Before you start
- A TalkValue workspace on the Pro plan. Spark is included with TalkValue Pro.
- A Slack workspace where you can install apps (or where a workspace admin can approve installs for you).
- The Slack channel you want the digest delivered to.
Run the full flow
1
Sign in and start the onboarding wizard
Sign in at app.trytalkvalue.com and open Spark. New workspaces open the Set up your digest wizard automatically. The first step asks for your community’s website URL. Spark analyzes the page to suggest categories that match.
2
Review the suggested categories
The wizard’s analyzer reads your site and pre-selects up to three categories from the eight available. Adjust the picks if needed. Every Spark digest needs at least one category and accepts at most three. See Set up categories for the full list and what each one means.
3
Connect Slack
The next step opens Slack’s OAuth flow. Approve the install (or send the install request to your workspace admin if your Slack workspace restricts third-party apps), then come back to Spark. See Connect Slack for the OAuth screen, the permissions Spark requests, and what each connection state means.
4
Pick the delivery channel
Once Slack is connected, choose the channel the digest should be posted in. The picker lists every channel Spark can see: public channels by default, private channels once the bot is invited.
5
Watch the first collection run
Spark starts fetching and ranking stories the moment you save your categories. This usually takes a few minutes. The News page shows the collection in progress and switches to the daily digest view once stories are ready.
6
Publish your first digest and set the schedule
Open News, review the stories Spark selected, and click Publish to Slack. The Turn on automatic daily publishing prompt then appears above the digest. Click Use Default to publish every day at 9:00 AM in the America/New_York timezone, or Change Time to pick your own hour, minute, and zone. See Digest schedule.
What’s next
Set up categories
The eight categories you can pick from, and how to change them later.
Connect Slack
OAuth flow, channel picker, permissions, and connection states.
Digest schedule
Pick the time and timezone for daily delivery.
Reach overview
Measure your community’s social reach once the digest is running.