RSS Graffiti is a great Facebook App to use to publish your WordPress blogsite posts to your Facebook business page. Like most auto posting services RSS Graffiti grabs your blogsite RSS feed to post on your page. Use the application in its simplest form for great results or choose from a set of custom settings to fine tune your posts.
Don’t stop with just your blogsite, RSS Graffiti can import any RSS feed to your page. In addition to posting on business pages the app will write any feed on any Facebook wall including personal profiles, groups, events and application profile pages. If you have multiple pages, etc. you will love RSS Graffiti because the app allows you to manage everything Facebook all in one place.
- In Search at the top of the page type in RSS Graffiti.
- Select RSS Graffiti in the drop down.
- From the RSS Graffiti App Page click on the Go to App button.
- Authorize the application by clicking the Click Here to authorize RSS Graffiti button.
- In the Request for Permission screen click Allow.
- In the left sidebar, under Your Fan Pages you will see the fan page(s) you are an admin of. If you administrate multiple fan page you can set up RSS Graffiti for each page.Click the page you want to start with.
- To complete configuring RSS Graffitti assign missing permissions by clicking the Click to authorize button.
- In the Request for Permission screen click Allow.
- Click the +Add feed button. In the expanded feed section’s Basics tab:
- Feed URL: Your feed’s address. Preview feed by selecting click here to preview.
- Source Name: This auto filled. You can enter a new name for the feed here if you wish. It will be listed under the content.
- Source URL: Leave blank to keep the source site of the feed as the default.
- Style: Select the style of posts you want. I like the standard style.
- Click through the preview box to see how your posts are being displayed. RSS Graffiti will pull the first image in a post to use as a thumbnail.
- The basic presets in the Filter, Transform, Schedule, and More tabs produce great results right of out the box.
- Note: Publishing to your business fan page is not instant, even if you change the schedule time to as soon as possible it can take a few minutes.
- Click the Save button above the preview section.
- The new screen presents a Feed tab with an option to add a new feed and your recently added feed. Click on the Edit button if you wish to access the feed settings.
You’re done! Your next blog post will auto publish to your business fan page wall.
Tips for Facebook Page Timeline:
1. Access your RSS Graffiti Wall Paper app in your Page Timeline in the section below the cover photo. If you have more that four apps you will need to click the button with a number and down arrow to access your additional apps and then click the plus button to select RSS Graffiti.
2. To manage your RSS Graffiti app go to the new Admin Panel. Go to the menu in the top left of the panel and click Manage. Select the Edit Page link. From the right menu click on Apps. Click the Go to App link below RSS Graffiti to go the master control page.
Sue Surdam | Artizon Digital | WordPress Specialist and Social Media Solutions | 503-577-1035
Search Engine Optimization says
Thanks for this important post.
Sue Surdam | Artizon Digital says
Glad the article was of use to you.
Logan Badger says
Hi,great article, I would like to know if this is still working now because of the FB update….11/5/2012
Thanls
Sue Surdam | Artizon Digital says
I have done an updated article, that still has good general info: How to Set Up RSS Graffiti: Auto Publish Posts to a Facebook Business Fan Page. The RSS Graffiti interface has gotten a “facelift” so soon I will be doing another update article.