How to Setup WordPress Automation to Auto-Post to Social Media
This guide shows you how to automatically turn your WordPress blog articles into social media posts with Nuelink. Once set up, every article you publish can be shared to your social channels with a link, no manual posting needed.
Note: To follow this guide, you'll need a Nuelink account, a WordPress blog, and at least one social channel connected to Nuelink. If you haven't connected a channel yet, follow these steps.
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Step-by-Step Guide
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Go to Automations in the left sidebar, then click Add Automation.
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Select the Blogs tab (or search for "WordPress"), then click Create Automation on the WordPress card.
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In the Add WordPress Automation window, paste your WordPress Link. You can add your full website link (e.g., https://website.com) or a specific blog link (e.g., https://website.com/blog).
- Write your Post Caption. This caption is automatically applied to every new post. You have two options:
- Write it yourself using variables like {{title}}, {{link}}, {{summary}}, {{website}}, {{website_title}}, {{website_description}}, {{author}}, and {{full_description}}. You can write multiple variations with Add Caption Variation, and Nuelink will rotate between them.
- Turn on AI captions (Beta) and write a prompt instead. AI will write a unique caption for each article based on your instructions.
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Enter a Post title (optional). The default is {{title}}, which uses each article's name. This title is used on YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook videos.
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Toggle Auto thread long captions if you want captions that are too long for Threads, X, Bluesky, or Mastodon to be split into a thread automatically.
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Choose your post format: Link Post or Image Post. Nuelink will share each blog article in the format you pick.
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Decide if you want to import existing WordPress posts as well as future ones. Leave it on to import articles already on your blog, and set the Number of Posts to Import (between 1 and 100). Turn it off to only import future articles.
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Toggle Mark the posts as drafts for later review if you want posts from this automation saved as drafts, so you can review and approve them before they go out.
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Toggle Publish Immediately if you want new articles shared right away. Nuelink checks your blog hourly, publishes the latest post immediately, and queues the rest. Note: existing posts are queued, not published immediately.
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Toggle Send a follow-up comment to automatically add a comment under each post (e.g., "Read the full article: {{link}}"). Keep in mind that Instagram and YouTube comments don't support images.
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Toggle Use smart conditions to filter which articles get posted. Choose Include or Exclude, then add keywords and hit Enter. Only articles with (or without) those keywords in their titles will be added.
- Choose where your posts will live.
- Create a new collection for this automation to keep these posts in their own new collection.
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Uncheck it if you'd rather add the posts to one of your existing collections; you'll get to pick which one.
- Click Add WordPress Automation.
That's it, you're ready to go! Nuelink will start importing your articles. You'll see a Processing banner on your collection while your posts are being imported. Check back in a few seconds to see them.
Manage Your Collection After Setup
Your automation's posts live in a collection (a new one, or the existing one you picked) that controls where and when they go out. Posts added to the collection automatically use its channels, schedule, and recycling rules. Here's how to set it up:
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Under Collection Name, rename the collection if you'd like and tag it with a Color code for easy recognition.
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Under Default Social Channels, select the social channels where posts from this collection should be published. If you use Pinterest, choose a Pinterest Board (one board per channel). If you use YouTube, pick your YouTube Playlists.
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Set your Weekly Schedule: the days and times when posts go out. Select your days, pick a time, and click Add slots. Posts fill the next available slot. You can also click Change to adjust the timezone.
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Toggle Recycle published posts (evergreen) to keep your articles circulating automatically. Set a Cooldown (e.g., wait 4 weeks, then add it back to the queue) and a Repeat limit (e.g., forever, or a set number of times).
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Choose your Queue Behavior, where new posts land in the queue: Top of the queue (post sooner), Bottom of the queue (post later), or Random (shuffle into the schedule).
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(Optional) Click Advanced Options to Pause posting from this collection without deleting posts, or set a Timeframe limit with a start and end date for when this collection is active.
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Click Save Changes.
You're all set! Your articles will now be posted to your chosen channels on your schedule.
FAQs & Troubleshooting
How often does Nuelink check my blog for new articles?
Nuelink checks your WordPress blog hourly. When it finds a new article, it adds it to your collection automatically. With Publish Immediately on, the latest post is shared right away, and the rest are queued.
What's the difference between writing my own caption and using AI captions?
Your own caption uses the same template (with variables like {{title}} and {{link}}) for every post. AI captions write a fresh, unique caption for each article based on your prompt. AI captions use NueAI credits.
Can I share my articles as images instead of links?
Yes. Under the post format, choose Image Post instead of Link Post, and Nuelink will share each article as an image post.
Can I review posts before they're published?
Yes. Turn on Mark the posts as draft for later review when setting up the automation. All posts will land in your collection's Drafts tab until you approve them.
Do I have to create a new collection for the automation?
No. Uncheck Create a new collection for this automation during setup, and you'll get to pick one of your existing collections instead. The posts will follow that collection's channels, schedule, and recycling rules.
Not all of my WordPress posts were imported.
This usually means WordPress is limiting how many posts it shares through its feed. Log in to your WordPress, go to Settings → Reading, and change Syndication Feeds to the number of posts you want Nuelink to access (e.g., 100). Then, reset your WordPress automation following the steps above.
My posts aren't showing up after I created the automation.
Importing can take a moment. If you see the Processing banner on your collection, wait a few seconds and refresh. If posts still don't appear, double-check that your WordPress Link is correct and publicly accessible.
My posts are stuck in the queue and never published.
Your collection needs a Weekly Schedule. Open the collection's Settings tab, add days and time slots under Weekly Schedule, and click Save Changes. Posts fill the next available slot.