# Edit a post

https://help.circle.so/p/posts/post-spaces/edit-a-post

Category: [Posts](https://help.circle.so/p/posts) › [Post spaces](https://help.circle.so/p/posts/post-spaces)

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_Last updated: September 29, 2025_

Whether you're looking to correct a typo, update post settings, or refine your content, we've got you covered. Let’s dive in and discover how to edit your posts.

## **Edit post content**

Once you have saved a post as a draft, scheduled it, or published it within the space, you can edit the post content and settings from a desktop or mobile browser. 

To edit a published post, click the **More actions (three dots)** icon next to the post title and select **Edit post**.

If you are trying to edit a draft or scheduled post, click the community name or logo in the top-left corner and select **Posts**. From there, hover over the post, click the **More actions (three dots)** icon next to the post, and select **Edit post**.

### **Update your content**

To access the basic text formatting options, such as lists, blockquotes, and headings, when adding or updating content, you can type the **forward-slash (/)** command and select an option from the list.

To update or add formatting to any part of your post, you can highlight the text by selecting it. A formatting bar will appear with options such as:

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- Bold

- Italic

- H2 and H3 headings

- Strikethrough

- Underline

- Hyperlink

> 💡  **Tip:** To embed a link with a preview directly within a post, press **Enter** after pasting the link in the editor. However, if you want to insert it as a clickable hyperlink, please press the **Spacebar** first after pasting the link.

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### **Update post cover**

To replace or remove your post cover, hover over the current cover image and select the appropriate option. If you haven't added a cover yet, click the **Add cover** icon in the header to add a new cover image.

> 💡 **Tip:** If you are creating a post in a space with **card layout** , please ensure to add a dedicated card view thumbnail image for the post from the [**post settings**](https://help.circle.so/c/posts/how-do-i-configure-the-post-settings) (click **Settings** ⚙️ in the header) for great results. If there is no thumbnail or cover image set, our system will use the first image in the body of the post as the card thumbnail (desktop and web browsers) or as the post cover image (mobile apps).

### **Add media or embed content**

To insert media within your text, place your cursor where you want to add them and click the respective icon from the editor footer or type the forward-slash (/) command.

### **Remove media or embed content**

To remove any uploaded content from the post, hover over the content and click the **X** icon.

If you’d like to remove any embedded content from the post, just like removing text, you can use the backspace or delete function.

### **Update the image alignment**

You have the option to update image alignment to the **Left** or **Center**. To update the image alignment, hover over the image and select the icon based on your preferred alignment.

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## Add or remove topics

You can assign new topics or remove existing ones from your post.

To add topics, click the topic selection bar at the bottom of the post editor or type the name of the topic and select it from the list.

To remove existing topics, click **Remove** ( **X** icon) next to the topic you want to remove. To remove all topics from the post, click **Remove all** ( 🗑️ icon).

📚 To learn more about topics, see our guide [here](https://help.circle.so/p/basics/spaces/create-topics?locale=en#get-to-know-topics).

## **Update post settings**

While editing your post, click **Settings** ⚙️ in the header of the post editor to access your post settings. Here, you can manage post’s meta information, control permissions, and add SEO information.

📚 To explore the different configuration options, see [Configure post settings](/p/posts/post-spaces/configure-post-settings).

> ℹ️ **Note:** The option to configure post settings is only available if you are an admin or moderator of the space editing this post on a desktop or mobile browser.

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## **Delete a post**

The admin, moderator, or member who is the post's author can permanently remove the post from the community. It’s important to note that once the post is deleted, you cannot retrieve or view it in your community.

To delete a post using a browser on a desktop or mobile:

1. Locate the post within the space.

2. Click the **More actions (three dots)** icon next to the post title, and select **Delete post**.

3. Click **Confirm** to delete the post.

To delete a post using the Circle mobile app:

1. Head to space and tap the post title.

2. Tap the **More actions (three dots)** icon next to the post title, and select **Delete post**.

## **Relevant articles**

- [Configure post settings](/p/posts/post-spaces/configure-post-settings)

- [Sort posts and comments](/p/posts/post-spaces/sort-posts-and-comments)

- [Duplicating a post](/p/posts/post-spaces/duplicating-a-post)

- [Hide or close comments on a posts](/p/posts/post-spaces/hide-or-close-comments-on-a-posts)