Share to chats, WhatsApp or a link
Send a post, event or listing to up to 10 circles, groups and chats with a note, or pass it on by WhatsApp or a copied link.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
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Tap Share on a post, event or listing to send it into up to 10 of your chats at once, pass it on through WhatsApp, or copy its link.
Tap Share
It's the arrow in the row under a post in the app, and the Share button on the website. The sheet opens with a preview of what you're sharing.Pick a quick action, or chats
The four tiles at the top are Repost, Copy link, WhatsApp and More…. Below them are your chats.Choose up to 10 chats
Search with Search circles, groups, people, or scroll. Tap each chat you want; it shows at the bottom.Add a note and send
Write in Add a note if you like, then tap Send to and the number. You'll see Shared to however many chats it went to.
The four tiles
- Repost makes a new post of yours that quotes this one. See Repost something.
- Copy link copies the link. In the app it opens your phone's share sheet, where Copy is the first option.
- WhatsApp opens WhatsApp with the link ready to send to a person or group.
- More… opens your phone's or browser's own share options, such as SMS or email.
Where you can send it
- Circles: each circle you're in, with Whole circle and its member count, and its groups listed under it. Only groups you're allowed to post in appear.
- People: your personal chats. You can only message people who follow you and whom you follow. See Direct messages.
- Enquiries: your open marketplace enquiry chats.
It arrives as a card. People tap Open the post to read it. If someone in the chat can't open the original, for example because it's gone, the card says This post is no longer available.
A listing shown only in certain circles can only be sent to groups in those circles.
Who sees a shared link
Anyone with the link can open a public post. If someone joins Zinola after opening your link, you get the credit for inviting them. See “Who invited you?” and invite credit.
Common questions
How do I share a Zinola post on WhatsApp?
How many chats can I share a post to at once?
Can I share a post to my apartment circle?
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- Repost a post, event or listingMake a new post that quotes someone else's post, event or listing, with your own thoughts. What you can repost and who sees it.
- Send someone a direct messageStart a personal one-to-one chat with someone who follows you back, what it can do, and why you might not be able to message.
- Reply, reply privately, forward or copy a messageQuote a message in your reply, answer someone privately, forward a message to up to 5 groups, or copy its text.
- “Who invited you?” and invite creditHow the friend who invited you gets credit: from their shared link, or by naming them once in your first week. They are told you joined.