The days of having to do the extra step of pushing posts through on Instagram are now over with PLANOLY’s auto-post feature! You can easily schedule your content and watch it magically appear on your grid without having to spend extra time to manually push it live on Instagram: a total game changer.
Auto-post is only available for Instagram Business accounts. Personal and Creator accounts are not eligible for this feature at this time.
Enabling the auto-post feature also allows you to do the following when scheduling a post:
Keep reading on to learn how you can authenticate your account to unlock auto-post and schedule posts with it!
The auto-post feature is only available for Instagram Business accounts. Setting your Instagram profile to a Business account allows you to access additional insights and tools, plus it’s free! If you don’t already have one, it’s easy to get started: Click here to set up your business account.
NOTE: Your Instagram profile must also be linked to a Facebook page. Also, Instagram Personal & Creator profiles are not eligible to use the auto-post feature at this time as this is a restriction set directly by Instagram.
Now that your Instagram Business account is set, let’s authenticate your account to unlock auto-post. Below are our how-to videos for both our web dashboard and mobile app. You'll learn where you can access the auto-post feature and enable auto-post when scheduling your social content!
PLANOLY Pro-Tip: Paid users can auto-post image, GIFs, carousel image posts, and video grid posts!
NOTE: Instagram has some guidelines and limitations to auto-posted posts. You cannot post stories, Reels or carousel video posts through auto-post and Instagram Shoppable Tags are not included as posting features. Click here to learn more about Instagram’s guidelines and limitations.
Having issues with setting up auto-post?
Sometimes there can be a connectivity issue with your Instagram profile and your Facebook page, causing them to not be properly connected within its settings. This can happen for a few reasons, like: if you’ve ever unlinked and relinked your Instagram profile to your Facebook page to switch your profile type - but no worries, we’re committed to helping you troubleshoot this issue so that you can get your auto-posting game on!
Follow these steps below:
Now, you can try refreshing your PLANOLY web dashboard or mobile app and attempt to authenticate to unlock auto-post again! Note: If you’re still experiencing issues, it’s time for the “factory rest” approach. Click here to learn how to revoke and re-enable your PLANOLY permissions on your Instagram and Facebook settings in order to unlock auto-post.
Thanks to auto-post, there’s no need to manually publish your post and first comment to Instagram, AND you can automatically keep your content coherent on Twitter and Facebook pages. Talk about a seamless and smooth workflow.
Want to become a PLANOLY pro? Head to our new PLANOLY Academy, a space dedicated to teaching you how to use our features and products. New videos every week!
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