Buffer -- streamline sharing topics on social media

Customization Plugin
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:information_source: Summary Let staff quickly post Discourse topics to social media via Buffer
:hammer_and_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - pmusaraj/discourse-buffer-sharing · GitHub
:open_book: Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse

This is a simple, yet experimental plugin that lets staff queue topics to social media through Buffer via the share dialog or the topic admin wrench.

How It Works

On any public topic, staff can click Buffer in the share modal (or Share to Buffer in the topic admin menu) to open a preview. The title, excerpt, URL, and a representative
image are pulled server-side so you can review and edit the post text before it’s queued. Pick one or more of your connected Buffer channels, hit send, and the post lands in
your Buffer queue — it does not publish immediately unless the channel itself is configured for instant publishing.

Status

This is a simple plugin and an early release, hence the experimental tag. It covers the core “queue a topic to Buffer” flow but has not been battle-tested across every Buffer channel type. I am posting this as a way to gauge interest in this service. If there is enough interest, I am happy to continue development and improvements.

Configuration

Pretty straightforward, enable the plugin and then copy/paste the API token into the relevant site setting.

  1. In your Buffer account, generate a personal API access token.
  2. In Discourse, go to Admin → Settings → Plugins and:
    - Enable buffer sharing enabled
    - Paste your token into Buffer api token
  3. Make sure the Buffer account you’re authenticating with has the channels you want to publish to already connected.
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