Like, reply, repost, and message in X streams

Like posts and respond to posts with a reply, a repost, or a private direct message in X streams.

When using the Hootsuite mobile app, you can Likea post. To send messages in response to a post, see Send a direct message.

Like a post

When you like a post, X notifies the creator of the post.

Reply to a post

Replies are posts that are public responses to another post. Any @usernames you include appear in the conversation above your post, so they are not included in the post's character count.

Optionally, you may select the Add a Send private message button link below the reply text field. Selecting this option inserts a URL into the text field that automatically adds a button below your reply; the X user can select this button to continue the conversation privately.

Note: To use this button, your organization must have the Receive messages from anyone setting enabled in X. To find this setting, follow the instructions in the X Help Center.

Repost

Reposting allows you to re-share someone else's posts to your own X followers. You can repost a message as-is or quote the post to embed the original post as an image in your post before sending.

Reposting or quoting your own posts from Streams can also be useful when you want to resurface earlier posts or quickly reuse already-approved content.

1. Go to More, select Streams, and then select the board hosting the X stream.
2. Select Repost below the post to repost the message as-is. Or, select the arrow and select one of the following:
   • Repost - Forward the post to your followers. Your name is shown above the post as the reposter.
   • Repost from - Repost from a different X account. The name of the X account is shown above the post as the reposter.
   • Quote - Embed the original post as an image in your post. You may add your own comments to the quote. Until you publish, the quote displays as a preview of an X URL (it also displays this way in your content calendar). Because the quote is a link, it reserves 23 characters of your post. The quote displays as an image after you publish.

Note: If you don't see all of the options listed in step 2, enable reposts in your Hootsuite account preferences. Go to Account, select Plan and billing, select Preferences, and then select Allow reposts.

Send a direct message

Unless you set your X settings to Receive messages from anyone, you can send direct messages only to X users who follow you. See the X Help Center for more information about direct message settings.)