Add, show social media account. Feed. Embed. Integrate.
To show your social media posts on the platform, you need to use a social media aggregator and embed it to the platform. A social media aggregator is an online tool which you use to create a feed of your social media posts. It gives you and HTML-code which you can copy and paste into the embed section of our platform (also see: Tips & Tricks: embed codes).
There are many different tools you can use, find a selection below:
Many of our partners use the free version of curator.io. They offer different plans, including a free plan. This article provides a step by step explanation of how to use and embed it.
Getting started with curator.io:
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Go to curatior.io
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Create an account
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You can pick a social media source right away and add it to your account and create a feed.
Create a feed to add to the platform:
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Go to "organise" in the left menu
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Add social media accounts (up to three for the free version)
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You can choose to hide posts with bad words under "rule"
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Click on "Style feed"
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Have a look at the different style options and choose your favourite. Note that not all options are available on the free plan.
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Click "publish feed"
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Copy the HTML-code by clicking "copy to clipboard" or selecting the code and copying it.
Video: Adding social media account to curator.io
Video: Customising your feed and copying the HTML-code
Add the feed to the platform:
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Open the page where you want to add the social media feed
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Open the page editor
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Choose "embed" section
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Paste the HTML-code
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Click close&preview
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Save the page
Video: Adding the feed to your platform
Editing your feed:
If you want to add more accounts to you existing feed or change the style, follow the following steps:
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Login to curator.io
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Go to "organise"
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Click the big plus sign to add an account.
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Click on the three dots to edit the feed.
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To change the style, you can either click on style after clicking the three dots or you click on the style sign in the left menu.
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The embedded feed on your platform will update automatically. You do not have to copy and paste the HTML-code again.
Video: editing your feed
Please note:
Sometimes, social media account disconnect.
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Every 60 day for private instagram accounts
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Anytime if you change your password
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Sometimes randomly
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If this happens, you get an email and have to log in to the social media account again.
Also:
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Posts that are deleted from you social media account stay visible on the curator feed. There is no "re-scan" to see if old posts are deleted or not. You can manually delete them from the curator feed.