Did someone say, “Auto-posting?!”
We sure did! With Social Curator, you can autopost to all your favorite Social Profiles, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more! Linking your accounts will enable you to pre-schedule and auto-post your drafts (without any additional action on your part - yes, that means you can take a nap while your post goes live).
To get started, begin by opening our video walkthrough and use the below instructions to follow along to link your accounts!
Getting Ready
The key to successful auto-posting with Social Curator is ensuring all your Social Profiles are set up properly. Don’t worry - we’ll walk you through exactly how to do that below! We recommend you set aside 10 minutes to walk through all the steps necessary to get your accounts set up - it’s simple, but it does take a few minutes! ;)
Ready to get started?! Let's go!
Make sure you have each item on the following checklist:
You have your Social Media Account logins ready (you may need to log in directly so having passwords and usernames will make everything quick and smooth!)
You have all the proper account types!
Twitter account (this one is easy! Just a simple Twitter account will do!)
Check out timestamp 00:40 if you need additional assistance gathering these required elements.
Connecting to Facebook and Instagram.
Due to Meta’s configuration, to enable auto-posting for Instagram professional accounts or Facebook pages, you must have your Facebook Page and Instagram professional account properly connected to one another (even if you plan to just enable auto-posting for one of them).
Don’t worry, we’ve made it easy for you to get set up! Simply follow the steps laid out below.
To ensure your Facebook is set up properly to be connected to your Social Curator account, please verify the following:
You have created or been given admin rights to the Facebook page you want to connect to Social Curator
Remember: you must have a Facebook page (not a profile!) in order to connect to Social Curator. Not sure what you have? Click >>HERE<<
Your Facebook Page has your Instagram professional account connected
If you’re not sure whether your Instagram profile and Facebook Page are connected, simply follow along using the instructions below
❗Facebook has two types of Pages: 1) New Pages and 2) Classic Pages.
Depending on the type of page you have, follow the steps below. Not sure what type of page you have? You can find out >>HERE<<
💡 All Newly-created Facebook Pages will be classified as New Pages.
New Page NOTE: You must have full access rights to the Facebook Page in order to access its Instagram connection setting. Learn about Facebook Page access and roles
❗If your Page is listed under the Classic Pages header, you should switch to the Classic Page instructions on the right.
Note: If your Instagram account is a personal profile, you’ll be asked “Which Best Describes You?" and prompted to switch it to a Business or Creator profile (required for Auto-posting).
If you’re running into any issues along the way, check out Troubleshooting Common Issues at the end of this article | Classic Page NOTE: You must have full access rights to the Facebook Page in order to access its Instagram connection setting. Learn about Facebook Page access and roles
❗If your Page is listed above the Classic Pages header, then is it a new page and you should switch to the New Page instructions on the right.
Note: If your Instagram account is a personal profile, you’ll be asked “Which Best Describes You?" and prompted to switch it to a Business or Creator profile (required for Auto-posting).
If you’re running into any issues along the way, check out Troubleshooting Common Issues at the end of this article |
To ensure your Instagram Professional Account is set up properly to be connected to your Social Curator account, please verify the following:
Your Instagram account is a Professional Account
Your Facebook Account is Connected to your Instagram Account
If you’re not sure whether your Instagram and Facebook are connected, or if you need to connect them now, you’re in the right place! (Note: If your professional account shares the same email of other personal or professional accounts, ensure you log in using a username instead of an email address)
Go to your settings
Click on Meta Account Center
Click add account and choose Facebook
Login to your Facebook account that manages the page you already connected your Instagram account to
Once you’ve verified the above, you’ll be ready to connect your Instagram Professional account and Facebook Page to your Social Curator Account!
Keep reading to learn how!
>>If you only wish to connect a Facebook page, skip to Step Four<<
Pro Tip! Ensure you have pop-ups enabled for Social Curator so you can see the two additional windows that will need to open to log in to your accounts properly!
