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      Set up your content types

      Easily distinguish between different articles by defining and assigning content types such as Facebook posts, tweets or blog articles. Choose from a predefined list or create your own categories.

       

       

      1. Customise content types
      2. Reorder list
      3. Create content types
      4. Social media example
      5. Blog article example

      Adapt the content types to your needs

      In the left-hand navigation menu under "Strategy" you will find a menu item "Content types". Here you will already find a selection of the most common article types:

       

       

      You can take this list as a basis and adapt it exactly to your needs.

      Reorder the list

      Change the order of the displayed content types by dragging and dropping. The order defined here determines the order in which the content types will be displayed throughout the system. Therefore, it makes sense to place the most frequently used types at the top of the list to make it easier to select them later.

       

      Reorder Content types

       

      Editing a content type or creating a new one

      You can edit, duplicate or delete a content type by clicking on the corresponding icon to the right of each content type. Select the pencil icon to customise an existing content type or select "New content type" to create a new one.

      You will be taken to a new page where you can set the properties for your content type:

       

       

      1. Name your content type as clearly as possible
      2. Add a description
      3. Select an icon that represents the content type
      4. (Available for PRO licence only) Decide which workflow best suits the content type
      5. Choose a predefined colour or create your custom colour palette
      6. In the "Settings" section, determine which content the content type will be used for. If you do not select a channel, the default rich text editor will be used
      7. If it is a social media post, click on the Social Networks tab and select a channel from the channel list provided. Your selection will determine the type and presentation of the content to best suit the selected channel. Selecting several social networks creates a multipost

      8. If it is a blog article or website post, select "Other" and activate the relevant option: Blog Post, Website or Other. Activating the "Content Master" checkbox ensures that this content type is always displayed at the top of the list of your articles in the story
      9. To display a preview of your attachments (images, documents or links) above the text editor in the article tab, select the relevant option here

      10. (Only available for the PRO licence) in the "Parameter" tab you can select which strategic parameters should be displayed in the article card

      11. (Available for PRO licence only) click on the "Predefined Team" tab to define the roles a specific user will have in this content type


      12. (Only available for PRO licence) under "Budget" define if there is a specific budget for the content type
      13. Custom fields
      14. Save your selection

       

      Tip:

      • Selecting "Blogpost" in the content type settings signals to the linked CMS that this is an article (in WordPress).
      • If you select "Website", the content will be classified as a PAGE (in WordPress).

      Example of a social media article

      If you have defined your content type for publication on a social media channel, the content area in the article card will be optimised accordingly. Only limited text editing functions are available, but you can directly display a preview for the selected channel to check the visuals of your post before publication.

      Below you can see an example of an article card for a multipost. All connected channels are available, and you can now publish to them directly from Scompler.

       

       

      Here is an example of a multipost in which you can publish to different social media channels at the same time. Which channels are displayed to you here depends on which checkboxes you selected when setting up the content type, and, of course, which channels are connected.

      Example of a blog post/website article

      If you do not want to create a social media content type, select the "Other" tab and decide which options should be displayed in the article card of this content type. Advanced text editing options are available in this article card. When selecting as a website or blog post and the corresponding integration of your content management system (CMS), you can export your draft text and images directly as a draft to your CMS. Here's how this looks with WordPress, for example: