Yes. Buffer has a free plan for managing and scheduling social media posts. It lets you connect up to three channels, meaning three social accounts or other supported destinations, and have up to 10 scheduled posts waiting in each channel’s queue at a time.
PressQueue is a free WordPress plugin for Buffer. It sends your WordPress posts to Buffer automatically, so you need a Buffer account. The details below explain what Buffer’s free plan includes and how PressQueue fits in if you publish on WordPress.
What Buffer’s free plan includes
Buffer describes its Free plan as “Free forever.” The plan allows up to three connected channels and up to 10 scheduled posts per channel in Buffer’s queue at one time, according to Buffer’s pricing page.
The 10-post limit is a queue limit, so it caps how many posts can wait to publish at once. It is not a monthly publishing allowance. When Buffer publishes a scheduled post, that post leaves the queue and frees a spot. You can then schedule another post for that channel.
Buffer also lists these features on the Free plan:
- 100 ideas: a place to save content ideas before scheduling them.
- One user account: the free plan is for a single user.
- AI Assistant: included with “unlimited credits” on Buffer’s pricing page.
- Insights: Buffer’s analytics for reviewing social post performance.
- Community inbox and customer support.
- API access: one API key for connecting software to Buffer. The listed limits are 100 requests per 15 minutes, 250 per 24 hours, and 3,000 per 30 days.
Buffer’s pricing page does not specify how long the free plan keeps Insights history. A third-party review of the free plan reports 30 days of analytics history. If you need older performance data, check Buffer’s current plan details.
When the free plan is enough
The free plan fits if you manage no more than three channels, schedule fewer than 10 posts per channel at once, and use the Buffer account by yourself. You can save ideas and review post performance. You can also use Buffer’s AI writing assistant without paying for a subscription.
The limits matter if you need more posts waiting to publish or want colleagues to review posts first. Buffer’s paid plans let you schedule more posts. Its Team plan also adds multiple users and approval workflows. Compare your needs with the current Buffer plan details before upgrading, since features and prices can change.
How PressQueue compares
PressQueue is a free, open source WordPress plugin for Buffer. It sends your posts to social media through Buffer, so you need a Buffer account with your social accounts connected. Buffer’s free plan works with it.
PressQueue supports LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads and Facebook through Buffer.
To connect PressQueue, download pressqueue.zip from the PressQueue download page, then install it in WordPress through Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin. Once it is installed, paste a personal API key from your Buffer settings. There is no Buffer login button; PressQueue stores the key encrypted. You can read the PressQueue documentation or review its open-source code.
PressQueue rules let you choose which posts and channels to include, what message and image to use, and when to share each post. For example, a rule can share every new post to all connected channels, or limit sharing to posts in a particular category. Messages can use placeholders such as {{ title }} and {{ excerpt }}; PressQueue adds the post link automatically. You can customize messages for each network and preview them with a character count.
You choose whether posts go to the end of Buffer’s queue, to the top of the queue ahead of posts already waiting, out right away, or to Buffer as drafts for review. PressQueue can also share older posts in batches. By default, PressQueue starts in test mode. It records what it would share without sending anything. Its rules also start switched off, so you can test them with recent posts before turning them on.
PressQueue can use a post’s featured image or other selected images. It can also create a social image from the post title and site name. The image can appear when someone shares the post link, and you choose its style in the plugin settings. Creating these images requires PHP GD with FreeType; if the feature is unavailable, PressQueue shares the post with its text and link. A “Never share” rule excludes posts by category, tag, or author. Repeated WordPress events do not create duplicate posts.
PressQueue fits if you want WordPress to send posts to Buffer automatically and manage the sharing rules from WordPress.