Article updated: May 16, 2023
Use boards to organize your streams
In Hootsuite, you organize your social media feeds into boards and streams. Boards are categories, and streams are social feeds within those categories. Boards act as containers that you use to organize streams by topic or keyword, or to keep track of competitors. You can add up to 20 boards, and each board can hold up to 10 streams.
Add, rename, or delete a board
You can name and rename boards to help you stay organized. You can also move boards by dragging them to change their order.
Go to Streams
, and do one of the following:
- Add a board - Select New board, select a board type, and then follow the prompts to add social accounts and other stream options.
- Rename a board - Select the board name, enter a new name, and then press ENTER.
- Delete a board - Point to a board name and select Delete
. Deleting a board permanently removes the board and its contents from Hootsuite.
Important: Deleted boards and their contents cannot be retrieved, only re-created.
Rearrange streams
Within boards, you can change the order in which your streams appear by selecting and dragging them.
- Go to Streams, select and hold the name of a stream, and drag it to the left or right.
Types of boards
Depending on the type of social account you want to monitor, you have three standard options when you add a board using the New board option:
- Monitor my own content - Create streams for your own social accounts.
- Discover new content - Create streams for following trends and competitors.
- Follow personalized feeds - Build custom streams based on any theme or activity.
You can also add app-powered boards that integrate popular productivity tools directly into Streams.
- Select New board, and scroll down under Board type to find options with the APP label.
- Select any app to learn more and install. Or, select Find more apps to discover many more choices on Hootsuite Apps.
Depending on your Hootsuite plan, you may be able to install apps right away, or you may get a free trial followed by a paid subscription offer. You can cancel your subscription at any time.
Add a board
iOS devices
- Go to Streams
. - At the bottom of the stream list, select Manage boards & streams.
- Select Boards in the top right.
- Select the
in the top right and add your board.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select Settings
- Select the in the top right and add your board.
Rename a board
iOS devices
- Go to Streams.
- At the bottom of the stream list, select Manage boards & streams.
- Select Boards in the top right.
- Select the board.
- Edit the board name and save your edits.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select Settings .
- Select More
, and then select Rename board. - Edit the board name, and then select OK.
Rearrange boards
iOS devices
- Go to Streams.
- At the bottom of the stream list, select Manage boards & streams.
- Select Boards in the top right.
- Press and hold a board
, and drag it to a new location. - When you're finished making edits, select Done in the top left.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select Settings .
- Select More, and then select Reorder boards.
- Press and hold a board , and drag it to a new location.
Delete a board
iOS devices
- Go to Streams.
- At the bottom of the stream list, select Manage boards & streams.
- Select Boards in the top right.
- Select Delete
next to the board name, and then continue to delete your board.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select Settings .
- Select More, and then select Delete board.
Important:
- Deleting a board permanently removes the board and its streams from your account, both in the mobile app and in the web version of Hootsuite.
- Keep in mind that a board may contain a stream in the web version of Hootsuite that is unsupported on the mobile app, so it won't appear in the app but still counts toward the 10-stream limit.
Rearrange streams
You can move streams between boards, or change the order in which your streams appear within a board, by selecting and dragging them.
iOS devices
- Go to Streams .
- At the bottom of the stream list, select Manage boards & streams.
- Press and hold Move
to drag a stream to a new location. - Select Done in the top right.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select Settings .
- Press and hold a stream and drag it to a new location.
See Social listening and engagement with streams for more suggestions and tips for organizing streams.
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