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Memberships: Posts

Create and manage posts for your membership audience

Membership posts let you share updates, media, and interactive content with members, free users, or the public. This article guides you on how to create a post, the available post types, and who can access them.

Step 1: Create a new membership post

From your Fourthwall dashboard:

You’ll be taken to the Create a new post page, where you can choose the type of content you want to publish.

Step 2: Choose a post type

Create a new post page showing six post type options: Text, Images, Video, Audio, Poll, and Livestream

What you can add and configure depends on the post type you select.

Step 3: Configure your post

Configure your post by adding a title, description, and tags, then adjust any options specific to the post type you selected.

Text

Use text posts for written updates, announcements, or longer-form messages to your audience. Text posts support rich formatting, allowing you to structure content clearly and include embedded images and links directly within the body of the post.

Sample post:

Sample text post with title, decorative cover image, description, Article tag, and comment section

Image

You can use image posts to share one or more visuals with your audience. You can upload images by dragging and dropping files or browsing from your device, making this ideal for product previews, announcements, or simple visual posts.

Sample post:

Sample image post showing ocean beach photo, title, Photo tag, and comment section with sidebar

Video (Upload or Embed)

Use video posts to share recorded video content. You can upload a video file directly or embed a video using a supported URL. Embedded videos currently support YouTube, Vimeo, and Streamable. You can also organize videos by adding them to an existing video series or creating one during setup.

Sample post:

Sample video post with embedded video player, title, and recently uploaded sidebar section

Audio

Use audio posts for podcasts, voice updates, or other audio-only content. You can upload an audio file and optionally include a cover image or thumbnail to visually represent the episode or recording.

Sample post:

Sample audio post with cover art, playback controls, download link, tags, and comment section

Poll

Use poll posts to gather feedback or opinions from your audience. You can create multiple answer options and set how long the poll stays open using a configurable duration.

Sample post:

Sample poll post asking What city should we visit with NYC, Los Angeles, and Paris options at 0% each

Livestream

Use livestream posts to broadcast live content to your audience. You can connect your streaming software using either RTMPS or SRT, upload a custom thumbnail, and optionally group livestreams into a video series for easier organization.

Sample post:

Sample livestream post with video player, livestream tag, comment section, and recently uploaded sidebar

Step 4: Set post access permissions

Once you're done with setting up your post, on the right-hand panel, choose who can access this post:

  • Members only
  • Free accounts only
  • Members and free accounts
  • Selected tiers
  • Public (anyone, including non-members)

You can enable Notify members about this post to send notifications when the post goes live.

Step 5: Publish or schedule the post

At the top of the page, you can:

  • Go live now to publish immediately
  • Use the calendar icon to schedule the post for a future date and time

Once published or scheduled, the post will appear in your Memberships feed based on the access rules you selected.

FAQ

Links shared by members in comments are displayed as plain text and are not clickable. This is intentional and helps to minimize spam and misuse. Currently, other members can copy and paste the link from the comment to access it. Alternatively, you can encourage members to include relevant information from the link directly in their comments if it's not too lengthy. This way, the relevant details are readily available to everyone.