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Tagging users on Instagram adds a personal touch and turns your posts into a shared experience, driving higher engagement and visibility. With Vista Social, you can streamline this process by tagging users while scheduling your posts—no more manual tagging after publication!
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to tag users in your Instagram posts, plus highlight a few important limitations to keep in mind.
Instagram user tagging features on Vista Social
Feature |
Supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
Tag more than one user |
Yes |
Multiple users can be tagged in a single post. |
Tag public profiles |
Yes |
Only public Instagram profiles can be tagged. Private profiles cannot be tagged. |
Move tag position |
Yes |
Tags can be dragged and repositioned anywhere on the image. |
Tag users in carousel posts |
Yes |
Each image in a carousel can have different tagged users. |
Tag users in image posts and reels |
Yes |
User tagging is supported for both image posts and reels. |
Tag users in stories |
Yes |
User will not be notified via DM but the story will appear in “Stories about you” within their notifications section. |
Yes |
Collaboration tagging is supported. Invited users must accept the collaboration request for it to go live. |
🕹️ Interactive guide
Check out the interactive demo below for steps, or scroll down for our written guide.
How to tag a user when scheduling an Instagram post
1. Click Create → New post to create a post. On the list of social profiles on the left, make sure that Instagram is selected.
2. Type your text and add your image(s). On the image preview - click on any part of the image to tag a user.
3. Type the username of the public profile that you want to tag. Once done, click Tag user.
4. The tagged user should now appear on the image. Note that you may tag as many users as you'd like.
5. If you are scheduling a carousel post and you wish to tag more users, scroll through the image in the preview and repeat the process. You may also change the location of the tag by dragging it around the image.
6. Once you are done tagging a user, select a time to schedule the post and you should be all set!
Need further help?
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Instagram Publishing with Vista Social
Connecting your Instagram Business Profile to Vista Social
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