A "Hootlet" for Firefox posting to Hootsuite
I love using Hootsuite.com, an easy way to manage several social media accounts in one place. If you use the Chrome browser, you can find a Hootlet addon that helps post to any of your Hootsuite accounts with the URL of the current page. But in the Firefox browser, their Hootlet addon disappeared a long time ago. Good news! You can create your own Hootlet quite easily by creating a bookmarklet (a bookmark containing javascript instead of a web address).
- First create a new bookmark in the Bookmarks Menu. (Type CTRL+SHIFT+B and find it under All Bookmarks).
- Name the bookmark Hootlet.
- In the URL (website address) paste this code (all one line):
- Click the >> icon at the end of the menu bar to open the overflow menu .
- Select Customize to add or remove icons and spacers.
- Drag the underlined star icon to the menu bar.
- Click on the Bookmarks icon,
- Find and click the Hootlet icon -- which you put moved to the top, right! You will see a new page that looks like the screenshot below.
- Select the social account from the drop-down list, edit the text box if you like, then choose your posting time -- automatic (e.g. Mon-Fri 11:30 am), post later (schedule a time) or post right now. Happy Hooting!
My apologies for the blue "Post Now" button not displaying correctly - it works fine.
Contact me if you know how to fix it.
Contact me if you know how to fix it.
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