Getting started with Posts

When working on a project with your team, it makes sense to keep all important updates in one place - Whimsical Posts provide a dedicated space for important updates—without the noise of chat apps.

With different categories, and templates it’s easy and distraction-free to keep everyone on the same page.

What is a post?Link to this section

Posts are like mini docs, linked directly to a team or project and published chronologically:

You can create categories for your posts like “Status update” “Decision” or “Changelog”, then each category gets a simple (optional) template.

Pro tip: Embedding a presentation in a post, makes for a clear and engaging read 👌

Click + New post to create one right away, or keep reading about categories, templates, and the Slack integration.

Where are posts?Link to this section

Each team and project has a posts tab, where you can find a feed of all posts:

You can filter by category, subscribe to notifications and join the discussion:

Who sees posts?Link to this section

Posts will be sent to everyone in a team or project based on their notification settings.

Anyone with access to the team or project can also choose to subscribe to notifications for future posts - or you can add subscribers when you create a post, if you’d like to notify specific people:

With Whimsical’s Slack integration, you can also have each category of posts shared automatically to a different Slack channel. Read on to learn how to set this up 👇

Post settingsLink to this section

Click the gear icon on the posts tab to open posts settings:

You’ll see a list of categories on the left (including two default categories that cannot be edited) and the option to create a new category:

Each category has its own settings for name, icon, Slack channel, and starting template:

Note: If you have yet to install the Slack integration, you’ll see the option to connect now:

Editing or deleting postsLink to this section

To edit or delete an existing post, click on the three dots menu on the right:

Note: Editing a post will not send a new notification.


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  • Jack Jenkins

    Jack Jenkins