Jordy Meow

<p><strong>Social Engine is the self-hosted social media scheduler for WordPress.</strong> Connect directly to X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Mastodon—no middleman, no monthly fees, complete control.</p>
<p>Unlike Buffer, Hootsuite, or Later, Social Engine runs entirely on your WordPress site. Your data stays yours, your connections are permanent, and there’s no monthly subscription. Set it up once (15-30 minutes per platform), then enjoy unlimited scheduling forever.</p>
<p>Stop paying for features you already own! 🚀</p>
<p>Social Engine implements full MCP support for AI-powered social media automation. Visit <a href="https://meowapps.com/social-engine" rel="nofollow ugc">our official site</a> and check out <a href="https://meowapps.com/social-engine/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">the docs</a> to get started.</p>
<h3>Core Modules</h3>
<p>📅 <strong>Smart Scheduling</strong><br />
Visual calendar with drag-and-drop, per-account posting times, and intelligent queue management. Schedule weeks ahead or let AI handle it.</p>
<p>🤖 <strong>AI-Powered Enhancement</strong><br />
Built-in AI Post Enhancer rewrites content naturally, suggests hashtags, and maintains your brand voice. Works with AI Engine for advanced features.</p>
<p>🌍 <strong>Multi-Language Support</strong><br />
Full Polylang and WPML integration. Filter by language, auto-schedule per locale, maintain tone across translations.</p>
<p>🧠 <strong>Intelligence Features</strong><br />
Full MCP support means AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can schedule posts, manage your queue, and create content—all through conversation.</p>
<h3>📅 Smart Scheduling</h3>
<p>Control when and how your content reaches social networks.</p>
<p><strong>Calendar View:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Beautiful drag-and-drop interface</li>
<li>Month, week, or list view</li>
<li>Color-coded by platform</li>
<li>Quick post editing</li>
<li>Bulk operations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Auto-Scheduling:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Automatically post new WordPress content</li>
<li>Filter by post type, tag, or language</li>
<li>Customizable templates with variables</li>
<li>Featured image support</li>
<li>Smart timing based on your schedule</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Queue Management:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Per-account default posting times</li>
<li>Multiple time slots per day</li>
<li>Smart slot detection (avoids conflicts)</li>
<li>Draft workflow for review</li>
<li>Locked dates to prevent scheduling</li>
</ul>
<h3>🤖 AI-Powered Enhancement</h3>
<p>Let AI perfect your social content before it goes live.</p>
<p><strong>Post Enhancer:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Rewrites content naturally for each platform</li>
<li>Suggests relevant hashtags</li>
<li>Maintains your brand voice and language</li>
<li>Quick Test mode to preview changes</li>
<li>Works with all supported languages</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>AI Vision (requires AI Engine):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Analyzes images and suggests captions</li>
<li>Describes product photos automatically</li>
<li>Creates alt text for accessibility</li>
<li>Multi-image gallery support</li>
</ul>
<h3>🌍 Multi-Language Support</h3>
<p>Perfect for multilingual sites using Polylang or WPML.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Filter posts by language in calendar</li>
<li>Auto-schedule only specific languages</li>
<li>AI Enhancer respects original language</li>
<li>Template variables work per locale</li>
<li>Separate queues per language</li>
</ul>
<h3>🧠 Intelligence Features</h3>
<p>Social Engine has full MCP (Model Context Protocol) support, so AI assistants can manage your entire social media workflow through conversation.</p>
<p><strong>What AI Can Do:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>“Schedule my latest post to Twitter tomorrow at 3pm”</li>
<li>“Show me what’s in the queue for next week”</li>
<li>“Rewrite this post for Instagram and add hashtags”</li>
<li>“Delete all draft posts older than 30 days”</li>
<li>“Publish this content to all my accounts now”</li>
<li>“Create 5 posts from my recent articles”</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Setup Guide:</strong></p>
<p>Check the <a href="https://ai.thehiddendocs.com/mcp/" rel="nofollow ugc">MCP documentation</a> to connect ChatGPT or Claude to your WordPress site. Social Engine’s tools will appear automatically alongside AI Engine’s core features.</p>
<p><strong>Automation Examples:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Daily content generation from blog posts</li>
<li>Automated hashtag research</li>
<li>Bulk post creation from content calendar</li>
<li>Smart scheduling based on engagement patterns</li>
<li>Multi-platform content adaptation</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔌 Platform Support</h3>
<p>Direct connections to major social networks.</p>
<p><strong>Supported Platforms:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>X (Twitter):</strong> Text, images, polls (via API v2)</li>
<li><strong>Facebook:</strong> Posts, images, links with previews</li>
<li><strong>Instagram:</strong> Images, galleries, captions</li>
<li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> Professional content, images</li>
<li><strong>Pinterest:</strong> Pins with images and descriptions</li>
<li><strong>Mastodon:</strong> Federated network support</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Connection Method:</strong></p>
<p>Unlike third-party schedulers, Social Engine uses your own app credentials. This means:</p>
<ul>
<li>No data sharing with intermediaries</li>
<li>No rate limits from scheduling services</li>
<li>Permanent access (not subject to service changes)</li>
<li>Full API feature support</li>
<li>Complete privacy</li>
</ul>
<p>Setup takes 15-30 minutes per platform (one-time), then you’re independent forever.</p>
<h3>Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Instagram Support</li>
<li>Pinterest Support</li>
<li>LinkedIn Support</li>
<li>Revive Posts (auto-repost old content)</li>
<li>Draft Workflow</li>
<li>Priority Support</li>
</ul>


