Write your first post
- 1Go to Feed. The box at the top says What's on your mind?
- 2Type your message. There is no length limit — write as much as you need.
- 3Choose the audience from the dropdown next to the Post button.
- 4Add a photo, a poll, a feeling or a location if you want to.
- 5Tap Post. It appears at the top of the feed straight away.
Who sees your post
- Public
- Anyone on Ceylon Chat, and the post can show up in search
- Friends
- Only people you are friends with. Followers who are not friends cannot see it.
- Only me
- Nobody but you — useful for drafts and notes to yourself
- Custom list
- Only the people on a list you build
Posting to a custom list
- 1Choose Custom list… from the audience dropdown.
- 2Your browser asks which list to use — type a name for a new list, or the name of one you already made.
- 3For a new list, type the usernames to include, separated by commas — for example priya, nuwan, amal.
- 4Finish posting as normal. Only those people will see it.
People you have blocked never see your posts, whichever audience you pick.
Adding photos
- 1Tap Photo for a single picture, or Add Photos to attach several at once.
- 2Wait for each picture to finish uploading before you tap Post.
- 3Pictures must be JPG, PNG, WEBP or GIF, and each one under 8 MB.
Reactions, comments and sharing
- Reactions
- One heart — tap it to like a post, tap again to undo
- Comments
- Anyone who can see the post can comment. You can delete your own comments, and you can delete any comment on your own post — tap Delete under it. Comments still cannot be edited, so read yours before sending.
- Sharing
- Share puts the post on your own feed with an optional caption. A shared post is always Public.
- Saving
- Save keeps a post in your Saved page for later. Only you see what you saved.
Editing and deleting
- 1Tap the ••• menu on your own post.
- 2Edit changes the words only — photos, polls, tags and the audience are fixed once posted.
- 3Delete removes the post for everyone, permanently.
Stories
A story is a single picture that sits at the top of the feed and disappears after 24 hours. Tap the + at the start of the story row, choose a picture, and it is posted. Stories are visible to every signed-in member, and there is no way to delete one early — it clears itself after a day.