Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile)

Beschrijving

The Posts feature in Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is a powerful way to enhance your business’s presence on Google. However, constantly logging into your Google account to create new posts can be time-consuming, and easy to forget.

With the Post to Google My Business plugin, you can save time and maximize your SEO benefits by publishing directly from your WordPress dashboard!

Effortless auto-posting & powerful features

Use the Auto-post feature to instantly share your latest WordPress content to your Google Business Profile. Posts are generated based on a preset template and automatically include your post’s featured image, keeping your profile fresh with minimal effort.

Why choose Post to Google My Business?

Create, edit, and delete posts without leaving WordPress
Auto-publish your latest WordPress posts, pages and custom post types to your Google Business Profile
Beautiful, clean posts – Automatically strips unnecessary HTML, shortcodes, and visual editor clutter (Divi, WPBakery, etc.)
Multisite support – Works on both network and site level
Third-party integration – Publish from Zapier, IFTTT, Integromat, ManageWP, MainWP, and more
Secure & reliable – Uses the official Google My Business API with oAuth authentication
Developer-friendly – Hooks, filters, and WordPress-native functions for easy customization
Translation-ready – Fully compatible with WPML and other translation plugins
Modern image support – Works with WebP, AVIF, and other optimized formats
Gutenberg-compatible – Works seamlessly with the Block Editor

Time-saving features available in Premium:

Upgrade to Post to Google My Business premium for even more automation and flexibility:
Product support – Create and manage real Google Business Profile Products from WooCommerce or other content
Scheduled posts – Plan and automate future post publishing
Multi-location & Multi-account support – Publish posts across multiple GBP locations at once
Auto re-posting (Recycling) – Keep your content fresh by automatically republishing posts at set intervals
Category- & tag-based auto-publishing – Control exactly what gets posted
Spintax support – Generate unique content variations to avoid duplication
Evergreen content – Randomly publish from a selection of your best content
Post campaigns – Create GMB posts that aren’t tied to a specific WordPress post or page
Multiple auto-post Templates – Customize and manage different posting styles
Agency support – Manage Google My Business posts for multiple clients

Kom meer te weten over Post to Google My Business Premium

Geweldige support!

We zijn er om te helpen als je problemen hebt bij het gebruik van Post to Google My Business. Stel je vraag in het supportforum en we komen zo snel mogelijk bij je terug. Feedback en ideeën om de plugin te verbeteren zijn altijd welkom.

Schermafdrukken

  • Een GMB bericht aanpassen en plaatsen
  • De auto-bericht functie gebruiken
  • Een “Wat is er nieuw” bericht aanmaken
  • Een evenement aanmaken
  • Een aanbiedingsbericht creëren
  • Auto-bericht template instellingen

Installatie

Post to Google My Business installeren en configureren is makkelijk!

  1. Upload de pluginbestanden naar de /wp-content/plugins/bericht-to-Google-my-business folder, of installeer het via de Plugins sectie binnen je WordPress dashboard.
  2. Activeer de plugin via de Plugins sectie in WordPress
  3. Go to the Post to GMB > Settings > Google Settings page to configure the plugin
  4. To allow your website to post to your Google Business Profile on your behalf, click Connect to Google Business Profile. Confirm the authorization using the Google account that holds the business location(s) you want to use. Make sure you check the checkbox to allow the plugin to manage your GMB locations.
  5. You will be redirected back to the settings page. Select your business location in the Default Location section and press Save Changes.
  6. Klaar! Wanneer je een nieuw WordPress bericht aanmaakt zie je een nieuwe metabox waarmee je berichten kunt aanmaken op Google My Business.

FAQ

Kan ik deze plugin op een localhost-installatie gebruiken?

Jazeker, maar je zou tegen problemen aan kunnen lopen als je een link of afbeelding toevoegt aan je bericht. Google zal proberen je afbeelding/video op te halen, of de link naar je site te volgen, maar als je localhost installatie niet bereikbaar is voor de buitenwereld zal dat mislukken.
De auto-bericht functie zal in zijn geheel niet werken in dat geval omdat het de URL en uitgelichte afbeelding van je bericht gebruikt.

Waarom word(en) mijn locaties(s) grijs weergegeven?

