Highlights on Instagram is a great feature that lets you save your favorite stories to your profile forever. But what if you want to create highlights without showing any stories to your followers? Yes, it’s absolutely possible! In this article, we’ll show you how to create Instagram highlights without posting a story.
What are Instagram Highlights and why are they important
Instagram Highlights is a permanent story collection that you can save on your profile. Usually, the story disappears after 24 hours, but if you add it to a Highlight, it stays on your profile forever.
Saving important content – ​​You can save your favorite stories.
Branding and professional use – This is very beneficial for business accounts.
Making the profile attractive – It gives a unique look to your profile.
Staying updated even without posting a story – You can add to a highlight without publishing a story.
How to create an Instagram highlight without posting a story
If you want to create a highlight but don’t want anyone to see your story, follow the simple steps below.
1. Adjust Instagram’s privacy settings
First, you need to make sure that the story is only visible to you so no one else can see it.
- Open the Instagram app and go to the profile page.
- Tap “≡” (the three-line menu) and go to “Settings”.
- Tap the “Privacy” option and go to “Story”.
- Choose the “Hide story from” option and select All followers.
- Now your story will only be visible to you.
2. Upload the Story but keep it hidden
Now that you’ve hidden the Story from others, you can upload it.
- Choose the photo or video from your gallery that you want to add to the Highlight.
Upload and post to Instagram Story. - Let it stay there for 24 hours (because it must be live for a certain amount of time to be added to the Highlight).
3. Add a Story to Highlights
Now that your Story is live, you can add it to Highlights.
- Open your Story and tap the “Highlight” button at the bottom.
- Create a new Highlight or add it to an existing Highlight.
- Name the Highlight (e.g. Travel, Memories, Work).
- Your Story is now saved to Highlights.
