Schedule LinkedIn Posts from WordPress: A Time-Saving Guide

Sharing blog content on LinkedIn manually can be a significant drain on time. The process of swapping between platforms, copying text, and maintaining a posting schedule demands considerable attention.

I aimed to increase my LinkedIn presence, and discovered WordPress could streamline the process. A proper configuration eliminates the risk of missed posts and reduces time spent managing updates.

This tutorial will cover two techniques I have implemented. The first provides detailed control for those who prefer meticulous planning, while the second operates unobtrusively, ensuring consistent delivery with minimal input.

Why Schedule LinkedIn Posts in WordPress?

Scheduling your LinkedIn posts from WordPress aids in maintaining consistency and engaging your audience at optimal times. You can efficiently schedule, publish, and promote content directly from your WordPress dashboard, avoiding platform switching.

This saves you from the hassle of logging in to LinkedIn separately or copying and pasting your content.

It also simplifies targeting peak engagement times on LinkedIn, even when you’re preoccupied with other site-related tasks.

Here are the primary advantages of scheduling LinkedIn posts through WordPress:

• Stay consistent – Maintain a consistent posting schedule without the complexity of handling numerous applications.
• Post at the best times – Share updates when your audience is most active, even if you’re offline.
• Plan strategically – Coordinate LinkedIn posts with your WordPress content schedule to ensure all activity is aligned with your business objectives.
• Reduce stress – Batch-create LinkedIn updates while writing your blog posts, instead of scrambling to post something at the last minute.

Plus, this approach works for a wide range of WordPress websites.

Here’s a quick overview of how you might be able to benefit, based on the type of website you run:

The best part is that you can do all this right inside WordPress. You can either choose an all-in-one solution and manage multiple platforms from a single dashboard or automate posts directly from your site.

Not sure which one’s right for you? Don’t worry – I’ll walk you through both so you can see which approach matches your workflow.

Which Method Should You Choose?

The right tool for scheduling LinkedIn posts in WordPress depends on how you like to work:

• Method 1: ClickSocial.If you need a comprehensive solution, ClickSocial enables cross-platform scheduling, including LinkedIn. Alternatively, use Quick Share to automate LinkedIn posts upon each new blog publication.
• Method 2: Uncanny Automator.For a more automated process, Uncanny Automator could be preferable. After setting up your automation, it shares WordPress content to LinkedIn immediately upon publication.

Now, I’ll share two methods for scheduling LinkedIn posts in WordPress.

Here’s a brief summary of the topics included in this tutorial:

First Approach: Using ClickSocial to Schedule LinkedIn Posts

ClickSocial stands out as a premier WordPress plugin for social media scheduling. It’s particularly suited for new users and busy site administrators seeking an all-encompassing solution. Its visual calendar enables straightforward planning, scheduling, and modification of your posts.

This configuration is especially beneficial for bloggers and entrepreneurs who desire a consolidated view of their content strategy across diverse social media channels.

We utilize ClickSocial on our partner brand websites to simplify social scheduling, and it has proven to be a dependable time-saving tool. Consult our comprehensive ClickSocial review for complete details.

To begin, set up your ClickSocial account and retrieve your API key.

Prior to plugin installation, you’ll first need to establish your ClickSocial account.

Navigate to the ClickSocial website and select the ‘Sign Up’ option. Proceed to complete the registration, noting your login details for future use.

Once registered, you’ll need to retrieve your API key to facilitate connection with your WordPress site.

You’ll find a ‘Generate API Key’ button within your ClickSocial dashboard; go ahead and click it.

You will then be redirected to the API Keys page.

Proceed to click the ‘Add New’ button.

In the resulting popup, input a descriptive name for your API key. Consider using a name that clearly identifies the key’s purpose, such as your website or project name, to aid future recognition.

After naming the key, select the ‘Generate API Key’ button.

Your unique API key will then be displayed on the subsequent screen.

