Stop Guessing and Start Posting at the Right Time

One of the biggest challenges in social media publishing is knowing when to post. The ideal time depends on several factors, including your audience, engagement patterns, social channels, and industry.

Eclincher's Best Time to Post feature takes the guesswork out of scheduling by showing you the optimal posting times for your social media channels. Using this feature helps you reach your audience more effectively and get the most out of every campaign. Eclincher analyzes your data and identifies the best day, hour, and even minute to post on each platform.

Best Time to Post is currently available for the following platforms:

1. Facebook - Based on when your followers are most active online.
2. Instagram - Requires an Instagram Business account with 100 or more followers, based on follower activity.
3. LinkedIn - Based on engagement from your top 100 posts, shown per day.

Three Ways to Access Best Time to Post

There are three places in Eclincher where you can use this feature:

1. From the Drag and Drop Posts section.
2. From the Analytics section under Built-in Reports.
3. From the Publishing area when creating a post.

Option 1: Drag and Drop Posts

This method lets you see the best posting times directly on your visual calendar so you can drag and drop content into the right time slots.

Step 1: Click on New Post in the left-hand menu

Step 2: Set the view to Drag and Drop Posts and switch to the Week view.

Step 3: Select a profile, then click the dropdown icon in the upper right corner of the Visual Calendar. From there, activate the Best Times to Post option. You can turn it off anytime by unchecking the same option.

Step 4: The green highlighted time slots on the calendar indicate the best times to post. Simply drag and drop your images or videos into those slots.

You can pull media from your Media Library or connect your Google Drive and Dropbox accounts for easy access.

Option 2: Analytics Section

You can also view Best Time to Post insights from within your analytics reports.

Step 1: Click on Analytics Report in the left-hand menu and look for Built-in Reports.

Step 2: Choose from Facebook Reports, Instagram Reports, or LinkedIn Company Reports.

Step 3: Scroll to the Post Performance Analytics Report section to find the Best Times to Post data.

Option 3: Publishing Area

You can also select the best posting time directly as you create your content, without switching to the Analytics section.

Step 1: When your post is ready, click Schedule.

Step 2: Select Auto Pick Best Time. Eclincher will automatically choose the most effective time to publish based on your data.

Posting at the right time makes a real difference in how your content performs. The Best Time to Post feature is here to help you get better results with less effort.

If you have any questions or suggestions for improving this feature, our Support Team would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out anytime.

Thank you,

The Eclincher Support Team

Updated on: 25/05/2026