Design with Canva on Zoho Social

Design with Canva

Canva is a visual design platform widely used by marketing teams to create social media creatives with ease. It helps users design posts, stories, and other visual assets using ready-made templates and simple editing tools.

You can quickly create designs for social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, X, and more, using preset templates and graphic elements.

The Canva integration in Zoho Social allows you to access Canva directly from the application. When you choose to design using Canva, it opens in a new browser tab where you can create or edit your design. Once completed, the design can be added back to Zoho Social for publishing or engagement.

Feature Availability

Canva integration is available only for Professional, Premium, Agency and Agency plus plans.

How to Connect Canva with Zoho Social

To start using Canva within Zoho Social, you need to first connect your Canva account.
  1. Go to Settings in Zoho Social.
  2. Select the Integrations tab.
  3. Click Connect to Canva.



    Alternatively, you can connect and access Canva while composing a post by going to New Post and clicking the Media attachment button. 



  4. You’ll be redirected to the Canva login page.
  5. Log in using your Canva email address and password. If you don’t have an account, you can create a new one.
  6. Enter the authentication code sent to your email.
  7. Click Continue and grant the required permissions.

Creating a post on Canva

Once you connect Canva to Zoho Social, you can start creating designs.
  1. Go to the Compose window and click the Media attachment button.
  2. Select Design on Canva to get redirected to a new Canva tab and start designing.
  3. After finishing your edits, click Return to Zoho Social to attach your Canva-edited image directly in the Compose window.

Editing an image after adding from Canva

Once you add an image from Canva to the Zoho Social publisher, you can edit it again from the publisher window by clicking Edit in Canva.
  1. Click Edit in Canva to open Canva in a new tab, then make the necessary edits.
  2. Click Attach/Return to Zoho Social to update the new one on your publishing window

More ways to access Canva in Zoho Social

Canva in Social’s Media Library

Canva in the Media Library is useful when you want to design images in advance and save them for later use. You can access it from the Posts tab by opening the Social Library, where the Design on Canva option is available from the Upload Media dropdown.


Canva under the Posts tab

Canva is available in the Posts tab to help you quickly design images when replying to a post or comment. You can use the Attach Media option and select Design on Canva to create and add an image instantly.


Canva under the Monitor tab

In the Monitor tab, Canva helps you respond to comments while replying to comments. Click Attach Media and choose Design on Canva to create a design and include it directly in your reply.



Notes
Note:
  1. Canva integration is available only for Professional Subscription and above.

Disconnect Canva from Zoho Social

You can disconnect your Canva account at any time:
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Open the Integrations tab.
  3. Click Disconnect from Canva.



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