Add & Manage Social Media Accounts

This article will show you how to add and manage social media accounts in the Mass Notification system. You can add multiple social media accounts. For example, if your organization has two Facebook accounts they would like to send alerts to, both can be added.

Add a Facebook Account

1. Sign in to the system if you have not already
2. Navigate to Settings and select Manage Social Media
   
3. Select the Facebook tab
   
4. Click Add Account
   
5. Click Add Account and follow the prompts to add your Facebook Page
   
   
   • 1. Log in to your Facebook account
        
     2. Follow the prompts to select the page you want to authorize Mass Notifications to post to
     3. Assign permissions and click Done
        
        
        Note: The integration may not work properly if you turn off these actions.
     4. Click Ok on the pop-up that says you've linked the social media account
        
     5. Select the page that Mass Notifications will post to and click Ok
        
        
        Note: Make sure you do not select your personal Facebook page. We recommend integrating one Facebook page at a time. If you would like to add multiple pages, repeat the steps above for each individual page.
6. The social media account has been added and can now be used when sending an alert

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Add an X (Twitter Account)

1. Sign in to the system if you have not already
2. Navigate to Settings and select Manage Social Media
   
3. Select the X (Twitter) tab
   
4. Click Add Account
   
5. Click Add Account and follow the prompts to add your Twitter account
   
   
   Note: X (Twitter) has introduced an issue with their authorization process where their user is redirected to the wrong page. If you experience any problems and are redirected to the X home page after login, log out of X directly. Then log in to X through our system. If redirected to the X home page again, please try clicking the "Add Account" button once more and try logging in again.
   1. Click the Sign In button on the pop-up
      
   2. Log in to your Twitter account
      
      
      Note: If you see an error stating "Access to api.twitter.com was denied", clear your web browser's cache and cookies for the Twitter website.
6. The social media account has been added and can now be used when sending an alert

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Add a Nextdoor Account

1. Sign in to your site
2. Select the Manage Social Media tab under Settings
   
   
3. Select the Nextdoor tab
   
4. Click Add Account
   
   
5. Log in to your Nextdoor account
   
6. Click Accept when prompted
   
7. A message will appear letting you know an account was created. Close the window.
   
8. You can now send an alert to Nextdoor
   

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Delete a Social Media Account

1. Sign in to the system if you have not already
2. Navigate to Settings and select Manage Social Media
   
   
3. Select the applicable social media platform tab
   
4. Locate the account you would like to remove and select Delete
   
   
5. Click Delete on the pop-up that says, Are you sure you want to delete this social media account?
   

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