Help & Setup Guide

Everything you need to connect your platforms to Rippelle

Quick Links

📥 Sources (where Rippelle reads from)

Flickr Blogspot W WordPress W Weebly Webhook

📤 Destinations (where Rippelle posts to)

Discord P Plurk Bluesky SmartBots LifeBots Facebook Instagram Primfeed Coming Soon

Flickr (Source)

Rippelle automatically fetches your photos from Flickr to distribute them to your social networks.

What you need:

  • Your Flickr User ID
  • Your Flickr API Key

How to get your Flickr API Key:

  1. Go to Flickr App Garden (you must be logged in to Flickr)
  2. Click "Apply for a Non-Commercial Key"
  3. Fill in a name (e.g. Rippelle) and a short description (e.g. Auto-posting my photos via Rippelle)
  4. Accept the terms and click "Submit"
  5. Copy the Key that is displayed — this is your API Key

How to find your Flickr User ID:

Method 1: Via Flickr API

  1. Go to Flickr API Explorer
  2. Enter your Flickr username
  3. Copy the user_id (format: 12345678@N00)

Method 2: In the URL

  1. Go to your Flickr profile
  2. Look at the URL: flickr.com/photos/YOUR_ID/

Blogspot (Source)

Connect your Blogger/Blogspot blog and Rippelle will automatically fetch new posts via RSS.

What you need:

  • Your Blog URL

Steps:

  1. Copy your blog URL (e.g., https://yourblog.blogspot.com)
  2. Paste it in Rippelle's Blogspot connection form
  3. We'll automatically find and monitor your RSS feed

In Rippelle:

  • Blog URL: https://yourblog.blogspot.com

W WordPress (Source)

Works with both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress blogs.

What you need:

  • Your Blog URL

Steps:

  1. Copy your WordPress blog URL
  2. Paste it in Rippelle's WordPress connection form
  3. We'll monitor your RSS feed for new posts

In Rippelle:

  • Blog URL: https://yourblog.wordpress.com
  • or Blog URL: https://yourdomain.com (self-hosted)

💡 Tip: Make sure your blog's RSS feed is enabled. Most WordPress sites have it at /feed/

W Weebly (Source)

Connect your Weebly blog to automatically share new posts.

What you need:

  • Your Weebly Site URL

Steps:

  1. Copy your Weebly site URL
  2. Paste it in Rippelle's Weebly connection form
  3. We'll monitor your blog's RSS feed

In Rippelle:

  • Site URL: https://yoursite.weebly.com
  • or your custom domain

💡 Note: Your Weebly site needs a blog section enabled for Rippelle to fetch posts.

Website Webhook (Source)

Connect any website or service to Rippelle by sending content to a unique webhook URL. Perfect for custom websites, CMS platforms, or any service that can send HTTP requests.

How it works:

  1. In Rippelle, add the Website Webhook source and click Save
  2. A unique webhook URL is generated for your account
  3. Copy this URL and configure your website or service to POST content to it
  4. Rippelle receives the content and distributes it to all your connected destinations

JSON format to send:

{
  "title": "My blog post title",
  "description": "A description of the post...",
  "image_url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
  "link": "https://example.com/my-post"
}

Field details:

  • image_url (required) — Direct URL to an image
  • title (optional) — Post title
  • description (optional) — Post description or excerpt
  • link (optional) — Link back to the original post

💡 Tip: Your webhook URL contains a secret key — treat it like a password. Anyone with the URL can send content to your Rippelle account.

Discord

What you need:

  • A Webhook URL

Steps:

  1. Open Discord and go to your server
  2. Click the gear icon ⚙️ next to the channel where you want to post
  3. Go to Integrations → Webhooks
  4. Click New Webhook
  5. Give it a name (e.g., "Rippelle")
  6. Click Copy Webhook URL
  7. Paste this URL in Rippelle

URL format:

https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123456789/abcdefghijk...

Facebook

Post automatically to your Facebook Page! Rippelle will share your photos with your followers.

✨ Easy OAuth Connection

Just click the button and authorize - no manual setup needed!

Requirements:

  • A Facebook Page (not a personal profile)
  • You must be an admin of the Page

Steps:

  1. In your Rippelle Dashboard, click Facebook
  2. Click "Connect with Facebook"
  3. Log in with your Facebook account
  4. Select the Page you want to post to
  5. Click Authorize - done!

✅ That's it!

Once connected, Rippelle will automatically post your new photos to your Facebook Page.

⚠️ About Permissions

During authorization, Facebook will ask for several permissions:

  • "Create and manage content" - Required for posting ✓
  • "Show a list of Pages" - Required to select your Page ✓
  • Other permissions (Messenger, comments) - Not used by Rippelle

💡 We're working to simplify these permissions in a future update. Only the posting permission is actually used.

