The post editor, explained

How it works#

Every post you make in Heropost is written in the post editor. One post can go to several networks and accounts at once. You write it once on the All tab, change it for a network on that network's tab when you need to, and watch the preview on the right.

The editor saves as you type, so there's no Save button. A post stays a draft until you press Schedule All or Publish All. A draft is never published, even when its date passes.

Open the editor#

A new post is saved as a draft straight away. Until you give it a title, it's called by its number, such as "Post: 12".

Start a new post your way#

Click the arrow next to New Post:

The networks each All Accounts choice includes, when you have an account connected there:

First post in a new workspace? Start it from All Accounts and a type. It includes only the networks where you've connected an account.

The screen, part by part#

The post list (left)#

From top to bottom: posts published in the last 7 days, your Drafts, then posts scheduled for the next 7 days. Published and scheduled posts are grouped by day.

• Only four drafts show at first. Click Show all drafts (N) for more. Older drafts are under Content → Drafts.
• Each card shows a picture or the start of the text, the networks, the title and the date. While a post goes out it reads In progress; afterwards, for example, Published 3/4: three of the four selected accounts published.
• The card's ⋮ menu has Duplicate, Delete and, when some accounts failed, Duplicate Failed.
• Posts waiting for approval aren't in this list. Find them under Content → Drafts or in the Feed.

Title, date and ⋮ (top)#

• Title. Click "Post: 12" or the pencil to name the post, up to 50 characters. The title is how the post is listed in Heropost. YouTube and Pinterest have their own Title fields on their tabs.
• Schedule. The date and time the post goes out. When it's empty, the main button publishes right away. See Schedule, publish now, or save a draft.
• ⋮ next to the date: Repost Settings (see Repeat a post), Duplicate, Duplicate Failed when some accounts failed, and Delete (see Edit, reschedule or delete a post).

Network tabs and the All tab#

• There's a tab for every network. The post's networks come first; the others are grayed out.
• All holds the caption, link, first comment and media shared by every network that takes its content from the All tab. It's there when the post was started for more than one network. See Write once, then adjust it for each network.
• A red dot on a tab means something there needs fixing. A blue dot means content was copied into that tab and you haven't looked at it yet.
• The gear ⚙ at the end of the tabs opens Posting Settings, where you choose the networks.

The account row and preview (right)#

• The avatars are the accounts that get the post. Highlighted ones are selected; click an avatar to switch it on or off. Hover over one for its name.
• The All tab shows the accounts of every network in the post. A network's tab shows only that network's accounts.
• Under the row, the preview shows the post as the first selected account would publish it. On the All tab it shows the first network; click another tab to preview that network. Click a photo or video to see it full screen. The likes and counts in previews are only placeholders.

The bottom bar#

On the left, "Saving changes" while Heropost saves, then "Changes saved". On the right, the main button. Which one you see depends on the post and your role:

For owners and Admins, when a network's tab is open, a small square button next to the main button sends the post to that network only. Its tooltip reads, for example, "Schedule to Facebook only" or "Publish to Facebook only". Viewers see no buttons.

Choose the networks: Posting Settings#

Choose the accounts#

• Click the avatars, or open the arrow at the end of the row for the Accounts list: a switch per account, Select All and Unselect All, and a Search box when there are more than five accounts.
• Each selected account gets its own copy of the post.
• If a network has no connected account, the row shows Add accounts and "Please, add accounts to create a post." Click it to connect one, or switch that network off in Posting Settings.
• Each post to an X account uses one X credit when it goes out. See X credits.

Who can do what#

See Roles and permissions and Approvals.

On a phone#

On a phone or tablet, the editor works in three steps: Post to (the accounts), Content (the tabs and fields) and Review (the preview and the buttons). Move between them with Next → and ← Back. The New Post button reads Select Post Type there and opens the same menu. See Using Heropost on a phone.

If it doesn't work#

Questions#