Scheduling Posts to Instagram and Facebook

Important Notes

Publishing directly to Instagram requires an Instagram Business or Creator Account. Your Instagram account must be connected to a Facebook Page, and you need to be an administrator of that page.

Connecting Your Venue Profile to Instagram

1. Log in to Hot Giggity on your laptop/desktop.
2. Log in to your Facebook/Instagram account in another browser tab.
3. In Hot Giggity, navigate to Manage > My Venues > Edit the Venue you want to connect > Integrations
4. Click Connect to Instagram.
5. This will open the Facebook Login pop-up.  Ensure you are logged into the correct account. 
6. Select your Facebook Business account and select the Facebook pages and Instagram accounts you want to connect.
7. Click Got it.
8. You will then be taken back to the Hot Giggity platform. Choose the relevant Facebook Page your Instagram account is connected to from the list.
9. The Instagram button will update to show the connected Instagram account.

Connecting Your Venue Profile to Facebook

1. Log in to Hot Giggity on your laptop/desktop.
2. Log in to your Facebook account in another browser tab.
3. In Hot Giggity, navigate to Manage > My Venues > Edit on the Venue you want to connect > Integrations
4. Click Connect to Facebook.
5. Allow Hot Giggity to access your Facebook account and select the pages you want to connect.
6. Click Got It.
7. You will then be taken back to the Hot Giggity platform. Choose the relevant Facebook Page your Instagram account is connected to from the list.
8. The Facebook button will update to show the connected Facebook page.

Scheduling Social Posts

1. Go to Promote / Social Posts to view upcoming gigs filtered by the month filter top right.

2. Select a gig and click Schedule

3. Choose a date, time, and social channels you want to post to.

4. Edit the post content, add emojis, and select an image from the Act Gallery or upload an image from your device.

5. Preview the post for Instagram or Facebook.

6. Click Schedule to schedule the post or use the drop-down to select Publish Now to publish immediately.

7. Monitor the post status in the Summary page and edit if needed before publishing.

Editing a Post

1. Navigate to Promote > Social Posts to view upcoming gigs filtered by the month filter top right.
2. Click Scheduled-Edit to open the post for editing.
3. Make the necessary edits and click Update Post.

Cancelling a Post

1. Navigate to Promote > Social Posts to view upcoming gigs filtered by the month filter top right.
2. Click Scheduled-Edit to open the post for editing.
3. Use the drop down to select Cancel Post.  Click Cancel Post. 

Please note: Once a post is published, it cannot be edited through Hot Giggity. You will need to edit published posts directly in your social account.

If you have any questions about this feature, please contact us via support@hotgiggity.com.