Set up post content

Supported Social Platforms

X (Twitter)InstagramThreadsFacebookTikTok

Supported Plans

FreePersonalProfessionalBusinessEnterprise

This section explains how to set post content on the "Create a post" screen.

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The content you can post varies for each social media platform. For details, please see Postable content.

Check post preview (Browser version only)

On the right side of the "Create a post" screen, post previews for "Smartphone" and "Desktop" are displayed.

You can switch and check previews by clicking the "Smartphone icon" and "Desktop icon" in the upper right corner of the screen.

About X's media post preview

X (Twitter) image recognition may select complex parts as thumbnails. SocialDog mechanically crops the center, so the thumbnail display may differ from the actual post screen.

Select destination Social profiles

• You can select the destination Social profile by choosing a Social profile at the top.

Post to multiple Social profiles simultaneously

• You can select multiple destination social media platforms.
  • Only one X (Twitter) account can be selected. This is because X (Twitter) rules prohibit posting identical content to multiple Accounts.
• If you select multiple Social profiles, the "Common" tab will appear.
  • In the "Common" tab, you can enter post content common to all Accounts.
  • The input content in "Common" will be reflected in all Accounts.
• To change the post content for each Account:
  • Click on each Account's tab to change the post content.
  • If you change the content in each Account's tab, the content of the "Common" tab will no longer be reflected, and a red dot icon will appear in the upper right corner of the Account's icon.
  • Clicking "Restore common content" will revert to reflect the content of the "Common" tab.

If there is an error in the post content

If there is an error in the text, images, or videos, a warning icon will be displayed on the Social profile tab.

You cannot Post if there is an error. Regardless of errors, you can Add it to Drafts.

Attach images, videos, and other media

You can attach images, videos, and other media to your posts. You can attach media in the following ways:

• Click the "image icon"
• Drag and drop images into the form
• Paste the image with the form open, while the image is copied to the clipboard

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• For information on media formats that can be attached, please see Postable content.
• If you attach multiple images, they will be posted in the order they were added.
• You can change the posting order by dragging and dropping images.

Edit images (PC browser version only)

Simple image editing is available.

Resize images

1. Click [Edit] on the uploaded image.
   
2. Select the target size for cropping from the left side of the screen, adjust it, and then click [Save] in the upper right corner of the screen.
   

Add text to images

1. Click [Edit] on the uploaded image.
   
2. Click [A] on the left side of the screen to switch to the text input screen.
3. Select the font, size, alignment, text color, background color, and line spacing, position it, and then click "Save".
   

Create threads (X (Twitter), Threads)

If you want to split a post or exceed character limits, you can connect multiple posts in a thread format and schedule them.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add an X (Twitter) Account or Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Click [+] in the lower right corner of the text input field.

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• You can post multiple posts in a thread format, but you cannot change the post time for each thread.
• Threads cannot be created in the Common tab of the Create a post screen. Please create them from the X (Twitter) or Threads Account tab.

Plan-specific restrictions

• Number of scheduled posts in thread format that can be set simultaneously
  • Free Plan: Up to 1 per Social profile
  • Other Plans: Unlimited
• Number of threads that can be added to one scheduled post
  • Up to 50

Add a poll (X (Twitter))

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add an X (Twitter) Account as a destination.
2. Click the [Poll] button.
   
3. Enter answers (options) enclosed in quotation marks. You can enter 2 to 4 answers.
4. Set the poll duration. You can set it from 5 minutes to 7 days. The poll will start accepting votes from the time it is posted on X (Twitter).

• You cannot include media in a poll.
• Poll results cannot be viewed on SocialDog.

Set Accounts that can reply (X (Twitter))

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add an X (Twitter) Account as a destination.
2. Click the [Accounts that can reply] (globe icon) button.
   
3. Select Accounts that can reply to your post from the following options:
   • Everyone
   • Accounts you Follow
   • Verified Accounts
   • Only accounts you @-mentioned

Schedule Feed, Reels, and Stories posts (Instagram)

With SocialDog, you can post to Instagram Feed, Reels, and Stories.

1. Click [Add Destination] and add one Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Select [Post] or [Stories]. For Reels, select "Post" and post a single video.
3. Attach an image or video. For Stories, you can post one media (image or video).

