Every post is one of three types, and the type decides who sees it and how it earns. Choose it when you create the post.
The three post types
| Type | Who sees it | How it earns |
| Discovery | Everyone, through the Discovery feed, Explore, and your Public tab | Free for reach, or locked behind a one-off price |
| Subscription Feed | Your subscribers, plus Discovery if you promote it | Grows and holds your subscriptions |
| Store | Everyone, through Discovery, Explore, and your Store tab | One-off purchases, with separate subscriber and non-subscriber prices |
Locked means the cover is visible to anyone and the rest is behind a price. On Discovery, fans can buy it straight from the feed without opening your profile.
A Subscription Feed post can be promoted to Discovery, where everything but the cover sits behind your subscription price. That turns a scroller into a subscriber without them ever visiting your profile.
Creating a post
| 1 | Add your content Pick media from your Vault or upload from your device. Write your caption, add categories and tags, and tag any other creators involved. |
| 2 | Choose the post type Discovery, Subscription Feed, or Store. |
| 3 | Set pricing Discovery is free or locked. Subscription Feed is subscriber-only, optionally promoted. Store takes two prices, one for subscribers and one for everyone else. |
| 4 | Publish or schedule Every post runs through moderation first. A crossed-out eye icon on your own profile means it is still being checked, and fans cannot see it until it clears. |
Scheduling and editing
Scheduled posts live in your calendar. The three dot menu on any of them gives you:
| Edit Post Opens everything pre-filled: media, caption, tagged creators, categories, tags, schedule, type, and pricing. It keeps its place in the queue unless you change the date or time. |
| Publish Now Goes live immediately and drops off the calendar. |
| Delete Post Removes it from the queue. The media stays in your Vault. |
Editing a scheduled post only sends the new or changed media and captions back through moderation. Anything you did not touch keeps its approval.
If an edited post has not cleared by its scheduled time, it stays hidden past that time and appears the moment it is approved. Schedule with some room rather than to the minute.
Tagging other creators
Tagging someone already on Hidden needs no extra steps and the post goes through normal moderation.
Tagging someone not yet on Hidden holds the post everywhere, including your own profile, until they complete a consent form. If you tag several people who are not on Hidden, every one of them has to consent before it goes live.
This is the most common reason a post seems to vanish after publishing.
Worth doing
Use all three types rather than picking one. Discovery brings people in, Subscription Feed keeps them, Store sells while you are asleep.
Your cover is the whole pitch on a locked post, since it is the only part anyone sees before paying. Tag accurately, because that is how new fans find you at all.
Common questions
+What does locked mean?
Fans see the cover free and pay your price to unlock the rest. On Discovery they can buy it directly from the feed.
+Why is my scheduled post not live?
If you edited it, the changed parts need to clear moderation again. It stays hidden past the scheduled time and appears as soon as it is approved.
+I tagged another creator and the post will not show.
If they are not on Hidden yet, the post stays hidden until they complete a consent form. Every person you tagged has to do it.
+Can I change a post after scheduling it?
Yes. Three dot menu, Edit Post, change what you want, then post. You can also publish it immediately or delete it.
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Post stuck or missing? Contact support with your username and roughly when you posted.
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