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How to use the text DM template

A new DM template style to enable creators to add more text to a DM message.

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Written by Ben Jabbawy
Updated today

What is it?

For some posts, you want to customize and include more text for your followers.

That's why we offer our text DM template. The text DM template accepts up to 700 characters of text. Which will allow for more personalization to the specific link being sent.

How to set up the text DM template on a post

  1. Go to Comment for DM.

  2. Select Prepare Next Post button.

  3. In the post editor, choose the Use text-based DM option.

  4. Hit Save & Activate.

Then when a follower comments for the recipe, the image preview will load in their DM.
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Here's what it looks like once live:

💡 Pro Tip: You can also use the text-based DM format for Stories & Lives. Instead of clicking the Prepare Next Post button, navigate to Comment for DM: Stories & Lives > New Story/Live Reply and then follow the steps above.

Things to Keep in Mind:

  • The text DM template has no way to add multiple buttons, which means 'save to email' and 'shop the recipe' along with any custom buttons, are not supported.

  • Additionally, we can track sends and opens for this template type, but we do not have the ability to track clicks.

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