> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.faithloft.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create and publish a Share Kit

> Prepare social captions and images, submit them for approval, and organize posts with brand templates and campaigns.

**Share Kit** is the library of ready-to-share social posts that church members can use on their own networks. A Share Kit must pass approval before members can see it. This is separate from an Outreach campaign: Outreach can generate a kit from its campaign page, while this guide covers managing kits in the **Share Kit** module.

You need Share Kit creation access to create kits, manage **Brand templates**, or use **Campaigns**. If an action is missing, contact your church administrator.

## Create a Share Kit

1. Open **Share Kit** and select **New share kit**.
2. Enter a **Title**.
3. Under **Captions**, write the required **Generic** caption. It is the fallback shown when a platform-specific caption is not provided.
4. Select the **WhatsApp**, **Instagram**, **Facebook**, **X**, or **LinkedIn** caption tab to add an optional version for that platform. An empty platform caption inherits the **Generic** caption.
5. Add an optional **Link**.
6. Choose any **Suggested channels** for members to post this kit to. You can still write platform-specific captions in the caption tabs.
7. Optionally select a **Brand template** and upload an image. The available image types are JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF, up to 10 MB. A selected template applies the church logo, colors, watermark, and layout to the image during upload.
8. Set **Available from** and **Expires at** if members should only see the published kit during a specific window.
9. Select **Save draft** to continue editing later, or **Save & submit** to send it for approval.

You can use the AI tools in the caption editor to draft a caption, adapt a caption for other platforms, or compose a generic caption with platform versions. The image tool can draft an image from your prompt when available. Review AI output before submitting it.

## Follow the approval lifecycle

Use the **Status** filter to find kits by lifecycle state, or the **Availability** filter to find published kits that are **Active**, **Scheduled**, **Expired**, or **Archived**. These filters work one at a time.

* **Draft**: continue editing, then select **Submit for approval** or **Save & submit**.
* **Pending approval**: the kit is waiting in **Approvals**. You can use **Withdraw** to return it to an editable state.
* **Rejected**: open and edit the kit, then submit it again. Read any reviewer note before resubmitting.
* **Published**: members can see the kit according to its availability window. Published captions and images are locked; you can adjust availability with **Schedule** or use **Archive** to remove it from circulation.
* **Archived**: the kit is no longer available to members.

If **Available from** is empty, a published kit becomes available right away. It stops being available after **Expires at**. Changing the availability window on a published kit does not require another approval. For the approval decision, use the **Approvals** area in the portal; see [Web portal modules](/portal/modules#approvals).

## Create a brand template

Use **Brand templates** to make reusable designs for uploaded Share Kit images.

1. From **Share Kit**, select **Brand templates**, then **New brand template**.
2. Give the template a **Name** and optional **Description**.
3. Choose a layout, logo variant, background, accent and text colors, font, and optional watermark text and opacity.
4. Set whether the template is the default, review the preview, and save it.

When creating a kit, choose the template before uploading an image so the design is applied to that image. A brand template styles the image; it does not replace the kit's title, captions, link, approval, or availability settings.

## Organize a Share Kit campaign

**Campaigns** in Share Kit organize existing kits into a coordinated post series. They are different from **Outreach** campaigns, which track ministry activity and private contacts.

1. From **Share Kit**, select **Campaigns** and create a series with its name, description, shared goal, audience, dates, and optional default brand template.
2. Open the campaign and use **Add a post** to select an existing ShareKit. Add an optional label and editorial schedule, then add it to the **Post series**.
3. Use the arrows to change the order of posts, adjust an item's scheduled slot, or remove a post from the series. Removing a post from the series does not delete the ShareKit itself.
4. Update the series status as the plan changes. A completed or archived series is locked for editing.

The schedule in a Share Kit campaign is an editorial slot. Each included ShareKit still follows its own approval and availability settings; adding it to a series does not publish it automatically. For an event-specific post, you can also create a Share Kit from the event's **Share kits** section. See [Manage an event](/portal/events).


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