Your first post, step by step

Start with one workspace, one social account and one draft. This guide takes you through the complete publishing path. An account connection or a saved draft alone does not put a post online.

1. Choose the right workspace

Open DigLab Social and check the workspace name in the sidebar. Each workspace holds its own brand settings, accounts, content and team. If you manage clients, switch into the client's workspace before adding anything. Open Workspace / Settings → General. Set the public business name and logo, then save. In Brand voice, describe your audience, main offer, tone and words to avoid. Add a few approved examples. See Brand Profile.

2. Connect a publishing account

Open Settings → Social accounts, choose Connect account, and select a platform. Complete authorization on the platform's own screen. Choose the correct page, profile or channel and allow the permissions needed for publishing. Return to Social and check that the account is connected in this workspace. A platform logo alone is not enough: verify the account name. See Connect social accounts.

3. Prepare the draft

Choose New Post, or open an empty Calendar slot. Select the exact account, enter your caption and attach the final image or video. You can also ask Chat to draft content, then send the result to the composer. Inspect each destination preview. Check spelling, links, crop, video cover, alt text and any required board, title or visibility setting. Use Save draft while you are still preparing the post.

4. Schedule or publish

For a future post, open the date/time picker, check the displayed timezone and choose a future time. For an immediate post, choose the publish action deliberately. Read the final destinations and action before confirming. If your workspace requires approval, the item may become Pending approval. An owner or administrator must review it before it can publish. A planned date on a draft is only a planning aid.

5. Verify the outcome

Open the post in Calendar or Content. Check the status for every selected account. Processing or accepted means the request is still running. Confirm successful completion and open the resulting platform post when a link is available. For a partial failure, verify which accounts already succeeded, fix the failed destination and retry only that destination. See Publishing status and recovery.

What to do next

Use the screenshot tour alongside the full composer guide. Plan the next week in Calendar, then measure published results in Analytics.

Confirm the first result before scaling

For the first run, use one intended destination. Check its connection, caption, media, action and time, then inspect the final destination result. A connection badge, preview, accepted request or approval alone is not a live post. Use the workflow checklist to choose your next route.

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