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The Engage Module: Manage Your Comments, DMs, and Mentions

 

At the moment (more to come soon), you can use SocialBee's Engage Module for:

  • Types of interactions: Comments, mentions, and DMs.
  • Social Media Platforms: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Threads.
 
You cannot use the Engage Module without these 2 components:
  1. Boards: these are “buckets” to organize different brands, platforms, comments, mentions, and so on. 
  2. Streams: this is where you actually see the comments and mentions, and where you'll reply to them.

How to create an Engage Board?

In order to use the Engage Module, you first need to create an Engage Board. Here's how:

Click on the interactive screen below to see the steps, or scroll down to the written instructions.

 

  1. Go to your Engage menu.
  2. Click on  "+ Add new board” and type in your Board's name.
  3. Click on  "Save" to create the Board.
Once you do this, you'll have to create Streams and start engaging with your community.

How to create an Engage Stream

After you create your Engage Board, you need to create Engage Streams. Here's how:

Click on the interactive screen below to see the steps, or scroll down to the written instructions.

 

  1. Go to the Engage menu and make sure you already have an Engage Board created (how-to here).
  2. Click on  “+ Add new stream”.
  3. Select the social media profile you want to generate a Stream for.
  4. Select what kind of interactions you wish to bring to your SocialBee account.
  5. Click on “Save” to create the Board.
Once you do that, you will notice your stream appearing right away.

Most boards will be empty at first, and it might take up to 60 minutes (from when they are added) to preview your comments, mentions, and so on.


What social media profiles support Engage Streams in SocialBee?

These social media profiles support at least one interaction type in SocialBee. 

Any profile not appearing in the table is currently unsupported.

Social Profile Mentions Messages (DMs) Comments
Facebook Page ✓**
Instagram Business Profile ✓**
Threads Profile
X (Twitter) Profile ✓* ✓*
LinkedIn Company Profile Coming Soon!

* X mentions and comments are combined into a single stream called 'Mentions.'

** Please read the section below on Meta's (Facebook and Instagram) message response limitation.

Because of Threads' API limitations, you can't mention other accounts from SocialBee, and mentions and comments from private profiles won't be visible.

Meta (Facebook and Instagram) message response limitation

Businesses will have up to 24 hours to respond to a user. Messages sent within the 24-hour window may contain promotional content.
 
Here are examples of the user actions that open the 24-hour Standard Messaging window on Messenger Platform:
  • User sends a message to the Page.
  • User clicks a call-to-action button like Get Started within a Messenger conversation.
  • User clicks on a Click-to-Messenger ad and then starts a conversation with the Page.
  • User starts a conversation with a Page via a plugin, such as Send to Messenger or the Checkbox plugin.
  • User clicks on an m.me link with a ref parameter on an existing thread.
  • User reacts to a message. See Replies and Reactions.
Non-promotional messages can be sent within 7 days of the person’s message. If you can’t send a message after 24 hours, it means that your message has been flagged by Meta’s mechanism. 
 
Please try rewriting your message and sending it again. If the issue persists, we recommend replying to those messages directly from Facebook or Instagram.
 
*Promotional content refers to any sales, special offers, or marketing messages.

Receive email notifications

Enabling email notifications in SocialBee keeps you informed about new comments, mentions, or DMs.

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How to reply using the Engage module

The most important feature when you want to engage with your community is, of course, replying to mentions and comments. This is quite easy, as you only need to follow a few steps:

  1. Create your Engage Board;
  2. Create your Engage Stream;
  3. Click on any reply, comment, or message you want;
  4. Start typing in your answer;
  5. Press Enter.


How to return to the Stream

Once you replied, or if you changed your mind, you will want to return to the stream to check for other comments, replies, and messages. To do this, all you have to do is click "← Take me Back".


How to Iike a comment or mention

Sometimes, a simple like can mean so much to a member of your community! To do this, all you have to do is click the "Like" button for each available mention or comment.

Coming soon: We're working on a feature to Add Notes to comments, messages and mentions. This will allow you to provide feedback to your team or save ideas for later.


Manage YouTube comments

In SocialBee, you can publish, reject, and reply to the comments left on your YouTube videos.

💡 Definitions

  • Publish: This action makes the comment visible in the comment section of your video.
  • Reject: Selecting this option ensures the comment will not appear in your video's comment section.

 

  1. Navigate to YouTube Studio.
  2. Access the Content Dashboard, and click on Details on each video you want to see comments for.
  3. Scroll down to "Comments and Ratings," and select "Comment moderation" to view all options.
  4. Choose "Hold all" to hold all comments for review.
  5. Save your changes.
Now, when you access your YouTube comments through SocialBee, you'll be able to individually publish or reject each comment. 

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