How to generate a post from a template

Templates mode lets you pick a structure that already works and pour your own subject into it. The whole flow takes four steps.

Switch the generator to Templates

Go to the generator and change the Generation mode from Standard to Templates.

Two fields replace the usual post-type picker: Template and Similarity.

Choose your template

Click Choose a template to open the picker. Three tabs:

• Library: the 89 templates curated by MagicPost.

• My templates: yours.

• Team: the ones shared by your organisation.

Search, filter by type or family from the left rail, or sort by how often you have used them. Hover any template to preview it; click a card and hit Use this template.

Once selected, hovering the template field shows you its content again, so you always know what you are generating against.

Set the similarity

Similarity is the setting that changes the result the most. It decides how closely the generated post follows the template.

• Close (the default). MagicPost takes the angle, the structure, the hook and the length of the template, and rewrites everything in your voice around your subject. The result reads like a new post that happens to share a shape.

• Very close. MagicPost reproduces the template's format and structure as faithfully as it can. Use this when the template is a rigid format you want respected to the letter: a recurring series, a job posting, a weekly recap.

Start with Close. Move to Very close when the output drifts too far from the structure you actually wanted.

Give it a subject

The subject is mandatory. A template shapes a post; it does not invent one.

You can give MagicPost:

• A topic or a rough draft: type what the post is about.

• A URL: an article, a podcast episode, a page. MagicPost reads it and uses the content as the subject.

• A file: same idea.

Check your style settings, then generate

Your usual settings still apply on top of the template: tone, emojis, formal or informal address, punctuation. The template drives the structure; these drive the voice.

Hit generate. It costs 1 credit, like any other generation.

Tips

• Pick a subject close to the template's original intent the first few times. A "podcast episode" template applied to a podcast episode gives a much better result than the same template applied to a hiring announcement.

• If the output ignores the structure, raise the similarity to Very close.

• If the output feels stiff or copy-pasted, lower it back to Close. You are probably forcing a structure that does not fit your subject.

• Your most-used templates surface first. Sort by Uses in the picker to find the ones that actually earn their place.

FAQ

Can I generate without a subject, just from a template?

No. The generator will block you. The template is the form; you supply the substance.

Can I edit the post afterwards?

Of course. The generated post lands in the editor like any other: edit it, add media, schedule it or publish it.

Where do I find a template I just saved?

In the My templates tab of the picker (see how to turn a post into a template).

Does the template change my writing style?

No. Your style settings and your imported writing style still apply. The template only drives the structure.

Need help?

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