{"id":"6aa099c7f57946fbd5d5372e","title":"2026 09 08 Issue 356","path":"how-to/committee/release-notes/2026-09-08-issue-356","contentMarkdown":"# 08-Sep-2026 — rework sharing to Facebook and Instagram - inviting captions, a reminder repost, and [#356](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/356)\n\n## [build 884](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/34289364365) — [commit 3ad823b](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/3ad823b2c6f24351390e62f7ebadd72168702c73)\n\n_____\n\n### **social**: rework sharing to Facebook and Instagram ([#356](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/356), [#16](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/16))\n\n## What's new\n\nA walk or event posted to Facebook or Instagram used to read like a record of something that had already happened, and once posted there was no way back: no way to nudge people again closer to the day, no way to tell if the post had been deleted on the platform itself, and no way to remove a wrong or duplicate post without leaving NGX. All three are fixed. The default caption now reads as an invitation (\"Coming up:\" / \"Join us on…\"), the share panel offers a deliberate \"Post again as a reminder\" option, checks with Meta before refusing a share so a deleted post doesn't block you forever, and both the album and the walk/event share panels can delete a Facebook post outright (Instagram has no delete API, so that one's still done from the Instagram app). The button also says \"Posted\" once a post has gone, and explains the short wait while Instagram processes the image.\n\n## At a glance\n\n- Default captions open \"Coming up: {title}\" and \"Join us on {date} at {time}\"\n- \"Post now\" becomes \"Posted\" and disables until the selection changes or the window reopens; a note explains the Instagram processing wait\n- A \"Post again as a reminder\" tick box lets an unchanged walk go out again deliberately, without changing the wording\n- A walk, event or album whose post was deleted on Facebook or Instagram can be shared again with no workaround; the album panel also has a Refresh button that checks with Meta and drops cards for posts that no longer exist\n- Facebook posts can be deleted straight from NGX, from either the album panel or the walk/event share panel, with a confirm step; Instagram posts still need the Instagram app\n- Edit album and Add photos now sit in the same row and style as Share to social","contentHtml":"

08-Sep-2026 — rework sharing to Facebook and Instagram - inviting captions, a reminder repost, and #356

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build 884 — commit 3ad823b

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social: rework sharing to Facebook and Instagram (#356, #16)

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What's new

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A walk or event posted to Facebook or Instagram used to read like a record of something that had already happened, and once posted there was no way back: no way to nudge people again closer to the day, no way to tell if the post had been deleted on the platform itself, and no way to remove a wrong or duplicate post without leaving NGX. All three are fixed. The default caption now reads as an invitation ("Coming up:" / "Join us on…"), the share panel offers a deliberate "Post again as a reminder" option, checks with Meta before refusing a share so a deleted post doesn't block you forever, and both the album and the walk/event share panels can delete a Facebook post outright (Instagram has no delete API, so that one's still done from the Instagram app). The button also says "Posted" once a post has gone, and explains the short wait while Instagram processes the image.

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At a glance

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