GS-005 Getting Started Post Types
You can create posts in many different formats from your desktop or the mobile app. Here’s how to create a post on desktop and mobile.
Desktop
You’ll see a list of the different post types at the top of your dashboard. Click one of these icons to create a post.
Mobile
Tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the app.
You can make any post type from here. Icons for the formats are at the bottom of your draft.
TEXT
Text posts appear as text on your dashboard and blog. You can make them as simple or as fancy as you want. Highlighting text in the mobile app and on desktop shows you different formatting options.
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Mobile
PHOTO
Photo uploads can be still images or gifs. You can upload up to 10 images at once from either your device or a URL. Gifs are a popular post format. So, it’s worth learning how to upload a good looking gif.
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Mobile
QUOTE
Quotes are text posts with larger lettering.
Desktop
You can make a quote by clicking the quote icon. This automatically formats your text.
Mobile
In the mobile app, make a normal text post. Then tap the font icon until you find the quote font.
LINK
You can paste a link from the web. You can link to a website, video, etc. After you paste a link, you can choose to insert the link into your post. This displays a thumbnail preview.
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Mobile
CHAT
Chat is a quirky text post. It automatically formats your post as a conversation. All you need is the dialogue and characters.
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Mobile
In the mobile app, make a normal text post. Then, tap the font icon until you find the chat format.
AUDIO
You can post audio clips by searching for a song or pasting a direct link. Audio posts are usually just a snippet of the full song. When people click the post, they’ll be redirected to the original audio source.
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Mobile
VIDEO
You can upload a video from your device or paste a link. Original video uploads have some limitations. They can be up to 500 MB large. They also have to be less than 60 minutes. You can upload 20 videos per day.
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