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  1.  How to Link Directly to a Category in Resources

    You can create direct, unique links for all of your categories and subcategories in order to send parishes, schools, and other organizations directly to the items you need them to access. To copy the unique link for a given category: 1. Go to th...
  2. Resource Release Schedule

    The Catholic Social Media team regularly updates the Resources section of the platform for Parish Premium subscribers. Though there are exceptions, you can expect this seasonal schedule to apply broadly. We've kept to this schedule since 2019: ...
  3. Scheduling in CSM vs. Facebook

    When I go to Calendar, I don’t see every post I’ve published on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram. Why is that?  Our service does not take historical data from Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and display it. When I go to Facebook/Instagram/Twitter’s s...
  4. How to Upload Multiple Images in One Post (for dioceses) New

    Multiple image uploads (or carousels) are posts with more than one image or graphic. You can upload up to ten images within a single post on Catholic Social Media for your parishes. Posts with four or less images can be published to Facebook, In...
  5. How to Publish a Suggested Post for Your Parishes

    We often receive content from various third-party sources that we add to Catholic Social Media for you under the "Suggested Posts" tab. To look at "Suggested Posts" and publish them to your parishes: 1. Login to Catholic Social Media 2. Go to t...
  6. How to Create a Post for Diocese

    How to Create a Post for Diocese You can now create diocesan posts in Catholic Social Media to share content with your parishes and schools. These posts are optimized for parish use and can be scheduled, tagged, and distributed to the right audie...
  7. How to Start a 30-Day Free Trial for Your Parish

    Visit us at csm.prengersolutions.com  Click on the "try it for free..." link near the bottom of the screen: Enter your email address on the next screen to receive your initial verification email. Once you've received your verification email, ...
  8. When Posts Go Viral

    To highlight the power of a post "going viral," we like to introduce you to Patrick Sharkey. When he first checked out a free trial of Catholic Social Media, Patrick was the pastoral assistant for administration at St. Nicholas Catholic Church...
  9. Returning to Old Social Media Posts

    Our director, John, recently had an interesting conversation with a Catholic Social Media subscriber in Nebraska. Her question was this: How can our parish return to old posts or initiatives and provide updates in the best possible way? It’s a g...
  10. How to Set Start and End Dates for Your Resource Categories

    Resource categories can now be automatically archived with dates! All categories will have a start and end date, so you can schedule things in advance and trust they'll be archived at the appropriate time. To set a start and end date, just click...