Before you start
Steps
Open "Settings"
On a computer, Settings is in the main menu. On a phone, tap "More" in the bottom bar, then Settings.
You should see: The Settings page, with a row of tabs.
Open SettingsChoose "Brand and content"
Scroll to the section called "Content generation". It lists what Autopilot may use when it writes your posts.
You should see: A box labelled "Holiday and special day posts" in that section.
Go straight to the holiday settingTick or untick "Holiday and special day posts"
Tick it to turn holiday posts on. Untick it to turn them off. There's no save button. Settings on this tab save on their own.
You should see: The box stays ticked or unticked when you leave and come back.
What Autopilot does when it's on
Autopilot knows a calendar of US holidays and common retail days. When it plans your posts, it can pick one that fits your business, like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving or Small Business Saturday.
- Autopilot plans at most 1 holiday post in a batch.
- Autopilot only picks a holiday that fits your business and your customers.
- Autopilot skips a holiday that a recent or scheduled post already covers.
- Autopilot may plan the post a few days ahead of the date.
If you're on Free
On Free, the Content generation section is blurred, with a card that says "Give Autopilot more to work with". Holiday posts come with Pro, and with your 14-day trial. During setup, Autopilot asks "Want posts for holidays and special days?" only if you have Pro. Your answer sets this same box.
What happens next
- Autopilot plans ahead, so a holiday post can show up a few days before the date. See how to read your schedule.
- Check what's coming and edit anything you don't like with how to edit a post.
- Looking for ideas to post yourself? Here's how to create a post yourself.
If something's not right
The box is blurred and you can't tick it
Holiday posts are a Pro setting, so Free shows it locked. Here's how to upgrade to Pro.
You turned it on but see no holiday posts
Autopilot picks at most 1 holiday per batch, and only when one fits your business. Holiday posts also need a holiday coming up. Check your schedule. See how to read your schedule.
A holiday post has the wrong hours or a wrong detail
Fix the source so it doesn't come back. See what to do when a post has a wrong detail.
Still stuck?
Email us what you were trying to do and what you saw. A person on the team will write back.
support@ampere-autopilot.com