The Listening feature lets you take trending themes and news directly from your listener and turn them into ready-to-publish social posts using AI. With a few clicks, you can generate a caption, pick a tone and angle, and optionally add an AI-generated image, all without leaving Vista Social.
How to create a post from a trend
- From your Vista Social dashboard, go to Listening.
- Open a listener and click the Activity tab.
- Click the Themes sub-tab to browse trending topics your listener has surfaced.
- Find a trend you want to post about and click Create post.
- In the modal that appears, choose your settings:
- Angle: select how you want to approach the topic: Newsjack it, Educational, Hot take, Promotional, or Ask the audience
- Tone: choose Professional, Casual, Witty, or Inspirational
- Generate a matching AI image: toggle on to have Vista Social create a relevant image for the post
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Attach source link: toggle on to include a link back to the original source article
- Click Generate & open composer.
- Wait a moment while Vista Social writes your caption and generates the image.
- Once done, the composer opens with your post ready to review, edit, and publish.
What happens in the composer
After generating, you'll land in the standard post composer with:
- A pre-written caption based on the trend, angle, and tone you selected
- An AI-generated image attached (if you enabled that option)
- Your selected social profiles pre-loaded
From here, you can edit the caption, swap or remove the image, schedule the post, or publish it immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I use this without generating an AI image?
A: Yes. Just toggle off Generate a matching AI image before clicking " Generate. " The caption will still be created automatically.
Q: Can I edit the post after it's generated?
A: Yes. The composer is fully editable. You can rewrite the caption, remove the image, change the profiles, or adjust any other settings before publishing.
Q: How long does generation take?
A: Expect around 15–30 seconds when image generation is enabled. Caption-only generation is faster.
Q: Can I do this for any trend in my listener?
A: Yes. Any trending theme or news item surfaced in the Activity tab can be turned into a post using Create post.
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