Login to Social Curator
Navigate to your “Connections” page (Located at the bottom left of your screen)
Click the + button next to Instagram
Click the blue button ‘Login with Facebook’
Log in to your Facebook account that manages the page synced to your Instagram Professional account
Login to Instagram
Follow the on-screen prompts that will appear and select ‘all’ in each step so that the correct professional account will appear on the final step
When prompted, ensure you toggle on the Instagram account(s) you wish to connect then click ‘Connect’
Ensure the account connected by seeing the profile appear on the left hand side of the menu
Step Four: Connecting your Facebook Page to Social Curator
>>If you only wish to connect an Instagram Professional Account, simply skip this step<<
Pro Tip! Ensure you have pop-ups enabled for Social Curator so you can see the window that will need to open to log in to your accounts properly!
Login to Social Curator
Navigate to your “Connections” page (Located at the bottom left of your screen)
Click the + button next to Facebook
Log in to your Facebook account.
Follow the on-screen prompts and when prompted, ensure you toggle on the Instagram account(s) you wish to connect then click ‘Connect’
Ensure the account is connected by seeing the profile appear on the left-hand side of the menu
Wait there’s more!
You can also connect your LinkedIn and Twitter accounts! Simply click which platform you want to connect to and follow the easy on-screen prompts to log into your accounts!
Ready to get auto-posting? Follow the steps in >>THIS<< article!
Troubleshooting Common Issues.
If you don’t see the the account you just connected, you likely didn’t click the final ‘got it’ button then toggled on the profile. Be sure you complete that step and receive the confirmation message at the bottom of the page as shown at timestamp 07:24
If you don’t see the same options as noted in the instructions, you may have a classic page and need to follow those steps on the right of the table. You may also be in your Facebook business suite. If you see your url is business.facebook you may need to log out and restart the process to ensure you can follow the steps precisely
I’m getting an error when trying to connect my Instagram account to my Facebook page.
If you’re receiving an error within Facebook, there may be an issue within Meta. We encourage you to reach out to Facebook support or try again at a later time.
If you see a button to ‘review connection’, please click it and go through the steps Facebook prompts.
If you see a spinning wheel within Social Curator, you have not seen a window pop up with steps you need to complete.
If the windows did properly open and close after completing all steps, you need to log out and then log back it. Then try connecting again.
When I log in to Instagram, it’s showing my personal account.
If you have multiple accounts connected to one email, you will need to log in to Instagram using your username instead of your email.
You can connect up to 3 accounts per connection type (i.e. 3 Professional Instagram accounts) but they each must follow these rules - meaning each Instagram Professional Account needs its own Facebook Page to be linked to.
I’m getting an error code at the bottom of my screen within Social Curator
We’re sorry you're getting an error code within Social Curator! Please take a screenshot and send it to our support team ([email protected]) for further assistance.
I don’t have a Facebook Page - how do I create one?
No worries if you don’t have a Facebook Page yet, you can learn to create one >>HERE<<
I don’t have an Instagram Professional Account - can I switch to one?
Yes, you can easily switch to an Instagram Professional Account from a Personal account. You can learn how to do this >>HERE<<
What is the difference in all the Instagram Account Types?
You can learn all about the different account types >>HERE<<
Nothing happens when I click “Continue as NAME” from Facebook when trying to connect to Instagram.
Facebook may be saving the login to your page or another account. Simply click ‘not you?’ and log in to your Facebook account.
I’m not sure if it’s the right Facebook account when I log in from Social Curator?
If you can’t tell if it’s the right Faacebook profile since no picture is shown, just click “not you” and login to be sure it’s the correct Facebook.
I’m receiving a “technical error” with Facebook when trying to remove an existing Instagram account from my Facebook Page.
If this occurs, try logging out of Facebook entirely and going through the steps again.
When I click add accounts on Instagram, it’s only pulling in the Instagram login page not the option to add a Facebook account?
You can only have one Facebook account attached to your Instagram. If there is one already connected, you will need to remove it and then you will see the option to add a Facebook.
What platforms can I link to?
You can link Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter at this time.
Can I disconnect an account from my Social Curator Account?
Yes. You can unlink any account that you’ve connected to your Social Curator Account at any time. Simply follow the steps below to do so:
Log in to Social Curator.
Navigate to your “Connections” page found from your account menu.
Click the trash icon to the right of the account you wish to disconnect.
Click “Confirm”
*Note*: Removing the account will not DELETE the account. It will simply disable the ability to auto-post to that account from within the Social Curator.
Excited to get started? Login to your Social Curator account and set up auto-posting TODAY!