Bulk upload and schedule content via CSV

Easily schedule hundreds of posts across multiple channels and languages using a simple CSV file. Whether planning campaigns or automating your workflow, this guide will help you master bulk scheduling in no time! 🚀

This feature is useful when you want to perform a similar action multiple times in a single go.

Let's explore 🤩

In this article:

• Accessing bulk schedule
• How to use bulk schedule
• Manage individual posts
• Perform bulk action on multiple posts
• Troubleshoot common upload issues
• FAQs

The bulk scheduler feature allows you to:

1. Populate multilingual data for your posts.
2. Choose your social channels.
3. Schedule your posts.

Access the bulk schedule automation📤

Go to Publisher-> Automations -> Bulk Schedule.

Upload and configure your CSV file

1

Upload your CSV

In this step, you have to upload a CSV file. You can download and edit the template CSV file, fill it with your posts using Excel or Google Sheets, and upload it to ContentStudio.

2

Select Channels

In this step, select the social channels you want to use for your Bulk Schedule. You can select the Content Category or the individual accounts. Once done, click Next.

3

Scheduling Options

In this step, schedule your posts for the selected social channels. You have four scheduling options for your bulk posts.

Click Next once selected.

4

Finalizing your posts

After clicking Next, the system thoroughly reads and processes your CSV file. 

📒Once you've reviewed and scheduled your posts, they’ll appear in the Planner, ready to be published as per your selected settings.

Manage individual posts

• You can select an individual post and accept & schedule it by clicking on "Accept and Schedule."
• The post will be accepted and scheduled for the selected posting schedule.

• You can edit a post by clicking on the pencil icon in front of each post.

• Your post will appear in the editor, where you can change the text, add any link or image, change the time and date, change social channels, add labels, images, or tasks, etc.

• You can remove a post by clicking the pencil icon next to each post.
• The post will be removed from the list.

Manage bulk posts

You can also select all or some of the posts and perform bulk operations:

• You can select multiple posts and accept & schedule them in bulk.

• You can apply labels to the selected posts. Learn more about labels

• You can add campaigns to the selected posts. Learn more about campaigns

• Assigned campaigns and labels will be displayed alongside the posts in the table.

• You can send the selected posts to the approver, who will then receive an email notification to approve the posts.

• You can bulk delete the selected posts.

Troubleshooting: Invalid Date Error

When the system processes your posts, it verifies them by displaying the status of each post. Seeing a green tick in front of your posts means your post is fine and has no errors.

If you see a warning sign in front of your posts, the most probable reason is that the date and time format in your CSV file, which you selected in the third step, doesn't match. To avoid this error, ensure that both formats are identical.

Note: Please ensure you have only added Date and Time in the correct format in the first row

FAQs

Q1: How many posts can I schedule using the Bulk Schedule feature?

A: You can schedule up to 500 posts for your social media channels via the Bulk Schedule recipe.

Q2: What format should I use for the date and time in the CSV file?

A: The date and time should be in the format dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm or mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm . Ensure consistency to avoid errors.

Q3: What data can I include in the CSV file?

A: The CSV file should include columns for Post date and time, Message, Image URL, Link, First Comment, Include Link in Message, Video URL, Post type, and Post title.

Q4: Can I upload both images and videos for a single post?

A: Yes, you can include both image and video URLs in your CSV file. However, videos will take priority if both are provided.

Q5: What happens if my CSV file's date and time format don’t match the selected format?

A: An invalid date error will occur. To avoid this issue, ensure the formats in the CSV file and the system settings match.