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      How to Auto-Post to Facebook

      With Planoly, you can upload, plan, and schedule content to auto-post to your Facebook Business Page in two different ways. We explore the differences below!

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      When scheduling through PLANOLY, we offer two different ways of uploading, planning, and scheduling content to auto-post to your Facebook Business Page. If you are primarily planning for Instagram, you can re-share and auto-post Facebook content in our Instagram Planner. If you are looking to plan across channels, we recommend auto-posting to Facebook in our Multi-Channel Workspace.

      Instagram Requirement: The Instagram account linked must be set as an Instagram Business or Creator Account, and PLANOLY must be linked to a Facebook Business Page. Check out our Help Guide on How to Activate Auto-Post for your Instagram Business account if you find yourself stuck. 

      How to Auto-Post to Facebook from the Instagram Planner

      1. Log into your account and either create a new post or open an existing unscheduled post
      2. When your content is ready to schedule, make sure the toggle is turned on for auto-posting to Facebook in order to schedule your desired date and time
      3. Select a date and time
      4. Your content will automatically post to your Facebook Business Page (as long as it meets all of the feature and image requirements here)

      Planoly Pro Tip: When scheduling posts to Facebook through Instagram Planner, you can edit the image and caption for your Facebook and Twitter auto-posts. To learn more about this, visit our blog post: PLANOLY Edit & Share: Customize Content for Each Channel

      How to Auto-Post to Facebook from the Multi-Channel Workspace

      1. Log into your PLANOLY account on web 
      2. From the account switcher, switch into your Multi-Channel workspace (or create a new workspace if you do not already have one)
      3. From the icons at the top, choose Facebook and click to add your account 
      4. A pop-up with show up and from there, click on Link Facebook from the bottom
      5. Follow the flow to get linked and make sure the correct account is checked and that all permissions are turned on 
      6. Once you are linked, you should see your Facebook account linked at the top 

      Please Note: We offer two ways of posting to Facebook from Planoly. First, you can link and auto-post through Instagram Planner, or you can link and auto-post directly to Facebook through our Multi-Channel workspace. If you are looking to post directly to Facebook, we recommend you set up auto-posting to Facebook through our Multi-Channel workspace. 

      What Are the Feature Limitations with Auto-Posting to Facebook?

      Eligible

      • Only paid plans can access this premium feature
      • Only posts from your Instagram account will be shared to the connected Facebook Business Page
      • Posting directly to the Facebook Business page alone is not available -- the post MUST be directly published (Auto Posted) to the Instagram account in order for your post to be directly published (Auto Posted) to the Facebook Business Page
      • Posting to Facebook groups is not available
      • Location tags will auto-post to your Facebook Business Page

      Content Limitations:

      Images
      • JPEG, PNG, BMP, and non-animated GIFs must be within the 4:5 to 1:91:1 ratio
      Videos
      • File Size: 100MB maximum
      • File Type: MOV or MP4
      • Frame Rate: 23-60 frames per second (slow-motion videos are typically 120 or 240 FPS)
      • Picture Size: Width of video HD (1920 pixel width)
      • No vertical or portrait-mode videos
      • Duration: 3 seconds minimum – 60 seconds maximum

      Not Eligible

      • User tags 
      • Instagram stories
      • Multi-image (carousel) posts
      • Shopping tags
      • Branded content tag
      • URLs in captions