Social media is important. I know that, you know that. So why do I keep blathering on about it? Well, because understanding how you can best integrate social media into your websites can aid in the success of your site tremendously.
Today, we’re going to focus on the numerous ways you can add social media to your WordPress site and the best social media plugins for doing so. Taking one glance at the WordPress plugin repository, I know there are an overwhelming number of choices when it comes to social media plugins. So I’ve put together what I think are the best social media WordPress plugins available right now, their features, and why you might use them.
I’ve also broken down this guide into several categories including social media feeds, social sharing, social icons and buttons, scheduling, comments, and content lockers for easier browsing.
50+ Best WordPress Social Media Plugins
Plugins for Adding Social Scheduling
Plugins for Adding Social Feeds
Plugins for Adding Social Sharing Buttons
Plugins for Adding Image Sharing Buttons
Plugins for Adding Social Profiles, Icons, and Follow Buttons
Plugins for Adding Social Commenting
Plugins for Adding Social Content Gateways
We have a lot of ground to cover here, so let’s get started.
Plugins for Adding Social Scheduling
Another important component of adding social media to WordPress is social scheduling. Being able to automatically promote new posts when they’re published is a real time saver. And there are many tools that allow you to do this, so let’s get right to it:
1. HubSpot
HubSpot’s WordPress Plugin offers a ton of marketing tools for your WordPress site. You can use HubSpot to schedule social media posts ahead of time then use its built-in analytics tools to track the impact of those posts as far as engagement, audience, and ROI.
Details: HubSpot
2. WordPress To Buffer
Use the WordPress to Buffer plugin to autopost social media content to your Buffer account.A plugin you should definitely check out is WordPress to Buffer. You’ll need a Buffer account, of course, but it can be well worth
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This article was written by Brenda Barron and originally published on WPMU DEV Blog.