Publication history
What this covers: The record of everything EBENEZER has posted for your church — and what the delete button really does, which differs by platform in a way that matters.
A three-minute read, worth it before you need it
Scroll to the bottom of any sermon’s review page and you’ll find Publication History: a table of every clip EBENEZER has sent out, which platform it went to, whether it worked, when, and a link straight to the live post.
It’s the fastest way to answer “did that actually post?” without opening four apps.
Reading the table
- Platform — where it went.
- Clip — which clip it was.
- Status — green means it published, red means it failed.
- Published — when.
- Link — Open takes you straight to the live post.
Failed rows stay in the list on purpose. If a clip didn’t appear where you expected, this tells you whether it failed at the moment of publishing or whether something happened afterwards on the platform itself.
What Delete actually does
This is the part to understand before you need it. Delete always removes the record from EBENEZER. Whether it removes the actual post depends entirely on the platform, and the platforms do not agree.
A post can disappear from this table and still be live and public. If you are deleting something because it shouldn’t be seen, go and check the platform itself afterwards. Every time.
YouTube
EBENEZER can upload to your channel but not delete from it — that’s the limit of the permission you granted, and it’s deliberately narrow. YouTube rows show a note instead of a delete button. Remove the video in YouTube Studio.
TikTok
TikTok provides no way for outside apps to delete a post. The row can be removed from EBENEZER, but the video stays on TikTok until you delete it in the app.
Facebook and Instagram
These usually do delete properly. EBENEZER tells you which happened: that it was removed from both, or that it was removed from EBENEZER but the platform refused. Read that message rather than assuming.
If you need something down quickly
The wrong clip went out, or something needs removing fast. Do it in this order:
- Go to the platform first. Open the live post and delete it there. That’s what actually takes it out of public view.
- Then tidy EBENEZER. Come back and delete the row so your history stays accurate.
Doing it the other way round loses the link to the post you were trying to remove.
The moment you need this, you’ll be in a hurry and not in the mood to learn it. Knowing now that deleting a TikTok row doesn’t touch TikTok is worth more than knowing it later.