularly share interesting WordPress posts on your Instagram to keep your followers engaged.
  • For seasonal sales, anniversaries, and similar events, you can automatically reuse old WordPress posts to drive sales.
  • Sharing relevant posts to Instagram is a great way to drive traffic to your website, which can boost your site’s SEO.
  • If you pick the right auto sharing tool, you can involve your whole team in the process of drafting and scheduling Instagram posts.

Easiest Way to Auto Share WordPress Posts to Instagram

With the help of ClickSocial, you can easily share content from WordPress to Instagram right from your website.

clicksocial homepage

In fact, this tool lets you create, manage, and schedule social media posts for the biggest platforms out there: Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter/X.

Just like that, you can take your social media marketing to the next level and grow your business online easily. To help you do all that, you get tons of amazing features:

  • With the one-click scheduling, making new Instagram posts from your site is quick, easy, and user-friendly.
  • On top of sharing WordPress posts to Instagram, you can run revival campaigns to auto share older posts to keep getting engagement.
  • ClickSocial comes with a post calendar where you can track all the social media posts that you’ve drafted, scheduled, and published.
  • Since the plugin comes with a dedicated support team of experts that will be ready to answer any questions or help you out.
  • You also get a convenient post composer with this Instagram auto post plugin, so making engaging Instagram posts is simple.
clicksocial post composer

As you can see, ClickSocial makes it super easy to share WordPress posts to Instagram and level up your social media marketing.

Ready to auto share to Instagram? Get started with ClickSocial today!

How to Auto Share WordPress Posts to Your Instagram (5 Steps)

Just follow the steps below, and you can start making engaging Instagram posts and sharing your WordPress content with ease.

Let’s get started!

Step 1: Create a ClickSocial Account

First, open the ClickSocial website and click on the Sign Up button at the top to create your account.

clicksocial sign up

After you do that, open your WordPress site and open the Plugins » Add New Plugins menu.

From there, you can look for the “ClickSocial” plugin using the search bar at the top.

add clicksocial plugin to wordpress

Once you see ClickSocial in the search results below, click on the Install Now button to continue.

install clicksocial plugin

After waiting for ClickSocial to finish installing, click on the Activate button.

activate clicksocial plugin

Step 2: Connect Your Website to ClickSocial

After activating the plugin, go ahead and open the ClickSocial website once more.

There, click on the Generate API Key button on your dashboard.

generate api key clicksocial

Using this API Key, ClickSocial can connect to your website and auto post to social media for you.

To get started, click on the Add New button.

This will open a new popup where you can enter additional information about your website.

To proceed, enter the name of your site into the field and click on Generate API Key.

website api key for clicksocial

Just like that, ClickSocial will create a unique API key for your WordPress website.

Now, Copy this key and then return to your website once again.

copy your site's api key clicksocial

From here, click on the ClickSocial menu from your site’s dashboard area.

On the new page, click on the Setup My Account option.

Finally, you can paste your API Key into the field and click on Connect to set up your website.

add your site to clicksocial

Step 3: Connect Your Instagram Account

The next step is to connect your Instagram account so you can start auto posting content.

Ready to get started? First, click on the Add Account button.

add account to clicksocial

Next, the plugin will ask you to choose which social platform you want to connect to:

  • Twitter/X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Of course, we’re using Instagram for now, so you can click on the Connect to Instagram button.

connect clicksocial to instagram

Doing that will open Facebook on your web browser. In case your Instagram profile isn’t connected to Facebook yet, here’s a quick guide on how to do that.

Once your account is connected to Facebook, you can start auto posting from your website using this tool.

To proceed, just select your profile and click on the Continue button.

select your facebook account

On the next popup, you can select which business that you want to connect.

So, select a business on the popup and click on the Continue button.

select your business for clicksocial

After you do that, you’ll see a list of Facebook pages that you’ve created so far.

Just click on the page you connected to your Instagram and click on Continue after that.

select your page for clicksocial

After you do that, just select your Instagram account on the popup before clicking on Continue.

select your instagram clicksocial

Finally, Facebook will ask you to confirm that you want to connect ClickSocial.

Just hit the Got It button here and you’ll be redirected to your WordPress website.

connected instagram to clicksocial

For the final part of this step, you can choose between 2 different time zones:

  • Use ClickSocial’s connected account timezone
  • Use WordPress site timezone

Just select whichever option you prefer and click on Finish Setup.

set up time zones for clicksocial

Step 5: Setup Your Post Calendar

After selecting your time zone, ClickSocial will open your post calendar. This is where you can create new Instagram posts and schedule them.

