---
title: "Creating Posts"
description: "Start a new post from the calendar, the P keyboard shortcut, an existing idea, or by duplicating another post."
icon: "plus"
---

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

![Create Post Modal](/images/createpostmodal.jpg)

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](/posts/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. |

:::tip
If you frequently post to the same account, set it as your default in [Post Defaults](/posts/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](/posts/drafting-posts)**

Formatting, mentions, settings, and saving.

**[Scheduling Posts](/posts/scheduling-posts)**

Set publish times and manage your schedule.