How to Mention a User or Page in Your Social Message

Mention Facebook pages, Linkedin pages & profiles, Instagram accounts, Mastodon users, Threads accounts, and Twitter/X accounts in your social posts. Your message may appear on their timeline and it's possible they could be notified when your message is published. Other people reading your message can click on the hyperlink and be taken to that social account too. First, you need to create a social message. After you select your social profile, start to write your message.

How to Mention Facebook Pages

Type @ followed by the Facebook page name exactly as it shows on the social account (including spaces). A list of results will populate without page icons. Select the page name from the list and you’ll see it turn blue.

How to Mention LinkedIn Pages

Type @ followed by the name of the company's LinkedIn page name exactly as it shows in the LinkedIn page URL (including dashes). Select the name when it appears.

How to Mention LinkedIn Profiles

You can only mention a profile from a page. It's not possible to mention a LinkedIn profile from a profile in CoSchedule. These requirements must also be met:
  • The profile must follow the page
  • The profile's visibility outside LinkedIn must be turned on
  • The profile's primary profile language must be set to English
Type @ followed by the LinkedIn personal profile name, then select the name when it appears.

How to Mention Instagram Accounts

Type @ followed by the Instagram account name exactly as it shows on the social account (including spaces). There will be no list of results.

How to Mention Threads Accounts

Type @ followed by the Threads account name exactly as it shows on the social account (including spaces). There will be no list of results.

How to Mention Twitter/X Accounts

Type @ followed by the Twitter/X account name exactly as it shows on the social account (including spaces). A list of results will populate along with page icons. Select the page name from the list and you'll see it turn blue.

How to Mention Mastodon Accounts

Type @ followed by the username. There will be no list of results.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I set my primary profile language on LinkedIn?

When viewing your own LinkedIn profile, click to edit your profile language in the upper right corner. In the screen that opens, you can view and change your primary profile language. To be taggable from CoSchedule the language must be set to English.

Where do I check my profile visibility off LinkedIn?

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage
  2. Click Settings & Privacy
  3. In the Visibility section, click Profile discovery and visibility off LinkedIn
  4. To be taggable from CoSchedule this must be on

Can I add a mention in a text helper?

No, you cannot mention social accounts within the text helpers. This is because you need to have a social network chosen before it can recognize who it is tagging. However, you can add mentions directly in social messages within a Social Template.
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