# Post Ideas

### Overview

**Post Ideas** provide a structured way to capture and track new communication topics as they arise. They help build a pipeline of messages, ensuring the team has visibility into upcoming content. By organizing concepts in advance, **Post Ideas** keep the planning calendar structured even before content is fully developed. In addition, drag-and-drop functionality makes it simple to reschedule or reorganize ideas as priorities shift.

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### Create a Post Idea

Post Ideas act as placeholders for news or announcements you plan to publish later. They are a lightweight way to capture an idea without creating full content. From the Posts module, click **Create a Post Idea** from the **Tools** dropdown menu.

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This will bring up the **Create a Post Idea** menu where the idea information can be entered.

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**Minimum required fields:**

* **Title**
* **Audience** (Everyone, specific teams, or user criteria)

**Optional fields:**

* Description
* Planned publish date

**Tagging:** Post Ideas are automatically labeled with a **blue “Idea” tag**.

**Unplanned vs. Planned:**

* Ideas **without a date** go into the **Unplanned list**.
* Ideas **with a date** appear in the [**Planning Calendar or Planned List**](https://guides.mangoapps.com/user-guide/posts/post-planning-calendar).

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### Creating a Post from a Post Idea

When you click a post idea, a **detail pop-up** opens.

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In this pop-up, you can view the following idea information:&#x20;

* Title (up to 2 lines)
* Planned publish date (if set, or marked **Overdue** if missed)
* Created by
* Audience (Everyone, specific team, multiple teams, or user criteria)
* Description (if provided)

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#### Select **Create Post**

Click the **Create Post** button in the idea detail pop-up. This will close the pop-up and the **Create Post flow** opens.

You’ll be prompted to select a **post template**.

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#### Post Editor Setup

When the editor opens, the following will be pre-filled based on the idea details:

* **Title** → Pre-filled from the post idea.
* **Audience** → Pre-filled from the post idea.
* **Scheduled Date** → Pre-filled if the idea had a planned date.
* **Template** → Applied based on your selection.

From the editor, you can add/edit **content blocks, media, and settings** as with any regular post.

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#### Save & Continue Workflow

Depending on how you save:

* **Save as Draft (with date):** Appears in the Content Calendar as a **Draft**.
* **Save as Draft (without date):** Moves to the **Unplanned list**.
* **Schedule Post:** Appears in the Content Calendar as **Scheduled**.
* **Publish Now:** The post is published immediately and removed from post planning views.

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#### Impact on the Post Idea

Once you enter the editor step, the **original post idea is removed** from the Content Calendar, list, or unplanned section.

If you **cancel before selecting a template**, no changes are made and the post idea stays as-is.

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### Managing Post Ideas

You can manage all post ideas from the **planning views in the Post Planning Calendar**:

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**All Planned (Admins only):** See every idea, draft, and scheduled post across the company.

**My Planned:** Shows only your own ideas and drafts.

**Team-Level Planning:** Team admins can see all ideas for their team; members see only their own.

**Unplanned List:** Stores all ideas without a date. Supports **bulk delete** for quick cleanup.


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