In this article, you'll learn:
1. How to connect your Threads account
To connect your Threads account to Loomly:
Open threads.net as a tab in your browser, log into the Threads account you want to connect to Loomly, and then head to Loomly to connect the channel
Go to the Social Accounts tab of your Calendar Settings page and connect your Threads account by clicking on the green Connect button next to Threads:
Grant Loomly all permissions by pressing the blue Continue As button
You can view the connected account once you're done:
2. Threads supported media types and size limits
| Format | Size | Dimension |
Image | .jpg, .png, .gif | 8MB | Min Width: 320 |
Video | .mp4, .mov | 5 minutes maximum | FPS: 23-60
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps |
📝 Note:
You can upload additional videos in the Fine-Tuning Content step for Threads
You can view the dimensions and size of the media you've uploaded to the Library
You can crop your images and videos with Loomly Studio
3. Threads features
A. Post types
You can schedule the following types of content to Threads:
Text only
Link previews
Single image or video posts
Carousel posts with a 10 media file maximum composed of photos and/or videos
Please note that you can add additional videos to your post in the Fine-Tuning Content step for Threads
B. Publishing features
Hashtags
By adding a hashtag to your post, you allow others on Threads to easily find your post as well as related posts about that topic.
You can add up to one hashtag per post
Start by typing # and end with a space
Mentions
If you know the exact handle of the user you want to tag, you can @mention them in the copy of your post. We currently do not support suggestions due to API limitations.
Feel free to watch the following webinar on Threads publishing - Flash Webinar: Threads Publishing