

You’re seeing it there because you’re in the group! So, don’t be alarmed if you go to check the feed of a hashtag you’ve used in a private group, and you see your own post at the top. However, with group posts, yes they can also be surfaced in the hashtag post feed page, but ONLY for members of that group. Including hashtags in your Facebook group posts is a good practice now, given Facebook is stating you’ll get better reach. Makes sense, right? If you include hashtags in a personal profile post, with privacy set to friends only, then that post *can* be surfaced in the hashtag post feed page … but, will still only be visible to your friends. So, if you publish content on your personal profile to friends only, then only friends can see that content. Post privacy: who can see your posts with hashtags?īefore we go any further, let’s talk about the all-important topic of privacy!Īs with all content on Facebook, the author/owner controls the privacy settings. Screenshot provided by Heather Coy Moonka, used with permission. Facebook notification encouraging use of hashtags to increase reach. Many members of my Social Scoop Facebook group have reported seeing a slight increase in reach with the use of hashtags. You may have seen a notification on Facebook like this prompting you to add hashtags to your posts to improve your reach? LOVE that! Thank you, Facebook. Heck, if we can get even a teeny bit of increase in organic reach, I say use hashtags liberally on Facebook!! And, for many users that auto-publish Instagram posts to Facebook, complete with a ton of hashtags, it never looked right. In fact, I recall seeing some reports over the years showing that using hashtags on Facebook might lower organic reach. And, frankly, hashtags never really seemed to take off, and never made much difference on Facebook.
#Facebook photo privacy settings 2020 update#
Hashtags on Facebook first launched clear back in 2013 with an update in 2016.

Facebook auto-inserts links to Instagram hashtags.How many hashtags should you include in your Facebook posts?.Post privacy: who can see your posts with hashtags?.Jump to each section with the links below, or just read ‘n’ scroll! Facebook started pushing the use of hashtags in posts in July 2020, literally in a notification stating that by adding hashtags, you can improve your reach.įinally! The Facebook Hashtag Definitive Guide: What Marketers Need To Know
