Posting to your Patreon

Posting is now enhanced by new features like Quips and Collab Posts. These tools are part of the Network Bundle that's currently in early access and will be gradually rolled out to creators.

You can post from Patreon.com on your desktop computer or phone or the Patreon app. You can publish posts exclusively for paid members (all or specific tiers), free members or publicly for anyone visiting your Patreon.

You can also add media like images, videos and audio; a paywall; customisable buttons, dividers or file attachments within the post.

How to create a post

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  1. Click the Create button from the left sidebar navigation and select Post
  2. Depending on the type of post you want to create, use the options at the top of the editor
  3. Add a title to your post (this is required)
  4. You can immediately start typing anything you’d like. This can be a description, an update or something you want to share with your audience
  5. On the right-hand side, you’ll see your post settings – here you can set your audience, add to a collection, manage previews and tags, and more. Learn more about Post settings below
  6. When ready, click Publish or choose to schedule your publish date
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  1. Tap + to Create a Post
  2. Add your title and type/upload your content
  3. Tap Next → set audience: Selected tiers, Free only, Paid only, All members or Public
  4. Add tags (up to 50), and add to or create a Collection
  5. Schedule, backdate or publish your post (drafts are auto-saved)

Post settings

When creating a post, you’ll have access to additional settings and controls. These let you fine-tune how your post looks, when it goes live and how members interact with it. The available settings differ between desktop and the Patreon app, so we’ve broken them out below.

• When you start creating a post, you’ll see a Settings sidebar on the right-hand side.

  

  Within this panel, you’ll find controls for:

  • Audience (with access and notification controls)
  • Adding the post to a collection
  • Making the post a drop
  • Scheduling the post
  • Media previews
  • More settings (comment controls and tags)
• When creating a post in the app, after choosing the type of media you want to add and tapping Next, you’ll find options to:
  • Who can see this post (tiers, free, paid, public)
  • Tags (you can add up to 50 tags)
  • Add to collection
  • Schedule or backdate your post

Controlling the audience of your posts

Posts can be set with different access levels:

• Free access: visible to all, notifies both free and paid members
• Paid access: available to all paid members, specific tiers or as a one-time purchase

On the desktop, both free and paid access have a More options button that reveals additional settings:

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  • Free + paid members → Share the post widely, highlighting paid benefits
  • Free members only → Target free members for upgrades using shorter content and older paid posts
  • Free + public visitors → Share with free members and visitors, not notifying paid members (good for multiple versions and conversion)

• Early access → Exclusive access to paid tiers before public release
• Paywall display → Choose how unlock options appear

For more details, visit our article on controlling audience access to your posts.

Emails and notifications

When creating a post on desktop, look for the Emails and notifications section in the Post settings sidebar on the right. Here you can:

• Send your post by email and push notification

• Choose whether the email shows just a preview (for non-eligible members) or the full post (for members with access)

  

Formatting

On desktop, you can highlight text to apply formatting. On the app, a formatting bar appears once you start typing.

You can adjust text sizes, add quotes and adjust styles like indentation. For a clearer structure, use numbered or bulleted lists and strikethroughs where appropriate, and include hyperlinks to provide additional context or information.

Inserting elements into your post

You can enrich your post by clicking the + icon on a new line to insert additional content, including images, video, audio, a paywall, dividers, buttons and attachments. On the app, tap the + icon in the format bar.

Learn more about adding inline media.

Flexible previews (draggable paywall)

When creating a post on desktop with Paid access selected, you’ll see a draggable paywall in the body of your post. This lets you control which in-line content – text, images, video and audio inserted into your post body – is visible before and after the paywall.

• All inline content above the paywall is free to anyone and will be visible to everyone
• All inline content below the paywall is locked unless you have paid access (paid member or one-time purchase)

The paywall only applies to inline content in the post body. Your header media visibility is controlled separately by your Audience settings – for example, you can have a paid post with a locked header video, while text and inline images above the paywall in the body remain free to everyone.

You can also insert a paywall while drafting a public post, which will turn it into a paid post. Just click the + button and select Paywall.

Video & audio previews

In the side panel, if you’ve uploaded video or audio as your header media, you’ll find an option to toggle and set a preview clip before publishing. This is a great way to highlight the most engaging part of your media and give visitors a quick preview of what to expect.

Image thumbnail

Edit your image thumbnail in the side panel. You can unblur and crop a version that appears to fans who don’t have access, so they see a more engaging preview.

FAQ

• Set your audience to Free access, then select More options and choose Free and paid members. Please note that your post won’t be visible to non-members.
• Set your audience to Free access, then select More options and choose Free members only. Please note that your post won’t be available to non-members and paid members.
• The option to Send email and push notifications is on by default. You can enable or disable this setting in the Emails and notifications section under the Settings sidebar.
• Yes, you can adjust this option by going to the Emails and notifications section in the Audience settings. You can turn on the toggle to Show full post for members with access.

• This option appears for paid posts only. You’ll find it by selecting Paid access under Audience options or by clicking the + sign while drafting and choosing Paywall. Then you can drag the Paywall to where you want paid access to the post to start. We recommend making at least the first third of your post free to incentivise sign-ups.

  Note: To set previews on any paid videos or audio, use the Settings sidebar.

• To sell a post, you need to set your Audience to Paid access, then choose Sell this post and define a price for your publication.
• To be able to offer early access, you need to set your audience to Paid access, then select More options and toggle on the option to Offer early access. Please note that you won’t be able to choose this alternative when editing posts that were already published.
• In the side panel, toggle on the option Make this a drop. To learn more about this feature, please visit our dedicated article about drops.
• Yes, you can schedule a post by toggling on the option Set publish date in the side panel. Then select a date and time for your post to be published. The time zone is determined by the settings on your device.
• Yes, you can manage comment options by using the More settings section in the right-side panel and then opening the drop-down menu and adjusting the toggle accordingly.

• Yes, you can add inline media like images, videos, audio, dividers, buttons or attachments directly within your post.

  • On desktop: Hover on a new line and click the + icon.
  • In the app: Hover on a new line and tap the + icon in the format bar.

  For more details, please refer to the article How to add inline media to my posts.

• To view this detailed data, go to Posts Insights and select Export data as CSV. We’ll export a file with this information, and when it’s ready, you’ll receive it by email. Please note that this can take up to a few minutes.
• You can use the Add to collection option in the side panel to select the desired collection for your post. To learn more about it, visit our article on How to use collections to organise your work.
• Yes, tags can be added via the More settings drop-down menu. It can contain letters, numbers, special characters and spaces. To use different tags, separate them with commas.

• Yes – you can duplicate any published post or draft in two ways:

  • From your Library: Click the ... menu next to the post and select Duplicate as draft
  • From a published post in your feed: Click the ... menu on the post and select Duplicate as draft

  The duplicate will open in a new window with Copy of added to the title. Note that header media, inline video and audio, and collections and tag settings will not be carried over. Duplicating a post is currently only available on desktop.

  Learn more in our How to duplicate a post as a draft article.