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How to collect UGC directly from your website through a URL?
How to collect UGC directly from your website through a URL?

Steps and instructions on how to collect UGC from various social media platforms through a URL directly on your website

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Written by Didi
Updated over 3 months ago

We're excited to introduce our latest feature on how to collect UGC from various social media platforms directly through a URL on your website! This guide will make it easier than ever to gather authentic content and boost engagement.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to do just that, steps on how to collect UGC through a simple URL

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Setup the button inside the widget

In order to set your button for collecting UGC you will need to:

1. Open the desired widget and click 'Header':

2. Find 'Button link' under Button style and choose 'Collect form':

That's it! Now your visitors and customers can share their posts with you directly through a URL on your website.

Collect UGC through a post URL directly on your website

Now your customers will be able to click on the header button and add the URL o their social media post. The post will be pulled inside your EmbedSocial and will be shown on your widget.

2. Click 'Insert post URL':

3. Paste the link from the desired post. In this case, I'm paying a link from Instagram post and click 'Next' and 'Submit':

That's it! The new post will be shown on your widget:

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