If you crash-landed on this blog post, I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.
I have some very important how-to tutorials to make your Instagram life a little easier, a little happier and a little smoother.
1. How to hide your like counts ♥️
It’s okay not to be okay and it is absolutely okay to not show your like counts. Why? Because you don’t need that comparison factor in your life. So, if you’re looking to hide your like counts there are two ways to go about it:
Option 1:
- Tap on the hamburger menu at top right.
- Tap on settings.
- Tap on privacy.
- Tap on posts.
- Turn on “Hide like and view counts”.
Option 2:
- Go to the post.
- Tap on three dots at the top right.
- Tap on “Hide like count”.
2. How to change cover image on your Instagram Stories highlights 🖼
Gone are the days when you had to add an image to your Story to add it as your Story highlight. Things are now simpler.
- Tap on the highlight.
- Tap on the three dots at bottom right.
- Tap on Edit Highlight.
- Tap on Edit cover.
- And tap on done at top right.
That’s it. You’re done.
3. How to turn off comments on your posts 💬
At times, comments can be too much and you don’t want them or sometimes you don’t want some of those spam comments to show up. You can tackle both of these in a few simple steps.
Turn off comments on Instagram posts
- Go to the post.
- Tap on three dots at top right.
- Tap on Turn off commenting.
All the comments that have already been posted will be hidden and will show up again if you turn commenting back on.
4. How to delete multiple comments on your Instagram posts ❌
For iPhone:
- Tap View all comments below your post.
- Tap
in the top right, then tap Manage Comments.
- Select all the comments you want to manage.
- From here, you can:
- Tap Delete in the bottom left, then tap Delete Comments.
- Tap Restrict in the bottom right, then tap Restrict Accounts. Tap Restrict Accounts to confirm.
- Tap Block in the bottom right, then tap Block Accounts. Tap Block Accounts to confirm.
For Andriod:
- Tap View all comments below your post.
- Select all the comments you want to manage.
- From here, you can:
- Tap
in the top right to delete the comments.
- Tap
in the top right, then tap Block Accounts.
- Tap
in the top right, then tap Restrict Accounts.
- Tap
5. How to pin a comment on your Instagram post 📍
- Go to the post.
- Find the comment you want to pin.
- Swipe left on the particular comment and tap the thumb pin icon.
You can pin up to three comments, however, you cannot pin your own comment.
All right, so these are some features that will definitely help you keep you mental health in check and will keep you account clean 🙂
Got more how-to Instagram questions? Drop them in the comment section and we’ll help you out.