This Documentation explains the data that is transmitted to third party services. There are no actionable steps for you to complete.
WP Zinc
Applies to:
– WordPress to Buffer, WordPress to Buffer Pro
– WordPress to Hootsuite, WordPress to Hootsuite Pro
– WordPress to SocialPilot Pro
– Social Publisher for Postiz
Authentication
When following the Authentication steps, the social media service (Buffer, Hootsuite, SocialPilot, Postiz) sends a request to our API once you have logged into the social media service.
Our API takes that request, and sends a response with what is called a Client Secret. This is a super-specific, Plugin password. In return, the social media service grants an Access Token, which permits our Plugin to post status updates to your social media accounts. This is a safe and secure authentication method, ensuring that your login credentials are never shared with us.
This Access Token is then returned to your WordPress installation, and you will see an on screen message confirming.
This is required, because:
- We cannot share our Client Secret in our Plugin code. Doing so would potentially enable a malicious user to control any number of authenticatedBuffer accounts.
- The social media service API requires a single, static URL to redirect to once a user has logged in. Given that our Plugin can be installed on any WordPress web site (and therefore the redirect could be any URL), this extra step ensures smooth authentication.
Your login process is directly with the social media service (Buffer, Hootsuite, SocialPilot, Postiz), who never share your credentials. Furthermore, we never store any information on our web site or API during this process.
Buffer
Once you have authenticated with Buffer, status updates will be sent to the Buffer API, depending on how you have configured the Plugin.
The data sent will also depend on the fields that you are including with your status updates – for example, your Post’s Title, URL, Excerpt etc.
If Logging is enabled, the results of the status update from Buffer are stored in the Post metadata.
Hootsuite
Once you have authenticated with Hootsuite, status updates will be sent to the Hootsuite API, depending on how you have configured the Plugin.
The data sent will also depend on the fields that you are including with your status updates – for example, your Post’s Title, URL, Excerpt etc.
If Logging is enabled, the results of the status update from Buffer are stored in the Post metadata.
SocialPilot
Once you have authenticated with SocialPilot, status updates will be sent to the SocialPilot API, depending on how you have configured the Plugin.
The data sent will also depend on the fields that you are including with your status updates – for example, your Post’s Title, URL, Excerpt etc.
If Logging is enabled, the results of the status update from Buffer are stored in the Post metadata.
Postiz
Once you have authenticated with Postiz, status updates will be sent to the Postiz API, depending on how you have configured the Plugin.
The data sent will also depend on the fields that you are including with your status updates – for example, your Post’s Title, URL, Excerpt etc.
If Logging is enabled, the results of the status update from Buffer are stored in the Post metadata.