Title: Duplicate Facebook posts
Last modified: April 22, 2026

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# Duplicate Facebook posts

 *  [alisonfisher22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alisonfisher22/)
 * (@alisonfisher22)
 * [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-facebook-posts/)
 * I have an ongoing issue whereby occasionally Wp2social will post the same post
   from my website to my Facebook page again and again, sometimes up to 40-50 times.
   Just the same post again and again. My customers are annoyed and I have to manually
   delete the duplicate Facebook posts. Any ideas why? Thanks

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 *  [anjalixyzscripts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anjali94/)
 * (@anjali94)
 * [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-facebook-posts/#post-18887770)
 * Hi Alison,
 * Thanks for reaching out .
   One common reason for this issue is the **“Auto publish
   on editing”** setting being enabled. When this is active, any update or edit 
   to a post (including background updates, metadata changes, or plugin-triggered
   edits) can trigger the plugin to repost the same content to Facebook multiple
   times.
 * Could you please check the following?
    - Go to **Plugin Settings → General Settings**
    - Look for: **“Auto publish on editing posts/pages/custom post types”**
    - Make sure this is set to **Disabled**
 * Disabling this should prevent repeated publishing when a post is updated or modified.
 * If the issue still continues after this change, let me know
 *  Thread Starter [alisonfisher22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alisonfisher22/)
 * (@alisonfisher22)
 * [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-facebook-posts/#post-18887777)
 * thanks for your reply. Is the **Auto publish on editing posts/pages/custom post
   types** a newly added tick box option? I looked at it was enabled so I’ve now
   set to disable but I’m certain when I originally set it all up this wasn’t an
   option? Do you know if it was only recently added?
 *  [anjalixyzscripts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anjali94/)
 * (@anjali94)
 * [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-facebook-posts/#post-18888392)
 * Hi Alison,
 * You’re welcome .
 * The **“Auto publish on editing posts/pages/custom post types”** option isn’t 
   a newly added feature — it has been available for quite some time, and by default
   it is set to **Disabled**.
 * It’s possible that it may have been enabled unintentionally at some point (for
   example during setup, updates, or while exploring settings), which could explain
   the repeated reposting behavior you experienced.
 * Now that you’ve disabled it, the duplicate posting issue should stop. Please 
   keep an eye on it, and if you notice anything unusual again, feel free to let
   me know — I’ll be happy to help further.
 * Thanks!

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [anjalixyzscripts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anjali94/)
 * Last activity: [1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicate-facebook-posts/#post-18888392)
 * Status: not resolved