Idea Inbox

The Idea Inbox is a lightweight capture spot for content ideas you don't want to lose: a one-liner, a competitor caption that worked, a topic angle you noticed, or a link to a post or article. Each idea can carry an optional source URL so you can revisit where it came from. Every idea has an active/set-aside toggle. When you generate your next content plan, your active ideas are passed to Zendora's AI as topic seeds — paraphrased into your brand voice, never pasted verbatim — so the plan grounds a concept or two in things you actually flagged. It matters because good ideas usually arrive at the wrong moment; this keeps them in one place and feeds them straight into planning instead of leaving them in a notes app.

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   Open the Idea Inbox

   Go to /dashboard/ideas (under the Create section) to see your capture form and the list of ideas you have saved so far.

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   Write the idea

   Type a short note in the New idea box — up to 1000 characters — describing the angle, hook, or topic you want to remember.

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   Add a source link (optional)

   Paste a Source URL such as the original post, article, or screenshot link so you can trace the idea back later; only http:// or https:// links are accepted.

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   Save it

   Click Save idea (or press Cmd/Ctrl+Enter) and the idea appears at the top of your list, marked active by default.

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   Keep ideas active or set them aside

   Use the round toggle on each idea to keep it active (feeds your next plan) or set it aside to keep it in your history without influencing planning.

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   Generate a plan to use them

   When you create your next content plan, your active ideas are sent in as topic seeds, so the generated concepts can build on what you captured.

• Keep only the ideas you genuinely want in your next plan set to active — set the rest aside so the planner focuses on your strongest angles.
• Up to 20 active ideas are pulled into a plan, newest first, so if your inbox gets long the latest captures win — prune or set aside stale entries.
• Add a source URL when an idea came from a specific post or article; it makes the idea easier to act on later and gives you context when revising.
• Ideas are used as inspiration, not copied word-for-word — they are paraphrased into your brand voice, and the planner won't force-fit a weak match.