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      👤 How do I connect my social accounts?

      How to connect social accounts and activate your profiles, pages and groups

      To connect and activate your social profiles, go to Settings > Social Networks.

      Then follow the instructions in these sections below:

       

      How to connect your social media accounts

      You can connect these social networks (and profile types) in Post Planner:

      • Facebook: pages and groups (that you admin)

      • Instagram: business accounts (that are linked to your FB pages)

      • LinkedIn: profiles and pages

      • Pinterest: any account

      • Twitter: any account

      • TikTok: personal accounts

      To connect a social network, go to Settings > Social Networks and click "Connect" on the relevant row.

      Once you click "Connect", please accept/allow ALL permissions that Post Planner asks for. We only request the minimum permissions we need to make the app work for you.

      Here are specific instructions for connecting each network:

      Facebook

      • Click "Connect" on Facebook row

      • Accept and allow ALL permissions

      • Connect ALL pages and groups

        • If you connect only a subset of your pages/groups, your connection for Facebook and Instagram will likely fail

        • Please connect ALL your pages/groups and then activate (add a green checkmark to) only the ones you want to use Post Planner to post to

      • Post Planner will pull in all the FB pages and groups that your connected FB personal profile is an admin of

      • Post Planner will also display the profile pic of the connected FB personal profile.

        • You will NOT be able to activate your personal profile for posting. Facebook does not allow apps like Post Planner to post to personal profiles.

        • We display your FB profile pic to help you see which pages and groups are linked to each FB personal profile you connect in Post Planner (you can connect as many FB accounts/profiles as you need)

      • NOTE: for group posting, you must explicitly authorize the Post Planner app for your groups

      • NOTE: for group posting, you can choose to post as yourself (your FB profile) or as one of your pages. You will be prompted to choose when you activate the group

      • You can connect as many FB profiles (and their pages/groups) as you need (see below)

      Instagram

      Linkedin

      • Click "Connect" on LinkedIn row

      • The LinkedIn account you are currently logged in to (on the same browser) will be connected, once you re-enter your login info

      • Post Planner will then pull in your LinkedIn profile, plus all the LinkedIn pages your profile is an admin of

      • You can connect as many LinkedIn profiles (and their pages) as you like (see below)

      Pinterest

      • Click "Connect" on Pinterest row

      • The Pinterest account you are currently logged in to (on the same browser) will be connected, once you re-enter your login info

      • You can connect as many Pinterest profiles as you need (see below)

      Twitter

      • Click "Connect" on Twitter row

      • The Twitter account you are currently logged in to (on the same browser) will be connected, once your re-enter your login info

      • You can connect as many Twitter profiles as you need (see below)

      TikTok

      • Click "Connect" on the TikTok row

      • The TikTok account you are currently logged in to (on the same browser) will be connected, once you re-enter your login info

      • You can connect as many TikTok accounts as you need (see below)

       

      How to connect multiple accounts per social network

      After you've connected your first account on any network, you can then connect additional accounts on the same network — including additional Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.

      Here's how to connect additional accounts:

      Facebook and Instagram

      • Click "Connect more" on Facebook row

      • This "Connect more" action will:

        • connect to the FB account you are currently logged in to on the same browser

        • connect that FB account along with (1) all pages and groups your account is an admin of, and (2) the Instagram business accounts linked to your connected pages

      LinkedIn

      • Click "Connect more" on LinkedIn row

      • This "Connect more" action will:

        • connect to the LinkedIn account you are currently logged in to on the same browser — and will ask you to re-enter your login info

        • connect your LinkedIn account along with all the pages your account is an admin of

      Pinterest

      • Click "Connect more" on Pinterest row

      • This "Connect more" action will:

        • connect to the Pinterest account you are currently logged in to on the same browser — and will ask you to re-enter your login info

      Twitter

      • Click "Connect more" on Twitter row

      • This "Connect more" action will:

        • connect to the Twitter account you are currently logged in to on the same browser — and will ask you to re-enter your login info

      TikTok

      • Click "Connect more" on TikTok row

      • This "Connect more" action will

        • connect to the TikTok account you are currently logged in to on the same browser — and will ask you to re-enter your login info

       

      How to activate and deactivate your connected social profiles

      Once you have your social accounts all connected, it's easy to activate and deactivate your connected profiles, pages and groups.

      Simply click them to activate and deactivate.

      • Active profiles = green circular border + green checkmark

      • Inactive profiles = dimmed image and no green border or checkmark

      NOTE: to deactivate an active profile, you must delete all its scheduled posts first.