We can automate the process of sharing/post articles on social media platforms using IFTTT through RSS Feed. Below are the following steps for the same
Step 1
Create/ Sign-in to the IFTTT account and click create
Step 2
Click Add for "If This" as shown below
Step 3
Type RSS -> Select RSS Feed
Step 4
Select "New feed item"
Step 5
Give the RSS feed URL in the Feed URL as shown below. It can be a
- Generic RSS Feed URL - https://demo.thepublive.com/rss
- This will post whenever any article is published in the website
- Category level RSS Feed URL - https://demo.thepublive.com/rss/categories/news.
- This will post whenever any article is published in that specific category
Click Create Trigger
Step 6
Now, click Add to add the social platform in which the post needs to be shared
Step 7
Search for social platform and click the service available
Here, we are adding Facebook service (Facebook Pages)
Step 8
Select Create a link post
Click Connect and sign in to the Facebook account
Step 9
Click Add Ingredient in Link URL field and select EntryURL & any ingredients available -> Click Create Action -> Continue to next page
For example, if you select Add ingredient, you can pick something like EntryTitle to show the title of the feed item in the post. Can add message if required but not mandatory. This will post the article url with the image thumbnail in the Facebook
Step 10
Rename the service/applet if required and optionally enable notifications each time it runs, and then press Finish.
Similar to Facebook, other social media platforms, can be enabled in the same way
Other Reference Resources
https://www.lifewire.com/set-up-rss-feed-on-facebook-3486528
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