This is a short post to tell you guys about a trick that you can use on Postcron to post the same message on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ all at the same time.
We have a secret code that you can add to each message, which tells Postcron that the text coming after the code, should NOT be posted on Twitter.
The code is {{endTwitter}}. It means: “ignore whatever comes after.”
Let’s take a look at an example:
Suppose we want to simultaneously share a post on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. On Facebook and G+, we want to share the message with all the details, however on Twitter, we’re limited to only 140 characters. It’s a dilemma we’ve all faced.
The text of the post says:
“Do you know how to create the perfect blog post, that your readers won’t be able to stop reading? –> http://postcron.com/en/blog/create-perfect-blog-post-8-super-simple-secrets-scientifically-proven/
In today’s article, we’ll give you eight powerful tips, proven by research and studies, that you’ve got to keep in mind when creating your next blog post.”
Clearly, the length of the text is more than 140 characters.
Here comes the trick 🙂
If we add the {{endTwitter}} code, the text that comes after the code will only be taken into account for Facebook and Google+, but not for Twitter.
Essentially, the message on Postcron would like this:
“Do you know how to create the perfect blog post, that your readers won’t be able to stop reading? -> http://postcron.com/en/blog/create-perfect-blog-post-8-super-simple-secrets-scientifically-proven/ {{endTwitter}}
In today’s article, we’ll give you eight powerful tips, proven by research and studies, that you’ve got to keep in mind when creating your next blog post.”
When it’s time to post, Postcron will trim the message so that only the stuff before the {{endTwitter}} code will be published on Twitter, but the whole message will posted on Facebook and Google+.
Let’s take a look at how our post was published on Facebook, Twitter and Google+:
On Facebook:
On Twitter:
“Do you know how to create the perfect blog post, that your readers won’t be able to stop reading? -> http://t.co/wWgZ6Umg1m
— Postcron (@postcron) August 3, 2014
On Google+
As we can see, the post was published correctly on each of the three social networks and in the case of Twitter, only the part before {{endTwitter}} was published.
We have more hidden codes here at Postcron, but we’ll tell you about them in other posts. That’s all for today!