“Businessomatic - Google My Business Post Importer Exporter for WordPress Help”

1. Create a developer account at https://console.developers.google.com/
2. Login with your developer account at https://console.developers.google.com/
3. Click "Create Project"
4. Fill in your project name
   . Optional: below ''Show advanced options' you can choose where the project will run. Either in the US or Europe
5. Click "Create".
   Google will now create your project this will take a minute.
6. In the left menu select 'APIs & auth' > 'Consent screen'
   The consent screen is the authentication prompt for the user when it wants to use your application.
7. Select for email address your developer account and fill in a product name. All other fields are optional.
8. Click "Save".
9. Select in the left menu 'APIs & auth' > 'APIs'
   Here you can add APIs to your project to access different google services.
10. Select or search for the 'Google My Business API' - please note that this api will appear here only if you app is properly accepted after submitting to Google for review. If it does not appear, please submit your app here: Request access to the API.. If it does not appear also after being accepted, please contact Google My Business API support.
11. Click "Enable API",
12. Select in the left menu 'APIs & auth' > 'Credentials'
    Here you will create the authentication tokens for your application.
13. Click "Create new Client ID".
14. Select 'Web application'.
15. At 'Authorized JavaScript origins' fill in the host address of your web application. This can only be one URL, preferably your WordPress root URL.
16. At 'Authorized redirect URIs' fill in the URL path where you want to handle the authentication !!! (the plugin will tell you want to enter in this field - or the error message at authorization will).
17. Click "Create Client ID"

Plugin requirements:

PHP DOM -> how to install it (if you don't have it, but probably you already have it): http://php.net/manual/en/dom.setup.php

WordPress installation - top

YouTube video tutorial:

I also provided a Quick Install Guide to feature an easy plugin installation for everyone.

To make this plugin work, first, you'll need to install the plugin. The easiest method is to take the .zip file you've downloaded and upload it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in the WordPress Dashboard. Once the plugin is installed, be sure to Activate it.

Now that you've installed and activated the plugin, you'll see a new menu item created inside WordPress called 'Businessomatic - Google My Business Post Importer Exporter'. First thing first, let's head over to Settings > Businessomatic - Google My Business Post Importer Exporter and take a look at what options are available.

Plugin Settings - top

Refreshingly, Businessomatic - Google My Business Post Importer Exporter has a super-simple settings screen. Let's look at first at the settings panel:

Here you can find the steps needed in configuring your plugin even if you have no HTML knowledge at all. You can find options for:

HINT! Don't forget to click the Save button every time you modified your settings, otherwise the modifications will be lost!

Main Settings:

