Instagram Highlights offers a great way to showcase your best stories and share important details like user-generated content or testimonials on your profile. However, the default order of highlights might not always be the best for your purposes, and Instagram doesn’t have a ‘rearrange highlight’ functionality.
The good news is that while Instagram doesn’t offer a direct drag-and-drop function for rearranging highlights, there’s a clever workaround you can use to achieve the perfect order.
Don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it.
How Are Instagram Highlights Arranged by Default?
Currently, Instagram highlights are displayed in the order they are created, with the most recent appearing first on your profile. This might not always be the ideal layout, especially as you accumulate more highlights over time. Now, this is where the trick comes in:
Editing Your Highlights Into Place
To rearrange your highlights, we’ll use the ‘Edit Highlight’ feature. Here’s how it works:
- Open the Instagram app and navigate to your profile.
- Locate the highlight you want to move.
- Tap on the highlight you want to reposition to open it.
- Tap on ‘More’ at the bottom right of the screen. This will open a menu with several options.
- Select “Edit Highlight” from the menu. By editing a highlight, you can essentially refresh its creation date, causing it to appear first.
- Tap on the Stories tab to access all your old stories and select a random one to add to the highlight, then tap ‘Done.’
- Congratulations, your chosen Highlight will now appear first on your story.
- Simply repeat steps 2-4, then tap on ‘Remove From Highlight’ to remove the story you just added. The new arrangement will still be there.
You can now repeat this process for each highlight you want to move. Start by editing the highlights you want to appear at the very end of your row, then work your way backward.
Enhancing Your Highlights Beyond Rearrangement
Beyond the arrangement of your Highlights, there are a few other ways you can make your Highlights work for you.
- Content is King: Choose high-performing stories and user-generated content, then curate them into themed narratives. Each highlight should lead to the other to form a cohesive narrative.
- Cover Creation is Crucial: Highlights are great, but they become better with eye-catching covers that you can create using free tools like Canva. Maintain a consistent visual style that reflects your brand.
- Engagement is Key: Regularly update your Highlights to showcase stories that sparked conversation and interaction. Those can keep generating interest on your Highlights Reel.
- Go Beyond the Basics: Add text overlays, polls, and even music to boost engagement within your highlights. Make sure the music aligns with your overall tone and follows Instagram’s licensing rules.
- Seek Inspiration from Others: Explore successful accounts in your niche to see how they arranged their highlights, and replicate those strategies on your profile.
- Cohesiveness is Key: Ensure to maintain a consistent visual theme across your profile picture, highlights, and overall aesthetic. Keep the same color palette, style, and tone.
Conclusion
With the edit function, you can effortlessly rearrange your Instagram highlights and create a well-organized profile. Follow these tips to enhance your Highlights and produce a profile that encourages people to follow you.
