1. A computer-implemented method for composing and batch publishing feed items in a user interface of an online social network, the method comprising: causing display of the user interface on a display device, the user interface comprising a first user interface component and a second user interface component in the same window, the first user interface component comprising a plurality of unpublished feed items, the second user interface component comprising a plurality of previously published feed items from a social media feed of the online social network, the social media feed associated with a first record stored in a database; receiving, via a first prompt in the first user interface component, first feed item data for a first feed item related to the first record; receiving a request to compose a second feed item; receiving, via a second prompt in the first user interface component, second feed item data for a second feed item related to the first record, the first feed item remaining unpublished while the second feed item data is received; receiving a single input requesting simultaneous publishing of at least the first feed item and the second feed item; and responsive to receiving the single input, causing the second user interface component to be updated to simultaneously include at least the first feed item and the second feed item among the plurality of previously published feed items from the social media feed of the online social network.