Ensure that you copy this API key and keep it in a secure location, such as a password manager. To maintain your security, ClickSocial will only display the complete key once.

Step 2: Install and Connect ClickSocial With Your WordPress Website

Now, you’re ready to install and activate the ClickSocial WordPress plugin.

Head to your WordPress dashboard, then go toPlugins » Add New Plugin.

In the search bar at the top, type “ClickSocial” and press Enter.

Once the plugin is visible in the search results, select ‘Install Now.’

After the installation is complete, select ‘Activate.’ For further guidance, refer to our tutorial on installing a WordPress plugin.

Next, the ClickSocial setup wizard will ask you to link your WordPress site using your unique API key.

If you accidentally navigate away, simply go to ‘Onboarding’ under the ‘ClickSocial’ tab. Enter your API key and click the ‘Connect’ button.

Step 3: Connect Your LinkedIn Account to ClickSocial

Now that your website is connected to ClickSocial, you can connect your LinkedIn account.

From your WordPress dashboard, go to ‘ClickSocial’ to continue with the setup wizard. Under step 2, click the ‘Add Account’ button to get started.

A popup will display the social media platforms you can connect, such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter).

For the purposes of this guide, choose the LinkedIn option.

A new window will appear where you can sign in to LinkedIn and authorize ClickSocial to post on your behalf.

Click ‘Allow’ to grant these permissions. Remember, this is completely safe, and you can revoke access at any time within your LinkedIn settings.

After authorizing the connection, you’ll need to choose your timezone settings.

You can either use ClickSocial’s connected account timezone or stick with your WordPress site’s timezone setting.

Click ‘Finish Setup’ to complete the onboarding process and the LinkedIn integration.

You should now see your LinkedIn account listed in ClickSocial » Settings in the ‘Connected Accounts’ tab under ‘Workspace.’

Step 4: Set Up Your LinkedIn Post Calendar

After connecting your LinkedIn account, ClickSocial will display your post calendar, so you can control your entire LinkedIn posting schedule.

The calendar view shows you exactly when your posts will go live and helps you spot any gaps in your posting schedule.

You can see scheduled posts, published posts, drafts, and even manage approval queues if you’re working with a team.

To set up your default posting times, click the ‘Edit Schedule’ button at the top of the calendar.

This way, you don’t have to pick a time every time you write a new blog post.

From here, select the checkboxes on the left side to select which days of the week you want to post on LinkedIn.

I typically choose Monday through Friday since that’s when my audience is most active.

Once you’ve selected your posting days, use the dropdown menus on the right to set specific time slots for each day.

Utilize the plus sign (+) to include more daily time slots, or the trash icon to eliminate slots you don’t want.

However, consider starting with one daily post during standard business hours; generally, 9 AM or 1 PM works well.

You can always revise these posting times later depending on how your audience responds.

Once satisfied, select ‘Save Changes’ to finalize your updated schedule.

Step 5: Schedule Your LinkedIn Posts in WordPress

You’re now ready to schedule LinkedIn content. ClickSocial’s composer streamlines this, even for beginners.

To create a new post, select the plus (+) icon by an open time on your calendar.

In the ClickSocial post composer, simply type your LinkedIn post content directly into the text field.

Beneath the text input, you’ll find icons for adding various elements:

• Image – upload photos from your media library.
• Link – add a link to existing WordPress blog posts.
• Video – embed videos that support your message.

For this example, I will add a link to a blog post from WordPress by selecting the ‘WordPress’ icon.

Select a WordPress post for automated scheduling within the displayed popup.

Just click the specific post that you intend to add.

If needed, you may select multiple links; however, sticking to a single post helps maintain focus.

Next, navigate to the bottom of the popup window and select the ‘Add to Schedule’ button.

The link should now be visible within the post composer.

From here, you can switch to the ‘Preview’ tab to see exactly how your content will appear on LinkedIn.

If adjustments are necessary, return to the composer to refine the text or incorporate hashtags.

When you’re happy with your draft, click the ‘Schedule’ button at the bottom.

