Step 1 — Choose your distribution method
ZARZOOM offers three ways to display your scheduled and published posts on your own web presence. Decide which suits your setup before you begin:
- Hosted microsite — a ready-made page at zarzoom.com that requires no website of your own.
- Embed widget — a snippet of code you paste into any HTML page.
- CMS plugins — dedicated plugins for WordPress and Joomla that stream posts directly into your site.
Step 2 — Set up your free hosted microsite
- Sign in at zarzoom.com/login-launch.
- Go to Settings → Web Presence → Microsite.
- Choose a microsite handle. Your page will be accessible at the address shown on screen once saved.
- Select which connected social channels should feed into the microsite.
- Click Save Microsite Settings. Your microsite is immediately live and updates automatically whenever ZARZOOM publishes a post.
Step 3 — Generate and install the embed widget
Use this option if you have an existing website and want to drop a live post feed into any page.
- In ZARZOOM, go to Settings → Web Presence → Embed Widget.
- Choose the channels and post types you want the widget to display.
- Select a layout (grid, list, or carousel) and set a colour theme to match your site.
- Click Generate Code. ZARZOOM produces a short JavaScript snippet.
- Copy the snippet.
- Open your website's HTML editor and paste the snippet into the page where you want the feed to appear.
- Save and publish the page. The widget will begin showing your posts within a few minutes.
Step 4 — Install the WordPress plugin
- In ZARZOOM, go to Settings → Web Presence → CMS Plugins and click Download WordPress Plugin. A
.zipfile downloads to your computer. - Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
- Select the
.zipfile you downloaded and click Install Now, then Activate. - In the WordPress sidebar, go to ZARZOOM Feed → Settings.
- Enter your ZARZOOM API key. You can find this key in ZARZOOM under Settings → Account → API Access.
- Choose which channels and post types to display, then click Save.
- Add the ZARZOOM Feed block or shortcode to any page or post where you want the feed to appear.
Step 5 — Install the Joomla plugin
- In ZARZOOM, go to Settings → Web Presence → CMS Plugins and click Download Joomla Plugin. A
.zipfile downloads to your computer. - Log in to your Joomla administrator panel.
- Go to Extensions → Manage → Install and select Upload Package File.
- Upload the
.zipfile and click Upload & Install. - Go to Extensions → Plugins, find ZARZOOM Feed, and click to open it.
- Enter your ZARZOOM API key (found in ZARZOOM under Settings → Account → API Access) and configure which channels to display.
- Set the plugin status to Enabled and click Save & Close.
- Add the ZARZOOM Feed module to the desired position in your Joomla template via Extensions → Modules.
Good to know
- API key security — your ZARZOOM API key grants access to your account data. Do not share it publicly or commit it to version-controlled code repositories.
- Post visibility — only posts that have been published through ZARZOOM appear in the widget, plugins, and microsite; drafts and scheduled posts are not shown until they go live.
- Plugin updates — when ZARZOOM releases an updated plugin version, return to Settings → Web Presence → CMS Plugins to download the latest file and reinstall it through your CMS.