• Businessomatic Automatic Post Generator Main Switch: Enable or disable the Businessomatic Automatic Post Generator. This acts like a main switch.
• Google OAuth2 Key: Insert your Google OAuth Key. Learn how to get one here.
• Google OAuth2 Secret: Insert your Google OAuth Secret. Learn how to get one here.
• Automatically Shorten URLs: Choose if you want to automatically shorten URLs using Goo.gl URL shortener.
• Goo.gl API key: Insert your goo.gl api key. To lean more about this, please visit this link.
• Strip Links From Generated Post Content: Choose if you want to strip links from the generated post content.
• Show Extended Item Information Metabox in Post: Choose if you want to show an extended information metabox under every plugin generated post.
• Enable Logging for Rules: Do you want to enable logging for rules?
• Enable Detailed Logging for Rules: Do you want to enable detailed logging for rules? Note that this will dramatically increase the size of the log this plugin generates.
• Automatically Clear Logs After: Choose if you want to automatically clear logs after a period of time.
• Timeout for Rule Running (seconds): Set the timeout (in seconds) for every rule running. I recommend that you leave this field at it's default value (3600).
• Send Rule Running Summary in Email: Choose if you want to receive a summary of the rule running in an email.
• Email Address: Input the email adress where you want to send the report. You can input more email addresses, separated by commas.
• Minimum Title Word Count: Set the minimum word count for post titles. Items that have less than this count will not be published. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Maximum Title Word Count: Set the maximum word count for post titles. Items that have more than this count will not be published. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Minimum Content Word Count: Set the minimum word count for post content. Items that have less than this count will not be published. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Maximum Content Word Count: Set the maximum word count for post content. Items that have more than this count will not be published. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Banned Words List: Do not include posts that's title or content contains at least one of these words. Separate words by comma. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Required Words List: Do not include posts that's title or content does not contain at least one of these words. Separate words by comma. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Strip HTML Elements from Final Content by ID: Strip HTML elements from final content that have this IDs. You can insert more IDs, separeted by comma. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Strip HTML Elements from Final Content by Class: Strip HTML elements from final content that have this class. You can insert more classes, separeted by comma. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Automatically Translate Content To: Do you want to automatically translate generated content using Google Translate?
• Skip Posts That Do Not Have Images: Choose if you want to skip posts that do not have images.
• Skip Posts Older Than a Selected Date: Choose if you want to skip posts that are older than a selected date.
• Choose if you want to skip posts that are older than a selected date. Select the date prior which you want to skip posts.
• Spin Text Using Word Synonyms: Do you want to randomize text by changing words of a text with synonyms using one of the listed methods? Note that this is an experimental feature and can in some instances drastically increase the rule running time!
• First List of Possible Sentences (%%random_sentence%%): Insert some sentences from which you want to get one at random. You can also use variables defined below. %something ==> is a variable. Each sentence must be sepparated by a new line.
• Second List of Possible Sentences (%%random_sentence2%%): Insert some sentences from which you want to get one at random. You can also use variables defined below. %something ==> is a variable. Each sentence must be sepparated by a new line.
• List of Possible Variables: Insert some variables you wish to be exchanged for different instances of one sentence. Please format this list as follows:Variablename => Variables (seperated by semicolon)Example:adjective => clever;interesting;smart;huge;astonishing;unbelievable;nice;adorable;beautiful;elegant;fancy;glamorous;magnificent;helpful;awesome
• Custom HTML Code #1: Insert a custom HTML code that will replace the %%custom_html%% variable. This can be anything, even an Ad code.
• Custom HTML Code #2: Insert a custom HTML code that will replace the %%custom_html2%% variable. This can be anything, even an Ad code.
• ID (Affiliate Keyword Replacer Tool Settings:) This is the ID of the rule.
• DEL (Affiliate Keyword Replacer Tool Settings:) Do you want to delete this rule?
• Search Keyword (Affiliate Keyword Replacer Tool Settings:) This keyword will be replaced with a link you define.
• Replacement Keyword (Affiliate Keyword Replacer Tool Settings:) This keyword will replace the search keyword you define. Leave this field blank if you only want to add an URL to the specified keyword.
• Link To Add (Affiliate Keyword Replacer Tool Settings:) Define the link you want to appear the defined keyword. Leave this field blank if you only want to replace the specified keyword without linking from it.

Google My Business to Posts:

• ID This is the ID of the rule.
• Post Source Location Select the location from where to import posts.
• Post Types to Import Select the post types to import from Google My Business. Possible values are: event, offer, product
• Schedule (Hours) Select the interval in hours after which you want this rule to run.
• Max Posts At A Time Select the maximum number of posts that this rule can create at once. 0-50 interval allowed..
• Del: Do you want to delete this rule?
• Active: Do you want to enable this rule? You can deactivate any rule (you don't have to delete them to deactivate them).
• Info: The number of items (posts, pages) this rule has generated so far.
• Actions: Do you want to run this rule now? Note that only one instance of a rule is allowed at once.

Advanced Plugin Settings Dropdown Screen:

