How to add Mentions or Tags to Social Media Channels

Mentions are a great way to boost engagement and bring attention to your posts by directly referencing other users, pages, or businesses. This step-by-step guide will walk you through how to mention other users or pages on various social media platforms.

Facebook Page Mentions

Mentioning a Facebook page in your posts is simple and effective. Here’s how you can do it:

To mention someone, type @ + the Facebook account name or handle. Choose mentions from the Suggested Mentions list, and you can also specify whether you want to search for pages or places.
You can also use Recent & Saved Mentions list to select previously mentioned Facebook accounts or Facebook accounts saved in the Handles of Saved Libraries.

X (Twitter) Mentions

X no longer shows suggested mentions due to API changes, but you can still mention a profile by typing @ + the X username or handle.
You can also use Recent & Saved Mentions to select previously mentioned X accounts or X accounts saved in the Handles of Saved Libraries.

Instagram Mentions

Instagram no longer offers suggested mentions. To mention someone, type @ + the Instagram username or handle. Please note that the account must be public; if the account is private, the post will fail to publish. You can also use Recent & Saved Mentions list to select previously mentioned accounts or Instagram accounts saved in the Handles of Saved Libraries.

LinkedIn Mentions

LinkedIn tagging or mentioning works uniquely compared to other channels. You can mention company pages as well as personal profiles.



Note: LinkedIn personal profiles' mentions can be added as long as they are following any of your company pages and their LinkedIn account's Visibility setting for Mentions is turned ON.

Adding mentions of company pages:

After selecting the LinkedIn profile on the post editor, there are two ways to mention a LinkedIn company page.

To mention a company page that consists of one word, just type @name and click on the space bar. The mention will be automatically added.
Using this method would work with company pages that consist of one word.

You can also mention a company page by copying the LinkedIn company page URL and pasting it into the post editor. The mention will be automatically added.
This method is recommended for company pages that consists of two or more words and with special characters. Kindly make sure that you're on the LinkedIn company's home page before you copy the URL.

TikTok Mentions

To mention a TikTok user, type the user's exact handle in the body of your post (e.g. @‌eclincher). Once published to TikTok, the account you mentioned will become hyperlinked.




When selecting multiple networks in the post editor, the search feature for mentions will only populate mentions from one platform. The priority goes to Facebook. To mention in your posts, it is recommended to create separate posts for each social network.

Wrapping Up

Adding mentions to your social media posts is a great way to acknowledge partners, drive engagement, and expand your content’s reach. Whether you're tagging collaborators on LinkedIn, giving a shout-out on Instagram, or drawing attention on X, these simple steps will help you add mentions easily and effectively.

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Updated on: 28/10/2024