In early April, we experienced an unexpected suspension of our Twitter API access. This access is what powers Jetpack Social, which in turn helps you automatically share your blog posts to Twitter. Though the service was restored that same day, it turns out that there were bigger changes looming on the horizon.Â
Twitter decided, on short notice, to dramatically change the terms and pricing of the Twitter API. We have attempted to work with Twitter in good faith to negotiate new terms, but we have not been able to reach an agreement. As a result, the Twitter connection on Jetpack Social will cease to work, and your blog posts will no longer be auto-shared to Twitter.
You will still be able to share your posts to Twitter manually by pasting the post link into the body of your tweet.
In addition, you can still auto-share your posts to Tumblr, Facebook, and Linkedin. In the near future, we are adding the ability to auto-share to Instagram and Mastodon. We are continuing to release new features in Jetpack Social, so keep an eye on the Jetpack blog for more updates. Â
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes for your website and marketing efforts. We wish the outcome had been different, but our customers are always our primary concern, and we’re not willing to compromise the experience or value you receive from Jetpack.Â
The earlier reported outage has been resolved. Twitter is working again for Jetpack Social and all other Jetpack functionalities that depend on Twitter. All Jetpack Social connections to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and LinkedIn can be used as usual.
We are working with Twitter directly to ensure this service keeps running without interruption.
Social media has changed a lot in the last ten years since Jetpack launched its social sharing tools. Remember 2012? Pinterest exploded onto the scene, MySpace relaunched, Facebook went public, and also bought a little photo-sharing network called Instagram.
Today, social networks have long been established as a pillar of any marketing or communication plan. In fact, Generation Z may be more likely to find answers through social media instead of Googling. You already know you need to get your message on social media to reach your audience where they hang out. But who has the time to manage that, along with everything else? That’s why we created Jetpack Social.
Write once, post everywhere
You’re already sharing posts, pages, and products on your website. Jetpack Social goes one step further and shares your content directly from the WordPress Editor to your social media channels. Whether your fans are on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Tumblr, you can easily reach them with a few clicks.
Manage your social connections and automatically share your posts to social networks
You can set a featured image and update the message for your social channels through the simple interface. You’ll get a preview to see what it looks like, so you can be confident before you publish.
Finish writing your posts on your time. Schedule them to go live when it’s convenient for you and we’ll take care of the rest. And coming in November, you can re-share your content, which is excellent for those evergreen posts you want to remind your readers about.
Over 1 million posts are shared every day with Jetpack Social. If you haven’t tried it yet, find out what you’ve been missing.
Free for casual users
All of Jetpack Social’s features are free for up to 30 shares per month. If you share a post on Twitter, that’s one share. Share it on Twitter and Facebook, that’s two shares. That’s one post per day, for free!
If you’re a power user, our basic plan is best for you. Get up to 1,000 shares and hit that re-share button until your heart’s content. To celebrate the launch of Jetpack Social, we have a $1 introductory offer for the first month, and after that, it’s $10 per month.
If you’re already using Jetpack social media tools
Thanks for using Jetpack! We’re happy that our sharing feature saved people so much time over the last ten years. And now we’re excited to give Jetpack Social the time it deserves. We have a new team focusing on how to make the product even better so we can help you get your message out and grow your business.
All the features you’re used to are still free, and we moved social previews and re-sharing out from the paid plans to the free plan. Be sure to give those a try!
If you want to share your content more than 30 times per month, you’ll need to upgrade to the Social Basic plan. The first month is just $1, and will be $10 monthly after that.
