HYPE Social - Buffer

WordPress to Buffer Integration Plugin

• by: HYPE Studio
• hypestudio.org/
• email: support@hypestudio.org

Thank you for downloading our HYPE Social - Buffer WordPress plugin

• In the WordPress Administration Dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New in the Administration menu.

• Click Upload, towards the top of the screen.
• Depending on your web browser, click Browse, Upload or Choose File, select the Plugin ZIP file you’ve just downloaded.

• Click Install Now.

• Once installed, you can either click Activate Plugin, or go back to the Plugins screen and click Activate Plugin next to the Actions below the Plugin. Either of these actions will enable the Plugin.

HYPE Social - Buffer plugin will appear in your WordPress Administration Dashboard:

Congratulations! You have just installed HYPE Social - Buffer plugin successfully!

Updates

WordPress will periodically check for any updates to your HYPE Social - Buffer plugin.

If an update is available, you will be notified on the Plugins menu in the WordPress Administration Dashboard (only if you register at the registration page).

All updates applied will not overwrite any existing plugin data, or lose any settings, and our updates are rigorously tested before deployment.  However, we always advise that you perform a full backup of WordPress, its files and database tables before applying any updates.

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In order for this plugin to work, you need to connect it with Buffer App.

Go to https://buffer.com/. You can sign in to Buffer App with your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or email account.

Once you've signed up click on the "Developers" tab at the bottom of your Account Dashboard:

Now click on the "Get Started with Our API" button:

Click on the "create an app" link in the text:

Fill in all the information on the form. For the "Call Back URL" use the "Native Apps" information below the box which is ‘urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob (copy and paste):

Once you clicked "Create Application" you will be prompt to another page where it will show your client ID, client secret, redirect URI and your access token, as shown on the image below:

Now copy the "Access Token", go to your WordPress Administration Dashboard, click on Hype Social - Buffer PRO and it will open the Settings page.  Paste the Buffer App Access Token into the appropriate slot, as shown on the picture below:

And click on "Save/Update" button at the bottom, as shown on the following image:

Your HYPE Social - Buffer plugin is now connected to the Buffer App!

Make sure to always click on the "Save/Update" button in order for your changes to be saved!