Open the composer from Marketing > Social — click New Post in the top bar, or click any empty slot in Marketing > Social > Calendar. Connect your accounts first: see Connect Social Accounts.
Compose once, tailor per platform
You start with one base content field that applies to every selected account. From there, each connected platform gets a live preview showing how the post will actually render — and you can override the base content for any platform that needs its own version. Typical reasons to add a per-platform override:- A short, punchy version for X while LinkedIn keeps the long form.
- A hashtag-heavy caption for Instagram that you’d rather not repeat on Facebook.
- A Google Business Profile post with a call-to-action link button instead of a link in the body.
Media from your library
Attach images or video to a post straight from your media library — no re-uploading. The same asset can go to multiple platforms in one post, and Hiveku carries it through to each network’s publish step. A few platform rules apply to media (covered in full below): Instagram requires a JPEG image or video on every post, and Google Business Profile takes a single photo.Create and schedule a post
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Open the composer
Go to Marketing > Social and click New Post, or click a date and time directly in Marketing > Social > Calendar.
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Pick your accounts
Choose which connected profiles, Pages, and locations to publish to. Each one you select gets its own preview panel.
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Write the base content
Fill in the post body. A live character count tracks against the strictest selected platform so you know before you hit a limit.
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Attach media
Add images or video from your media library. Instagram carousels and single-photo Google posts are handled from the same picker.
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Tailor per platform (optional)
Open any platform’s override to give it a custom caption or a shorter version. Check its preview to confirm the result.
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Publish now or schedule
Choose Publish Now to send immediately, or set a date and time and click Schedule. Hiveku’s publisher checks every minute and posts automatically at the moment you set.
Publish now vs. schedule
- Publish now sends the post to every selected account right away.
- Schedule queues it for a future date and time. The scheduled post appears on the calendar, and a background publisher runs a check every minute — when a post’s time arrives, it goes out without you being online.
A scheduled post is not live until its time arrives. Until then you can still edit its content, media, targets, or time — changes take effect as long as the post is still scheduled.
Reschedule by dragging
Open Marketing > Social > Calendar and drag any scheduled post to a new slot to change its publish time. The move sticks the moment you drop it — no need to reopen the composer for a simple time change.Platform behaviors worth knowing
Each network has its own rules. The composer enforces them so a post doesn’t fail at publish time — but it helps to know why.Instagram — media required, JPEG only, carousels
Instagram — media required, JPEG only, carousels
Every Instagram post needs media: a JPEG image or a video. PNGs are rejected — convert them first. Attach up to 10 images and they publish together as a carousel.
TikTok — publishes as a draft to your inbox
TikTok — publishes as a draft to your inbox
Hiveku sends the post to your TikTok inbox as a draft. You finalize it in the TikTok app — pick the audience, confirm the caption, and post. Until you do, the Hiveku post shows Publishing. TikTok allows at most 5 pending drafts per 24 hours.
Facebook — automatic link preview
Facebook — automatic link preview
When your Facebook post contains a link, Facebook renders a link preview from that URL automatically. You don’t need to attach a separate image for the preview to appear.
LinkedIn — profiles vs. company Pages
LinkedIn — profiles vs. company Pages
Posting to a personal LinkedIn profile is instant. Posting to a company or organization Page requires that you’re an admin of that Page on LinkedIn.
Draft posts with the AI assistant
A docked AI assistant lives on the Social pages. It drafts posts in your brand voice, can plan weeks of content at once, and can turn a Design Studio design or video into a ready-to-post entry (design-to-post). Ask it in chat — for example, “draft a week of posts about the spring promotion for LinkedIn and Facebook.”Approval workflow (optional)
If you want a second set of eyes before anything publishes, turn on approvals. Once enabled, the composer’s Schedule button becomes Submit for Approval, and posts wait in a reviewer’s inbox until they’re cleared.1
Enable approvals
In Marketing > Social > Settings, toggle Require approval before publishing.
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Submit a post for review
Compose as usual, then click Submit for Approval. The post moves into a pending state instead of scheduling directly.
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Reviewer approves or rejects
Teammates with the right role see pending posts in their inbox. They can leave comments and approve or reject. Approved posts publish (or schedule) as normal; rejected posts come back with the reviewer’s notes.
When a post fails
If a platform rejects a post, its author gets an in-app notification and an email with the platform’s error, and the post shows Failed on that target account in the calendar. Most failures are a lapsed connection — reconnect the account under Marketing > Social > Accounts (history is preserved), then reschedule.What’s Next?
Social Overview
How the whole Social module fits together
Connect Social Accounts
One-click “Connect with Hiveku” or bring your own app
Content Pillars
Tag posts with recurring themes for per-pillar analytics
Schedule Social Posts
The end-to-end plan, publish, and track walkthrough