For: Page editors.
Add a Post to @username button, so readers can ask a public question on X. A click opens X in a new tab, with a new post that starts with the @username. Readers write the rest and post it from their own account.
Live example
This Mention Button uses @Atlassian.
Try it: select the button. X opens in a new tab, with a new post that starts with @Atlassian. You post it only if you choose to.
On your own page, you can put the button below a line such as “Ask a public question”. In Prefilled post text, enter “I have a question about…”.
Before you start
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You can edit this page.
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You have a public profile URL or @username.
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You do not need an X API key.
The question is public when the reader posts it on X. For a private message, use Message Button.
Add it to a page
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Open the page’s insert menu. Choose Mention Button.
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Enter a profile URL or @username in Item to share.
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Choose your settings and check the preview.
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Choose Insert.
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On a regular page, publish or update it. Others can then see what you added.
To change it later, open its editor.
Settings
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Setting |
What it does |
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Prefilled post text |
Starting text for the public post. |
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First recommended account / Second recommended account |
Suggested accounts passed to X. |
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Large button |
Use a larger button. |
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Alignment on the page |
Place the button left, center or right. |
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Widget language |
Change the button label language. Automatic uses the reader’s language setting. Starting text stays in the language you wrote it in. |
Check the result
View the page as a reader. Select the button and check that it opens the right action on X. Readers choose what to do on X.
