Old post not getting added to instant article

it seems like we have to do a new batch of articles so for news sites it’s not a bad thing since we publish so many daily.

According to one of the plugin authors, we all have to update old posts in order to make sure them will became Instant Articles. However, it’s expected a new feature in the next versions of the plugin that will do this job in a simple way. So, soon (I hope) we will just hit the button and the work will be done.

I’ve tried doing the update older posts from 2 days ago but they aren’t getting included in FIA line up.

Seems we’re only getting in the lineup with new articles.

I’ve prepared a simple plugin to batch send all your posts to fb.

You can download it from here: https://www.wpart.pl/facebook-instant-articles-bath.zip

Hi all. Thanks for the feedback and discussion around this topic. @thikoneres2016’s comment is accurate.

@gooma2, it’s odd that even by updating your older posts, that they’re not being sent to Facebook. Could you provide some more information about the issue you’re having? That will help us reproduce the issue. For example:

– Do you know if you are pushing your articles to Facebook using the API or RSS?
– What version of the plugin are you using?
– What version of WordPress are you using?
– What version of PHP are you using (if known)?
– What’s the debug output shown in the post edit screen on the Facebook Instant Article box (both sides)?

Also, can you change WP_DEBUG to true on your wp_config.php file and share any warning/error shown after this?

Thanks again!

I’m assuming they’re getting pushed via RSS.

I’m still unable to ‘Login With Facebook’ in the plugin settings, but all our articles are going into the Facebook IA production line. The other author (diegoquinteiro) asked me the same thing which I responded back with about 4 days ago (https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/cant-select-facebook-page?replies=14).

Here’s everything:

Using 2.8 plugin version

Using WP 4.5

PHP 5.6.18

https://movietvtechgeeks.com

Debug output after each article published:
Could not connect to your page. Please check the Instant Articles plugin settings.

This post was transformed into an Instant Article with no warnings (toggle debug information)

We’re having no issues with Google Amp or Apple News thankfully.

Thanks!

@gooma2, I think you’re correct in the assessment that the root cause of this issue is because of the inability to login with Facebook. This step is needed so that the plugin can make the proper OpenGraph API calls.

Also wanted to point out that in v2.9, a problem with the “bulk” update functionality was fixed, so when you do have Facebook login working properly, that will be a better approach to mass publishing to Facebook.

I’m marking this issue as “resolved” and we’ll continue the discussion around the “Login with Facebook” problem in that other thread you already mentioned (https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/cant-select-facebook-page).