How to create your first post
From a photo in your camera roll to a finished Instagram post. The full walk-through, with screenshots, in about six minutes.
If you’ve just downloaded PostMyPlatter, this is the place to start. We’ll walk through the create flow, point out a few decisions you can make along the way, and finish with a published post on Instagram.
You’ll need: the PostMyPlatter app (iOS or Android), one photo of food you’ve made or served, and your Instagram account credentials. That’s it.
Step 1 — Open the app and pick a photo
From the home screen of the app, tap the + button in the bottom-right. Your camera roll opens — pick the photo you want to post. PostMyPlatter works best with photos that are:
- Well-lit — natural daylight if you can, a clean window if you can’t
- Close to the food — not a wide shot of the whole table
- Recent — taken within the last day or two so it feels current
Tip: A web version is available at postmyplatter.com. For your first post, the iOS or Android app is the easiest place to start.
After you pick, the app suggests one of three photo enhancements: Bright, Warm, or Auto. Tap to preview, tap again to apply. You can skip enhancement entirely by tapping Original.
Step 2 — Pick a template and palette
Four templates are available: Dish Hero, Deal Highlight, Spotlight Plate, and Tasting Card. Swipe through them — each one shows your photo in context so you can see what it’ll look like before committing.
Each template comes in five color palettes: Warmhouse Classic, Sage Garden, Evening Plum, Charcoal & Cream, and Sunset Mango. The app suggests one based on the dominant colors in your photo, but you can override.
Consistency helps.If you’re posting regularly, picking one template and one palette and sticking with them makes your Instagram feed look intentional. You can always change later.
Step 3 — Generate a caption
Once your template is set, tap Generate caption. You’ll be asked to pick a tone — Casual, Promotional, or Friendly.
The caption comes back in a few seconds. If you don’t love it, tap Rewrite for a new one (each rewrite counts as one of your monthly caption credits). If you want to tweak instead, just tap into the caption text and edit it directly.
Step 4 — Share to Instagram
Tap Sharein the top-right. The first time, you’ll be asked to connect your Instagram account — this takes about ten seconds. After that, every future post is a single tap.
What to do next
You’ve published your first post. A few things to try next:
- Make another post with the same template — see how it builds a coherent feed
- Try a different tone for the caption to find which sounds most like you
- If you’ve got a laptop, sign in to the web app and try editing a draft from there
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