Being consistent is key to reaching big audiences and remaining relevant on social media. Category Queues help you organize your social media assets by grouping them based on their themes, forming evergreen content buckets that promote brand visibility and optimize your content strategy.
To use them, navigate to the Social Planner tab, click + New Post, and select Category Queue.
Enter your category name, then click (Create new category).
Enable Future Posting or Prioritize Content by checking the corresponding checkboxes, then click Continue.
Set the days and times you want to publish your content, then click Queue Post.
Create your content as desired. You can add more posts by clicking + New Post.
Once satisfied, click the Queue Post button to schedule them for the future.
When creating a new post, you can select a Category to add it to the content bucket.
The scheduled posts will ensure that, even if you take a social media break, your brand stays present, consistent, and relevant, allowing you to pause or reactivate the categories however it best fits your current marketing strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions #
What is a Category Queue used for? #
A Category Queue groups your social media assets by theme into evergreen content buckets that are automatically published over time, helping you stay consistent and relevant.
How do I create a Category Queue? #
Go to the Social Planner tab, click + New Post, select Category Queue, enter a category name, and click Create new category.
What do the Future Posting and Prioritize Content options do? #
Enabling Future Posting adds new content to the queue automatically, and Prioritize Content pushes new content ahead in the publishing order.
How do I set when content publishes? #
After enabling your preferences, set the days and times you want to publish your content, then click Queue Post.
How do I add a post to an existing content bucket? #
When creating a new post, select the relevant Category to add it to that content bucket.
Can I pause a Category Queue? #
Yes. You can pause or reactivate categories at any time to match your current marketing strategy.
