Writing a post

Open the Create tab to write a post. A post is built from parts, which you can arrange in any order.

Parts of a post

• Paragraph: a block of text.
• Photo: JPEG, PNG or WebP.
• Video: MP4 or MOV.

Add parts with the buttons below the editor, and drag them to change the order. A post needs at least one paragraph, photo or video.

Photo and video shapes

So that every post fits the feed the same way, photos and videos come in two shapes:

• Upright (4:5)
• Wide (4:3)

When you add a photo, you crop it to one of the two shapes right there. What you see in the crop is what readers see.

A video can’t be cropped in the browser. Instead, you choose a shape and the video is cropped to it from the center when you publish. The preview shows what will be cut off.

Privacy of your files

Photos and videos are re-encoded when you publish, and their hidden metadata is removed along the way. That includes the location where a photo was taken and the device it was taken with.

Channel and language

Every post needs:

• a channel: where it’s published. It only travels among that channel’s members.
• a language: the language your post is written in. Only people who read that language will receive it. The app suggests a language based on your text, marked Suggested.

No language is only for posts without any text: a photo or a clip. They reach everyone in the channel, whatever language they read. As soon as your post contains text, pick the language you wrote it in.

Posting anonymously

You can publish a post anonymously. Other people then don’t see your name or profile picture on it.

Anonymous doesn’t mean untraceable. On our side the post is still linked to your account, and the community guidelines apply just the same.

Preview

Preview shows your post exactly as readers will see it. Use it: once it’s published, a post can’t be edited or deleted on its own.

Limits

	Limit
Photos and videos per post	5
All files together	40 MB
One photo	12 MB
One video	25 MB and 60 seconds
Parts per post	40
One paragraph	10,000 characters

Publishing

Publish spends the price shown and sends your post on its way. What happens next is described in After you publish.