Introducing the All-new Zoho Social: Elevate team-work, social content, and more

Hey Folks!

We are excited to announce our latest product release. From content curation, to team management—we're covering a wide spectrum of upgrades with this release. Some of the key additions that you'll find will include YouTube integration, LikedIn Lead Generation, and a brand new Content Approval system designed for teams.

Here's a detailed look at what is in store: 

1. Video Marketing

YouTube Integration

Video is the content of the now, and scaling up video marketing efforts is going to be a high priority in the marketing verse. So say hello to our newest integration partner - YouTube. With Zoho Social, you can now publish and schedule videos content to your YouTube channels directly from Zoho Social's Publishing Window. You can also track performance for each video and respond in real-time to engagement. 

From the Monitor tab, you can keep an eye on your YouTube activity - all your Likes, Playlists, Comments, etc. Our robust set of analytics covers everything from who your viewers are, what your most watched content is, and granular data like how many minutes people are averaging on your videos.

While you're at it, stay up-to-date on your channel's performance with full fledged reports to see ranging from follower growth to engagement and audience demographics.You can schedule your YouTube performance reports and download or share them with your team and clients with ease.

Here are some articles to help you get started with YouTube on Zoho Social.

Custom Video Thumbnail:

A small but necessary upgrade, this feature lets you set a custom thumbnail for your video content through Zoho Social's publisher. You can do this by choosing a thumbnail image from one of the video frames, or upload your own designs.

Learn more about this feature here.

 2. Content Approvals & Workflows

Streamlining your content workflow just got way easier! With the new Content Approvals and Workflow features, you can now work better with your team to move content around a neat pipeline. You can do that by setting up your own Approval system to optimize your social media publishing routine. 

You can assign specific team members as content Approvers to approve and publish drafts, and assign others as publishers or contributors who can create and send drafts for approval! This way the teams can have greater editorial control over what content goes out from their social channels.

To learn more, check out our help guide to learn more about content approvals. 

3. Smarter Publishing Assistance

With this update, we've added enough tools and features to enhance your content's reach and do more than just publishing and scheduling.

UTM Parameters

If you've wondered which channels fetch the most views for your URLs, this feature is here to help you answer that. By attaching UTM parameters to the links that you publish from Zoho Social, you can set trackers in place to monitor your social traffic.  You can now define UTM parameters directly from Zoho Social, to get a a break down of engagement from each source while analyzing later on any analytics tool like Google Analytics.

Check out these guides to read more about how UTM parameters can be set on Zoho Social.

Instagram First Comment

On Zoho Social you can now pre-load a first comment to your Instagram Post and schedule it along with your post itself. You can do that right from the Publishing Window itself. Instagram first comment, can help optimize the reach of a post to get it across Instagram searches, and be discovered on the Explore page.

Get a better understanding of Instagram first comments with our handy guide.

Retweet-Scheduling 

See something on the Monitor tab or anywhere on your Dashboard, that you'd like to retweet? Simply use the Retweet Scheduling button to get more traction for the Tweet. This also lets you space out your posting and not spam the feed.

Check out our user guide to learn more about the retweet scheduling feature.

4. Manage Content Better

We know how it's not always easy to manage content when you're a team handling social media. These are a few of the features we have been most excited to assist with content marketing. Now access all your images and feeds in one place with Zoho Social's content library.

RSS Feeds

Get all your favorite website content delivered right to your RSS Feeds inbox on Zoho Social. Add your favorite feeds and toggle between them to read article snippets. 

You can curate content from the RSS Feeds anytime and share it with your social media audience, by publishing or scheduling for later, directly from this space. This way you also get to discover, read, and manage all subscribed content from one place and add to your buffer of content.

Head over to our guide to read more on RSS Feeds.

 

Media Library

Zoho Social now packs a Media Library to serve as a content repository for you and your team. Store your brand assets and marketing content like videos, images, GIFs, etc to use anytime. You can add content to your Media library from your devices, or from our range of integrated cloud services.

Learn more about this new feature here.

Cloud Picker

Access any of your media from across a range cloud platforms such as Zoho WorkDrive, Google Drive, DropBox etc, right from Zoho Social's publisher. With our new Cloud Picker tool, you can now access your resources from within your Zoho Social dashboard by simply connecting your Brand to your cloud services.

5. Generate Leads From LinkedIn

With LinkedIn Lead Ads you can promote targeted content to professionals and specific industry people, and gather more contact information via Lead Forms. With Zoho Social, this lead data can be seamlessly captured and analyzed. You can also map these details back to your Zoho CRM sales dashboard. 

