Schedule Hashnode posts
To schedule Hashnode posts with SocialPatra, you write an article once, pick a date and time, and SocialPatra publishes it to your Hashnode blog at that moment.
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Hashnode articles are written in markdown. You connect with a personal access token from your Hashnode account, not your password, and you can revoke that token on Hashnode whenever you like.
This page shows how the connection works, which Hashnode details you can set from the composer, and how to send one article to several blogging sites.
Connect Hashnode with a personal access token
- Generate a token on Hashnode. On Hashnode open Account Settings, then the Developer tab, and under Personal Access Tokens click Generate New Token. Copy it right away, because Hashnode shows it only once.
- Paste it into SocialPatra. Add a Hashnode account in SocialPatra and paste the token into the Personal Access Token field.
- Pick a publication if you need one. The Publication ID field is optional. If you leave it blank, SocialPatra finds your default publication. To post to a specific blog, paste its ID from the dashboard address.
- SocialPatra checks the token. The token is tested against your Hashnode profile when you connect. A wrong token is rejected.
If a token ever leaks, revoke it on the same Developer page and generate a new one.
How to schedule a Hashnode article
- Open the composer and pick your Hashnode account. Write the article in the composer and choose the Hashnode account it should go to.
- Add a title. Hashnode articles need a title of up to 250 characters. Without one the article is not sent.
- Write in markdown. Type the body in markdown: headings, code blocks, lists and links.
- Set the Hashnode options. When Hashnode is selected, the composer shows a Hashnode Options panel. Fill in what you need, or skip it.
- Pick the date and time. Choose when it should go live and save the post.
When the time arrives, SocialPatra publishes the article to Hashnode as a live post. It is not saved as a draft.
What you can set on a scheduled Hashnode post
| Detail | How it is handled |
|---|---|
| Title | Required, up to 250 characters. |
| Body | Markdown text, up to 100,000 characters. |
| Subtitle | Optional. |
| Cover image | Optional. You give the address (URL) of the image. |
| Canonical URL | Optional. Use it when the article first appeared on your own site. |
| Slug | Optional. Sets the end of the article address. |
| Tags | Optional. Picked in the composer with a tag selector. |
| Images | Up to 20 images of type JPEG, PNG, GIF or WebP, each up to 5 MB. |
| Image placement | Attached images are added to the end of the article body as markdown images. |
| Video | Not supported for Hashnode. |
Cross-post a blog article to Hashnode and Dev.to
Hashnode and Dev.to are both connected platforms in SocialPatra. Choose both as targets for the same post and one title and one article go to each. Each site has its own limits on length and images, so keep the article within the stricter one.
If the article first lived on your own site, put that address in the Canonical URL field so search engines know which copy is the original.
Removing a published article
Hashnode supports deletion through its API, so removing a published article from SocialPatra removes it from your Hashnode blog too.
Frequently asked questions
Can I schedule posts on Hashnode?
Yes. Write the article in SocialPatra, pick a date and time, and it is published to your Hashnode blog at that time.
How do I connect Hashnode to SocialPatra?
You paste a personal access token from Hashnode Account Settings, under the Developer tab, into SocialPatra. No password is shared.
Does SocialPatra publish markdown to Hashnode?
Yes. The article body is sent to Hashnode as markdown, with a required title and optional images.
Can I add tags, a cover image and a canonical URL?
Yes. The Hashnode Options panel in the composer takes a subtitle, canonical URL, slug, cover image address and tags.
What limits apply to a Hashnode article in SocialPatra?
The title is required and can be up to 250 characters. The body is markdown of up to 100,000 characters. You can attach up to 20 images, each up to 5 MB. Video is not supported.
Can I send the same article to Hashnode and Dev.to?
Yes. Choose both accounts as targets for the same post. One title and one article go to each site.
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