Social Engine

I completely replaced Buffer by Social Engine. I used to have my posts marked as "Posted by Buffer", now it's marked as "Posted by Jordy Meow" (since you can choose the name of your app created on the different SNS platforms). It's much cooler! Also, you can create a huge amount of posts in advance, or even automate the creations of those posts and push them into Social Engine... so much freedom!

Replaced Buffer by Social Engine


Hi used Buffer for years and paid a lot of money to schedule my social media posts for Facebook and Twitter. Social Engine is a great replacement. Build right into WordPress and with the complete control over the content.



Jordy Meow has always an open ear for suggestions and has implemented many of them in no time.



Thanky you!


Finaly a Buffer Replacement


It is very easy to use, and powerful vs other saas solutions. You can publish unlimited posts in your own premises :-).


Great Plugin!


Took some guesswork on the Facebook Explorer permissions needed to get it working, but just added them all, and that solves, can probably find out which by trial and error, but I think Jordy just needed to recheck this and update the documentation.



Keep up the great work, the world needs and thanks you!


Briliant plugin alternative to Buffer, Blog2Social, etc

Schedule posts without subscription fees. Self-hosted, AI-powered, with full MCP support for intelligent automation.

Stachethemes

<p>Stachethemes Seat Planner is a WooCommerce plugin that allows you to create and sell seat-based products for your customers to choose their seats easily.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Interactive Seat Selection</strong>: Customers can select seats in real-time using a dynamic seat map.</li>
<li><strong>Seat Reservation</strong>: Seats added to the cart are reserved for a configurable duration, preventing others from selecting them.</li>
<li><strong>Handicap Accessible Seating</strong>: Mark seats as “Handicap Seats” and use customizable background colors to highlight accessibility.</li>
<li><strong>Easy-to-Use Drag & Drop Editor</strong>: Manage seats effortlessly with a simple drag-and-drop interface. No technical skills required.</li>
<li><strong>QR Code Generator for Each Seat</strong>: Automatically generate a unique QR code for each seat purchased, allowing for easy digital validation.</li>
<li><strong>QR Code Scanner for Ticket Validation</strong>: Enable quick entry and ensure smooth check-ins for event attendees.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Complete Orders</strong>: Option to automatically update the order status to “Completed” when payment is received for orders containing Auditorium products.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Redirect to Cart/Checkout Page</strong>: Set up automatic redirection to the cart or to the checkout page after a customer adds a seat to their cart.</li>
<li><strong>Cart Timer</strong>: Option to display a timer under each seat in the cart and checkout page.</li>
<li><strong>Double Booking Checker</strong>: Detects and flags accidental duplicate seat reservations.</li>
<li><strong>Ghost Booking Checker</strong>: Detects and fixes seats that appear free on the front-end but have existing orders.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Premium Features</h3>
<p>Upgrade to <strong>Stachethemes Seat Planner Premium</strong> for advanced features:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Seat Discounts</strong>: Offer fixed or percentage-based discounts. Option to restrict specific discounts to selected user roles.</li>
<li><strong>Date Selection</strong>: Option to select date & time for each individual product.</li>
<li><strong>Custom Fields</strong>: Assign additional free or paid features to individual seats via custom fields. </li>
<li><strong>Edit and create orders</strong>: Edit existing order items (seat ID, date, custom fields). Bulk actions: change status, move bookings to another date, and create orders for multiple seats at once.</li>
<li><strong>PDF Ticket Attachments</strong>: Attach ticket details & QR Code as a PDF file to the “Order Completed” email.</li>
<li><strong>CSV Import & Export Layouts</strong>: Import and export seat layouts in CSV format.</li>
<li><strong>CSV Booking Export</strong>: Exports booking data for each reserved seat in CSV format.</li>
<li><strong>Mobile App</strong>: Free standalone android app for scanning and validating tickets.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/stachethemes-seat-planner/" rel="nofollow ugc">Check it out on WooCommerce</a></p>
<h3>Demo</h3>
<p><a href="https://stachethemes.com/seat-planner/demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo</a></p>
<h3>Source Repository</h3>
<p><a href="https://github.com/zbozhilov/stachethemes-seat-planner-lite" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a></p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mui.com/material-ui/material-icons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Material UI Icons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://react-hot-toast.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">React Hot Toast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-zoom-pan-pinch" rel="nofollow ugc">React Zoom Pan Pinch</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>1.6.6</h3>
<p>Added: QR code scanner — choose which camera device to use<br />
Update: Various small improvements to the Seat Editor</p>
<h3>1.6.5</h3>
<p>Update: Security improvements<br />
Added: Better protection against double bookings. The plugin now checks seat conflicts earlier and helps prevent stale pending reservations from blocking available seats.</p>
<h3>1.6.4</h3>
<p>Update: Faster and more reliable seat updates when order statuses change (e.g. payment received, order completed)<br />
Update: Manager section now processes seat changes more efficiently</p>
<h3>1.6.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added: RTL Support (beta) for right-to-left languages</li>
<li>Fixed: Orders with only seat tickets now automatically move to “Completed” after payment (e.g. Stripe) instead of staying at “Processing”</li>
<li>Update: Clearer description for the “Force Auto-Complete Mixed Orders” setting</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.6.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added: Option in Manager <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Availability to filter seats by scan status using the “Scanned” toggle, showing only seats that have been scanned (QR code checked in)</li>
