First scheduled post

Schedule your first social media post in DoroSocial

The fastest activation path is simple: connect an account, create a content item, prepare one platform draft, review it, and schedule it.

This guide connects the main setup tutorials into one first-success workflow. Use it when you want to prove DoroSocial can take one piece of content from idea to scheduled post.

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Before you start

Connect at least one social account from Social integrations.

Connect social accounts

Safe by default

Uploading media and creating drafts does not publish anything until you choose Publish or Schedule.

Best first test

Schedule one post on one platform first. After that works, expand to more platforms.

Step 1

Start from the dashboard

Open your DoroSocial dashboard. This is where content items, platform drafts, and publishing status live.

Create your first content item

DoroSocial dashboard for a clean demo account. — The dashboard is the starting point for creating and scheduling content.

Step 2

Create a content item

Click Add New Item, then upload your source video or image. Saving the item only creates a draft in your workspace; nothing is published yet.

Upload a video or image

DoroSocial Create New Item modal after selecting a demo video file. — A content item keeps the source media, transcript, notes, and later platform drafts together.

Step 3

Create platform-specific drafts

Open the content item and create platform posts. You can use AI-assisted generation from transcript/source context or write the platform draft manually.

Create platform posts

DoroSocial Create Post modal showing automatic and manual post creation options. — Create a platform draft before publishing or scheduling. This keeps each platform editable before it goes live.

Step 4

Review the draft before scheduling

Check the title, caption, hashtags, platform fields, and media before you schedule. Fix weak or duplicated text now instead of after it publishes.

Edit platform post drafts

DoroSocial content item with AI-generated platform post drafts created. — Draft posts stay editable until you publish or schedule them.

Step 5

Open the publish modal

Click the publish icon on the draft you want to schedule. DoroSocial opens the publish modal with that platform selected.

Publish or schedule platform posts

The publish icon is available on unpublished platform drafts.

Step 6

Choose schedule time and confirm

Click Schedule, choose the publish time, then confirm the platform, target account, and scheduled time before saving.

DoroSocial schedule confirmation list before saving scheduled platform posts. — Confirm the schedule only after the platform, account, and time match what you expect.

Questions

Common questions before scheduling the first post

Do I need to connect a social account before scheduling?

Yes. A platform draft needs a valid connected account before DoroSocial can publish or schedule it for that platform.

Can I schedule without using AI?

Yes. Create the content item, write a manual platform draft, review the fields, then schedule it from the publish modal.

Does creating a content item publish anything?

No. A content item is a workspace record. It does not publish until you create a platform draft and choose Publish or Schedule.

What should I do if scheduling is disabled?

Check the selected platform settings, connected account, source media, and any platform-specific required fields. The publish modal usually shows what still needs attention.

Ready to schedule

Open the dashboard, create one item, and schedule one post. That first scheduled post is the activation milestone.

Open dashboard Scheduling details