Set up post content

Supported Social Platforms

X (Twitter)InstagramThreadsFacebookTikTok

Supported Plans

FreePersonalProfessionalBusinessEnterprise

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

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The content you can Post varies depending on the Social profile. For details, please refer to Postable Content.

Check the Post Preview (Browser Version Only)

On the right side of the "Create a post" screen, a Post preview is displayed for both "Smartphone" and "Desktop."

You can switch between these Previews by clicking the "Smartphone icon" or "Desktop icon" in the upper right corner of the screen.

About X Media Post Preview

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

Select the Destination Social profile

• By selecting the Social profile at the top, you can choose the destination Social profile.

Post to Multiple Social profiles Simultaneously

• You can select multiple destination Social profiles.
  • 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, a "Common" tab will appear.
  • You can enter content common to all Accounts in the "Common" tab.
  • The content entered 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 an individual Account's tab, the content from the "Common" tab will no longer be reflected, and a red ● icon will appear on the upper right of the Account's icon.
  • Clicking "Restore Common Content" will revert the state to where the content from the "Common" tab is reflected.

If There Is an Error in the Post Content

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

You cannot Post with errors. You can Add to Drafts regardless of whether there are errors.

Attach Media such as Images and Videos

You can attach and Post Media such as images and videos. You can attach Media using the following methods:

• Click the "image icon"
• Drag and drop images into the form
• With the form open, paste an image copied to the clipboard

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• For information on attachable Media formats, please refer to Postable Content.
• If multiple images are attached, they will be Posted in the order they were Added.
• You can Change the Post order by dragging and dropping images.

Edit Images (PC Browser Version Only)

Simple image editing is possible.

Resize images

1. Click [Edit] on the uploaded image.
2. Select the desired crop size 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, then click "Save".

Create a Thread (X (Twitter), Threads)

If you want to divide a Post or if the content exceeds the character limit, you can schedule multiple Posts to be connected in a thread format.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] to Add an X (Twitter) Account or Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Click [＋] in the lower right 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.

Restrictions per Plan

• 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 [+] to Add an X (Twitter) Account as a destination.
2. Click the [Poll] button.
3. Enter answers (options) enclosed in "". 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 responses 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 [+] to Add an X (Twitter) Account as a destination.
2. Click the [Accounts that can reply] (globe icon) button.
3. Select the Accounts that can reply to your Post from the following:
   • Everyone
   • Accounts you are Following
   • Verified Accounts
   • Only accounts you @-posted

Schedule Feed, Reels, and Stories Posts (Instagram)

SocialDog allows you to Post to Instagram Feed, Reels, and Stories.

1. Click [Add Destination] to 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 refer to Postable Content.
• If Media with a different aspect ratio than the recommended (9:16) is Posted, Instagram may Add empty spaces or crop a part of it.

Set a Cover for Reels (Instagram)

For Instagram Reels Posts (videos), you can set a scene from the video or any image as the cover (thumbnail).

1. Click [Add Destination] or [＋] to Add an Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Drag and drop the Reels video, or click [Media (image icon)] and select the video.
3. Click [Edit Cover] displayed on the thumbnail of the uploaded video.
4. Move the seek bar to select the scene you want to set as the cover.
   • If you want to set a custom image as the cover, click [Set Other Image] and upload the image.
5. Click [Save].

Set Music (Instagram)

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

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

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• The start position of the music cannot be set. The music will play from 0 seconds.
• If you set music to a video with 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 [+] to 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 the image.
3. Click the [Tag People / Collaborators (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 and Add a username 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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In Feed Posts containing multiple Media, you cannot tag videos.

Set Collaborators (Collaborative Post) (Instagram)

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You can invite other Accounts as collaborators for Instagram Feed or Reels Posts. If the invited Account approves on Instagram, it will be displayed as a collaborative Post to the collaborator's Followers as well.

1. Click [Add Destination] or [＋] to Add an Instagram Account as a destination.
2. Drag and drop the image or video you want to upload, or click the [Media (image icon)] button and select it.
3. Click the [Tag People / Collaborators (person icon)] button.
4. Enter the username of the Account you want to invite as a collaborator, and click [Add].
5. Click [Save].

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The setting of collaborators may differ in some specifications from the official Instagram app due to Instagram API restrictions.

• In a Feed Post with one image, the collaborator is also Added to the people tag and displayed in the center of the image. When Posting from SocialDog, the display position of the people tag cannot be specified.
• In a Feed Post with multiple images or videos, when Posting from SocialDog, collaborators are not Added as people tags and are not displayed on the image.

Set Items to Allow Users (TikTok)

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

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] to Add a TikTok Account as a destination.
2. Click [Items to Allow Users].
3. Check the following items you want to allow for the Post:
   • Comments
   • Duets
   • Remixes

Set Content Disclosure Settings (TikTok)

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

1. Click [Add Destination] or [+] to Add a TikTok Account as a destination.
2. Click [Content Disclosure Settings].
3. Turn on [Disclose content information].
4. Check the applicable items below, depending on your Post content:
   • Your brand
   • Branded content

Set Post Tags for Analytics

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

Post tags can also be set from the Post performance screen. For how to set them and analyze tag-specific performance, please refer to Analyzing 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.
  • You have not linked a Social profile that supports Post performance.

For more details on supported Social profiles and Plans, please refer to Analyzing Posts (Post performance).

Create Post Tags

Users who are Team Admins and have an "Admin" or "Editor" Role for the Social profile 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 date and time setting button on the Create a post screen.
3. When the dropdown menu appears, click [+ Create new tag].
4. Enter the tag name in the text field within the dialog, and click [Create].
5. The created tag will be automatically associated with the corresponding Post.

Edit Post Tags

Team Admins can edit Post tag names.

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 date and 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 within the dialog, and click [Save].

Delete Post Tags

Users who are Team Admins and have an "Admin" or "Editor" Role for the Social profile 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 date and 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

Users who are Team Admins or General Users and have an "Admin" or "Editor" Role for the Social profile 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 date and time setting button.
3. Checking the checkbox in the tag list displayed in the dropdown menu will associate the tag with the Post.

Unchecking the checkbox will remove the association.