Transfer Your Content From Other Social Media Planners To SmarterQueue

Switching from another social media planner?

Bringing your existing content into SmarterQueue is quick and simple. Whether you’re switching from Hootsuite, Buffer, Metricool, or Sendible, you can bring your posts into SmarterQueue using a CSV file or re-share your best content directly from your social profiles.

📌 In This Article

• Before You Transfer Content
• Bulk Importing via CSV | for tools like Hootsuite, Buffer, Metricool, and Sendible, plus others that let you export posts as CSV files.
• Import From Your Social Media Profiles | for already published posts or tools like Later and Agorapulse, which don’t support CSV export.

Before You Transfer Content

To make sure your imported posts appear correctly in SmarterQueue, take a moment to get your account ready:

1. Add your social profiles so SmarterQueue knows where your posts will publish.
2. Create or edit your Categories to organize your content by topic or theme.
3. Set up your Posting Plan to tell SmarterQueue when to post for each Category.

Once these steps are complete, you’ll be ready to import your content.

Bulk Importing via CSV

Many social media planners let you export your scheduled or published posts as a CSV file, which you can then import directly into SmarterQueue.

If your current tool isn’t listed, check its export options or contact its support team to request a CSV file. Most will provide one on request.

Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with CSV files. The process is simple, and you only need a few columns to get started.

Ensure Correct Column Structure

Your CSV must include all eight columns below, in this exact order.

You can leave any column blank if you don’t have data for it, but do not remove or rearrange columns, as this will cause the import to fail or misplace information.

Below, you’ll find export and import instructions for some of the most common social media planners:

• Hootsuite
• Buffer
• Metricool
• Sendible

Hootsuite

Export Your Content From Hootsuite

1. Go to Planner in your Hootsuite dashboard.
2. Select Export and choose Comma-separated values (*.csv).
3. Pick the desired date range for your posts and click Export.
4. Save the CSV file to your computer.

Prepare Your CSV For SmarterQueue

Instead of editing the existing Hootsuite CSV, we recommend creating a new sheet for easier formatting:

1. Create a new spreadsheet.
2. Copy the "Content" column from your Hootsuite export into Column A and rename it "Post Text".
3. If your post text includes a link, move the link to Column B and name this column "Link".
4. Copy any "Media Links" into Column C and rename it "Images".
5. Copy the "Scheduled Time" column into Column D.
6. Optionally include information under the "Category", "Evergreen", "Title", or "First Comment" columns to organize your imported posts.

Buffer

Export Your Content From Buffer

Buffer’s export feature is available through Analyze, which lets you download a CSV of your published posts:

1. Go to Analyze in your Buffer dashboard.
2. Choose the social channel you want to export data for.
3. Select the date range for your published posts.
4. Click Export as... and choose CSV.
5. Save the file to your computer.

Prepare Your CSV For SmarterQueue

To import your Buffer content into SmarterQueue:

1. Create a new spreadsheet.
2. Copy your post text into Column A and name it "Post Text".
3. If your posts include links, add them in Column B and name it "Link".
4. Add any image URLs in Column C and name it "Images".
5. Add scheduled times in Column D.
6. Optionally include information under the "Category", "Evergreen", "Title", or "First Comment" columns to organize your imported posts.

Metricool

Export Your Content From Metricool

To export your Metricool calendar, you will need a premium plan.

1. In Metricool, go to Planning > Calendar.
2. Click the vertical three-dot menu (⋮) near the top right of the calendar.
3. Select Export CSV.
4. Save the exported file to your computer.

Prepare Your CSV For SmarterQueue

1. Create a new spreadsheet.
2. Copy your post text into Column A and rename it "Post Text".
3. If your posts include links, move the link to Column B and name this column "Link".
4. Copy any image URLs into Column C and rename it "Images".
5. Copy the scheduled publish time into Column D (or use the date/time column you exported).
6. Optionally include information under the "Category", "Evergreen", "Title", or "First Comment" columns to organize your imported posts.

Sendible

Export Your Content From Sendible

1. Go to the Publish area in your Sendible dashboard.
2. In the left-hand menu, choose Scheduled, Queued, Sent, or Drafts, depending on which posts you want to export.
3. At the top of the page, click More, then select Export to CSV.
4. Save the CSV file to your computer.

Prepare Your CSV For SmarterQueue

1. Create a new spreadsheet.
2. Copy the "Message" column from your Sendible export into Column A and rename it "Post Text".
3. Copy the "URL" column into Column B and rename it "Link".
4. Copy the "Image" column into Column C and rename it "Images".
5. Copy the "SendDate" column into Column D and rename it "Scheduled Time".
6. Optionally include information under the "Category", "Evergreen", "Title", or "First Comment" columns to organize your imported posts.

Import From Your Social Media Profiles

Some tools don't let you export post content as a CSV (for example, Later or Agorapulse). In this case, we recommend contacting their support teams and requesting an export.

Alternatively, you can still bring your top-performing posts into SmarterQueue by re-sharing them directly from your social media profiles. This option lets you repurpose posts that have already proven successful and give them a second life with new audiences.

Follow the steps in 🕹️ Find And Import Content From Your Social Profiles to import content from your own profiles, or 🕹️ Find And Import Content From Social Profiles Beyond Your Own to share from other creators and sources.