Adding highlights to your Instagram profile involves grouping your past stories into themed collections that live on your profile page. It's a great way to showcase memorable moments beyond their initial 24-hour visibility.
To create a new Instagram Story Highlight using your past stories, you need to select the stories you wish to include, name the highlight, and choose a cover image.
What are Instagram Story Highlights?
Instagram Story Highlights are curated collections of your best stories that appear prominently on your profile, just below your bio. Unlike regular stories that disappear after a day, highlights remain visible until you remove them, serving as permanent albums of your favorite moments, events, or topics.
They function like albums, allowing visitors to your profile to watch selected stories you've saved.
Step-by-Step Guide: Adding Stories to a Highlight
Based on the process for creating a new highlight from your archive, here's how you add stories to a highlight:
Starting the Process
- Initiate Highlight Creation: Tap the + icon in the top right corner of your profile or screen. This icon is typically used for creating new content like posts, stories, or reels.
- Select Highlight Type: If you are presented with various creation options, tap Story highlight. This directs you to your Story Archive, where all your past stories are saved.
Selecting Stories
- Choose Your Stories: Browse through your archived stories. Tap to select the specific story or stories you want to add to this new highlight. You can select multiple stories to include in one highlight. A blue circle and checkmark will appear on selected stories.
Finalizing Your Highlight
- Proceed to Customization: Once you've selected all the desired stories, tap Next in the top right corner of the screen.
- Personalize Your Highlight:
- Tap Edit cover to choose a cover photo for your highlight. You can select a frame from one of the stories you've included or upload a picture from your phone's gallery.
- Enter a Name for your highlight. Choose a descriptive name that reflects the theme or content of the stories within (e.g., "Travel 2023", "Recipes", "Pets").
- Complete Creation: Tap Done in the top right corner. Your new Story Highlight will now appear on your profile page.
Tips for Creating Engaging Highlights
- Theme Your Highlights: Group similar stories together. This makes it easy for viewers to find content they're interested in.
- Choose a Clear Name: Keep the name concise and descriptive so people know what to expect.
- Design an Appealing Cover: Use a custom cover image or a compelling frame from a story to make your highlights visually attractive on your profile.
- Regularly Update: You can add more stories to an existing highlight later by viewing the highlight, tapping "More," then "Edit Highlight."
By following these steps, you can effectively curate your best moments and showcase them on your Instagram profile using Story Highlights.