💡 No Page yet? Create one at facebook.com/pages/create

Instagram

Share your photos to Instagram automatically! Perfect for reaching your Instagram audience.

Requirements:

  • An Instagram Business or Creator account
  • Your Instagram account must be linked to a Facebook Page

💡 Why a Business account? Instagram only allows automated posting through Business or Creator accounts. Personal accounts cannot use posting APIs (this is an Instagram limitation, not Rippelle).

Steps:

  1. In your Rippelle Dashboard, click Instagram
  2. Click "Connect with Instagram"
  3. Log in with your Instagram/Facebook account
  4. Select your Instagram Business account
  5. Authorize the connection - done!

✅ That's it!

Rippelle will post your photos as Instagram feed posts with your brand description as the caption.

💡 Tip: Disable Unnecessary Permissions

During Instagram authorization, you can toggle off permissions you don't need:

  • Keep ON: "Access content and publish" ✓
  • Can turn OFF: Comments, messages, statistics

Only the publishing permission is required for Rippelle to work.

Don't have a Business account?

Here's how to switch:

  1. Open Instagram → Settings → Account
  2. Tap "Switch to professional account"
  3. Choose "Business" or "Creator"
  4. Connect to your Facebook Page

Primfeed Coming Soon

Primfeed integration for the Second Life community is coming soon!

Stay tuned for updates.

Plurk

Plurk is popular in the Second Life community! Connect your account to share your photos.

✨ Easy OAuth Connection

Just click the button and authorize - no manual setup needed!

Steps:

  1. In Rippelle, click "Connect with Plurk"
  2. Log in with your Plurk account (if not already logged in)
  3. Click "Authorize" to allow Rippelle to post
  4. You'll be redirected back to Rippelle - done!

What you need:

  • A Plurk account
  • That's it! 🎉

Bluesky

What you need:

  • Your Handle (e.g., your-name.bsky.social)
  • An App Password

Steps:

  1. Log in to bsky.app
  2. Click the ☰ menu (top left) to go to Home
  3. Go to Settings
  4. Go to Privacy and Security
  5. Click App Passwords
  6. Click Add App Password
  7. Give it a name (e.g., "Rippelle")
  8. Copy the generated password

In Rippelle:

  • Handle: your-name.bsky.social
  • App Password: the password you copied

SmartBots (Second Life Groups)

Send group notices to your Second Life group automatically when you post new content!

What you need:

  • Bot Name (your bot's SL name)
  • API Key (your developer API key)
  • Bot Secret (the bot's access code)
  • Group UUID

Steps:

  1. Go to mysmartbots.com and log in
  2. Go to My Account → find your Developer API Key
  3. Go to My Bots → select your bot
  4. Find the Bot Access Code (this is your Bot Secret)
  5. Get the UUID of your Second Life group

⚠️ Important: Two different keys!

  • API Key = Your account's Developer API Key (in My Account)
  • Bot Secret = The specific bot's Access Code (in bot settings)

Finding a SL Group UUID:

  • In your SL viewer, open the group profile
  • Click "Copy UUID" or look in the URL
  • Format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

LifeBots (Second Life Groups)

Send group notices to your Second Life group using LifeBots — an alternative to SmartBots for automated group messaging.

What you need:

  • Bot Name (your bot's full SL name, e.g. MyBot Resident)
  • API Key (your LifeBots account API key)
  • Bot Secret (the bot's secret key)
  • Group UUID

Steps:

  1. Go to lifebots.cloud and log in
  2. Create or select a bot
  3. Find your API Key in your account settings
  4. Find the Bot Secret in your bot's settings
  5. Get the UUID of your Second Life group
  6. Make sure the bot has joined the group and has the ability to send notices

⚠️ Important:

  • API Key = Your account-level key (shared across all bots)
  • Bot Secret = Specific to each bot
  • The bot must be a member of the group with notice permissions

Finding a SL Group UUID:

  • In your SL viewer, open the group profile
  • Click "Copy UUID" or look in the URL
  • Format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Frequently Asked Questions

Facebook or Instagram connection issues?

→ Make sure you have a Facebook Page (not a personal profile) and that your Instagram is a Business or Creator account linked to your Page.

Posts not appearing on Discord

→ Check that the webhook is still active in the channel settings

"Rate limit" on Bluesky

→ Wait a few minutes, Bluesky limits frequent posts

SmartBots notices not sending

→ Make sure you have BOTH the API Key (from My Account) AND the Bot Secret (from your bot's settings)

Plurk authorization failed

→ Try logging out of Plurk first, then reconnect through Rippelle

LifeBots notices not sending

→ Make sure your bot is online, is a member of the group, and has permission to send notices. Also verify that the API Key and Bot Secret are correct.

Webhook not receiving content

→ Ensure you're sending a POST request with Content-Type: application/json and that the JSON body includes at least an image_url field. Check that the webhook URL is correct.

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Last updated: February 2026