Channel posts
Updated 3 months ago
by
Arjun
Posts are a great way to share information and collaborate with other members in your channel.
Creating a new post
On your channel page, click Create a post.To add content to a post, click What do you want to say? and begin writing your post. Any URLs you post will automatically show as a preview. Click the X to remove the preview. Click Post when finished.
Adding images and files
To add images and files, click the File attachments button and attach the file from either your local files, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, or OneDrive.
Kissflow supports the following file types in posts:
- JPG, JPEG, JPE, PNG, GIF, MP4, PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS
The size limit per attachment cannot exceed more than 100MB.
Using Emojis and GIFs
Click the Emoji button (
@ mentions or tags
Use an @ mention to ensure that a member gets a notification about a post. You can @ mention individuals or groups in posts and comments. Type @, enter the name, and then press Enter.
Formatting posts
Either use standard keyboard shortcuts, or highlight any portion of text to see these options:
- Bold
- Italics
- Underline
- Strikethrough
- Hyperlink
Access other formatting options by hovering over the format button (
- H1
- H2
- Bulleted list
- Numbered list
- Inline code
- Blockquote
Post options
In the corner of every post is the More options button (
Edit post
After posting, the post creator can change any content inside the post.
Pin and unpin a post
You can pin or unpin posts that you have created in a channel. When a post is pinned it stays at the top of the page. Select Pin to top of the page. To remove the post, click Unpin the post.
Copy post link
Every post, announcement, and poll has a unique link that can be copied and shared. To get this URL, select Copy post link. When you share it in another channel, a preview of that post will appear.
Turn off and on notifications
In addition to notification settings for the entire channel, you can control notifications for individual posts. By default, when a post is created, you'll receive a notification, and will continue to receive notifications for comments and reactions if you also commented.
To turn off notifications for a particular post, select Turn off notifications. You can turn them back on the same way.
Turn on and off commenting
By default, all posts can be commented on. When you turn off commenting, users will be restricted to post new comments. However, the existing comments will still be seen.
Delete
The author of a post can delete their own post from the feed.
Reactions to posts
There are eight types of animated reactions for posts: 
Like, love, happy, wow, sad, angry, bouquet, and birthday.
Just click the image you want. You can leave only one reaction per post. To remove the reaction, click on the Like button again. To change the reaction, just click on any other reaction.
Comments and replies
Anyone who has subscribed to your channel can comment and reply to comments on channel posts, announcements, and polls. You can edit or delete your own comment or reply by clicking the More options button (
Deleting posts
To delete a post, click the More options button (
When a post is deleted, the post creator will receive a notification.
