Creating Posts - Ordinal Docs

Every piece of content in Ordinal starts with creating a post. Once created, you can draft your content, add media, configure settings, and schedule it for publishing. Here’s how to get started.

How to Create a Post

Method	How to do it
Calendar	Click any date on the calendar to create a post for that day.
Keyboard shortcut	Press `P` anywhere in Ordinal to instantly open the create post modal.
From an idea	Open an idea from your backlog and click Add to Calendar to convert it to a post.
Duplicate	Open any existing post, click the … menu, and select Duplicate.

Create Post Modal

When you create a new post, a modal opens where you’ll configure the basics before diving into the full editor.

Option	Description
Title	Give your post a descriptive title
Publish Date	Date for the post
Publish Time	Optionally choose a time for the post. You can also set this later on the Post Page itself.
Account	Select the connected account the post should go to. When a channel has multiple connected profiles, a nested submenu opens where you can pick a specific profile. Search the dropdown by channel, profile name, or handle. You can add cross-post channels later.
Labels	Optionally tag with labels to categorize by content type or topic.
Open Post Page	Toggle on to immediately open the full post editor after creation. Toggle off to stay on your current page.

If you frequently post to the same account, set it as your default in Post Defaults to skip selecting it each time. When a channel has a default profile, the account picker pre-selects that profile by name instead of the platform.

Once you click Create, your post is saved and you can start drafting your content in the full editor.

Learn more

Drafting Posts

Formatting, mentions, settings, and saving.

Scheduling Posts

Set publish times and manage your schedule.

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