Do you want to call out a user or a brand in your post? You may do so using mentions. To do so, simply add the @username of the page or profile in the post and it will automatically mention them in your post! 

Supported networks

• Facebook page
• Instagram profile
• Twitter profile
• Linkedin company page

Currently not supported:

• Facebook profiles
• Facebook groups
• LinkedIn profiles
• Pinterest profiles
• Other networks not listed above

Universal mentions

Some brands may have different usernames on different social networks. Instead of manually tagging them in a single post, you may create a universal mention and we will make sure that the correct page or profile is tagged per network.

Advantages of using universal mentions

- Reduces the time it takes to mention all social profiles of a single brand/person

- Gives the user more control of who gets mentioned

- Ensures that the correct profile of a brand is mentioned in the post

How to create a universal mention

1. Click the Publish icon to open the publishing window and click the "@" sign in the content creator field:

2. Click the plus (+) sign to create a mention:

3. In the provided field, type in the name of the profile you want to add. The system will automatically search for potential matches per social network. Manually review them and ensure that the correct social profile is selected.

4. If the social profile that was auto-selected is incorrect, simply click the trash icon beside it and search for the correct profile.

4. Click Save and the universal mention is saved on your account.

5. To use the universal mention, create your post and click the "@" sign to see the list of universal mentions you have created. Click to select the user/brand that you want to use:

6. You're all set!

How to disable universal mentions

While we recognize the value of the universal mentions, it is possible to turn them off and rely on just using mentions in message. The benefit here is that user does not need to spend time setting up universal mentions. The danger and risk here is that if the you are using an incorrect handle for the person you are trying to mention that it will either not work at all, the mention will just appear as text in the your post, or a completely wrong user will get mentioned. The latter will happen if for example you will mention @vistasocial (we don't know who owns it) instead of @vistasocialapp (our official handle)

Disabling universal mentions all creates difficulties mentioning users who have different usernames across social networks. For example, we are @vistasocial on LinkedIn and @vistasocialapp on Twitter. Universal mentions give you ability to mention us without much work. If you disable universal mentions, you'll just need to be careful.