How to tag/mention people or social accounts
This feature is available only for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Mastodon.Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram
- 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)
Mentioning LinkedIn Company Pages
- Select at least one LinkedIn social account.
- Type @, followed by the name of the LinkedIn Company Page you'd like to tag.
- From the dropdown suggestions, choose the correct company page to apply the mention properly.
- Alternatively, if you cannot find the company page by its name, try searching using its vanity name, which is the unique username in the page’s LinkedIn URL.
- For example, in this link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kalemicode/, the vanity name is kalemicode. Simply type @kalemicode to mention the page.
- Always make sure to select the correct suggestion from the dropdown to ensure the mention is added properly.
Mentioning LinkedIn Personal Profiles
- Select at least one LinkedIn social account
- Type @, followed by the name of the LinkedIn profile or connection you want to tag.
- Always make sure to select the correct suggestion from the dropdown to ensure the mention is added properly.
- 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)
- In both cases, the accounts will be tagged properly once the post is published
Threads
- 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
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)
Tagging multiple accounts from different social networks
- 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: 29/09/2025
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