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Connecting your Google account & publishing your first post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC25mIR3FWs Hey! Thanks so much for giving my Post to Google My Business plugin for WordPress a try! Koen here, the developer of the plugin. I've created a short video for you to give you a head start (see above, or click here to...
Filter: mbp_business_selector_locations
The mbp_business_selector_locations filter can be used to filter the locations that appear in the business selector. It has three arguments: $locations, $account_name and $account_key. $locations - Contains the Google API response with the locations $account_name -...
Troubleshooting common post publishing issues
Checking the post status The plugin provides a handy dialog to check on the status of your newly created GMB post. To open it, edit the parent WordPress post (or page, product etc), and scroll down to the "Post to Google My Business" section (if the section isn't...
Post to Google My Business section/metabox not visible
Sometimes the Post to Google My Business section ("metabox") where you can view the status of your GMB posts and create new ones is not visible. This can be caused by several things. Make sure the post type is enabled If the Post to Google My Business section is not...
Version 3: Products, Evergreen content, auto-post templates
Announcing Post to Google My Business version 3! This major plugin update adds a lot of new features you've all been asking for, and also improves the plugin from a technical & usability standpoint. New features Publish Products! [All premium versions] The number...
How to use multiple auto-post templates
Version 3 of the Post to Google My Business plugin introduces the "Multiple auto-post templates" feature. This means you are no longer tied to a single generic auto-post template, but can define multiple templates for different occasions. For example if you want to...
Evergreen content: automatically publish random posts
Version 3 of the Post to Google My Business plugin adds the long awaited "Evergreen Content" feature. This feature allows you to select content from your website in bulk, and then the plugin will automatically publish random items from your selection on a schedule you...
Location-specific placeholder variables
Apart from placeholders which represent specific info about your WordPress site or the current post/page, there are also placeholder variables that represent info about the GBP location that your post is being published to. These placeholders can be used in your post...
Publish Products using cookie method
Because the Google Business Profile API does not support publishing products to your GBP listing, an alternative method has been developed. This feature is available to all premium users of the plugin. To allow the creation of products, first make sure you have a...
Auto-publish WooCommerce products to Google My Business
Update February 2023: Check out our new plugin: Product Sync for GBP. Sync your WooCommerce products to your Google Business Profile in one click! Note: The article below is outdated. "Real" product creation is now available for all Premium users of the Post to Google...