{"id":6153,"date":"2022-07-11T15:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:18:12","slug":"how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Posts on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a147a381ff36\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a147a381ff36\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a147a381ff36\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#How_to_Hide_Posts_on_Instagram\" title=\"How to Hide Posts on Instagram\">How to Hide Posts on Instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#Unarchiving\" title=\"Unarchiving\">Unarchiving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#Muting\" title=\"Muting\">Muting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#Making_your_account_private\" title=\"Making your account private\">Making your account private<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#Hide_posts_from_certain_followers\" title=\"Hide posts from certain followers\">Hide posts from certain followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-posts-on-instagram\/#Hide_likes\" title=\"Hide likes\">Hide likes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Hide_Posts_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How to Hide Posts on Instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/B1JIn20.jpg\" alt=\"how to hide posts on instagram\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you are a user of Instagram, then you may be wondering how to hide posts. You don&#8217;t need to delete it &#8211; you can simply hide it or archive it. To do this, first open up your Instagram account and select the post you want to hide. Next, click on the three dots on the upper right corner of the post. Now, you will see an option to &#8216;archive&#8217; the post.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unarchiving\"><\/span>Unarchiving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have accidentally archived a post on Instagram, you can restore it to your profile feed. Unarchiving posts on Instagram allows you to show your older posts to your followers and to anyone who visits your profile. Here are a few ways to unarchive posts on Instagram. Use them wisely. Listed below are some tips and tricks to make your old posts more interesting to others. You can even delete them completely.<\/p>\n<p>Archived posts appear in the tagged section of your followers&#8217; feeds. Archived posts aren&#8217;t visible in the main feed or stories, so other users will not see them. However, if you delete your posts, they will reappears on other people&#8217;s feeds. When you archive posts on Instagram, you&#8217;ll be notified of this, and the post will be visible to your followers again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Muting\"><\/span>Muting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If someone is constantly posting offensive or derogatory posts on your Instagram feed, you can mute their posts. Instagram has been offering the option to mute posts and stories for a while, but only recently added muting posts. While a user still follows a muted user, their posts will not appear in your feed until you unmute them. This is an excellent option for mental freedom, and you can choose to mute either posts or stories.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to muting posts on your own profile, you can also mute other users&#8217; accounts. Muting someone&#8217;s account blocks their notifications, which is useful if they&#8217;re constantly bombarding your feed with irrelevant posts. However, if you&#8217;re a business owner and want to protect your brand&#8217;s reputation, you can mute posts from a competitor. If you want to make sure that your posts are seen by all of your followers, consider only sending high-quality content.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_your_account_private\"><\/span>Making your account private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most popular social networking sites today is Instagram, so many people are racing to get as many likes and followers as possible. The content they publish is of the highest quality, but many people want their posts to be private. You can choose to make your account private by changing the settings. Only your followers will be able to see your posts. To do so, click on the three-line icon and select Settings. Scroll down to Account Privacy, then click Private account.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of making your Instagram account private is that your content will not be publicly available to desktop users. Even Google can&#8217;t access individual photos or your profile. That means scrapers and impersonators can&#8217;t steal your content. The privacy of your content also keeps it safe from being stolen or shared by others. This is particularly useful if you have an online business or want to maintain a personal brand. However, making your Instagram account private isn&#8217;t recommended for every business.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_posts_from_certain_followers\"><\/span>Hide posts from certain followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re sick of seeing the same posts from people who follow you, there&#8217;s a way to hide posts from certain followers on Instagram. By selecting the option &#8220;archive this post,&#8221; you can make it so that only people you&#8217;ve chosen to follow can see it. Archived posts will no longer appear in other people&#8217;s feeds, but they will still retain their likes and comments. You can also unfollow certain people to hide posts from them entirely. But be careful &#8211; this may end up deleting your whole account!<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Instagram offers a way to hide posts from specific followers, as well as the ability to block certain people. In order to block a certain user, you can tap on the three dots in the top-right corner of their profile, then enter their name into the &#8220;Hide this from&#8221; field. While this will prevent them from seeing your posts, there are some workarounds for these situations. Depending on how many followers you want to hide, you might want to consider muting certain people instead.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_likes\"><\/span>Hide likes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instagram is changing their algorithms so that users can choose to hide likes on their posts. The new feature will not affect your stats, and you can continue to access insights and see how your post is performing. It will also be easier for you to find other people who share your interests. But how do you hide likes on Instagram posts? Here are some tips for Instagram users. Read on to learn how to hide likes on your posts.<\/p>\n<p>First, go to your post and tap the three dots in the upper-right corner. Next, tap the option titled &#8220;Hide like count.&#8221; You can also switch off commenting. Once you do this, you can hide likes on Instagram posts and other people&#8217;s profile pages. This will ensure that your posts are not seen by the users you don&#8217;t know. You can change this setting whenever you want to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Hide Posts on Instagram If you are a user of Instagram, then you may be wondering how to hide posts. You don&#8217;t need to delete it &#8211; you can simply hide it or archive it. To do this, first open up your Instagram account and select the post you want to hide. 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