Bulk Publishing

One of the greatest advantages of having a social media management tool like Vista Social is the ability to schedule bulk posts in one go so you won't have to spend hours of your precious time scheduling each post manually. In this article, we will show you how to do bulk publishing with Vista Social and the several types of bulk posting we have available.

How to schedule posts in bulk through Vista Social

To get started with bulk publishing, go to Publish > Bulk publishing.  

6 Types of Bulk Publishing 

1. Import a CSV file

This allows you to create posts in a spreadsheet and upload them together. 

 a. To import from CSV, click on Import from CSV on the Import content page. 

b. Click on Download Sample to get a sample template to follow. 

c. You will then download csv file. Note that this sample offers several examples of how to schedule posts:

• An example of just an image post to publish now
• An example of just an video post to publish now
• An example of article post and specific date and time
• An example of article post to publish today at a specific time
• An example of a post to queue next
• An example of a post to queue last
• An example of multi image post (note how multi image post is accomplished by duplicating the line only changing the image url)
• Learn more about CSV format options

d. Once done, click on Upload CSV File and then upload the CSV file. 

e. Select the posts you want to add to your calendar. Note that you can click on each post to modify the content and posting time. Click Next.  

f. Click Schedule or Publish Now to schedule the bulk post 

8. That's it. You will then receive a confirmation that the post has been scheduled. 

2. Import a blog

This allows you to choose the latest articles from a blog or a website. This option is only available for websites providing an RSS feed. 

a. To import from a blog, click on Import from RSS on the Import content page. 

b. Insert the RSS link or a link to the blog then click on Import then click Next.

c. A list of recent posts from the RSS feed will appear. Select the posts you want to add to your calendar. Note that you can click on each post to modify the content and posting time. Click Next.  

d. You will receive a prompt message, then select Schedule.

e. You will then receive a message that your post has been scheduled. 

3. Import latest news

You can find articles based on the topics your audience might be interested in. 

a. To search for content based on keywords, type the keyword you want and click Find posts. 

b. You will find a list of related articles. Choose the article/s that you want to schedule.

c. You can either modify the post per network or leave it as is. Click Next. 

d. Confirm the selected posts and click Schedule.

e. You will then receive a notification that the post has been scheduled. 

4. Import Instagram hashtag

a. To get content from an Instagram hashtag, click Hashtag search

b. Type the hashtag that you want to find content from and click Find posts

c. Select the content that you want to schedule. You may click on each content to edit the post and the scheduled time to post.

d. Go to Next and click Schedule.

5. Import Instagram user

a. To get content from an Instagram user, click User search

b. Type the Instagram handle of the user that you want to find content from and click Find posts

c. Select the content that you want to schedule. You may click on each content to edit the post and the scheduled time to post.

d. Go to Next and click Schedule.

6. Import images and videos

a. You will have the option to upload multiple images or videos. Click on one of them and select how you want to upload your media.

• Upload from computer (media from your local drive)
• Choose from media library (images already in Vista Social media library)
• Discover (stock photo library)

b. Once you have selected the media, they will appear listed as shown below. By default, the name of the file was used to prefill the post message. Click on each post to edit it.

c. Once you have modified the text, click Save changes and you will be directed back to the list of media. Select another media and do the same until you are happy with the message added to each media.

d. Back on the list of posts, tick to select the posts you want to schedule and click Next. You will see a pop-up message similar to below, click Schedule to confirm.