Read more about managing LinkedIn Leads Ads with Zoho Social.

6. Enhanced zShare capabilities

Our free browser extension zShare helps you share texts, links, and images with a single tap. With a few new tweaks, zShare is now positioned to make your content curation much faster and easier.  If you're using Zoho Social, the zShare extension can be downloaded from here.

Let's take a look at the new zShare capabilities-

zShare with Google

Get more out of your Google searches with your zShare browser extension. When you hit-up any search on Google, the zShare button will now suggest related Keyword and User results pulled directly from Twitter, for you to check out.

zShare with Twitter

If you're browsing the Twitter web app and find a Tweet you'd like to share, you can now directly share or schedule it as a retweet for later. You can do this by hitting the zShare button that pops up below the Tweet.

zShare with Facebook

See an interesting piece of content on Facebook that you'd like to share across your networks? Simply hit the zShare button below the post, to directly publish or schedule via Zoho Social.

Learn more about the new zShare features with this set of guides.

New Pricing & Plans

Keeping in mind the bulk of requirements for larger marketing teams, we've introduced our biggest edition for businesses yet - the Premium plan. Built for handling multi-user collaboration and workflow requirements, Premium is ideal for businesses who do not have to resort to upgrading to our Agency edition.

This plan gives teams unlimited brand add-ons and a default of 3 team members with unlimited additional team member add-ons. Premium plan comes with all the features available on Zoho Social except for a few Agency-specific requirements. Among non-agency plans, features like LinkedIn lead ads, Content Approvals and YouTube integration are available only on Premium. 

Check out our new Pricing plans from here.

For Bundles

Please note that Zoho One & CRMPlus customers will be automatically upgraded to the Premium plan at no extra cost. Zoho One customers can also specifically request for Agency features for Social at an additional cost of $10 a month. Brand add-ons will have to be purchased separately.

We hope you find these features helpful. Do reach out to us anytime for queries or doubts, we're happy to help. Our support team is available at support@zohosocial.com. 

Cheers,

Amrutha

• Topic Participants

• Amrutha Varshinii R

• Sticky Posts

• Introducing Inbox in Zoho Social

  Hey everyone, We are excited to introduce the Inbox in Zoho Social to help manage all social media interactions from Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Google Business Profile and YouTube for your brand in one place. You can track and assign them

• A decade together - Thank you for being a part of the journey with Zoho Social!

  A decade ago, we started Zoho Social with a simple vision: to make social media management easier, smarter, and more impactful for your business. What began as a small idea has grown to a powerful platform that helps businesses across the globe reach

• Advanced statistics for LinkedIn page, posts and monitor @mentions in Zoho Social

  Hello everyone,   We've made enhancements to the Monitor, Reports tabs, and Post Stats for the LinkedIn channel in Zoho Social, so we wanted to briefly share some information about the updates. Monitor LinkedIn mentions  LinkedIn is one of the most popular

• Introducing advanced statistics for all your social media posts

  When you're publishing on social media, it's important to understand how the audience engages with your content. This insight helps you come up with ideas for different types of content and also identify the social media channel that's most effective

• It's here! A Publishing Calendar to give you better view and more control over your posts.

  Hello!   Just a couple of days back my colleague Vishal announced that you can now do more on Twitter with the Advanced Search Filters, along with a bunch of other cool stuff. I hope you got a chance to check it out.  In fact, I'm itching to you tell you all about the latest updates we have lined up, but I'd rather give you doses of excitement every week to last until the very end. ;) Alright, I hear you. That's enough tease for the day.  Here we go! Introducing... an all-new Publishing Calendar,

• Recent Topics

• How to install Widget in inventory module

  Hi， I am trying to install a app into Sales Order Module related list, however there is no button allow me to do that. May I ask how to install widget to inventory module related list?

• Picklist field shows "none" as default

  Hello, Is there an option to avoid showing "none" as the default value in a picklist field? I also don't want to see any option displayed. My expectation is to have a blank bar, and then when I display the drop-down list, I can choose whichever I wa

• error while listing mails

  I can't access email in any of my folders: Oops, an error occurred - retry produces the second error response: error while listing mails (cannot parse null string). I've signed in and out of Zoho, restarted my iMac.

• Unlocking New Levels: Zoho Payroll's Journey in 2025

  Every year brings its own set of challenges and opportunities to rethink how payroll works across regulations and teams. In 2025, Zoho Payroll continued to evolve with one clear focus: giving businesses more flexibility, clarity, and control as they grow.

