"Press This" function in WordPress does not connect to FB

  • Resolved nikib3

    (@nikib3)


    10 years ago

    Hi, I always use the ‘Press This’ function in WordPress to post curated content to my websites and Facebook Fan Pages and I use Google Alerts for the information.

    However, about a week ago I noticed that the function to connect to FB does not work anymore.

    I’m not sure if this is a situation with ‘Press This’ or Google Alerts.

    Can anyone help here please, as it makes posting articles much faster when this function works.

    Thanks and cheers

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    WordPress doesn’t post to Facebook on its own. What plugin are you using for that functionality?

    Thread Starter nikib3

    (@nikib3)

    Hi, I’m using the “Press This” function in WordPress in conjunction with Google Alerts that I’ve set up.

    When a Google Alert comes in that I want to use in my curated content, I can either add it to the Website using “Press This” or use the Facebook function within in the email to post direct to Facebook.

    I’ve now realised that it must be a Facebook limitation and recently got a message from Facebook that the action I was trying to take had been flagged as a security risk (or words to that effect).

    I’ve raised a query with Facebook, but not sure if I will hear back from them.
    They must have made some changes recently, as it used to work perfectly.

    So, to summarise, what I first thought may be a “Press This” issue, now appears to be a Facebook issue and it seems that they have made changes to their settings.

    Thanks for taking the time to respond. Very much appreciated.

    Cheers

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You’re welcome!

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