Should you prefer to post at acustom time, utilize the dropdown menus adjacent to ‘Publish’ to define your desired date and time.

In the ensuing popup, choose your preferred publishing date from the calendar provided.

Then, click ‘Schedule for custom time.’

From the dropdown, you can specify the exact hour and minute.

After that, click the ‘Add time to Schedule’ button to confirm.

This action will redirect you to the post composer, allowing you to review your scheduled post. You can also use the ‘Preview’ tab to re-examine all details.

And when you’re ready, you can hit the ‘Schedule’ button.

That concludes the process! Replicate these steps for any blog posts you intend to schedule and disseminate on LinkedIn.

Upon completion, all scheduled posts will be listed in the ‘Scheduled’ tab. Here, you’ll find a blog post scheduled for the default time and another set for a custom time.

ClickSocial will automatically publish your LinkedIn content according to your specified schedule.

Here’s my demo scheduled LinkedIn post as an example:

Step 6: (Optional) Quick-Share Your WordPress Post to LinkedIn

Want your new WordPress posts to go straight to LinkedIn? With ClickSocial, you can do that by setting up Quick Share.

Instead of creating each LinkedIn post from scratch, Quick Share generates one for you as soon as you publish a blog post.

To set it up, navigate to ClickSocial » Settings » Quick Share from your WordPress dashboard.

Once inside, you can go ahead and toggle on ‘Share from Gutenberg Editor.’

Next, you can choose what should happen when a blog post is published:

• Share immediately – publish to LinkedIn the moment your blog goes live.
• Schedule for the next available slot – fit the post into your existing posting calendar (you set this up in step 5).
• Add to Drafts – save it for review so you can edit before posting.

For this tutorial, I’ll select ‘Share immediately’ so my LinkedIn post goes live at the same time as my blog post.

You can then scroll down to the ‘Account’ section.

Here, click on your LinkedIn account’s box, then once again on the ‘Edit’ button to open the post composer.

In the popup, you can build a template with dynamic variables like post title, link, excerpt, and more.

This ensures your LinkedIn post auto-generates based on your blog content.

When everything looks good, don’t forget to save your settings.

Following this, whenever you post, the ClickSocial Share button will appear within the WordPress editor.

Selecting this button reveals a preview showing how the post will appear on LinkedIn.

You can now refine the post: check text, adjust formatting, or include relevant hashtags.

If satisfied, select ‘Share Now,’ or set a future date/time for publishing.

ClickSocial will then share your post based on your configurations. Below is an example of an automatically posted LinkedIn update:

Method 2: Publish LinkedIn Posts Using Uncanny Automator

If immediate, automatic sharing to LinkedIn is preferred, Uncanny Automator is a good option. It employs ‘recipes,’ which are automated workflows. These workflows trigger actions such as LinkedIn posts.

For more information, see our full Uncanny Automator review.

Step 1: Install and Activate Uncanny Automator

Begin by installing the Uncanny Automator plugin. There are both free and paid options, but the free version provides the necessary functionality for basic LinkedIn automation.

To install the plugin, navigate to Plugins » Add New Plugins in your WordPress dashboard.

Afterward, search the plugin directory for “Uncanny Automator”.

After locating the plugin, select ‘Install Now,’ allow the installation to finish, and then ‘Activate’ the plugin to turn it on.

For further assistance, refer to our comprehensive guide detailing how to install a WordPress plugin.

After activating, the WordPress dashboard will display a new ‘Automator’ menu option; this is the control center for building and maintaining your automated processes.

Before proceeding, create your complimentary Uncanny Automator account; this is required to establish the connection with LinkedIn.

Let’s head over to ‘Automator’ and click the ‘Connect your free account!’

A registration form will appear on the following screen. Provide the requested information to complete the process.

Step 2: Creating a Fresh Automation Recipe for LinkedIn

With Uncanny Automator set up, you’re ready to create your first automation recipe.

