Create a Post or Comment
Creating new content in your Tightknit companion site is as simple as sending messages in Slack!
Posts
Once a Slack channel has been connected to a Tightknit Feed, all new messages sent within that channel are synced to the Tightknit companion site as posts.
You can enable the New Post Notification Agent in a Slack channel Agent Settings in order to automatically get reminders when each message is synced to the site (featured below).
The Tightknit companion site post will respect the posted date of the original Slack message. All posts contain a permalink back to the original Slack message.
Title and Slug
The post title and URL slug are automatically generated using AI. If you prefer a different title or slug, you can edit it using the message shortcut.
Comments
Any replies on a synced Slack message are synced to the Tightknit companion site as comments on the post.
The Tightknit companion site comment will respect the posted date of the original Slack message. All comments contain a permalink back to the original Slack message.
Tightknit treats all top-level Slack messages as posts in the Tightknit companion site and all replies as comments. When responding to someone in a Slack channel, it is recommended to always reply in the message thread. Otherwise, consecutive top-level messages will each create distinct posts in the Tightknit companion site without context of each other.
Message Shortcut: Sync a Message to the Tightknit Companion Site
Let's say you have a Slack message that is not synced to the Tightknit companion site. Perhaps it is a message sent prior to your Tightknit installation date, or maybe it was previously synced but a user removed it from the Tightknit companion site using the message shortcut.
You can simply re-sync it to the Tightknit companion site using the Tightknit message shortcut.
Using the message shortcut will sync the entire message thread at once, including the post, commments, file attachments, emoji reactions, etc.
@Mentions and Tags
Tightknit will convert most @mention and tags within the body of a message to the equivalent name and link within the Tightknit companion site.
| Slack @mention | Tightknit display text | Tightknit link |
|---|---|---|
| @User | By default, uses the Slack profile full name. Please contact Support if you need a different name display style. | User profile page |
| #Channel | • If channel has connected Feed: Feed name • If no connected Feed: channel name (text only, no link) • If private channel: 🔒[private feed] (text only, no link) | Feed page |
| @User group | Name of group (text only, no link) | |
| @here, @channel, @everyone | Text only, no link |
User and Channel tags in Tightknit companion site content will be dynamically updated if the associated name changes in Slack.
| Slack Message | Tightknit Post |
|---|---|
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Messages from Bot Users
Posts and comments by bot users will only be synced to the Tightknit companion site if the bot user has been configured to allow posting in the Feed.