Planning

Turn Slack ideas into a social calendar.

Slash Social turns Slack messages, links, campaign briefs, and client notes into planned work by brand, platform, pillar, campaign, and timezone.

All plans

Planning

Run a slash command to open the plan.

The command returns the right planning surface with brand, timezone, and week context already attached.

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Slash command response

Weekly plan command

This week has 3 open slots, 2 posts ready, and one pillar without coverage.

/social plan week · Launch week · Lumen Trail
⚡ Generate from gaps

Create draft ideas for empty campaign slots before Monday review.

AI-assisted planning
Wednesday, July 1st
MA
Maya Chen9:02 AM

/social plan week Lumen Trail

Slash SocialAPP9:02 AM

Opening next week’s plan for Lumen Trail in America/New_York.

Message Slash Social

The weekly operating view

Build the week from the source conversations behind it.

Turn Slack messages, briefs, campaigns, and reusable content into owned calendar work without separating the idea from the schedule.

Weeklycalendar coverage and gap review
Scopedbrand, campaign, and pillar context
01

Monday coverage check

Find open slots and an underrepresented pillar before standup.

02

Campaign top-up

Add several planned placements without rebuilding the week by hand.

03

Source-backed idea

Promote a Slack message into a scheduled item with its origin attached.

Included scope

Choose by the capacity and route you need.

Free Evaluation
1 brand · 1 campaign · 3 pillars
Starter
1 brand · 5 campaigns · 10 pillars
Team
5 brands · Unlimited campaigns · Unlimited pillars

Why it matters

Plan the week, spot open slots, and keep the original conversation attached to every post.

  • Intake from Slack messages, URLs, campaign notes, and saved ideas
  • Calendar views for brands, accounts, platforms, pillars, and campaigns
  • Timezone-aware scheduling that keeps local publishing windows clear
  • Gap checks that show where the week needs stronger coverage
  • Planning modes that suggest, draft, or queue work for human review without autonomous publishing

In Slack

See planning where the team will use it.

The preview below shows how planning appears in Slack — the context, entry points, and next actions your team uses every day.

How does this Slack planning view prove the workflow is real?

It shows the planning view teams use in Slack: open slots, blocked items, owners, source context, and actions to fill or reschedule work.

Weekly planning in Slack

A Slack planning view that shows gaps before the calendar fails.

The planning view shows coverage gaps, draft status, campaign context, and next actions in the same Slack workspace where the team plans the week.

Where it lives
Plan work center
Coverage signal
Coverage gaps and blockers before publish day
Next action
Apply the plan, fill a gap, or assign the next draft
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Plan next week

Launch week · Jul 6–12

Coverage gaps

Customer proof needs 2 posts. Trail education needs 1 short video. Launch recap is already ready.

Campaigns and pillars
Related Slack entry points
  • /social plan week
  • Fill gap action
  • Message shortcut: create draft
01

Move from idea to calendar without a handoff meeting.

A post often begins as a note in Slack. Slash Social keeps that source conversation attached as the item becomes a draft, a scheduled placement, and a published asset.

02

Protect the cadence for every brand.

Teams can plan by content pillar, campaign, platform, and account so one loud launch does not crowd out evergreen work, customer proof, or community posts.

03

Make calendar gaps visible before they become emergencies.

Weekly views show empty slots, items that are blocked, and posts waiting for review so the team can fix the plan before publish day.

Outcomes

What your team gets from planning in Slack.

Cleaner weekly planning rituals

Your Monday planning thread opens on the same calendar the team publishes from, with pillar mix and gap alerts already attached.

Fewer orphaned ideas

A Slack message or link you flag becomes a tracked item with a brand, owner, and next step instead of another bookmark.

A calendar that stays tied to Slack context

Every scheduled slot keeps the original thread, campaign label, and account context so nobody re-asks where an idea started.

FAQ

Planning questions

Can Slash Social plan for multiple brands?

Yes. Brand scope is a core part of the product, including brand-specific platforms, accounts, timezones, roles, and reporting.

Does planning require a separate dashboard?

No. The workflow begins and updates in Slack, with the public website used for marketing and account flows only.

Keep working

Social media content planning

Explore the complete planning toolkit →

Guide

How to create a social media content calendar

Build a practical social content calendar with account-specific variants, owners, review dates, and a worked weekly example.

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Guide

How to choose social media content pillars

Choose useful content pillars from audience questions, map them to examples, and adjust the mix without chasing arbitrary ratios.

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Guide

Social media publishing preflight checklist

Check approved versions, destination accounts, links, assets, timing, and ownership before publishing social content.

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Guide

How to plan campaign deadlines across social platforms

Work backward from campaign launch to coordinate copy, assets, review, account variants, and publication decisions.

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Crop one image for nine social platforms with format pickers, visible guides, and JPG, PNG, or ZIP downloads.

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Social media carousel maker

Turn your own words and photos into a carousel. Edit slides, choose a style, and download images or a PDF.

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Before-and-after image maker

Compare two photos side by side or in a split image. Frame each independently, choose formats for nine platforms, and download PNG or JPG.

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Social media timeline planner

Work backward from a campaign launch with editable milestones, working-day deadlines, owners and two timezones. Download a calendar, printable PDF and editable plan.

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UTM campaign link builder

Build consistent campaign URLs while preserving existing destination parameters and fragments.

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Ready when your team is

Bring planning into Slack.

Start with the workflow that hurts most, then connect the rest of your social operation around it.

Public site guide

Ask Slash Social

Answers come from Slash Social’s public site.

Ask about product fit, features, platforms, pricing, or how Slash Social works.

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