• Generated Post Title: Set the title of the generated posts for user rules. You can use the following shortcodes: %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_excerpt%%, %%post_description%%, %%item_cat%%, %%item_tags%%
• Generated Post Content: Set the content of the generated posts for user rules. You can use the following shortcodes: %%post_show_image%%, %%post_all_images%%, %%post_read_more_button%%, %%custom_html%%, %%custom_html2%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_excerpt%%, %%post_description%%, %%post_description_plain_text%%, %%post_image_URL%%, %%royalty_free_image_attribution%%, %%post_url%%, %%post_id%%, %%item_cat%%, %%item_tags%%. More details about these see below.
• Remember Last Posted Item And Continue Search From It: Do you want to remember last posted item and continue search from it the next time the importing rule runs?
• Post Status: Select the status that you want for the automatically generated posts to have.
• Item Type : Select the type (post/page) for your automatically generated item.
• Post Author :  Select the author that you want to assign for the automatically generated posts.
• Generated Post Format: If your template supports "Post Formats", than you can select one here. If not, leave this at it\'s default value.
• Additional Post Category: Select the post category that you want for the automatically generated posts to have.
• Automatically Add Post Categories From Items: Do you want to automatically add post categories from the feed items?
• Automatically Add Post Tags From Items: Do you want to automatically add post tags from the feed items?
• Additional Post Tags: Select the post tags that you want for the automatically generated posts to have.
• Enable Comments For Generated Posts: Do you want to enable comments for the generated posts?
• Enable Pingbacks/Trackbacks For Generated Posts: Do you want to enable pingbacks and trackbacks for the generated posts?
• Automatically Get Featured Image for Generated Post: Do you want to set featured image for generated post (to the first image that was found in the post)?
• Default Featured Image if No Image Available for Item: Insert a link to a valid image that will be set for the featured image for the posts that do not have a valid image attached or if you disabled automatical featured image generation. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.
• Skip Posts Older Than Date: .Choose if you want to skip posts that are older than a selected date.";
• Select the Date for Old Posts: Select the date prior which you want to skip posts.
• Short Rule Description: .
• : Input a short description for the current rule. This will appear in the help for for the current rule, next to rule's ID. This field is not used in plugin's activity and running.

Posts to Google My Business:

• Delay Posting By (Seconds): Do you want delay posting with this amount of seconds from post publish? This will create a single cron job for each post (cron is a requirement for this to function). If you leave this field blank, posts will be automatically published on post creation.
• Use Async Posting Method: This option will allow you to select if you want to run posting in async mode. This means that each time you publish a post, the plugin will try to execute it's task in the background - it will no longer block new post posting, while it finishes it's job.
• Locations Where to Publish Posts: Select the locations associated with your Oauth ID, where you want to publish your posts. To select multiple entries, please hold down the 'Control' key.
• Google My Business Post Description Template: Choose the template of your Google My Business posts description. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Try to Upload Also Image to Posts: This option will allow you select if you wish to upload also images to posts.
• Post Language: Select the main language of your post.
• Call To Action Button Type: Select the type of the call to action button.
• Call To Action URL: Input an URL to set for the Call to Action button. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Post Type Generation Rules: Input a list of WordPress post types, to assign custom Google My Business post types to them. Please enter in the following format: WordPress_post_type_slug => {post,event,offer}. Please separate different entries by a new line. Example: page => event - this will generate event type posts for regular WordPress posts. If the post type is not specified here, the 'Default My Business Post Type' will be used from below.
• Default My Business Post Type: If the plugin does not find the published post type in the rules defined above, it will create this default post type on Google My Business.
• Event Title: Choose the template of your Google My Business event title. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Event Start Date: Choose the event's start date.
• Event End Date: Choose the event's end date.
• Offer Title: Choose the template of your Google My Business offer title. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Offer Start Date: Choose the offer's start date.
• Offer End Date: Choose the offer's end date.
• Offer Coupon Code: Choose the offer's coupon code. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Offer Redeem URL: Choose the offer's redeem URL. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Offer Terms and Conditions URL: Choose the offer's Terms and Conditions URL. You can use the following shortcodes: %%featured_image%%, %%blog_title%%, %%author_name%%, %%post_link%%, %%random_sentence%%, %%random_sentence2%%, %%post_cats%%, %%post_tags%%, %%post_title%%, %%post_content%%, %%post_excerpt%%.
• Disable Autoposting of 'Posts': Do you want to disable automatically posting of WordPress 'posts' to Google My Business?
• Disable Autoposting of 'Pages': Do you want to disable automatically posting of WordPress 'pages' to Google My Business?
• Disable Autoposting of Selected Categories: Do you want to disable automatically posting of WordPress 'posts' to Google My Business?
• Disable Autoposting of Selected Tags: Input the tags for which you want to disable posting. You can enter more tags, separated by comma. Ex: cars, vehicles, red, luxury. To disable this feature, leave this field blank.

