Sharing Quips (early access)

Quips is part of the network bundle that’s currently in early access. This feature will be gradually rolled out to creators.

Quips are lightweight, public posts that appear in the home feed for existing and potential fans. They’re perfect for sharing quick updates, behind-the-scenes content or snippets from your paid work.

We’ve put together a flexible resource to make your own with ideas, examples and best practices to help you start with Quips. You can find post templates and inspiration in our Collaborative Growth Programme Media Playbook.

Key things to know about Quips

• All Quips are public by default and must remain public for discoverability
• Members aren’t notified about every Quip to prevent spam, but may be notified about highly engaging Quips
• Anyone can comment on your Quips by default – this is one way you’ll grow engagement
• Quips can only be created from the Patreon mobile app

Quips can include text, images or short videos. They are meant to serve as an entry point to your page for people who may not know you yet.

How to use Quips

To create a Quip, use the Patreon mobile app. Here’s how:

1. Open your home feed
2. Tap the + button in the bottom menu
3. Select Quip
4. Then add text or media to your Quip
   • You can tag other creators in a Quip by @ mentioning them
5. Once you’re done, tap the Share button in the top-right corner

Is there a character limit for Quips?

There is no strict character limit, but after nine lines of text, readers will see a “read more” link. Quips appear in the home feed and in a dedicated tab on your creator page, also called Quips. While Quips may occasionally send notifications, they’re designed to let you share updates without bothering your existing members.

Engaging with Quips

• Comment on and like a Quip
• Quote someone else’s Quip
• Repost a Quip
• Tag creators by @ mentioning them

Content ideas

Quips are a quick and flexible way to share updates with potential fans. Here are some ideas you can try:

• Commentary or hot takes on topics in your niche
• Behind-the-scenes moments from your creative process
• Quick tutorials or how-to tips
• Personality-driven lifestyle posts
• Sneak peeks or previews of your paid content

Technical details

Quips are designed for quick and engaging content. Here are the supported media types:

• Video: Up to 2 minutes (30–45 seconds recommended)
• Formats supported: vertical, square, portrait or landscape
• Photo galleries: Up to 4 photos (iOS only; Android coming soon)
• Links: You can include links and reposts in your Quips

For detailed recommended specifications, please refer to the table below:

FAQ

• No, at this time you can’t schedule Quips

• Immediately after posting a Quip, you’ll get a pop-up notification that lets you know your Quip has been posted. You can tap View to see your Quip in your home feed.

  If you want to see all your Quips, you can do so in the mobile app by following these steps:

  1. On the navigation bar, head to your profile on the right-hand side by tapping your profile image
  2. Once you’re on your profile page, select “View page”
  3. Next click Quips
  4. Here you can scroll through all the Quips you’ve posted
  5. This is also how your fans can see all of your Quips

  If you want to see Quips of other creators that do not appear in your feed, search for the creator and head to their mobile profile. Once you’re on their page, head to the Quips tab by following the steps above.

• Follow the steps below to identify which Quip you want to edit or delete:

  1. On the navigation bar, head to your profile on the right-hand side by tapping your profile image
  2. Once you’re on your profile page, select View page
  3. Next click Quips
  4. Here you can scroll through all the Quips you’ve posted

  Once you have the Quip that you want to edit or delete, click the three dots at the bottom right of the Quip and select which action you’d like to take.

  

• Right now, the creator would need to share their Patreon login credentials directly with the team member who is posting. We hope to add functionality to allow team accounts to post on behalf of the creator soon.
• For each Quip, you’ll be able to see the number of likes, comments and reposts. You can see this on the Quip itself. Additionally, if you head to Post Insights, you’ll be able to see Impressions (total number of times the Quip has appeared across Patreon) and Seen (total number of times the Quip was seen for longer than 3 seconds across Patreon).
• In the feed, fans will be able to instantly join as a free member of your Patreon page if they see your Quip in their feed. They can do this simply by clicking “Join” in the top right of the image below. This Join button exists directly in the fan’s feed and on the Quip itself.