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Google+ & Jetpack

Since September 2013, I have been using Jetpack to push my posts from this website to Twitter (@cathtechnogeek ) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/catholictechnogeek), but I never set up anything with Google+. Maybe it is because I, like so many others, had already got caught up in Facebook. Whatever the reason, I neglected Google+, I finally decided to create a presence in the Google+ Sphere.  So I thought I would create an account for CatholicTechnoGeek.

I first tried to create an account as CatholicTechnoGeek.com, and soon discovered that Google+ wanted me to create a business account instead of a personal site. I was afraid Google was going to ask for a credit card when I began to create the site, but the account is free. After entering the standard set name, email, etc, information to create the account, the Google+ account was running.

I hopped into Jetpack, went to my publicize settings and added the Google account. I then went and posted and then checked the Google+ CatholicTechnoGeek.com page and noticed my post was not on the site. After I did some digging, I found the Google+ site defaulted my WordPress posts to private.

To change your posts to public, you need to go into settings, scroll down until you see the “Apps & Activities” section (see photo #1). You have to click on the “Apps” tab (see photo #2) and you should find the window labeled “WordPress”. (Click on image to magnify) Once you click on the edit, you can change it so the WordPress app defaults to the setting you wish. I have changed my posts to public so anyone one can view the posts. However, it possible to restrict posts to a circle if you want.

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After testing a few more posts, I placed some graphics and I am working on completing my profile.

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