Skip to content
PressQueue

WordPress plugin for Buffer

Share your WordPress posts through Buffer

PressQueue is a free WordPress plugin for Buffer. When you publish a post, PressQueue adds it to your Buffer queue with the message and image your rules set, and Buffer posts it on LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads and Facebook.

Download PressQueue See how it works
  • Free and open source
  • Works with Buffer's free plan
  • Block and classic editor
Edit post · Social sharing
PressQueue's Social sharing panel in the post editor: when you publish, the post goes to LinkedIn, X and Bluesky at the end of the Buffer queue, with a social image of the title.

Larkfield Bakery

Company page · via Buffer

Autumn bread classes start in November

larkfieldbakery.example/autumn-bread-classes/

PressQueue sends your posts through Buffer to

  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Threads
  • Facebook

How it works

How to set it up

  1. 1

    Connect Buffer

    Paste an API key from your Buffer settings. Your Buffer channels show up in WordPress, and you switch on the ones PressQueue may use.

  2. 2

    Make a rule

    "Share every new post to all my channels" is one click. You test the rule against your recent posts, then switch it on.

  3. 3

    Go live

    PressQueue starts in test mode and only records what it would share. When the test runs look right, you switch to Live.

  4. 4

    Publish as usual

    When a post goes live, PressQueue adds it to your Buffer queue with its message and image, and Buffer posts it from there.

Rules

Rules decide which posts get shared

A rule picks the posts, the channels, the message and the timing. One rule is often enough. You can add more for special cases, like a category that only goes to LinkedIn.

  • Pick posts by post type, category, tag, author or custom field.
  • Write the message with the title, excerpt, author or categories, and a different one for each network if you like. The link is added for you.
  • The preview shows how the post will look on each network, with a character count.
  • Add posts to the end or the top of your Buffer queue, post them right away, or save them as Buffer drafts.

How rules work

The message preview in the rule editor: the post as it would appear on Bluesky, with its social image and 49 of 280 characters used.
Share now
Share now in the editor shows the message, the link and the social image each channel gets before you confirm.

In the editor

Change the sharing for a single post

Each post has a Social sharing panel next to the editor. It shows where the post goes when you publish it. You can switch sharing off for that post, or give it its own message, channels, timing or image.

Share a post that is already published

Share now shows the message and image each channel gets, and sends the post when you confirm.

Only share the posts you pick

You can also make new posts start with sharing switched off. Then only the posts you switch on go out.

Social images

Each post can get its own image

PressQueue draws an image for each post with its title and your site name. You pick the look once from 24 backgrounds and 6 fonts, or use your own background.

The same image can show up when anyone else shares the link to your post.

A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue
A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue A social image made by PressQueue
See all 24 backgrounds

Staying in control

See what was shared, and why

Every share is recorded, and the Activity page explains each one in plain words: sent to Buffer, waiting, or not shared and why.

Activity

See what went to Buffer, which posts a "never share" rule kept back, and why an older post was not shared.

Recent activity in PressQueue: posts sent to Buffer for LinkedIn, X and Bluesky, a post kept back by a never share rule, and an older post that was not shared.

"Never share" rules

Keep a category, tag or author off social media. These rules win over every sharing rule.

Test mode, Live and Paused

PressQueue starts in test mode and records what it would share. Paused holds everything that is waiting.

No double posts

Saving a post again never posts it twice. If Buffer's reply is unclear, PressQueue asks you to check Buffer before it tries again.

Also in the plugin

  • Share old posts

    Pick up to 100 published posts, check where each one goes and spread them across your Buffer queue.

  • Link previews

    The social image can also be the link preview of the post, with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, The SEO Framework, Jetpack or no SEO plugin.

  • Block and classic editor

    The Social sharing panel and Share now work in both editors.

  • Message templates

    Save a message as a template and start new rules from it.

  • Your key stays on your server

    The Buffer API key is stored encrypted. There is no PressQueue account and no outside service in between.

  • For developers

    WP-CLI commands with JSON output, hooks for each decision and delivery, and a provider interface.

Pricing

What does it cost?

$0 on as many sites as you like

PressQueue is free and open source. There is no Pro version, no license key and no PressQueue account.

Download PressQueue

Included

  • Rules, templates and "never share" rules
  • Social images and link previews
  • The Social sharing panel and Share now
  • Share old posts, up to 100 at a time
  • Test mode, Activity and WP-CLI

You need

  • A Buffer account. Buffer's free plan works. Your Buffer plan decides how many channels and queued posts you get.
  • WordPress 6.8 and PHP 8.1 or newer.

Before you install

More answers are in the docs.

Why do I paste an API key instead of logging in with Buffer?

Buffer's login button needs each website's address registered with Buffer in advance. That does not work for a plugin people install on their own sites. You create a personal API key in Buffer's settings and paste it into PressQueue, which stores it encrypted.

Will installing it share my old posts?

No. Installing PressQueue shares nothing, and it starts in test mode. Posts dated more than a day back are only shared when you pick them with Share now or Share old posts.

Can my editors and authors use it?

Administrators can use everything. Editors and authors see the Social sharing panel in the editor when their role has PressQueue's post sharing permission, which a role plugin can add.

Does it work with the classic editor?

Yes. The "Share this post" switch, the settings for a single post and Share now are in the block editor and in the classic editor.

Is PressQueue on WordPress.org?

It has been submitted and is waiting for review. Until it is listed, you download pressqueue.zip and upload it under Plugins, Add Plugin, Upload Plugin. The download page has the steps.

Who makes PressQueue?

Vincent Schmalbach, a software developer in Germany. The code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Try PressQueue on your site

Install the plugin, connect Buffer and switch on your first rule. The getting started guide goes through each step.

Download PressQueue Getting started guide