Owlstack
Owlstack
Description
Owlstack lets you automatically share your WordPress posts to social media platforms with a single click or on publish. Powered by the Owlstack Core engine, it provides a seamless publishing experience.
Supported Platforms:
- Telegram — Send posts to channels and groups via Bot API
- X (Twitter) — Tweet your posts with media support
- Facebook — Share posts to Facebook Pages
- Instagram — Publish to Instagram via the Graph API
- LinkedIn — Share posts to LinkedIn profiles and company pages
- Discord — Send posts to Discord channels via webhooks
- Pinterest — Pin content to Pinterest boards
- Reddit — Submit posts to subreddits
- Slack — Post to Slack channels via webhooks
- Tumblr — Share posts to Tumblr blogs
- WhatsApp — Send messages via WhatsApp Business API
Key Features:
- Admin Settings Page — Configure platform credentials and proxy settings from a clean admin UI
- Publish Meta Box — Select platforms and publish directly from the post editor
- Auto-Publish — Automatically share posts when they’re published
- Delivery Logs — Track all publishing activity with status, errors, and external links
- REST API — AJAX endpoints for connection testing, manual publishing, and log management
- WP HTTP API — Uses native WordPress HTTP functions instead of cURL
- WordPress Events — Full hook support with
owlstack_post_publishedandowlstack_post_failedactions - Token Storage — Encrypted OAuth token storage via
wp_options
For Developers:
Owlstack provides a simple PHP API for publishing from themes or other plugins:
// Publish to Telegram
owlstack()->telegram('Hello from WordPress!');
// Publish to Twitter/X
owlstack()->twitter('Hello from WordPress!');
// Publish to a specific platform by name
owlstack()->publish($post, 'linkedin');
// Publish to all configured platforms
owlstack()->toAll($post);
Third-Party Services
This plugin connects to external third-party services to publish your content. Data such as post title, excerpt, URL, and featured image may be sent to the platforms you configure. No data is sent unless you explicitly configure and enable a platform.
Telegram
- Service: Telegram Bot API
- Terms of Service: https://telegram.org/tos
- Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy
X (Twitter)
- Service: X API
- Terms of Service: https://x.com/en/tos
- Privacy Policy: https://x.com/en/privacy
- Service: Facebook Graph API
- Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php
- Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
- Service: Instagram Graph API
- Terms of Service: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870
- Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy
- Service: LinkedIn API
- Terms of Service: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
- Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Discord
- Service: Discord Webhooks
- Terms of Service: https://discord.com/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://discord.com/privacy
- Service: Pinterest API
- Terms of Service: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
- Service: Reddit API
- Terms of Service: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement
- Privacy Policy: https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy
Slack
- Service: Slack Incoming Webhooks
- Terms of Service: https://slack.com/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://slack.com/privacy-policy
Tumblr
- Service: Tumblr API
- Terms of Service: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/en
- Service: WhatsApp Business API
- Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service
- Privacy Policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy
Installation
- Upload the
owlstackfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install directly through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Owlstack > Settings to configure your platform credentials.
Faq
Telegram, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tumblr, and WhatsApp are all supported.
No. All dependencies are bundled with the plugin. Simply install and activate it from your WordPress admin panel.
- Telegram: Create a bot via @BotFather and get your Bot API Token.
- Twitter/X: Create an app at developer.twitter.com and generate your API keys.
- Facebook: Create an app at developers.facebook.com, create a Page, and generate a Page Access Token.
- Instagram: Use the same Facebook app and connect your Instagram Business account.
- LinkedIn: Create an app at linkedin.com/developers and request the necessary permissions.
- Discord: Create a webhook in your Discord server’s channel settings.
- Pinterest: Create an app at developers.pinterest.com.
- Reddit: Create an app at reddit.com/prefs/apps.
- Slack: Create an incoming webhook or Slack app at api.slack.com.
- Tumblr: Register an app at tumblr.com/oauth/apps.
- WhatsApp: Set up WhatsApp Business API via Meta for Developers.
Yes. Use the owlstack_supported_post_types filter:
add_filter('owlstack_supported_post_types', function ($types) {
return ['post', 'page', 'product'];
});
Yes. Configure proxy settings in Owlstack > Settings for servers that cannot access social media APIs directly.
Delivery logs are stored in a custom database table (wp_owlstack_delivery_logs). You can view them under Owlstack > Delivery Logs.
Reviews
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial public release.
- Support for 11 platforms: Telegram, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tumblr, and WhatsApp.
- Admin settings page with platform credential management.
- Post editor meta box for platform selection and auto-publish.
- Delivery logs page with filtering and pagination.
- REST API endpoints for connection testing, publishing, and log management.
- WordPress HTTP API integration.
- Encrypted OAuth token storage.
- Event system with WordPress action hooks.
- Full developer API via
owlstack()helper function.