Short Posts
A vertical video feed built into your news site — TikTok-style scrolling shorts that keep readers engaged longer than any article.
Short posts bring the viral energy of vertical video to your news publication. Readers scroll through a full-screen video feed at /shorts — swiping up between stories, double-tapping to like, and following creators they love. Every short is linked to an article, giving your video content depth. The AI can generate shorts automatically from your most recent articles using Grok video generation.
- Full-screen vertical video feed at /shorts — TikTok-style UX
- Touch swipe, mouse wheel, and keyboard navigation
- Double-tap to like with heart animation
- Save shorts to your account for later
- Follow content creators from within the feed
- Share with the native Web Share API
- AI video generation from articles via Grok Imagine
- Configurable: enable/disable likes, shares, and follow buttons per short
- Promoted and AI-generated content flags
- Saved shorts accessible in /account — personal library
The Shorts Experience
Open the Feed
Readers navigate to /shorts and enter a full-screen vertical video experience. The first short auto-plays immediately. No buffering screen, no landing page.
Swipe & Discover
Swipe up (or scroll) to advance to the next short. Swipe down to go back. A progress bar shows how far into the current video you are. Infinite content as more shorts load.
Engage & Follow
Double-tap to like. Tap the bookmark to save. Tap the creator avatar to follow. Share the short via the native share sheet on mobile. Every action is tracked.
AI-Generated Shorts
From Article to Video
The AI picks your most recent article that doesn't yet have a short, generates a cinematic video prompt from the content, and submits it to Grok video generation.
Grok Video Generation
Videos are generated at 9:16 aspect ratio (vertical), configurable duration (1-15 seconds), and 720p resolution. The AI polls for completion and downloads the MP4 automatically.
Auto Metadata
Title, description, and hashtags are generated from the article content. Language follows your site language. The short is linked back to the source article.
Full Control
Set daily limits, aspect ratio, duration, resolution, and whether to auto-publish or save as draft. Mark AI-generated content automatically with a badge.
Engagement Features
Common Questions
No. Shorts run entirely in the browser at /shorts on your site. It works on desktop and mobile without any app install.
Yes. Enable AI shorts in your AI settings. The AI picks your latest articles, generates video via Grok, and publishes shorts daily — fully automated.
Yes. Upload any video to your media library and assign it to a new short from the dashboard. AI generation is optional.
Views are tracked per session (deduplicated within 24 hours). Likes and saves require a login. All counts update in real time in the dashboard.
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