Social media automation plugin for Craft CMS
Social Buddy plugin automates social media content distribution and saves days of work.
Social Buddy is a smart way to manage your social media content. It simplifies content distribution by automatically publishing your website’s articles, blog posts, and product updates to multiple platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Medium, and Telegram. No more manual formatting or platform-switching—just seamless sharing with a single click.
The social media reality
by the numbers:
67%
5-7
3x
manual cross-posting.
8 pressing challenges for social media content teams, Social Buddy plugin addresses:
Platform Switching Fatigue
Constantly logging in and out of multiple social accounts wastes valuable time.
Format Fragmentation
Each platform requires different image dimensions, character limits, and content structure.
Publishing Delays
Content often sits waiting for manual distribution, losing timeliness and relevance.
Workflow Disruption
Leaving your CMS to manage social posting breaks creative momentum.
Scheduling Complexity
Coordinating optimal posting times across platforms becomes unmanageable.
Resource Allocation
Dedicating staff specifically to social posting is expensive and inefficient.
Inconsistent Branding
Manual reformatting leads to messaging inconsistencies across platforms.
Performance Tracking Gaps
Disconnected publishing makes it difficult to monitor which content performs best.
How Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin
solves these challenges
Unified Publishing Interface
Publish your Craft CMS content to 7 major platforms directly from your familiar CMS environment.
Format Optimization
Automatically adjusts your website content to match each platform's requirements.
Flexible Publishing Modes
Choose automatic publishing when Craft entries go live or maintain manual control.
Workflow Integration
Stay within your CMS while sharing your website content to social media.
Website-to-Social Automation
Set it and forget it with cron job automation for publishing your website content.
Resource Efficiency
Eliminate redundant tasks of manually sharing your website articles and posts.
Consistent Brand Voice
Ensure messaging cohesiveness while customizing your website content for each platform.
Comprehensive Logs
Track all publishing activity with detailed success and error reporting.
Choose Your Social Media Automation Plan
How the Social Buddy Craft CMS
social media integration works:
Connect
One-time setup links your social media accounts in the plugin settings.
Configure
Select which platforms should receive your website content and customize messaging.
Create
Build your Craft CMS entries (articles, products, blog posts) as you normally would.
Publish
Automatically share your website content when entries go live or manually trigger with one click.
The automation is just a few clicks away...
Install it in your Craft CMS
website in less than 5 minutes
Connect your social accounts
through the simple set-up wizard
Craft CMS integration with Social Media
made simple:
You've built a powerful website with Craft CMS. Now connect it directly to
your social channels.
- Stay in your workflow – no more platform switching.
- Publish once, distribute everywhere.
- Reclaim 4+ hours weekly spent on manual cross-posting
- Maintain consistent publishing cadence automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions on Social Buddy
How does Craft CMS social media integration with Social Buddy distribute website content across platforms?
The Craft CMS social media integration connects directly to each platform's API, allowing you to publish your website content across multiple social networks simultaneously. Each integration respects platform-specific formatting requirements, ensuring your content looks professional when shared. Unlike general social media tools, the Social Buddy plugin is specifically designed to distribute your existing website content rather than creating standalone social posts.
What are the system requirements for implementing the Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin?
The Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin requires Craft CMS 4.0.0+, PHP 8.0.2+, valid social media accounts, and cron job access (for automatic publishing). No additional server configurations are needed beyond standard Craft CMS requirements to achieve complete website-to-social publishing functionality.
Can I customize how my content appears on different platforms with social media automation for Craft CMS?
Yes! Social Buddy's social media automation for Craft CMS lets you tailor captions, images, and hashtags for each platform while working from a single source in Craft CMS. This ensures optimal presentation across all your social channels without duplicating effort, making it the most flexible content distribution solution available.
Does Craft CMS social media integration with Social Buddy support scheduled publishing?
Absolutely. The Craft CMS social media integration offers both immediate publishing and scheduled distribution through cron jobs, giving you complete control over when your content appears on each platform for maximum audience engagement. This advanced feature helps maintain consistent publishing schedules without manual intervention.
Which social platforms does the Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin support?
The Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin supports Facebook (LITE), Instagram and X/Twitter (PLUS), and Pinterest, LinkedIn, Medium, and Telegram (PRO). Each tier builds on the previous, allowing you to select the package that best fits your social media strategy and content distribution needs.
Can I publish to multiple accounts on the same platform with social media automation for Craft CMS?
Yes! Connect and publish to multiple accounts on the same social network with the social media automation for Craft CMS PRO version. This is particularly useful for businesses managing several brands or departments from a single Craft CMS installation, streamlining your entire content distribution workflow.
How does automatic publishing work with Craft CMS social media integration?
The Craft CMS social media integration monitors your entry status changes. When an entry moves from pending to "Published," Social Buddy automatically shares that content to your connected platforms according to your configuration settings. This automation significantly streamlines the content distribution process and ensures timely social media updates.
Is Social Buddy compatible with other Craft CMS plugins?
Yes, the Social Buddy Craft CMS plugin is designed to work seamlessly with other Craft CMS extensions. Our social media automation for Craft CMS doesn't interfere with existing functionality and enhances your content workflow by adding direct social publishing capabilities. Social Buddy works alongside popular Craft plugins for SEO, e-commerce, and content management.