How to add a Pinterest account to the FS Poster plugin

There are two methods for adding a Pinterest account to FS Poster.

Option 1: Use the Cookie method to add your account to the plugin.

Option 2: Create your personal App and add your accounts using the personal App;

Option 1: Use the Cookie method to add your account to the plugin.

Follow the steps to add an account using the cookie method:

- Open the browser in the Incognito mode;

Click the "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "n" keys for opening Incognito tab in Chrome

Click the "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "p" keys for opening Incognito tab in Firefox

- Log in to your Pinterest account;

- Open the Inspect element panel by clicking the F12 key or right-click on the page and click the Inspect button;

- Go to the Application tab within the Inspect element panel and click the Cookies menu.

- Copy the "_pinterest_sess" cookie value and close the incognito tab without logging out of your account. If you log out, you will need to get new cookie values again;

- Go to FS Poster > Channels > Pinterest menu and click the Add channel button;

- Next, click the More options button;

- Select the Cookie method from the methods list and paste the cookies you copied earlier. Click the Continue button to add the account to the plugin;

- You have the option to add the account with a Prxoy as well;

- Click the channels to add them to the plugin or click the >> button to add all of them at once;

- Your Pinterest account has to have boards. Also, your WordPress posts must contain a featured image to share posts on Pinterest boards because you cannot pin on Pinterest without an image;

- Activate your channels to share posts on social networks automatically whenever a new WordPress post is published on your website. If you do not activate channels, you need to add them to the FS Poster section whenever you want to share specific posts on your social network accounts;

- You can also activate channels conditionally by selecting specific taxonomies to share specific posts or not share specific posts on particular channels. This will apply to only auto-posts;

- The Customize content option allows you to assign specific content for this specific channel which will override the content you specifically in the social network settings;

- Moreover, you can enable proxy or edit the proxy credentials without reauthorizing the channel to the plugin;

- Since channels are activated, they will appear on the FS Poster section when publishing a new WordPress post. Once the post is published, the plugin will share the post on these channels automatically;

- In the Permissions tab, you can permit other WordPress users to use the channels in their FS Poster dashboard. You can either allow them to only share posts or give them full access to manage the channel, and edit its settings;

- In the Labels tab, you can organize channels into specific groups, making it easier to add a group of channels to the Planners or Schedules instead of adding them one by one.

- Now, you can easily filter channels by label and click the >> button to add them all at once for sharing;

Option 2: Create your App and add your account using the custom App method.

Please follow the steps below to create a Pinterest App and add your accounts using the App method:

- You need to activate the Pinterest App Standard access to share posts on your boards, Trial access is not enough;

- Go to the Pinterest Developers page;

- Create or log in to a Business Pinterest Account;

- Or link your existing personal account to create a Business account;

- You should get an email to verify your account. If you do not get an email, go to the Pinterest Developers page to resend it;

- Agree to the Terms;

- Now, you can create an App;

- Fill in all the required fields and Submit the App.

- You can copy your redirect URL from the Apps tab of the Plugin;

- And add the Redirect URL to the App settings after the App is approved;

- When your App is approved, copy your new App ID and secret key;

- Give a name for the app to recognize it and add the App credentials to the plugin;

- Go to FS Poster > Channels > Pinterest menu and click the Add channel button;

- Next, click the More options button;

- Select your App from the list and click the Continue button.

- You have the option to add the account with a Prxoy as well;

- Click the channels to add them to the plugin or click the >> button to add all of them at once;

- Your Pinterest account has to have boards. Also, your WordPress posts must contain a featured image to share posts on Pinterest boards because you cannot pin on Pinterest without an image;

- Activate your Pinterest boards and start to share your posts as pins on those boards.

Your Pinterest account has to have boards. Also, your WordPress posts must contain a featured image to share posts on Pinterest boards because you cannot pin on Pinterest without an image.