How to use the calendar feature on Buffer
Scheduling your posts is now more seamless than ever with our improved calendar feature. Thanks to your feedback, we've evolved our calendar to include more features such as filtering posts, changing your calendar views, and creating new posts!
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In this article:
- Navigating to the calendar and choosing your view
- Filtering by social channels
- Filtering by post type
- Filtering by tag
- Creating and editing posts in the calendar
- Frequently Asked Questions
Navigating to the calendar and choosing your view
You can navigate to your calendar by clicking Calendar in the upper right-hand corner of your publishing dashboard.
From there, you can select your desired view by toggling between Week and Month.
In the month view of Buffer, you can see up to 2,000 posts. If you are scheduling more than 2,000 posts per month, we recommend using the weekly view or filtering by social channel to see all of your posts.
Filtering your social channels
One of the cool new features within the calendar is the ability to view posts from one or several of your social channels all at once. Filtering your posts is simple; just click on the All Channels drop-down menu in the taskbar and select or deselect social channels until you've created your desired view.
Filtering by post type
If you prefer to view your content by type, you can toggle between All Posts, Drafts, Sent Posts, Scheduled Posts, and Pending Approval posts. Just click the All Posts drop-down menu in the taskbar and select which post type you want to view.
Filtering by tag
If you're using our Tags (formerly Campaigns) feature to organize your content, you can also toggle your content by tag. Click on the Tags dropdown menu in the taskbar and select which tag you'd like to view. All posts with that tag will appear in the calendar.
Creating, editing and deleting posts in the calendar
Instead of navigating back to your queue, you can create, edit and delete posts right from the calendar view.
Creating Posts
- To get started, click the blue + New button located in the upper right-hand corner of the taskbar, or click on the time and date you'd like to schedule the post.
- The composer will display and you can select your desired social channels, create your content, and schedule your post. From there, you'll see your newly created post displayed in the calendar on your specified date.
Editing posts
- To update the text or media file of a post, click on the post in the calendar and select the Edit option. This will open a preview of your post, from which you can make the necessary changes and then hit Save.
- If you only need to reschedule a post rather than update it, you can easily move the post over to the new date and time using the drag-and-drop option.
Deleting posts
To delete a post, hover over the post, click the three dots, and select the Delete option.
đź“ť Notes
- You need to have Full Posting Access to channels to be able to create posts from the calendar view.
- When creating a post from the calendar’s Create Post button, you might notice that any of the social channels that are currently filtered to show in the calendar are preselected in the composer, as well. Make sure to deselect any social channels you don’t want that post to publish to.
- A quick note on timezones: The calendar will autodetect your current timezone from your browser, which displays in the top taskbar for reference. If your social channel is set to a different timezone than your computer is set to, the post will be reflected in your current timezone, but it will still publish at the correct time. For instance, if my post is scheduled to publish at 5pm on my London account, but I'm in EST, I'll see that post in my calendar is set to publish at 12pm EST (which is 5pm BST, London time). There isn't a way to see the timezone each social channel is set to from the calendar itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why can’t I see a larger version of my post when I click on it in the calendar?
When hovering or clicking on the posts in your calendar view, you currently won’t be able to view a preview. We’re working on adding this functionality.
- Can I slide my posts to different time slots in my calendar?
You can reschedule posts from inside the Calendar by dragging & dropping them to the desired new time and date.
- What does it mean if my post is "pinned" or has a star on it?
In the calendar view, a post that is locked in place will be considered "pinned" in place and have a “star” icon next to it when you click on the post. A pinned post is a post that was created by clicking on an empty queue slot (like this) rather than using the “add to queue” option. These posts are tied to a specific slot and wouldn't move, even when other posts in the queue are removed.
- Can I share a link to the calendar or subscribe to the calendar?
At this time, it is not possible to share the calendar with others or allow others to subscribe to your calendar. The ability to share your content with stakeholders outside of your team's organization is on our team's radar as something we're exploring soon.
- Can I add notes to the calendar?
Currently, we are unable to add notes to the calendar. If you'd like to see us add support for calendar notes in the future, you can upvote this suggestion on our feature request board.