Niet elke Google My Business vermelding heeft de mogelijkheid om berichten te plaatsen (localPostAPI is uitgeschakeld). Dit betekent dat de plugin geen berichten kan aanmaken op deze locaties. Zorg eerst dat je locatie volledig geverifieerd & live is. Bedrijfsketens (10+ locaties) hebben normaliter niet de mogelijkheid om berichten aan te maken, maar deze beperking is tijdelijk opgegeven om updates te kunnen delen die relevant zijn aan het coronavirus.

Waarom worden mijn geplande berichten niet op tijd, of helemaal niet geplaatst?

Post to Google My Business leunt op het WP-Cron systeem om geplande berichten te versturen. Normaal gezien wordt dit systeem alleen in gang gezet wanneer iemand je site bezoekt. Als je site weinig bezoekers krijgt, kan het dus zijn dat je berichten te laat worden verzonden. Om het WP-Cron systeem stipter te maken kun je het koppelen aan de taakplanner van het systeem.

Why can’t I create posts with a video?

While GBP itself supports creating posts with video, it’s (currently) not possible to create them through the GBP API. So the plugin can not do it either.

Why can’t I create posts with multiple images?

While GBP itself lets you create posts with up to 10 images, the GBP API (currently) only allows a single image to be uploaded. That’s why you can only upload a single image in the plugin.

Why does the plugin require such extensive permissions on my GBP locations?

While ideally we’d ask for as little permissions as possible to make the plugin work, the Google Business Profile API
oddly enough only has a single permission level. It’s either all or nothing. The idea of giving the plugin permission to edit or delete
your GBP location(s) might sound scary, but rest assured, your access tokens are only stored (securely) within your own website. Nor
are the endpoints to make any bad stuff happen implemented in the plugin backend, or the plugin itself. So even if your site were
to be compromised, the access tokens would be useless.

I’m getting a “Fetching image failed” error when creating posts

When creating a post with an image, Google will try to download the post image directly from your website. Hence, it must be directly
accessible when opening the image URL. When you get a “Fetching image failed” error, it means Google is unable to download the image from your website
Services like CloudFlare may have an impact on this. In CloudFlare, turn off any image hotlinking protection or other features that may interfere
with image accessibility. To further debug the issue, you can use a service like httpstatus. Enter the URL of your image
(it is shown along with the error) into the “URLs to check” field. If the returned status is not 200 – OK, there is something wrong!

Beoordelingen

8 december 2024 1 reactie
Hey Koen, We use your plugin for our company to make GMB a lot simpler and it does exactly what it is supposed to do, thank you! If you are looking for a plug-in to post, then this will get the job done!
14 november 2024 1 reactie
In this world of sometimes complex plugins and setups, this plugin has worked without issues or conflicts since I first installed the plugin. I have never needed to contact support or found conflicts with other plugins. James
22 oktober 2024 1 reactie
I am using the free version of this plugin and it works great if you only have one location. You will need to upgrade to post to multiple locations at once.
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Changelog

3.2.4

  • Improved: Design of admin notices
  • Improved: Hide location syncing error after successful sync
  • Improved: Show more descriptive error when permission to manage locations hasn’t been granted during authentication
  • Improved: Route Google JWK keyset through backend instead of calling the Google URL directly
  • Fix: Show error in locations field when refreshing of locations fails
  • Fix: Delete location and group cache MySQL tables on plugin uninstall

3.2.3

  • Improved: Error handling for retrieval of Google public keys
  • Fix: Incorrect error message when trying to load uncached location

3.2.2

  • Improved: Location cache and performance on accounts with large amounts of locations
  • Fix: Pagination not working on created posts dialog
  • Fix: Post being potentially created in context of wrong site on multisite
  • Update: Freemius SDK

Premium

  • Improved: Performance of “created posts” CSV download when dealing with many posts

3.1.28

  • Tested on WordPress 6.7
  • Update: Freemius SDK 2.9.0

Premium

  • Fix: “Refresh locations” button not working on Auto-post settings page

3.1.27

  • Added: AVIF image conversion, fall back on original uploaded image if it matches GMB requirements

3.1.26

  • Clean up JS dependencies
  • Test on WordPress 6.6
  • Update Freemius SDK