MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer
Auto-publish WordPress posts, events & products directly to your 3 free Buffer.com social channels with custom templates and live previews.
Use with caution
MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where MKM Digital Social Publishe… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| auto publish | >100 |
| buffer | #64 |
| >100 | |
| >100 | |
| social media | >100 |
About MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to…
From the official readme · v2.0.2Description
MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer connects your WordPress site directly to the official Buffer API (https://api.buffer.com) without any middlemen, proxy servers, or third-party tracking.
Automatically publish or schedule your blog posts, custom post types, event plugins (FAT Event, Modern Events, etc.), and WooCommerce products to all your connected social media channels in seconds.
Why Choose MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge?
Unlike other auto-publish plugins that route your data through third-party servers or lock basic features behind expensive paywalls:
* 100% Direct & Private Connection: Your site communicates directly with Buffer’s official GraphQL API. We never route your content, tokens, or data through our servers.
* Works with Buffer’s 3 Free Channels: Take full advantage of Buffer.com’s free plan (up to 3 connected social accounts) with zero restrictions on post types.
* “Share Now” & “Add to Queue” Included: Choose whether to publish immediately or let Buffer intelligently space out your posts according to your schedule.
* Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook & More in Free: Share directly to Instagram, Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Threads, Pinterest, Mastodon, Bluesky, TikTok, and Google Business Profile.
* WooCommerce & Event Post Types Support: Works out of the box with standard WordPress posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and custom event post types.
* Dynamic Template Tags: Customize your social messages using tags for Title, Content, Excerpt, Full Permalink, Shortlinks, Categories, and Tags.
* Smart Guardrails & Media Sanitization: Protects against empty drafts and automatically sanitizes media URLs (including emojis and non-ASCII filenames) according to RFC 3986 for reliable image delivery.
Compatible Social Networks
Through your connected Buffer account, you can auto-publish to:
* Facebook (Pages & Groups)
* Instagram (Business & Creator Profiles)
* LinkedIn (Company Pages & Personal Profiles)
* X (Twitter) (Reliable publishing via official Buffer API)
* Threads & Bluesky
* Pinterest (Board pins with high-resolution media)
* Google Business Profile (What’s New posts with images)
* Mastodon & TikTok
Dynamic Template Tags for Custom Messages
Craft unique social messages using flexible template tags:
* {title} – Post or product title
* {content} – Full content (with custom word limits)
* {excerpt} – Excerpt or SEO meta description
* {permalink} – Clean canonical URL
* {shortlink} – Instant TinyURL or native WordPress shortlink
* {tags} – Post tags automatically converted to hashtags
* {categories} – Categories as hashtags
Upgrade to Premium
Want to unlock the full power of your social media automation? Upgrade to the Premium version directly inside the plugin or via our website!
Premium Features:
* Advanced Analytics & Performance Dashboard: Track reach, clicks, likes, comments, and shares over time with interactive multi-line charts and per-post metrics.
* Historical Backfill Tool: Synchronize past Buffer posts, resolve redirects/shortlinks, and import historical analytics.
* Automated White-Label PDF & Email Reports: Generate customizable PDF performance summaries or schedule automated monthly email deliveries via Cron.
* WooCommerce Gallery Carousels: Automatically shares WooCommerce product extra gallery images as beautiful carousels/slideshows on platforms that support them (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).
* Interactive Real-Time Post Previews with Image Sliders: Preview posts with multi-image slideshow sliders before publishing.
* Internal Diagnostic Logger: Secure debug logs to monitor API calls and diagnose issues.
External services
This plugin directly interfaces with:
* Buffer.com API: Used for publishing and scheduling social media posts.
* Buffer Terms: https://buffer.com/legal/terms-of-service
* Buffer Privacy Policy: https://buffer.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Freemius SDK: Used for optional opt-in telemetry and licensing services.
- Terms of Service: https://freemius.com/terms/
- Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/mkmdigital-social-publisher-bridgedirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings -> MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge to Buffer to configure your Buffer API token and channels.
Changelog
2.0.2
- Fixed live social previews aspect-ratio: eliminated fixed letterbox crops to faithfully support 1:1 square (e.g. 1080×1080), 4:5 portrait, and landscape images across Facebook, Instagram, Google Business, LinkedIn, and X preview cards.
- Upgraded metabox preview image resolution to use multi-source full/large image assets matching live social publishing payloads.
2.0.1
- Resolved Gutenberg REST API & Auto-Importer timing race condition: Auto-publishing now safely defers to shutdown and rest_after_insert_post so featured images, taxonomy terms, and permalinks are fully committed before sending payloads to Buffer.
- Added 6-Level Multi-Source Image Fallback: Automatically resolves images from Featured Image, SEO plugins OpenGraph metadata (AIOSEO, Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress), Gutenberg blocks (core/image, cover, media-text), HTML img tags, attached media library items, and site icon.
- Added Instagram Image Guardrail: Prevents Instagram publishing failures by automatically supplying a verified fallback image when a post does not contain media.
- Enhanced RFC 3986 media URL encoding to handle query strings, renames, and accents seamlessly.
2.0.0
- Full multi-channel publishing enabled for all connected channels in Free version (no 1-channel limit).
- Enhanced template sanitization and SEO description fallback performance.
- Cleaned asset enqueue versioning to support HTTP caching.
- Codebase modernization and stability enhancements.
1.6.5
- Optimized short description to comply with WordPress.org 150-character limit.
- Updated full plugin description and added official directory banner assets.
- Enhanced thickbox modal details view and updated Italian localization.
1.6.4
- Implemented RFC 3986 media URL encoding & sanitization: Automatically encodes non-ASCII characters, emojis, spaces, and accents in image URLs to ensure reliable media publishing across Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn.
1.6.3
- Added publish guardrail: Automatically blocks auto-publishing if the post title is missing or set to an auto-draft, protecting against empty/malformed automated posts.
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FAQ
MKM Digital Social Publisher Bridge…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… free?
Yes. MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… safe to use in 2026?
MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
How many websites use MKM Digital Social Publisher Br…?
MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 987 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 108 times in the last 30 days.
Does MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.6 or newer.
What PHP version does MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… need?
MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.2, was released on August 25, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes MKM Digital Social Publisher Br…?
MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… is developed and maintained by dgmaximiliano.
What are the best alternatives to MKM Digital Social Publisher Br…?
The most popular alternatives to MKM Digital Social Publisher Br… are Auto Publish for Google My… (9K+ installs), WP LinkedIn Auto Publish (8K+ installs) and Social Media Auto Poster (7K+ installs).
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