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• For information on image and video formats that can be posted to Stories, please see Postable content.
• If you post media with an aspect ratio different from the recommended (9:16), margins may be added or parts may be cropped on Instagram.

Set music (Instagram)

You can set music for Instagram Reels posts (videos).

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add an Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Drag and drop the video you want to upload, or click [Media (image icon)] and select an image.
3. Click [Set music for Reels video (musical note icon)].
4. Enter a song title to search, or find the song you want to set from the list of trending songs.
   • Click [Play music (play icon)] to preview it.
5. Click [Select] to the right of the song title you want to set.

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• The starting position of the music cannot be set. The music will play from 0 seconds.
• If you set music to a video with existing audio, both the video's audio and the music will play.

Tag people (Instagram)

You can tag people in Instagram Feed posts (images) or Reels posts (videos).

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add an Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Drag and drop the image you want to upload, or click the [Media (image icon)] button and select an image.
3. Click the [Tag people (person icon)] button.
   
4. Click the location in the image where you want to tag.
5. Enter the username you want to tag. On SocialDog, you cannot search for and add the username you want to tag.
6. Click the [Add tag] button. You can check if the Account name is correct by clicking the [View on Instagram (screen transition icon)] button. You can add up to 20 tags.
7. Click [Save].

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For Feed posts that include multiple media items, you cannot tag videos.

Set post privacy (TikTok)

You can set which users can view your posts.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add a TikTok Account as a destination.
2. Click [Post privacy].
3. Select the post privacy from the following options:
   • Everyone
   • Friends (mutual Followers)
   • Only me

Set allowed actions for users (TikTok)

You can set what users who view your post can do.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add a TikTok Account as a destination.
2. Click [Allowed actions for users].
3. Check the following items you want to allow for your post:
   • Comments
   • Duets
   • Stitches

Set content disclosure settings (TikTok)

You can set whether your post contains commercial or advertising content.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] and add a TikTok Account as a destination.
2. Click [Content disclosure settings].
3. Turn on [Disclose content information].
4. Depending on the post content, check the relevant items below:
   • Your brand
   • Branded content

Set post tags for analytics

By setting analytics tags for your posts, you can compare and analyze tag-specific Post performance on the Post performance screen after posting.

Post tags can also be set from the Post performance screen. For details on how to set them and analyze tag-specific performance, please see Analyze posts (Post performance).

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• Post tags are only used for analytics within SocialDog and are not posted to social media platforms.
• Post tags cannot be set in the following cases:
  • You are using the Free Plan.
  • Social profiles that support Post performance are not linked.

For more details on supported Social profiles and Plans, please see Analyze posts (Post performance).

Create post tags

Team administrators and users whose Role for the Social profile is "Admin" or "Editor" can create post tags.

1. Create a post, or open the post you want to Edit from Scheduled posts or Drafts.
2. Click the [tag icon (Post tags)] to the left of the post time setting button on the Create a post screen.
3. Once the dropdown menu appears, click [+Create new tag].
4. Enter the tag name in the text field in the dialog and click [Create].
5. The created tag will be automatically associated with the respective post.

Edit post tags

Team administrators can Edit the name of post tags.

1. Create a post, or open the post you want to Edit from Scheduled posts or Drafts.
2. Click the [tag icon (Post tags)] to the left of the post time setting button.
3. Click the pencil icon to the right of the tag you want to Edit.
4. Change the tag name in the text field in the dialog and click [Save].

Delete post tags

Team administrators and users whose Role for the Social profile is "Admin" or "Editor" can Delete post tags.

1. Create a post, or open the post you want to Edit from Scheduled posts or Drafts.
2. Click the [tag icon (Post tags)] to the left of the post time setting button.
3. Click the pencil icon to the right of the tag you want to Delete.
4. Click [Delete] in the dialog and then click [Delete] in the confirmation dialog.

Associate tags with posts

Team administrators, general users, and users whose Role for the Social profile is "Admin" or "Editor" can associate tags with posts.

1. Create a post, or open the post you want to Edit from Scheduled posts or Drafts.
2. Click the [tag icon (Post tags)] to the left of the post time setting button.
3. If you check the checkbox next to the tag in the dropdown menu, the tag will be associated with the post.

If you uncheck the box, the association will be removed.