Once you've connected an account, scheduling a post takes under a minute. Here's what each part of the composer does.
Opening the composer
From the dashboard, click + New post, or click directly on a day or time slot in the calendar to open the composer pre-filled with that date. Either way, you land on the same screen.
Choosing where it goes
At the top of the composer is the account picker. Click a channel to select it — click another one too, and Postfalcon will post the same content to both at once (more on that in our cross-posting guide). The character counter below the text box updates to match whichever platform you've selected, so you know before you post whether you're over a limit.
Writing the post
Type your content into the main text box. If you're posting to a video-only platform like YouTube or TikTok, attach a video before scheduling — Postfalcon will tell you if one's missing when you try to save.
To attach media, click Add photo or video. You can attach up to ten files per post; drag to reorder them, and add alt text to each one individually for accessibility (and because several platforms surface alt text in their own accessibility tooling).
Draft or scheduled?
Under When, choose:
- Save as draft — the post is saved but never published automatically. Come back and edit or schedule it whenever you're ready.
- Schedule — pick a date and time, and Postfalcon's scheduler will publish it automatically once that time arrives, even if you're not logged in or your computer is off.
Scheduled posts also support repeating — daily, weekly, or monthly — with an optional end date, which we cover in setting up recurring posts.
Editing and rescheduling
Every post — draft or scheduled — shows up on the calendar and in the Drafts list. Drag a scheduled post to a new day to reschedule it, or click it to open the editor, change the content, or delete it outright. Once a post has actually gone out, its content becomes read-only (you can't edit history), but it stays visible on the calendar marked Posted so you can see exactly when it went out. If you're scripting against the REST API instead, each published post also carries the platform's own post ID for cross-referencing.
What happens if publishing fails
If a platform rejects a post — an expired token, a content policy violation, a network hiccup — Postfalcon marks it Failed rather than silently dropping it, and a banner appears on your dashboard telling you how many posts need attention. Filter the calendar to Failed to see exactly which ones and why, fix the underlying issue, and reschedule.