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# Create a New Post in a Group, Template, or Library


# How to Create a New Post

|| This article covers how to create a new post from your SocialGlow dashboard.

At the top of every Template, Group, and Library, there is an option to add a new post.

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Start by clicking on either the template, group, or library you want to add a new post to. Then click either the **Add New Post** or **Create New Post** button, located at the top of that page.

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This will take you to a page where you will be creating your new post.

There are 2 different post type options given here: **Add Media** and **Video Link/Live Strea**

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1. **Add Media** (This is the default option)
*Select this option if you want to create a post that includes any type of media such as:*
* Pictures
* Videos
* GIFs

| Use the Upload Media section to upload your video, picture, or GIF files to the post. You can add multiple to a single post.

You can add any text, website links and/or video links directly in the Message box. The system will generate a preview of a link once posted. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/8/a/7/f/8a7f9756357e2000/create-post-sg-add-mediapng_p5qjaj.png)

Want to add a thumbnail for your uploaded video? Use the **Add Cover** tool to upload your preferred picture - this picture will show as the thumbnail folks see before clicking *play* on that video.

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2. **Video Link/Live Stream**
*Select this option if you are scheduling a post notifying your group members when you are streaming live.*

For the Video Link/Live Stream field, you would enter the link of the location you'll be streaming at (such as a YouTube live event link, or Zoom meeting link).

| For more information on scheduling a Live stream: [Click to view article here](/en/article/schedule-ahead-a-live-video-stream-using-youtube-schedule-a-post-for-a-live-video-g0b66e/)

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After your post information has been filled out:
* Designate each post with the * Day and Time* you want that post to be published.
* Select your preferred Comment settings.
* Click **Create Post.**

|| *The Day is not the date of the month*, but rather notes the order of your posts. For example, if you have a 3 days of scheduled posts , Day 1 would post the first day of posts, Day 2 would post the second day, and Day 3 the final day. Later, when you schedule this template to post to a group, you will choose the actual date you want your posts to begin posting on!

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8a7f9756357e2000/screenshot-382rz_10drxpp.png)

That post will now be listed in that template, group, or library labeled with the Day and Time you had selected.