<li>Added: Option in the Manager Edit Seat page to unscan a ticket, view scan details, and clear scan status when needed</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.6.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed: Closing the color picker without choosing a new color no longer clears the color from your selected items</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.6.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Price input now allows decimal values</li>
<li>Added auto-fill mode in the Seat Planner Editor for faster objects creation</li>
<li>Added arc transform tool in the Seat Planner Editor</li>
<li>Added flip transform tool in the Seat Planner Editor</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.5.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added Statistics page in the Manager section with product analytics: summary cards (seats sold, occupancy, revenue, orders), revenue and sales over time (by event date or order date), sales-by-order and sales-by-date tables with CSV export, and velocity projection.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.5.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>QR code styling updated to use accent color</li>
<li>Added rotation feature in the Seat Planner Editor for rotating elements</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.5.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added option to create Order from the Manager section</li>
<li>Added new shortcode [stachesepl_count] for displaying the total seat count for auditorium product(s).</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.4.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added seat details tooltip on mobile devices</li>
<li>Added new option in general settings to show or hide the seat details tooltip</li>
<li>Other minor bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.4.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added Manager section in the Admin Panel</li>
<li>Added option to hide the QR Code</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>New tool “Edit Order”, enabling admins to modify existing orders data, such as changing seat ID.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>New general option “Enforce WooCommerce Cart Calculation”. This option helps fix the issue with missing cart price on certain themes.</li>
<li>Fixed issue where the cart timer may not work properly on certain carts</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.42</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed a bug where setting a non-existent or invalid product ID in the shortcode caused a crash.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.40</h4>
<ul>
<li>Option to disable the “Select Seat” button on product listings (product loops) such as the Shop page and category pages.</li>
<li>New Accent Color option for simpler front-end UI color customization. Legacy color customization options have been removed.</li>
<li>Merged Cart Timer and Add to Cart settings into a new Cart Behaviour tab in the plugin settings.</li>
<li>Front-end UI now displays the Close button at all times.</li>
<li>Front-end UI buttons and elements now follow the Accent Color setting.</li>
<li>Converted the Round Corners option to a slider for better control over element border radius.</li>
<li>Minor fixes and improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.38</h4>
<ul>
<li>The Plugin now uses it’s own “Select Seat”, “View Cart” buttons.</li>
<li>Added option to change colors for “Select Seat”, “View Cart”, “Add to Cart” buttons.</li>
<li>Added Front-end seat tooltip</li>
<li>Added Compatibility mode for cache plugins (e.g. WP Rocket, LiteSpeed) when lazy loading breaks due to JS optimization.</li>
<li>Added New editor option “Additional Class Name” allowing custom CSS classes to be attached to objects.</li>
<li>Improved UI for adding dates to the product.</li>
<li>“Seat Reservation Time” and “Auto-Complete Orders” options moved to the new General tab in plugin settings.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.36</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added new plugin dashboard centralizing settings and features.</li>
<li>Added new option “Auto-Complete Orders”: automatically marks orders as Completed when payment is received for auditorium products.</li>
<li>Added new option to control whether users are redirected after adding seats to the cart.</li>
<li>Added new option to choose whether users are redirected to the cart or checkout page.</li>
<li>Added new option to control whether customers are shown a message during redirection.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.35</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added Dashboard Widget showing Seats Sold & Revenue for the last 30 days</li>
<li>Added Option to Lock objects in the Drag & Drop Editor </li>
<li>Added Visual UI for turning grid-snap on/off, grid color, grid size</li>
<li>Added message when user is redirected to cart/checkout page on the front-end</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.34</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix where product can be incorrectly flagged as Unavailable</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.33</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix where deleting a draft order can accidentally release slot reservation</li>
<li>Other minor bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.32</h4>
<ul>
<li>UI/UX improvements</li>
<li>Added UI for Auto Incremental Patterns</li>
<li>Added Booking Integrity Checker Tools</li>
<li>Added option to check Reservation Details from the front-end if the user has Shop Manager role</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.28</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor fixes & improvements</li>
<li>Enabled option to Scan QR Codes from the Dashboard</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.5</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add to cart seat validation improvements</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial public release with core seat selection features.</li>
</ul>


Stachethemes Seat Planner Lite

A WooCommerce extension for creating & selling seat-based products with a drag & drop seat planner.

Social Engine vs Stachethemes Seat Planner Lite