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Terms of Use wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Learn why people trust wikiHow 4 Easy Ways to Repost on Facebook PDF download Download Article Explore this Article methods 1 Reposting and Sharing on the Web 2 Reposting and Sharing on the Mobile App 3 Reposting Without the Share Button on the Web 4 Reposting Without the Share Button on the Mobile App + Show 1 more... - Show less... Other Sections Questions & Answers Tips and Warnings Related Articles References Co-authored by Chelsea Hunersen and Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: August 19, 2024 Fact Checked

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This article was co-authored by Chelsea Hunersen and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Chelsea Hunersen is a Social Media Expert and leads the Social Media team at Qualtrics in the Greater Salt Lake City Area. With over 10 years of experience, she specializes in social media and content development. She has been published in TheMuse, The HubSpot Blog, and HuffPost. She earned her MS in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University and her BA from the University of Michigan. She also holds a HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certification. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 579,526 times.

Did your friend post something hilarious on Facebook, and you want to share it with the people you know? Facebook allows you to quickly repost things that others have posted, including status updates, images, videos, and more. When you use the "Share" feature on a friend's post, you will essentially be making a new post without any of the likes and comments. If you want to preserve the likes and comments on a post, liking it or commenting on it yourself will bump it to the top of your friends' feeds. This wikiHow article teaches you how to repost on Facebook.

Things You Should Know

  • You can share to repost posts on Facebook to your own timeline or a friend's profile.
  • Reposting without using the Share button is an option as well, though using the Share button is easier.

Steps

Method 1 Method 1 of 4:

Reposting and Sharing on the Web

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  1. Step 1 Navigate to https://facebook.com... 1 Navigate to https://facebook.com and log in. You can use any desktop web browser to share and repost on Facebook.
  2. Step 2 Find the content that you want to repost to your feed. 2 Find the content that you want to repost to your feed. You can browse through your News Feed (the Home icon) to find content to share or you can click Friends from the panel on the left side of the window.
    • You can also use this method to repost an old post made by you or a friend. Find the original post (you may have to go back through their profile) and then read on.
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  3. Step 3 Click Share. 3 Click Share. It's with an icon of a Share arrow below the post. If you don't see this, the original poster may have restricted sharing in their privacy settings or it may have been posted in a closed group, which can't be shared with non-group members.[1]
  4. Step 4 Select a sharing option. 4 Select a sharing option. There are multiple ways that you can share the post, depending on the original poster's privacy settings:[2]
    • Share now: This shares the post immediately with your last-used audience setting. For example, if the last post on Facebook was intended for "Friends," then this post will also be set to "Friends."
    • Share to Feed: This option allows you to compose the post, like add a description and change the audience.
    • Share to your Story: Choosing this will share the post to your Story immediately.
    • Send in Messenger: Use this if you want to send this post in a chat message instead of on your (or their) profile on Facebook.
  5. Step 5 Change the audience and click Post (if prompted). 5 Change the audience and click Post (if prompted). Depending on what type of sharing you picked, you may need to click a person's name to send the post to them or the post will repost immediately on your profile and you don't need to do anything!
    • Once it's reposted to your profile, your friends will be able to view the original post by clicking your post (it will enlarge to cover the entire screen and any comments will appear on the right side of the window).[3]
    • You'll see more options like Copy link or Embed if the post is part of a public group, so you have even more sharing options.
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Method 2 Method 2 of 4:

Reposting and Sharing on the Mobile App

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  1. Step 1 Open Facebook. 1 Open Facebook. Tap this app icon that looks like a white lowercase "f" on a blue background.
  2. Step 2 Navigate to the content that you want to repost to your feed. 2 Navigate to the content that you want to repost to your feed. You can browse through your News Feed (the Home icon) to find content to share.[4]
    • You can also use this method to repost an old post made by you or a friend. Find the original post (you may have to go back through their profile) and then read on.
  3. Step 3 Tap Share. 3 Tap Share. It's with an icon of a Share arrow below the post. If you don't see this, the original poster may have restricted sharing in their privacy settings or it may have been posted in a closed group, which can't be shared with non-group members.[5]
  4. Step 4 Tap a sharing option or tap Share Now. 4 Tap a sharing option or tap Share Now. There are multiple ways that you can share the post, depending on the original poster's privacy settings:[6]
    • Share to your story: This is only available if the post is a video.
    • Send in Messenger: Use this if you want to send this post in a chat message instead of on your (or their) profile on Facebook.
    • More options: Gives you more items to choose from, like creating the post yourself (similar to Share now, but you have the option to change the audience), sharing it to a friend's profile, sharing to a group, or posting it on a page.
    • Copy link: This lets you copy the link to your clipboard and paste the link to that post outside of Facebook, like if you're in a Discord community where you want to share the Facebook post. The link will post to the channel, but others will need to be signed into Facebook to see your linked content.
    • Embed: This is useful if you have your own website that allows you to embed outside code. Using this, you can post the Facebook post on your website.
    • Share via: This isn't always available for every post, but you can also share it to Twitter or WhatsApp when you choose this option.
  5. Step 5 Tap Share (if prompted). 5 Tap Share (if prompted). Depending on what type of sharing you picked, you may need to click a person's name to send the post to them or the post will repost immediately on your profile and you don't need to do anything!
    • Once it's reposted to your profile, your friends will be able to view the original post by clicking your post (it will enlarge to cover the entire screen and any comments will appear on the right side of the window).[7]
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Method 3 Method 3 of 4:

Reposting Without the Share Button on the Web

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  1. Step 1 Navigate to https://facebook.com... 1 Navigate to https://facebook.com and log in. You can use any desktop web browser to share and repost on Facebook.
    • You can use this method if you want to share a post from a closed group. Be aware that privacy settings usually restrict this sort of action to protect the original poster of some posts.
  2. Step 2 Find the content that you want to repost to your feed. 2 Find the content that you want to repost to your feed. You can browse through your News Feed (the Home icon) to find content to share or you can click Friends from the panel on the left side of the window.
  3. Step 3 Copy the URL of the post. 3 Copy the URL of the post. To get the link, click the post until it enlarges to cover your entire screen, then highlight and copy the URL in the address bar.
  4. Step 4 Create a new post and paste the URL into the "What's on your mind?" 4 Create a new post and paste the URL into the "What's on your mind?" status box. Return to the main page of https://facebook.com and click the "What's on your mind?" box to create a new post. Press Ctrl/Cmd + V to paste from your clipboard.
  5. Step 5 Click Post. 5 Click Post. The post that you previously couldn't share will share to your profile.
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Method 4 Method 4 of 4:

Reposting Without the Share Button on the Mobile App

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  1. Step 1 Open Facebook. 1 Open Facebook. Tap this app icon that looks like a white lowercase "f" on a blue background.
    • You can use this method if you want to share a post from a closed group. Be aware that privacy settings usually restrict this sort of action to protect the original poster of some posts.
  2. Step 2 Navigate to the content that you want to repost to your feed. 2 Navigate to the content that you want to repost to your feed. You can browse through your News Feed (the Home icon) to find content to share.
  3. Step 3 Tap ••• . 3 Tap ••• . This three-dot menu icon is in the top right corner of the post.
  4. Step 4 Tap Copy link. 4 Tap Copy link. This will save the link to your clipboard.
  5. Step 5 Create a new post and paste the copied link into the post. 5 Create a new post and paste the copied link into the post. You can either return to your Home page (by tapping the Home icon) or go to a friends' profile page and tap "Write something" or "What's on your mind?" to create a new post.
    • Tap and press the screen until Paste appears and tap that.
  6. Step 6 Tap Post. 6 Tap Post. It's in the top right corner of your screen and will post the pasted post.
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  • Question I can copy to my clipboard, but how do I paste something on my Facebook page? Community Answer Community Answer Once you've copied something onto your clipboard, go into the status posting space (at the top of your Facebook feed), right-click, and select "Paste." That will paste the content into your status to share with your friends. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 2 Helpful 6
  • Question Can I share a post I was tagged in? Hitting "share" didn't work. Community Answer Community Answer No, you can't share such posts because they'll show up in your timeline anyway. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 6 Helpful 10
  • Question Someone keeps deleting their nasty post on Facebook and then reposting it to keep it at the top. Facebook isn't interested in removing it. What can I do about this? Community Answer Community Answer "Unfollow" that person. They will still be in your friends list, but you will not see any of their posts. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 4 Helpful 6
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Tips

  • If the post does not have a Share button, there may be privacy settings that restrict your ability to do so. In that case, you can download pictures from the post then insert that image in a new Facebook post. If it's a text-based post, copy and paste the post to a new post that you create. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
  • If you have Instagram and Facebook linked in Accounts Center, then you have the option to share your post across Facebook and Instagram every time you post. However, when you post on Facebook, all posts must have an image attached to them in order to be shared to Instagram. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
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Chelsea Hunersen Co-authored by: Chelsea Hunersen Social Media Expert This article was co-authored by Chelsea Hunersen and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Chelsea Hunersen is a Social Media Expert and leads the Social Media team at Qualtrics in the Greater Salt Lake City Area. With over 10 years of experience, she specializes in social media and content development. She has been published in TheMuse, The HubSpot Blog, and HuffPost. She earned her MS in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University and her BA from the University of Michigan. She also holds a HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certification. This article has been viewed 579,526 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 7 Updated: August 19, 2024 Views: 579,526 Categories: Facebook In other languages Russian Italian Spanish German French Dutch Chinese Indonesian Arabic Thai Hindi Vietnamese Korean Turkish Czech Japanese
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