• CRM project association via deluge

  I have created a workflow in my Zoho CRM for closing a deal. Part of this workflow leverages a deluge script to create a project for our delivery team. Creating the project works great however, after or during the project creation, I would like to associate

• Zoho Browser??

  hai guys, this sounds awkward but can v get a ZOHO BROWSER same as zoho writer, etc. where i can browse websites @ home and continue browsing the same websites @ my office, as v have the option in Firefox, once i save and close the browser and again when i open it i will be getting the same sites. If u people r not clear with my explanation, plz let me know. Thanks, Sandeep  

• Sync desktop folders instantly with WorkDrive TrueSync (Beta)

  Keeping your important files backed up and accessible has never been easier! With WorkDrive desktop app (TrueSync), you can now automatically sync specific desktop folders to WorkDrive Web, ensuring seamless, real-time updates across devices. Important:

• MCP no longer works with Claude

  Anyone else notice Zoho MCP no longer works with Claude? I'm unable to turn this on in the claude chat. When I try to toggle it on, it just does nothing at all. I've tried in incognito, new browsers, etc. - nothing seems to work.

• Enable History Tracking for Picklist Values Not Available

  When I create a custom picklist field in Deals, the "Enable History Tracking for Picklist Values" option is not available in the Edit Properties area of the picklist. When I create a picklist in any other Module, that option is available. Is there a specific reason why this isn't available for fields in the Deals Module?

• The reason I switched away from Zoho Notebook

  My main reason for switching to Zoho was driven by three core principles: moving away from US-based products, keeping my data within India as much as possible, and supporting Indian companies. With that intent, I’ve been actively de-Googling my digital

• Add RTL and Hebrew Support for Candidate Portal (and Other Zoho Recruit Portals)

  Dear Zoho Recruit Team, I hope you're doing well. We would like to request the ability to set the Candidate Portal to be Right-to-Left (RTL) and in Hebrew, similar to the existing functionality for the Career Site. Currently, when we set the Career Site

• Ability to Edit YouTube Video Title, Description & Thumbnail After Publishing

  Hi Zoho Social Team, How are you? We would like to request an enhancement to Zoho Social that enables users to edit YouTube video details after the video has already been published. Your team confirmed that while Zoho Social currently allows editing the

• Free Webinar : Unlock AI driven business insights with Zoho Inventory + Zoho Analytics

  Are you tired of switching between apps and exporting data to build customized reports? Say hello to smarter & streamlined insights! Join us for this exclusive webinar where we explore the power of the Zoho Inventory–Zoho Analytics integration. Learn

• Critical Issue: Tickets Opened for Zoho Support via the Zoho Help Portal Were Not Processed

  Hi everyone, We want to bring to your attention a serious issue we’ve experienced with the Zoho support Help Portal. For more than a week, tickets submitted directly via the Help Portal were not being handled at all. At the same time no alert was posted

• Hide/Show Subform Fields On User Input

  Hello, Are there any future updates in Hide/Show Subform Fields "On User Input"?

• Cloning Item With Images Or The Option With Images

  Hello, when I clone an item, I expect the images to carry over to the cloned item, however this is not the case in Inventory. Please make it possible for the images to get cloned or at least can we get a pop up asking if we want to clone the images as

• Archiving Contacts

  How do I archive a list of contacts, or individual contacts?

• Custom validation in CRM schema

  Validation rules in CRM layouts work nicely, good docs by @Kiran Karthik P https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/crm/customize-crm-account/validation-rules/articles/create-validation-rules I'd prefer validating data input 'closer to the schema'

• Adding Default Module Image into mail merge field

  As with most people finding their way to these forums i have a specific requirement that doesn't seem to be supported by Zoho I have created 2 custom modules to suit my purpose 1 is an inventory type module that lists aluminium extrusions, and all relevant

• Sync Data from MA to CRM

  Currently, it's a one-way sync of data from the CRM to MA. I believe we should have the ability to select fields to sync from MA to the CRM. The lead score is a perfect example of this. In an ideal world we would be able to impact the lead score of a

• Is it possible to roll up all Contact emails to the Account view?

