# Post

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The social UI supports rich and interactive post creation and engagement features that enhance user expression and interaction.

#### **Post Types Supported:**

* **Text Posts**: Users can share text-based content, with or without attachments.
* **Rich Media Posts**: Users can enhance their posts by attaching **images** and/or **videos**.
* **Poll Posts**: Users can create polls to gather opinions, allowing other users to vote and view results in real time.

#### **Post Engagement Features:**

* **Reactions**: Users can express their sentiments by reacting to a post using a predefined set of emojis.
* **Comments**: Users can engage in conversations by adding comments to posts.

#### **Mentions in Posts and Comments:**

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Users can **@mention** other users within both posts and comments. Mentions are rendered with a **highlighted visual style** to make them stand out in the content. This makes interactions more direct, increases visibility, and supports better community engagement by bringing individuals into conversations.

#### **Link Preview:**

When a post includes a URL, the system automatically generates a **link preview** by extracting metadata from the target webpage. This provides users with a quick glance at the linked content, including the title, description, and thumbnail (if available).

#### **Brand User:**

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To support more authentic and professional community interactions, our platform introduces a specialized **Brand User** feature. This allows designated users—typically admins—to create posts and comments as the brand, rather than as individuals.

#### Accessibility: Descriptive Alt Text

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To support our commitment to inclusive and accessible communities, social.plus UIKit now lets content creators and administrators add descriptive alt text to every image during post creation—both within the in-app UI and the admin console. This enhancement aligns with the WCAG 2.1 “Non-text content” success criterion, which mandates text alternatives for images, and follows best practices by keeping alt descriptions concise (ideally under 125 characters) to ensure smooth screen-reader playback. Moreover, because alt text is indexed by search engines, this feature not only enhances inclusivity but also boosts SEO and helps North American customers meet critical accessibility regulations.

<table><thead><tr><th width="350.4453125">Feature</th><th width="75.02734375" align="center">iOS</th><th width="75.05078125" align="center">Android</th><th width="74.63671875" align="center">Web</th><th width="74.90625" align="center">Flutter</th><th width="75.578125" align="center">RN</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Create Text, Image, Video Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Edit Text, Image, Video Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Create Poll Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Report Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Comments &#x26; Reactions</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Mention</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Link Preview</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Brand User Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">-</td></tr><tr><td>Ads</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">-</td><td align="center">✅</td></tr><tr><td>Alt text for Image Post</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">✅</td><td align="center">-</td><td align="center">-</td></tr></tbody></table>
