Bluesky
OmniSocials connects to Bluesky with your handle and Bluesky's own sign-in, so you never share a password with OmniSocials. Any Bluesky handle works, including custom domain handles and accounts on other servers.
What you can publish
| Format | Details |
|---|---|
| Post | Text, up to 10 images, or one video |
| Thread | Several posts that reply to each other, each with its own text and media |
Links, mentions and hashtags in your text are clickable on Bluesky.
Requirements
- A Bluesky account.
- The Manage social channels permission in your OmniSocials workspace.
Each workspace connects one Bluesky account.
Connect Bluesky
- Click the workspace name at the top of the sidebar, then click the channels button under the workspace. The Channels window opens.
- Under Add a channel, click Bluesky.
- In Connect Bluesky, enter your handle under Bluesky handle, for example username.bsky.social or yourbrand.com.
- Click Continue.
- Sign in to Bluesky and approve the access for OmniSocials.
You don't need an app password. Bluesky's sign-in window handles the access.
Bluesky options in the editor
Click the Bluesky icon in the channel bar to see and edit the Bluesky version of your post.
- Threads: click Add post below in the toolbar to add a post to the thread. When your text is longer than 300 characters, click Split into thread to split it into several posts.
- Alt text: click ALT on an image to describe it. Bluesky shows the description to people who use screen readers.
Limits
| Limit | |
|---|---|
| Text | 300 characters per post. An emoji counts as one character. |
| Media in a post | Up to 10 images, or one video. Not both in the same post. 5 or more images show as a gallery. |
| Image files | JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB |
| Video length | Up to 10 minutes |
| Video files | Up to 300 MB |
Bluesky accepts images of up to 2 MB, so OmniSocials compresses larger images before posting.
Troubleshooting
The handle isn't accepted. Enter the full handle, for example username.bsky.social, not only the username. A custom domain handle like yourbrand.com works too.
The channel shows under Needs attention with Expired and a date. Click Reconnect and sign in to Bluesky again.
A post is over the limit. Shorten the text, or click Split into thread in the Bluesky version.