  Is there a way to track all emails associated with an Account in one single view? Currently, email history is visible when opening an individual Contact record. However, since multiple Contacts are often associated with a single Account, it would be beneficial

• Update CRM record action

  Currently, MA only offers a "Push Data" action to push data to a CRM module. This action is built to cover the need to both create a new record and update an existing record. Because it has been implemented this way all required fields on the CRM module

• Notes badge as a quick action in the list view

  Hello all, We are introducing the Notes badge in the list view of all modules as a quick action you can perform for each record, in addition to the existing Activity badge. With this enhancement, users will have quick visibility into the notes associated

• Free Training - Explore What’s New in Zoho One 2025

  Greetings! We hope you have all had a chance by now to get hands-on with the new features and updates released as part of ZO25. Yes, we understand that you may have questions and feedback. To ensure you gain a comprehensive understanding of these updates,

• Good news! Calendar in Zoho CRM gets a face lift

  Dear Customers, We are delighted to unveil the revamped calendar UI in Zoho CRM. With a complete visual overhaul aligned with CRM for Everyone, the calendar now offers a more intuitive and flexible scheduling experience. What’s new? Distinguish activities

• Edit default "We are here to help you" text in chat SalesIQ widget

  Does anyone know how this text can be edited? I can't find it anywhere in settings. Thanks!

• Quick way to add a field in Chat Window

  I want to add Company Field in chat window to lessen the irrelevant users in sending chat and set them in mind that we are dealing with companies. I request that it will be as easy as possible like just ticking it then typing the label then connecting

• How to create a two way Sync with CRM Contacts Module?

  Newbie creator here (but not to Zoho CRM). I want to create an app that operates on a sub-set of CRM Contacts - only those with a specific tag. I want the app records to mirror the tagged contacts in CRM. I would like it to update when the Creator app

• Zoho Sheet for Desktop

  Does Zoho plans to develop a Desktop version of Sheet that installs on the computer like was done with Writer?

• Where is the settings option in zoho writer?

  hi, my zoho writer on windows has menu fonts too large. where do i find the settings to change this option? my screen resolution is correct and other apps/softwares in windows have no issues. regards

• How to set page defaults in zoho writer?

  hi, everytime i open the zoho writer i have to change the default page settings to - A4 from letter, margins to narrow and header and footer to 0. I cannot set this as default as that option is grayed out! so I am unable to click it. I saved the document

• Develop and publish a Zoho Recruit extension on the marketplace

  Hi, I'd like to develop a new extension for Zoho Recruit. I've started to use Zoho Developers creating a Zoho CRM extension. But when I try to create a new extension here https://sigma.zoho.com/workspace/testtesttestest/apps/new I d'ont see the option of Zoho Recruit (only CRM, Desk, Projects...). I do see extensions for Zoho Recruit in the marketplace. How would I go about to create one if the option is not available in sigma ? Cheers, Rémi.

• How to import data from PDF into Zoho Sheet

  I am looking to import Consolidated Account Statement (https://www.camsonline.com/Investors/Statements/Consolidated-Account-Statement) into zoho sheet. Any help is appreciated. The pdf is received as attachment in the email, this document is password

• Zoho Projects Android app: Integration with Microsoft Intune

  Hello everyone! We’re excited to announce that Zoho Projects now integrates with Microsoft Intune, enabling enhanced security and enterprise app management. We have now added support for Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) policies through

• Cant't update custom field when custom field is external lookup in Zoho Books

  Hello I use that : po = zoho.books.updateRecord("purchaseorders",XXXX,purchaseorder_id,updateCustomFieldseMap,"el_books_connection"); c_f_Map2 = Map(); c_f_Map2.put("label","EL ORDER ID"); c_f_Map2.put("value",el_order_id); c_f_List.add(c_f_Map2); updateCustomFieldseMap

• About Zoneminder (CCTV) and Zoho People

  Hi team I would like to implement a CCTV service for our branches, with the aim of passively detecting both the entry and exit of personnel enrolled in Zoho Peeple, but my question is: It is possible to integrate Zoho People with Zoneminder, I understand

• Introducing the Zoho Projects Learning Space

  Every product has its learning curve, and sometimes having a guided path makes the learning experience smoother. With that goal, we introduce a dedicated learning space for Zoho Projects, a platform where you can explore lessons, learn at your own pace,

• Create CRM Deal from Books Quote and Auto Update Deal Stage

  I want to set up an automation where, whenever a Quote is created in Zoho Books, a Deal is automatically created in Zoho CRM with the Quote amount, customer details, and some custom fields from Zoho Books. Additionally, when the Sales Order is converted

• How to show branch instead of org name on invoice template?

  Not sure why invoices are showing the org name not the branch name? I can insert the branch name using the ${ORGANIZATION.BRANCHNAME} placeholder, but then it isn't bold text anymore. Any other ideas?

• Admin asked me for Backend Details when I wanted to verify my ZeptoMail Account

  Please provide the backend details where you will be adding the SMTP/API information of ZeptoMail Who knows what this means?

• Next Page