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How to Schedule Social Posts in Communities

Scheduling community posts helps you stay consistent, boost engagement, and manage content effortlessly across groups and channels. With Social Planner, you can plan, publish, and track community posts from one place.

Updated over 3 months ago

What You Can Do with Social Planner

  • Schedule posts in advance
    Publish community posts at the right time without manual effort.

  • Manage all community content in one place
    View scheduled, published, and in-review posts across all groups and channels.

  • Post on behalf of community users
    Choose or assign default users for posting to maintain consistency.

Step 1: Access Social Planner

  1. Go to Marketing → Social Planner.

  2. Click the Settings (⚙️) icon in the top-right corner.

Step 2: Connect Community Groups and Channels

  1. In Settings, open the Communities tab.

  2. Select a community group from your account to connect it.

Note: Only groups within the same account/location can be connected.

Once connected, all associated channels for that group will appear in Social Planner.

Step 3: Create a Community Post

1. Open Post Composer

  • Click + New Post in Social Planner.

  • In Post to, select one or more community channels.
    Each channel clearly shows which group it belongs to.

2. Add Your Content

  • Write your post content.

  • Upload media to enhance visibility:

    • Images: Up to 10 (JPEG/PNG, max 10 MB each)

    • Videos: Up to 10 (MP4, max 1 GB, minimum 4 seconds)

  • Enter the Title (required).

  • Select the user who will post on behalf of the community.

3. Schedule the Post

  • Choose the date and time for publishing.

  • Review the post preview.

  • Click Schedule to confirm.

Community posts also support CSV uploads and other supported post types.

Managing Community Users in Social Planner

Community users are loaded by default across:

  • Post Composer

  • Content feeds

  • Community settings

This means you can search, scroll, and select users instantly—no waiting for user lists to load.

How it works:
Simply open Post Composer or Community Settings, and the user list is already available.

Important Things to Know

Syncing Channels

  • New channels or group updates do not auto-sync.

  • To refresh:

    • Go to Social Planner Settings → Communities

    • Click Sync for the group

Image description: Communities settings screen with the sync icon highlighted.

Posting on Behalf of Users

  • Choose a user directly in Post Composer, or

  • Assign a default posting user in
    Social Planner Settings → Communities

This helps streamline publishing for teams.

Image description: Community settings showing default user selection.

FAQs

How many images or videos can I add to a post?

You can add up to 10 images or 10 videos per post.

  • Images: JPEG/PNG, up to 10 MB each

  • Videos: MP4, up to 1 GB, minimum 4 seconds

Can I schedule posts for multiple community groups at once?

Yes. You can select multiple groups and channels in Post Composer and schedule them together.

What happens if a new channel is added to my group?

New channels won’t appear automatically.
Go to Social Planner Settings → Communities and re-sync the group.

How do I choose which user posts the content?

In Post Composer, select the user under Community options.
You can also set a default user in Settings → Communities.

Can I edit a scheduled post?

Yes. Open the scheduled post in Social Planner, make your changes, and save again.

Are there other ways to upload community posts?

Yes. Community posts support CSV uploads and additional post types, not just manual composition.

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