1. Setting your Time Zone

If your time zone is not set, you might discover that your (local) time is different from the server time when you want to schedule a post. And this might lead to you posting at the wrong time, which might not meet what you have planned.

How to set your Time Zone

You can simply set your time zone by going to Settings from the main menu, General Settings, Timezone. As shown in the image below.

2. Set your Posting Settings

Posting settings is very important if you want to achieve a great result in auto posting to multiple Facebook groups. To set your posting settings, from the main menu, go to Settings, Posting Settings.

This article is mostly concern with these three options;

• Show Open Groups Only: This is a unique feature that enables you to hide all the CLOSED and SECRET Facebook books on your list. Leaving you with only the OPEN groups. Open groups allow you to post without direct to the group walls without the group admin having to moderate what you have posted. This tools is great for those who wants their posts to get directly to the targeted audience quickly.
• Unique Posts: This adds a unique id to each post posted to every Facebook group. This is a feature that protects you from getting banned by facebook because with unique post and your interval well set, you will be invincible to the Facebook spam bot from discovering that you are running an auto poster to post to the Facebook groups.
• Unique Link: This is almost the same as the Unique posts, the only difference is that unique link adds a unique link to all your links which still points to the same destination. This prevents Facebook from banning or flagging your link. This tool is great for those promoting affiliate links, website or blog post.

Drop comment below if you need help preparing your account.

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NOTE: Use Google Chrome Browser while creating Categories.

VIDEO UPDATE (AUG 2017):

How to create a Category

To create a category, go to Home from the main menu, scroll down to there table where you have your group list.  Enter the category name and click Add as in the image below. You’ll get a message that category is successfully added.

How to Add Facebook Groups to a Category

To add groups to your newly created category, click the plus sign + at the end  of every group, select the category you want to add the group in the pop up.

A success message will appear. Congratulations! you have successfully created and added a facebook group to a category.

Drop comment below if you need help creating categories.

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A picture is said to be more than a thousand words, so it is always advisable to use an original, informative images when auto posting to Facebook groups.

A high percentage of your audience will not read the text of your post not until they get attracted to the image (s) that comes with it.

However, many users find it difficult to add an image to post when scheduling their posts on Pilot Poster. In this article, we’ll be guiding you on how to add an image to your post if you are among those finding it difficult to add image to a post.

Note: The current version of Pilot Poster supports Multiple images in a post. You can take advantage of this feature and add up to 6 images in a single post.

How to Add Image to a Post

When preparing your post to schedule to Facebook Groups and you’ll like to add an image to the post, you have two options available to you, Pilot Poster Image uploader and Image Hosting Services or Image URL.

1. Pilot Poster Image Uploader

To add your post image using the Pilot Poster Image uploader, follow the steps below;

1. Click on the Upload button on the image field (As shown in the image below)
2. The Media Library dialog will pop up, Click on the Upload button (See Image below), select the image you’ll like to use from your computer, and click ok.
3. Now DOUBLE CLICK on the just uploaded image to insert it into the post. The image will automatically show up on the preview panel.

Drop your comments below if you still have any issues relating to adding images to your posts.

2. Image Hosting Services or Image URL

This method is as simple as the first, it requires you to host the image with a third party service like imgur.com or any other related services, or using the URL of an image you already have on your website.

To use an Image hosting service (we’ll be using pictr.com in this guide);

1. Goto www.pictr.com
2. Click on the Start Uploading button.
   
3. Select the Image from your PC and Click the Upload Button
   
4. Right Click on the Uploaded Image and Copy Image Address
   
5. Paste the Copied URL into Pilot Poster Image Field
   

3. Using the Image From your Website (Or Any Website)

If you already have images on your website or you want to use an image from any other site, all you need to do is;

1. Locate the image of your choice
2. Right Click on the Image and Copy Image Address
3. Paste the copied link into Pilot Poster Image field.

4. Using Images From Google Images

To use pictures from Google Images, follow the steps below;

1. Goto https://images.google.com/
2. Enter your Search Query
   
3. Click on the Image of your choice, Right Click and Copy Image Address
4. Paste the Copied URL in Pilot Poster’s Image Field.

Same Methods applies to Videos

Above are the three available methods for adding images to your Facebook posts.

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Although we were able to find a temporary solution to this in Pilot Poster version 3, the reason why the link field customization was still available to users.

However, after upgrading our API version weeks ago (an upgrade required for a better performance of the system). Unfortunately, the Link Customization work around stopped performing as expected and many users, even after customizing a link, the changes will not reflect on the actual post on Facebook.

This led us to the decision of removing the Link customization fields in Pilot Poster version 3.5.

And in this guide, we’ll be showing you how you can still customize how your links are displayed on Facebook using on page OG (Open Graph) Meta Tags customization.

NOTE: This guide is for those who have access to the backend of the Page they’re sharing to Facebook

How to Customize your WordPress Link

If you are a blog or website owner and it runs on Wordpress, it is quite easy customizing how your shared link looks on Facebook. Simply follow the guide below;

1. Install Yoast SEO or MashShare WordPress Plugins
2. When writing a new post, scroll to the bottom of your screen to locate the social media tab.
3. Edit the Image, Title, and description as you desire, and save.
4. After Publishing or Updating your Post/Page. Simply copy the URL to the Link Field on Pilot Poster and all your customized data will be automatically added.
5. Use this LINK to test what your post will look like on Facebook.
   

How to Customize your Static Page Link

Unlike WordPress that you only need a plugin to customize your links, customizing a static page/landing page is quite as easy. Follow the steps below;

1. Open your HTML file with a text editor.
2. Locate the <head> </head> section of the file.
3. Insert the following tags with the content below (Replace meta data with yours).
   <meta property=”og:image” content=”https://www.pilotposter.com/images/pilot-poster.png”/>
   <meta property=”og:title” content=”Pilot Poster | 100% Free Facebook Group Auto Poster”/>
   <meta property=”og:description” content=”Automatically post to all the Facebook Groups”/>
4. Save your file and copy the URL to Pilot Poster’s Link field.
5. Use this LINK to test what your post will look like on Facebook.

Read More about Facebook OG Meta Tags on Kissmetrics.

Do you have any questions relating to customization of Links? Kindly drop your comments below.

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Posting to your facebook pages and all the pages you have liked on facebook is almost the same as posting to facebook groups.

To post to Facebook pages, simply follow the steps below.

Import your Facebook Pages into Pilot Poster

If you are a new user of Pilot Poster, your facebook pages will be imported along with your groups when you add your facebook account.

For current users of Pilot Poster, From the Main menu, goto settings > Facebook Account > delete your current facebook account.

Re-add the facebook account and all your Facebook pages and groups will be automatically imported.

Now head over to this post to learn how you can post to facebook pages and groups.

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Goto Settings > Facebook Accounts > Update (the middle button on your profile picture).

Alternatively,

Simply remove the account and add again (Note: This will automatically invalidate all running schedules).

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