How to tag/mention people or social accounts
This feature is available only for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Mastodon.
For Facebook and LinkedIn you can only tag Pages.
For Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon, you can tag any accounts, including people. You can also tag the LinkedIn Personal Profiles that you have added in Publer.
Facebook
Due to API limitations, you can only mention other Facebook Pages, not Personal Profiles.
Select at least one Facebook social account
Type @ followed by the name of the Facebook Page you want to tag (not the username).
You can also tag a Facebook page by entering their Page ID, which you can find under About -> Page Transparency on Facebook.
Select one of the suggestions / results returned by the Facebook API (important)
Twitter
Select a Twitter account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Twitter account you would like to tag
Select one of the suggestions / results returned by the Twitter API (important)
LinkedIn
You can mention LinkedIn Pages normally and LinkedIn Profiles with certain restrictions.
Select at least one LinkedIn social account
Type @ followed by the name of the LinkedIn Company Page you would like to tag
![Tagging LinkedIn Company Pages]](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screenshot-2023-05-30-at-91244_vxg6ib.png)
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Due to API limitations and restrictions, you can only mention LinkedIn Personal Profiles that are part of your Publer workspace(s). If the name of the LinkedIn Personal account has changed and the new name hasn't been synced in Publer, the tag won't work
Select at least one LinkedIn social account
Type @ followed by the name of the LinkedIn Profile you would like to tag
If the account is part of your workspace(s) in Publer, you will be able to tag them in your post
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Instagram
Due to API limitations and restrictions, Publer can only return results for the Instagram accounts that you use or have used in Publer. Otherwise, Publer won't return a result. However, you can always manually and correctly type the Instagram handle, and the account will be tagged accordingly once the post is published.
Select at least one Instagram account
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Instagram account you would like to tag
If they use / have used Publer, you can simply select the Instagram account from the returned suggestions
Otherwise, you can manually type the rest of the Instagram handle (i.e. @instagram)
Due to Instagram limitations, Publer can't autocomplete or spellcheck usernames for Personal accounts, only Professional ones. Please double-check the spelling of the username of the Personal accounts before saving.
In both cases, the accounts will be tagged properly once the post is published
You can also tag Instagram accounts on the actual photos. Learn more about that here.
Due to API limitations and restrictions, Publer can only return results for the Threads accounts that you use or have used in Publer. Otherwise, Publer won't return a result. However, you can always manually and correctly type the Threads handle, and the account will be tagged accordingly once the post is published.
Select the Threads account where you want to post to
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Threads account you would like to tag
If they use / have used Publer, you can simply select the Threads account from the returned suggestions (i.e. @publer)
Otherwise, you can manually type the rest of the Threads handle.
In both cases, the accounts will be tagged properly once the post is published
When you are finalizing the Threads post, you can make any last minute changes, such as change or add the tag. Learn more here about Threads posts.
Select the Bluesky account where you want to post to
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Bluesky account you would like to tag
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Select a Mastodon account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Mastodon account you would like to tag
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Select a Mastodon account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Mastodon account you would like to tag. You only need to type the username, not the server
As you can see, Publer will return all the applicable suggestions, from all the respective servers
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Note: You can also type the full correct username (i.e. @ProPublica@newsocial.tech) and the account will be tagged accordingly when the post is shared. As you can see, for accounts that exist on different servers, the tag will look like this: "@usename@server". The "server" won't affect the character limitations.
Due to API limitations, you cannot mention multiple accounts from different social network with one click. Each social network has their own unique infrastructure for handling mentions.
You will be given a small alert table saying that mentions are channel specific, and you can't mention the same account on multiple social networks at once
Click on the customize icon on the bottom left corner of the post and proceed with the mentioning for each social network
When the posts are published, the tags/mentions will show up accordingly.
For Facebook and LinkedIn you can only tag Pages.
For Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon, you can tag any accounts, including people. You can also tag the LinkedIn Personal Profiles that you have added in Publer.
Due to API limitations, you can only mention other Facebook Pages, not Personal Profiles.
Select at least one Facebook social account
Type @ followed by the name of the Facebook Page you want to tag (not the username).
You can also tag a Facebook page by entering their Page ID, which you can find under About -> Page Transparency on Facebook.
Select one of the suggestions / results returned by the Facebook API (important)
Select a Twitter account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Twitter account you would like to tag
Select one of the suggestions / results returned by the Twitter API (important)
You can mention LinkedIn Pages normally and LinkedIn Profiles with certain restrictions.
Mentioning LinkedIn Company Pages
Select at least one LinkedIn social account
Type @ followed by the name of the LinkedIn Company Page you would like to tag
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Mentioning LinkedIn Personal Profiles
Due to API limitations and restrictions, you can only mention LinkedIn Personal Profiles that are part of your Publer workspace(s). If the name of the LinkedIn Personal account has changed and the new name hasn't been synced in Publer, the tag won't work
Select at least one LinkedIn social account
Type @ followed by the name of the LinkedIn Profile you would like to tag
If the account is part of your workspace(s) in Publer, you will be able to tag them in your post
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Due to API limitations and restrictions, Publer can only return results for the Instagram accounts that you use or have used in Publer. Otherwise, Publer won't return a result. However, you can always manually and correctly type the Instagram handle, and the account will be tagged accordingly once the post is published.
Select at least one Instagram account
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Instagram account you would like to tag
If they use / have used Publer, you can simply select the Instagram account from the returned suggestions
Otherwise, you can manually type the rest of the Instagram handle (i.e. @instagram)
Due to Instagram limitations, Publer can't autocomplete or spellcheck usernames for Personal accounts, only Professional ones. Please double-check the spelling of the username of the Personal accounts before saving.
In both cases, the accounts will be tagged properly once the post is published
You can also tag Instagram accounts on the actual photos. Learn more about that here.
Threads
Due to API limitations and restrictions, Publer can only return results for the Threads accounts that you use or have used in Publer. Otherwise, Publer won't return a result. However, you can always manually and correctly type the Threads handle, and the account will be tagged accordingly once the post is published.
Select the Threads account where you want to post to
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Threads account you would like to tag
If they use / have used Publer, you can simply select the Threads account from the returned suggestions (i.e. @publer)
Otherwise, you can manually type the rest of the Threads handle.
In both cases, the accounts will be tagged properly once the post is published
When you are finalizing the Threads post, you can make any last minute changes, such as change or add the tag. Learn more here about Threads posts.
Bluesky
Select the Bluesky account where you want to post to
Type @ followed by the name or the username of the Bluesky account you would like to tag
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Mastodon
Tagging a Mastodon account from the same server
Select a Mastodon account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Mastodon account you would like to tag
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Tagging a Mastodon account from a different server
Select a Mastodon account
Type @ followed by the specific name or the username of the Mastodon account you would like to tag. You only need to type the username, not the server
As you can see, Publer will return all the applicable suggestions, from all the respective servers
Select one of the returned suggestions / results (important)
Note: You can also type the full correct username (i.e. @ProPublica@newsocial.tech) and the account will be tagged accordingly when the post is shared. As you can see, for accounts that exist on different servers, the tag will look like this: "@usename@server". The "server" won't affect the character limitations.
Tagging multiple accounts from different social networks
Due to API limitations, you cannot mention multiple accounts from different social network with one click. Each social network has their own unique infrastructure for handling mentions.
You will be given a small alert table saying that mentions are channel specific, and you can't mention the same account on multiple social networks at once
Click on the customize icon on the bottom left corner of the post and proceed with the mentioning for each social network
When the posts are published, the tags/mentions will show up accordingly.
Updated on: 20/11/2024
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