In fact, you can use the tabs at the top to check the posts that you’ve scheduled or published so far. It also lets you check any posts that failed to publish or posts that need your attention.

post calendar for clicksocial

Before we start making new Instagram posts, let’s set up the scheduling times.

You can start doing that using the Edit Schedule button in the top right corner.

edit your schedule clicksocial instagram

This will show you a popup with the days and times where you can publish your Instagram content.

First, use the checkboxes to pick which days you want to publish your posts from WordPress.

select days to schedule instagram posts

Next, use the dropdown menu to change the time slots where you can publish the posts.

edit a timeslot for clicksocial

You can also delete time slots using the red trash icon and add new slots with the plus (+) icon.

Once you’re happy with your time slots, click on the Save Changes button.

add time to schedule

Step 6: Schedule Your Instagram Post

Now, let’s create a new Instagram post using ClickSocial.

You can click on the plus (+) icon on the right or use the Add New button at the top to get started.

add new Instagram post in clicksocial

Doing that will open the Post Composer where you can write your Instagram post’s content.

So, just enter your Instagram post caption and hashtags here.

draft new instagram post using clicksocial

You can add a photo from your website’s media gallery to this post.

Just click on the photo icon below, then select whichever picture you like.

add media to Instagram post

To share a WordPress post on Instagram, you can click on the WordPress icon before the content of your post.

Doing that opens a popup with all the WordPress posts that you’ve published on your site.

You can select one of the visible posts or use the search bar to look for the one you like.

Finally, click on Add to Schedule and this post will be added to your Instagram post.

Just like that, a WordPress post will be added to the Instagram content.

As you can see, you can select any of your WordPress posts to be shared on Instagram.

add new wordpress post to instagram

Once you’re happy with your Instagram post, click on the Preview button at the top.

Doing that will let you check how this post will look to Instagram users.

preview Instagram post for clicksocial

Finally, it’s time to schedule this post. ClickSocial makes it super easy to do that.

First, click on the dropdown menu beside the Publish option.

start setting up publishing time instagram

Doing that will open a popup where you can select the time slot and date for this Instagram post. Select the date on the left and the time slot on the right.

You can also click on Schedule for custom time to manually select any time and date you like.

Finally, click on the Add Time to Schedule button once you’ve selected the time and date.

add time to schedule clicksocial

Just like that, you can simply click on the Schedule Post button and this auto poster tool will automatically publish your content at that time.

clicksocial schedule your instagram post

You can see this post on your post calendar now. If you want to make any changes if you like.

After your publishing time comes, you can open Instagram and see your post displayed for everyone to check out.

see your post on instagram

And there you go!

Just like that, now you know how to auto share WordPress posts on Instagram with ease. On top of that, you can make all kinds of Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter posts directly from your site.

With ClickSocial, it’s super easy to manage your social media content from WordPress, plan out your social media strategy, and grow your business.

Ready to auto post on Instagram with ease? Get your copy of ClickSocial today!

Want to give your visitors a great shopping experience? Check out this guide on how to set up Instagram shopping.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I publish to Instagram from my WordPress website?

It’s pretty easy if you’re using ClickSocial. Just set up your posting times, and you can start drafting and scheduling posts directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Can I connect WordPress with Instagram?

Yes, you can connect your WordPress site to Instagram in lots of ways. Using the Instagram Feed Pro, you can easily display feeds of engaging Instagram posts on your WordPress site. Plus, with ClickSocial, you can automatically post to Instagram from your WordPress dashboard.

Is there a way to automate my social media posts?

Yes, you can use a social scheduler tool like ClickSocial to schedule your social media posts in advance, and automatically post your WordPress content to the biggest social platforms out there: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter/X.

How can I automatically share my WordPress posts to social media?

With the right social scheduling tool, you can automatically set up your WordPress posts to be shared on social media. In fact, if you use ClickSocial, you can use the post revival feature to create filters and automatically share fitting WordPress posts to your social media accounts – all from your WordPress site.

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Sajjan Sharma Senior Writer
Sajjan has been writing about WordPress, social media marketing, and online businesses for over 10 years. His professional interests extend to include influencer marketing, content curation and digital marketing strategies.

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