In your WordPress dashboard, go to Automator » Add new recipe.

A popup window will appear, prompting you to choose the type of recipe you want to create.

From the provided choices, select ‘Logged-in users.’

This ensures that the automation is triggered only when you or another authorized user publishes content, preventing unintended activations from guest posters or other user activity.

Assign a clear and informative name to your recipe to ensure easy identification later.

Something like “Share New WordPress Blog Posts to LinkedIn” or “LinkedIn Automation” works well, since it reminds you exactly what the recipe does.

Plus, having a clear naming system really helps once you start creating more recipes for different platforms or content types.

With that done, you can click ‘Save’ to proceed to the recipe configuration screen.

Step 3: Configure Your Automation Trigger

A trigger is what tells Uncanny Automator when to run your recipe. In this case, you’ll want it to fire whenever you publish a new blog post on your WordPress site.

In the Trigger section, you’ll see a list of available integrations. Go ahead and choose ‘WordPress’ since the automation is based on WordPress activity.

In the dropdown menu that appears, let’s select ‘A user publishes a post.’

This specific trigger ensures your recipe only runs when content goes from draft to published status.

Uncanny Automator will then prompt you to select which post type should trigger the automation.

If you only want to share regular blog posts, select ‘Post’ from the dropdown menu.

But if you also publish other content types like case studies or portfolios that you’d like to share on LinkedIn, select ‘Any post type’ instead. This gives you more flexibility as your content strategy grows.

Once you’ve configured your trigger settings, don’t forget to click ‘Save.’

Step 4: Configure Your LinkedIn Auto-Share Action

Now, you’re ready to set up LinkedIn auto-sharing. In this step, you’ll tell Uncanny Automator what should happen each time a post is published.

In the ‘Actions’ section, click ‘Add action’ to get started.

This will open the list of available integrations.

You can scroll down and select ‘LinkedIn’ from the menu.

If this is your first time connecting LinkedIn to Uncanny Automator, you’ll see a ‘Connect account’ button in the popup that appears.

Go ahead and click it.

LinkedIn will then ask you to confirm that Uncanny Automator can post for you.

Click ‘Allow’ to grant the necessary permissions. This process is completely secure, and you can always manage or revoke this access from your LinkedIn account settings.

After connecting your LinkedIn account, Uncanny Automator will take you to the recipe editor.

From here, let’s select ‘Publish a post with an image to a LinkedIn page’ from the action dropdown. This way, each LinkedIn post will have a featured image to help make it stand out.

You can then tell Uncanny Automator which image to use for your LinkedIn post. The best way to do this is to use the post’s featured image, so every new article will have its own unique visual.

To set this up, click the asterisk (*) button next to the ‘Image URL’ field. This will open a list of dynamic tokens. Search for ‘Post Featured Image URL’ and select it.

Now, your post’s featured image will be automatically included in your LinkedIn post.

Alternatively, if you want every post to use the same default featured image, you can paste a specific image URL from your Media Library into this field instead of using a token.

No worries if you don’t know the URL because you can grab it from your Media Library.

All you have to do is open your WordPress media library in a new tab, click on the image you want to add, and copy the value from the ‘File URL’ field.

After setting the image, you can create a template for your post’s text in the ‘Content’ field. You can use a mix of your own words and dynamic tokens, which automatically pull information from your WordPress post.

To add tokens, click the asterisk (*) button and search for the one you need. For example, you might want to look for ‘Post Title’ and ‘Post URL’ and select them as your token.

Here is a simple template you can use: “New on the Blog: {Post Title} We’ve just published a fresh article packed with tips you won’t want to miss! 🚀 Read it here: {Post URL}.”

If you want, you can add some hashtags, like WordPress #LinkedInTips. But be sure they are suitable for all of your automated LinkedIn posts.

This way, your LinkedIn post will automatically include your post title and link, along with hashtags if you add them.

With that done, you can click ‘Save’ to store your LinkedIn auto-share action settings.

