A lot of social media networks provide the option choose between two basic post formats to present your content.
When posting on social media, link posts and image posts serve different purposes: link posts drive traffic to websites by including a clickable URL, while image posts focus on visual engagement, often generating more interactions.
The image post format sets the focus on your image. If you click on the image, the image will enlarge. When using Blog2Social, your link can additionally be added as a clickable link below your text.
The images you used for your social media posts will be automatically uploaded to the image gallery aka photo album. This way they stay visible on your profile when your post has long disappeared in the flow of social media posts.
An image post consists of:
A link post focuses on your link and your blog content. When using the link post format the social networks automatically generate a link preview from your Meta data (Open Graph Tags).
Use the link post format to lead your readers to your blog, website or online shop by giving them a first impression of your content.
If your post contains an image, the social media also display the first image detected on the your page or the selected image you choose from the Blog2Social image gallery. The image is automatically linked to your blog post.
A link post consists of:
There are two ways to choose and define your preferred post format for your social media posts.
To edit your post format by default, please follow the steps in this guide:
How to use post templates for social media posts?
To change the post format in the Blog2Social editor go to:
"Blog2Social" -> "Social Media Posts" -> "Share on Social Media”
Click on "post format" on the upper right side of the respective network’s editor field to change the post format.
You will get a pop up window to select your post format.
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