Activity and Loggind Screen:

• Rules Currently Running: These rules are currently running on your server.
• Restore Plugin Default Settings: Hit this button and the plugin settings will be restored to their default values. Warning! All settings will be lost!
• Delete All Posts Generated by this Plugin: Hit this button and all posts generated by this plugin will be deleted!
• Activity Log: This is the main log of your plugin. Here will be listed every single instance of the rules you run or are automatically run by schedule jobs (if you enable logging, in the plugin configuration).

How to customize resulting posts with built in shortcodes?

You can use the following shortcodes in post title and content editing:

• %%random_sentence%% - generates a random sentence (as you have defined them in plugin config.) More on how to configure the random sentence generator, check plugin documentation (down)
• %%random_sentence2%% - generates a random sentence (from the second geenrator) (as you have defined them in plugin config.) More on how to configure the random sentence generator, check plugin documentation (down)
• %%custom_html%% - includes the custom HTML you defined in the Main Settings interface (Custom HTML Code #1:)
• %%custom_html2%% - includes the custom HTML you defined in the Main Settings interface (Custom HTML Code #2:)
• %%post_title%% - includes the item title
• %%post_excerpt%% - includes the item excerpt
• %%post_id%% - includes the item ID
• %%post_description%% - includes a short description of the article
• %%post_description_plain_text%% - includes a short description of the article, in plain text format
• %%post_content%% - includes the item full HTML content
• %%post_content_plain_text%% - includes the items plain text content
• %%post_image_URL%% - includes the article's image URL (if it exists)
• %%post_url%% - includes the article's URL
• %%royalty_free_image_attribution%% - includes the attribution text for the royalty free image (if it is used)
• %%post_cat%% - includes the article's category (if it exists)
• %%post_read_more_button%% - includes a 'Read More' button, pointing to the Google My Business post from which the article was generated
• %%post_show_image%% - includes the item image in the HTML page (the full image, not only it's URL)
• %%post_all_images%% - includes all the item images in the HTML page (the full image, not only it's URL)
• %%post_tags%% - includes the article's tag (if it exists)

How to work with 'Random Sentence Generator'?

You can use the Random Sentence Generator by inserting list of sentences to the 'First List of Possible Sentences (%%random_sentence%%)' text field. Here, you can add full sentences, or sentences with variables. Variables are structured as: %something. A possible list of sentences can be:

• Meet this %adjective %noun %sentence_ending
• This is the %adjective %noun ever%sentence_ending
• I %love_it %nouns , because they are the %adjective %sentence_ending
• My %family says this plugin is very %adjective %sentence_ending
• These %nouns are quite %adjective %sentence_ending

variable_name1 => variable_value1;variable_value2;variable_value3

variable_name2 => variable2_value1;variable2_value2;variable2_value3

noun_with_adjective => %noun;%adjective %noun

adjective_very => %adjective;very %adjective;

adjective => clever;interesting;smart;huge;astonishing;unbelievable;nice;adorable;beautiful;elegant;fancy;glamorous;magnificent;helpful;awesome

noun_with_adjective => %noun;%adjective %noun

noun => plugin;WordPress plugin;item;ingredient;component;constituent;module;add-on;plug-in;addon;extension

nouns => plugins;WordPress plugins;items;ingredients;components;constituents;modules;add-ons;plug-ins;addons;extensions

love_it => love;adore;like;be mad for;be wild about;be nuts about;be crazy about

family => %adjective %family_members;%family_members

family_members => grandpa;brother;sister;mom;dad;grandma

sentence_ending => .;!;!!

Summary - top

Businessomatic - Google My Business Post Importer Exporter is a simple, yet powerful tool you can use to create an autoblog with ease. The setup and settings of the plugin couldn't have been easier. Now, let's go and enjoy the results of this great plugin! Have fun using it!

Sources and Credits - top

This component was made by Szabi CodeRevolution, for more information and support contact us at support@coderevolution.ro

Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this item. As I said at the beginning, I'd be glad to help you if you have any questions regarding this plugin and I'll do my best to assist.

CodeRevolution