Step 5: Activate Your LinkedIn Automation Recipe

At this point, your recipe is complete and ready to automatically share your blog posts on LinkedIn.

But in the recipe editor, you’ll notice the switches are set to ‘Draft.’ That just means the automation is created but not active yet.

You can go ahead and switch all the toggles from ‘Draft’ to ‘Live.’

That’s it! Your recipe now runs in the background, taking care of LinkedIn whenever you publish new content.

Here’s what my demo automated LinkedIn post looks like:

You can view all your active recipes by going to Automator » All Recipes in your WordPress dashboard.

From there, you can pause or update them anytime.

Bonus Tip: Grow LinkedIn Followers and Engagement with Giveaways

Running giveaways can also be a great way to grow your LinkedIn audience and boost engagement on your posts.

People love the chance to win something for free. And by tying the entry requirements to simple actions (like following your LinkedIn Page or engaging with a post), you can quickly expand your reach.

Here are a few smart goals you can set for your giveaway:

• Grow followers – Require entrants to follow your LinkedIn Page to participate.
• Boost post engagement – Ask participants to comment on or share your post on LinkedIn.
• Increase brand awareness – Encourage referring friends or colleagues who might be interested in your product or service.

To run the giveaway, I recommend using RafflePress, which is the best WordPress contest and giveaway plugin.

We use it to run our annual CanadaCreate birthday giveaway, and it’s been working super well for us. See our full RafflePress review for more insights about the plugin.

And for step-by-step instructions, you can see our guide on how to run a giveaway/contest in WordPress.

FAQs About How to Schedule LinkedIn Posts in WordPress

Still have questions? Here are answers to some of the most common questions I get about scheduling LinkedIn posts in WordPress.

How do I automatically post from WordPress to LinkedIn?

You have two main options for automatically posting from WordPress to LinkedIn:

• ClickSocial – Best if you want scheduling flexibility for LinkedIn and other social platforms.
• Uncanny Automator – Best if you prefer instant sharing directly from WordPress.

Both integrate smoothly with LinkedIn once your account is connected, giving you two simple ways to streamline your workflow.

How can I keep up with posting daily on social media?

The trick is batching and scheduling. Instead of logging in every day, set aside one block of time each week to write and schedule your LinkedIn posts. With the right plugin, you can line up a whole week’s worth of content and let WordPress handle the publishing.

Can I use the same content across multiple platforms?

Yes, but with a twist. You can repurpose your WordPress blog post for LinkedIn, X (Twitter), or Facebook. Just make sure to adjust the tone, hashtags, or image size for each platform so your content feels native everywhere.

What is the best post scheduler plugin for WordPress?

The best social media scheduling plugin really depends on your workflow. If you want an all-in-one, beginner-friendly tool that lets you plan and schedule posts across multiple platforms without leaving WordPress, ClickSocial is the way to go.

But if you’d rather automate things so your new blog posts go straight to LinkedIn, Uncanny Automator is the perfect ‘set it and forget it’ solution.

Can you add a LinkedIn feed to a WordPress site?

Yes, you can, but LinkedIn’s options are more limited than those of other social platforms. LinkedIn’s official tools don’t easily allow for dynamic, multi-post feeds like you can create for Instagram or Facebook.

The most reliable method is to manually embed individual posts by copying the embed code for a specific post directly from LinkedIn and pasting it into your WordPress post or page.

Keep Learning: Social Media and WordPress Tips

I hope this guide has helped you schedule LinkedIn posts in WordPress. However, this is just one way to boost your social media presence.

If you want to take your social media strategy even further, here are some more guides to help you get started:

• How to Embed TikTok Videos in WordPress
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• How to Add a Facebook Like Button in WordPress
• How to Promote Your Twitter Page in WordPress with a Popup
• How to Add Twitter Cards in WordPress
• How to Add Your Social Media Feeds to WordPress
• Beginner’s Guide to Social Commerce for WordPress Users
• The Complete Social Media Cheat Sheet for WordPress

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