FAQ Contents
AutoLists
Character limits
Auto posting problems on Insta
Auto list feed not showing most recent post
Red errors
Autolist Prefixes and Suffixes
Max character field
Image not showing in the post
Rules of thumb for using the Auto List feature
As a rule of thumb - you should use the 160 character limits on your posts to get people to click the link and to keep your post punchy. Think of a search engine entry that you might click which basically has the Page Title as the headline click bait, its kind of the same idea.
I would keep the Max Characters field in the RSS Link field low enough to not give you too much to think about - enough to grab the URL and enough to recognise the post with, that's it. Then Change the post message to be unique punchy and relevant.
Suggest you use a URL shortener and even turn on the Shortener in the AutoList to reduce chars.
We suggest you setup a post specifically setup for LinkedIn, Facebook and GMB (Google my Business) and do a separate post-setup just for Twitter & Insta. The post can still be automated, but it needs to be structured differently - much shorter and snappier due to the character limits and requirements you have. Decide how important nor not the image is. If there is no great image, Insta is a waste of time.
You should ALWAYS create a unique message for each Auto blog post (so the post's message) rather than use the one pulled from the Post automatically. Keep the URL that's important.
I cannot seem to add an AutoList in Planning. Nothing happens when I click the menu link on the left.
This happens if you haven’t connected up any social media accounts to SMM. Your Website should also be connected first for an autolist to work. Once those accounts are connected in SMM, you’ll be able add an Autolist.
It doesn't seem to like the number of characters I am using
First of all, spaces are included in your character limit.
Different Networks have different character limits. Twitter is 160, Linked In is 3000 and Facebook is 6200
Cannot auto post to Instagram from Autolist
Instagram requires a picture uploaded it cannot use just the blog preview link that the other networks can use. You need to physically upload a picture or a link to a picture for Insta
My feed doesn't seem to show my most recent Autolist post / my recent post has disappeared or is not showing
Click the RSS feed link
check show previous 2 posts is selected and then Save as you may have already posted and its disappeared.
If still not there, check the post is life ('Show on Website') and that your API is turned on
I get a red error above my Autolist post
This is a character or image missing issue for a specific Social Media Network. At the bottom left it should say which network and what the specific error is. It's most likely Insta or Twitter limits and image requirement that is causing this.
What is the prefix and suffix for in the RSS Feed Link in Autolists?
Prefix is what you want to be put generically in the post heading. I would leave this blank as you don't want a generic heading. Its clickbait and should be unique.
Suffix is what goes at the end of your post, and I would recommend adding the generic hastags here only. Any unique ones add to the post itself. Don't double up on hashtags though!
What is the Max Characters field for in the RSS Feed Link in Autolists?
This is how many characters are pulled from your Webdadi Blog post into the auto list post ready to use, not how many characters you are limited by. Each Social Network has its own specific character limit for posts so you need to decide how many characters you are going to use for your autolist post depending on the networks you post to and how tailored you want your auto posts to be.
My image and post is not showing and not going through to the specific blog’s page.
You most probably haven't included the blog post’s URL in your Social Media Manager post. We suggest you copy and paste it in, and use a URL shortener like the one that is built-in which needs to be turned on or use BIT.LY to gauge the number of characters you are using more easily. You can always upload a specific image to use if you want with each post in the auto list if you prefer or choose for a specific post.