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The post page: delivery, settings and numbers

Every section of a post's page and the buttons on it.

Who can use this: Everyone can view. Retry needs publish permission for that platform; Cancel publishing needs Edit posts.

Open any post with Details in History, or from a link in an alert or the Dashboard.

2. Left column

  • Caption with a Copy button and its length and word count.
  • Post settings, grouped by where they apply. General: description, category, and Scheduled for with its time zone. YouTube: title, visibility, Short, playlist, thumbnail. TikTok: title, who can view (or Sent to inbox as a draft), interactions, disclosure. Instagram: alt text and cover.
  • First comment and a Retry comment button when it did not post.
  • For link and poll posts, the link or the poll options and how long it stays open.

3. Delivery and metrics

One card per account the post went to. Each shows:

  • The platform and account, when it was published, and its status.
  • On failure, the Error in plain words with the next step, such as Reconnect now. See A post failed: what the message means.
  • A notice when the post is live but something extra did not apply, such as a YouTube thumbnail.
  • The first comment: First comment posted, or the reason it was not, with Retry comment. On platforms that do not allow comments (TikTok) you get a Copy comment button.
  • Views, Likes, Comments, Shares (a dash means the platform did not report it).
  • View on <Platform>, Refresh stats, Cancel (while pending) and Retry publishing / Publish now.
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