Composing a Post
A step-by-step guide to writing your first post in Fervae.
To publish a post, you'll need at least one social media account connected. If you haven't done that yet, head to Settings → Brands & Accounts first. There's a separate help article on connecting accounts.
Writing a post, step by step
- Open the Lab from the navigation bar and click New draft (or use the quick composer on your Hub).
- Choose your accounts. You'll see your connected social accounts. Check the ones you want to post to. You can post to one account or several at the same time.
- Write your message. Type in the text editor. A character counter shows how many characters you've used. Different platforms have different limits (for example, Bluesky allows 300 characters while Facebook allows thousands).
- Add images, video, or GIFs (optional). Drag and drop files into the editor, or click to browse your computer. There's also a built-in GIF search powered by Giphy. Videos are automatically transcoded to H.264 MP4 in the background.
- Preview your post. The preview panel on the right shows how your post will look on each platform before you publish.
- Publish. When you're happy with it, hit publish. Your post goes live on all the accounts you selected.
Attaching sources
One of Fervae's signature features is source-backed posting. If you've saved articles in your Library, you can reference them in your post. The compose panel pulls in the citation and a thumbnail so your audience can see the research behind what you're sharing.
Other tools in the editor
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Hashtags | Search and insert relevant hashtags without leaving the editor. |
| Mentions | Type @ to tag other accounts. Suggestions appear as you type. |
| Collaborators | On platforms that support it (like Instagram), invite someone to be a collaborator on the post. |
| GIF picker | Search Giphy and attach an animated GIF to your post. |
Upload size caps
To keep things smooth, Fervae caps individual upload sizes at 20 MB for images, 1 GB for video, and 15 MB for GIFs. There's no overall storage cap on your account.
What is threading?
Some platforms (like Bluesky and Threads) let you create "threads," which are a series of connected posts that tell a longer story. Instead of cramming everything into one post, you break it into multiple parts that your audience reads in order. In Fervae, you can write all the parts of a thread at once and publish them together.
