Scheduling posts

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

Scheduling your social media posts couldn't be easier! Our vision is for users to have a unique voice on social media, and to be able increase engagement and reach of posts by targeting the message to the right audience on...

Lexi | @ Buffer

At this time, there isn’t a way to publish videos to Facebook Reels through Buffer. As a workaround, post a video to Facebook using Buffer and once the video is published, select the option on the Facebook post itself to c...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

⚡️You're in the right article if you... want help brainstorming content ideas. want to save time in the post creation process. know what you want to share with your audience, but aren’t sure how to phrase it. 📝 Buffer...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Got a lot to say or a big announcement? You can now schedule Twitter threads using Buffer! With this feature, you can preview how your threads will look, queue your threads or schedule them for specific times, retweet and...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

The inspiration for creating great content can strike anytime or anywhere. When this happens, it should be easy to save your thoughts in one central place so you can access them when you’re ready to turn them into the perf...

Darcy Peters | @ Buffer

With TikTok direct scheduling, you can easily upload your media and text to Buffer, schedule when you'd like to share your post, and Buffer will publish your post to TikTok at the time and date you've scheduled. If you're ...

Darcy Peters | @ Buffer

It's possible that you've come across @twitterdev 's tweet: Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵 — Twitter Dev (@Tw...

Darcy Peters | @ Buffer

Sometimes the pictures we take require a few tweaks to get them ready for the eyes of our followers. Why not save time by making those tweaks right within your Buffer composer?  Before we get started... 💡Just need a point...

Lexi | @ Buffer

The plan you're subscribed to will determine how many posts you're able to schedule in advance. Plan Scheduled posts per social channel Free plan 10 Essentials  2,000 Team Plan 2,000 This is not a daily, weekly...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

When scheduling posts, the options for including media will vary depending on the social network you're sharing to. The table below outlines the types of media you can include for each network, as well as how many images y...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Research has found that TikTokers are 1.5x more likely to immediately buy something they’ve found through the app. Not sure how to integrate TikTok into your social media plan? Check out our Ultimate TikTok Marketing Guide...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Social media marketing is no longer just about posting, say, twice a day, five days a week. Top marketers plan their social media content in terms of campaigns. These campaigns usually have a goal (e.g. to promote your Chr...

Darcy Peters | @ Buffer

This guide outlines best practices when it comes to using hashtags within your posts as well as good to knows around when and how Buffer will autocomplete hashtags. This article contains the following sections: How hashta...

Lexi | @ Buffer

There are times when you'll want to callout another social account in your posts. These are sometimes called "at mentions," "@mentions," or "tags." This article will explain more about mentioning other accounts in your pos...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

There are two ways to share videos to your social channels through Buffer. The first way is to upload your video within the composer and the second way is to share a link to the video. This guide provides an overview of ho...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

In this guide, we’ll share basic information about the recommended sizes and formats you should use for your images when crafting your posts for each social channel we support. We’ll also give you tips on how to improve th...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

Currently, it is possible to add alt text to images scheduled to Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Facebook through Buffer.  📝 This article is designed to help  users with the desktop version of Buffer. You can ...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Buffer lets you easily schedule posts to multiple social channels using the Create Post button You won’t be able to schedule posts for multiple social channels if you choose a specific time slot in the queue, since those ...

Lexi | @ Buffer

If you've included a link in your post, a link preview will be automatically generated in the Buffer composer if you’re scheduling the post for Facebook and LinkedIn. You can learn more about link previews here. However, i...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

This guide outlines best practices when it comes to scheduling content through Buffer. Our top tips include configuring unique posting times for each social channel and limiting duplicated content. Keeping your Facebook ac...

Lexi | @ Buffer

In an effort to combat fake news being shared on their site, Facebook made some changes to their policy in December 2017 around editing link previews. With these changes, only the owner of a verified website can make chang...

Lexi | @ Buffer

In certain places within Buffer, including the Buffer browser extension and the Share Again feature, we will pre-fill the composer with the title and link. However, you might notice that we're not pulling in this informati...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

Link shortening is a technique used to substantially shorten URLs, while still directing to the same page. Most links that are shared on social media are shortened links, rather than full URLs. Links that you drop into the...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

If you’re the owner or an admin of a Facebook group, you’ll be able to connect it to your Buffer account. While authentication to your Facebook group is done through your personal profile, we won't access your personal inf...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

If you’re the owner or an Admin of a LinkedIn page, you’ll be able to connect it to your Buffer account. Whilst we authenticate your LinkedIn page through your personal profile, we won't access your personal information or...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

When scheduling posts, it's good to keep in mind that each social network has its own character limits in place. The table below outlines the character limit for each social channel. Channel Character limit Facebook p...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Social networks will sometimes block accounts due to the frequency of posting, or the duplication of content, and we're keen to avoid that as much as possible. We've built great relationships with the social networks that ...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

In February 2018, Twitter announced new guidelines to prevent people from misusing multiple Twitter accounts to artificially amplify a message. Twitter have provided detailed definitions of what constitutes spam in the Twi...

Lexi | @ Buffer

This is a question we hear a lot. We know that quite a few of you are looking for this type of functionality. Unfortunately, this is not something that our tool offers, and we'd love to share some of the reasons why. This ...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

When scheduling posts, you'll see various options for including media, depending on which social network you're sharing to. In all cases, assuming you've included a link in your post, you'll have the option to choose an im...