Whenever I write a status update I write it on my own website. They then get syndicated out to services like Facebook or Twitter. For this I use a plugin called SNAP, which posts to my chosen social networks. One thing that I found slightly fiddly was the quick posting of status updates. I would first type the update in the content area, then paste it into two other places — the share boxes for both twitter and facebook.
SNAP does allow the use of formatting
tags for when posting to linked networks, but my configuration is to
show the title and permalink when sharing unless it is a status update,
in which case I want the full body text to be copied over. Although okay
on desktop, it is a bit fiddly on mobile. So I wrote a small piece of
JavaScript to auto fill the fields I was pasting into, but only
if the status post type is selected. The fields in the
JavaScript below are specific to the SNAP plugin. Please change the IDs
of the target fields to suit your needs.
/your_theme/js/status-notes-autofill-fields.js:
(function($, document, window, undefined){
$(window).on('keyup', function(){
var excerpt = $('#excerpt');
var content = $('#content');
var status_radio = $('#post-format-status');
var twitter_share = $('#tw0SNAPformat');
var facebook_share = $('#fb0SNAPformat');
if (status_radio.is(':checked')) {
if (excerpt.length) {
excerpt.text(content.val());
}
if (twitter_share.length) {
twitter_share.text(content.val());
}
if (facebook_share.length) {
facebook_share.text(content.val());
}
};
});
}(jQuery, document, window));/your_theme/functions.php:
function my_enqueue($hook) {
if ( 'post-new.php' != $hook ) {
return;
}
wp_enqueue_script( 'my_custom_script', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/status-notes-autofill-fields.js' );
}
add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'my_enqueue' );In the code above you’ll notice I auto fill the excerpt field as
well. This is because I am using another plugin that adds
rel=“syndication” links to the end of the_content() and I
had one place where I didn’t want that, so I just duplicate the content
into the excerpt. Once you have incorporated the above code into your
admin, simply select the ‘status’ post format and begin typing your
status update into the content area. The other fields will now auto
fill. As always, any questions, please don’t hesitate to give
me a shout.