How to share a post on LinkedIn?

Learn how to connect your LinkedIn accounts and share your content on the social platform.
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Apr 29, 2024
How to share a post on LinkedIn?

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Steps for creating a new LinkedIn post

Note: Linking LinkedIn accounts and posting are only available in the Team plan (or Trial).

1. Accessing the Social Posting Page

Publish a post.

Accessing the Social Posting Page

If a modal appears, click on the 'Go share' button,

Accessing the Social Posting Page

or navigate to the social posting page through the 'Post Social' button on the editor screen.

Accessing the Social Posting Page

2. Connect Your LinkedIn Account

At least one team member account must be linked to the blog. Click on the 'Connect to LinkedIn' button.

Connect Your LinkedIn Account

The LinkedIn OAuth window will appear. Log in with the LinkedIn account you want to connect.

Connect Your LinkedIn Account

2-a. Add another member's LinkedIn accounts

If you want to connect another team member's LinkedIn account, you can request the connection via email.

Add another member's LinkedIn accounts

When you press the Invite button, an email sending popup will appear, allowing you to request the connection.

Add another member's LinkedIn accounts

The team member who receives the email will get a link that directs them to the 'My page' on Inblog, where they can link their LinkedIn account.

3. Write LinkedIn Post

3-a. Single linked account

If there is only one linked account on LinkedIn, posts will be shared using that account. You can write the body description in WYSIWYG format, similar to what appears in LinkedIn posts, and the featured (OG) image of the Inblog post will be uploaded along with it.

Single linked account

3-b. Multiple linked accounts

If there are multiple linked accounts on LinkedIn, posts will be shared using that accounts.

You can select the distribution account using checkboxes.

select the distribution account using checkboxes
  • For the original post, you can write the body description in WYSIWYG format, similar to what appears in LinkedIn posts, and the featured (OG) image of the Inblog post will be uploaded along with it.

  • Shared posts will be distributed across the networks of the other linked LinkedIn accounts, aside from the original account, in the form of sharing the original post.

3-c. Change social account status

You can change the status of the Origin account, which uploads the Original post, and the Share account, which uploads the Shared post. To do so, click the Chevron down button next to the linked account.

Change social accounts status

4. Setting upload time

You can set the timing for sharing the Original post on LinkedIn. You can choose to share it now, in one hour, or one day later. Shared posts will be uploaded to the Share account sequentially with a one-hour interval.

Setting upload time

5. Share on LinkedIn

The post appears on LinkedIn as follows:

5-a. Original Post by Origin Account

Original Post by Origin Account

5-b. Shared Posts by Share Accounts

Shared Posts by Share Accounts

LinkedIn Account Management

Staff Page

  • You can manage team members' LinkedIn accounts.

  • You can link your own LinkedIn account.

  • You can disconnect your linked LinkedIn account.

  • You can connect another team member's LinkedIn account by requesting the connection via email.

Staff Page

My Page

Note: You can access My Page by clicking on the profile image button at the top right of the Inblog app.

  • You can manage your LinkedIn account.

  • You can link your own LinkedIn account.

  • You can disconnect your linked LinkedIn account.

My Page

LinkedIn Disconnect on Access Token Expiry

If the Access Token expires, for security reasons, the linked LinkedIn account will be logged out, and the user will see the following alert window. An email will be sent to users who have been logged out due to Access Token expiration for the purpose of Reconnect.

LinkedIn Disconnect on Access Token Expiry
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