Getting Started with Flockler: A Complete Onboarding Guide
Welcome to Flockler! We're excited to have you on board! Flockler helps you boost engagement, build trust, and increase conversions by seamlessly curating and displaying social content on your website, intranet and digital screens.
π‘ What Can You Do with Flockler?
Before we dive into setup, here are the top ways our customers use Flockler:
- Show Social Proof to Drive Conversions
Display Instagram posts, TikToks, or tweets featuring your brand, products, or hashtag campaigns directly on your home page, product pages, landing pages etc.
- Curate UGC for Events, Contests, and Campaigns
Collect and showcase user-generated content using hashtags, mentions, or custom upload forms β and display them live on your site or at physical events.
- Power Dynamic Displays for Digital Screens
Create rotating content walls for retail stores, offices, or conferences with real-time social updates.
- Manage Multiple Brands or Clients
Agencies and enterprise teams use Flockler to manage social displays across multiple websites and clients β all in one place.
π Getting Started in 3 Simple Steps
Letβs walk you through how to get set up for any of the above use cases.
Step 1: Sign Up for the Free Trial
Start your 14-day free trial β no credit card required.
π Sign up here
After signing up, you can:
- Explore the app with sample walkthrough to discover how Flockler works
- Or jump straight in by connecting your own social feeds with our setup bot (see Step 2)
π¬ Questions? Our friendly team is here to help every step of the way! Email us anytime at team@flockler.com.
Step 2: Connect Your First Feed (Collect Content)
π A Feed is a configuration that helps you to pull in content from social platforms such as:
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Facebook Pages
- YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more
Here's how to set up your first Feed:
- If on the 1st step you choose to connect your social accounts right away, just follow the onboarding bot prompts
- If you explored the sample content first, go to the Feeds tab, click "Add a new automated Feed", and follow the bot prompts from there.
ποΈ Organise your content using Sections β they work like folders and help keep content structured for different displays or campaigns.
π§ Pro Tip
There are two ways you can moderate your content within Flockler:
- Auto-moderation with Garde AI (learn more about it here)
- Manual moderation (content appears in your Inbox for approval before displaying on your layout)
Step 3: Curate Your Content
Head to the Content tab to view and manage your collected posts:
Here you can manage the content within your Sections:
- π Pin standout posts
- π Reorder to control sequence
- π Edit post by adding additional tags and CTA
- π Hide any content
Add more social media or custom posts to your Section:
π‘ Manually moderated posts will appear in the Inbox for your review before going live.
Step 4: Create and Embed Your Content
Time to head to the Display tab to showcase your content!
πChoose from beautifully designed layouts:
- Social Wall (great for websites & digital screens)
- Grid
- Carousel
- Slideshow (great for websites & digital screens)
π¨ Customise your display:
- Select which Sections to show
- Adjust layout, colors, fonts by clicking on the "Edit style and settings" button
- Add tag filtering or CSS in the Advanced settings if needed
π Embed it anywhere
- Copy your unique embed code
- Paste it to your website or CMS HTML code
- Thatβs it! Updates happen automatically anywhere the code lives
π No limits β create and embed as many displays as you want.
π οΈ Other Helpful Features
π Commerce Tab
Tag products within social media posts and create product-specific feeds.
π₯ Custom Forms
Let your audience submit UGC without using social media β perfect for contests or event displays.
π§Ύ Rights Management
Easily request content usage rights from X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram social users directly within the platform.
π Need a Hand?
Our support team is here for you every step of the way.
π© Reach us at team@flockler.com
π₯ Are You an Agency?
We offer specific plans and tooling for agencies managing multiple brands or clients.
π¬ Get in touch to learn more.