Mention Pages or users in your posts when publishing from the composer. Published mentions are recognized in the native social network as a hyperlink to the user or Page, and the user or Page mentioned will receive a notification of the mention.
The following can be mentioned from the Composer:
- Facebook Pages (by other Facebook Pages)
- LinkedIn Pages (not including Showcase Pages)
- Twitter users
- Instagram users (these mentions remain in plain text in Hootsuite, but will hyperlink when published)
The ability to mention Facebook profiles, LinkedIn profiles, or LinkedIn Showcase Pages has not been made available to third parties like Hootsuite through the social networks’ APIs.
Mentions in posts sent to more than one social network will only publish as hyperlinked mentions in the applicable social network. In the other social networks the mentions will be converted to plain text.
To mention a user or Page
- In the Composer, click Select social networks, and then select the social profile(s) to publish your post to.
- In the Text field, within the content of your post, enter @username to mention the user or Page.
- Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn: A list of results will populate. Select the user/Page name from the list.
- Instagram: Enter a user’s exact @username and the hyperlinked mention will go live when published, but the @mention will remain in plain text in the composer.
- Complete the other elements of your post, and then send or schedule as usual.
Mentioning in the legacy composer
Twitter, Facebook Page, and Instagram mentions are supported in the legacy composer.
To mention a user or Page
- Select the social profile(s) that will send the post from the Social Profile Picker (top-left).
- Compose your post. Enter @username to mention the user or Page.
- Twitter/Facebook: A list of results will populate. Select the username from the list.
- Instagram: The @mention will remain in plain text, but will go live when the post is published.
- Complete your post.
- Click Send Now.
The @mentions feature will cache recently mentioned usernames with use, and populate them at the top of your list.