How to Reorder Your Instagram Story Highlights: Step-By-Step Guide
Are your highlights organized?
Now, you might be familiar with Instagram Highlights. Those little bubbles at the top of your feed? Yeah, those.
Whether someone’s visiting your profile for the first time or scrolling through to get to know you better, highlights can act like a landing page on your socials. But, not when they don’t match the same quality as your brand!
Out of order, outdated, or randomly thrown together? Yeah… that’s not gonna fly. Especially, if you want that first impression to be one to remember! So, how can you reorder Instagram Highlights? Let’s break it down together.
How to Reorder Your Instagram Story Highlights: Step-By-Step Guide
Deep Breaths, Deep Breaths
First, how can you reorder instagram highlights, the actual moving parts? Here is the step-by-step:
1. Go to your profile: Your Highlights live right under your bio – they’re arranged by most recently updated.
2. Pick the Highlight you want to move: Tap the one you want to bring to the front.
3. Open any story in that Highlight: Tap through until you land on a story. Then hit the three dots (•••) in the bottom-right corner.
4. Tap “Remove from Highlight”: Yes, we’re removing it temporarily. DO NOT panic—make sure the story is archived before doing this step so it doesn’t get deleted forever.
5. Re-add it immediately: Told you it was temporary. Go back to your profile, tap the Highlight again, hit “Edit Highlight,” and from there, reselect the same story from your Archive.
6. Save your changes: And that’s it!
Since you’ve re-added one story update to your Highlight, it has been officially bumped to front of the line. Now when your friends ask you “ can you reorder instagram highlights?”, you can now confidently say yes.
Things to Watch Out For
Okay cool, cool, cool! You can reorder instagram highlights now. But what if something goes wrong?
1. Archive your stories: We cannot emphasize this enough. ARCHIVE! ARCHIVE! ARCHIVE! Before removing a story from a Highlight, make sure it’s saved in your Archive. Double-check if you have to. Losing content forever? No thank you.
2. Highlight not moving? Give it a sec—Instagram is trying its best. Sometimes updates take a moment because of Wi-Fi (no shade) or app glitches. If it’s still not in the right spot, close the app, reopen, or clear your cache.
3. DON’T forget your Highlight covers! You know it’s all about the vibes. This is the perfect time to check your IG Highlight covers and make sure they match your brand’s aesthetic. We may or may not have an entire article about that. 👀
3 Things to Keep in Mind
We want you to have THE BEST setup, so keep these 3 things in mind (please, with a cherry on top):
1. Stalk yourself (or others): If someone totally new landed on your profile, what would you want them to see first? Your skincare routine? Monthly photo dump? Meme archive? Organize your highlights in a way that flows. Not sure where to start? Ask: What would I want to see if I were stalking someone? Weird, but it works. Trust the process.
2. Say it with me: Consistency. Is. Everything.
I know, I know—don’t judge a book by its cover. But let’s be real: Instagram is a visual platform. If your Highlights are messy, mismatched, or chaotic? Bye-bye first impression. Make it cute and clear. (Also… we might just have another article about this too 👀)
3. Order by what converts: Bestie tip! Your Highlights can actually drive traffic. WHAT?! Shocking, I know! Look at your DMs, Insights, or comments. What are people always asking about? Highlight that content and move it up front. If a story ever led to a sale, inquiry, or even just a really great convo—give it a spotlight.
Let’s Build Something Beautiful Together
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by your social media to-do list, know this: you don’t have to do it alone. We specialize in helping small businesses tell their stories with style and strategy. Whether you need stunning visuals, content that speaks your language, or someone who actually loves data and knows how to use it (omg, that’s us!), we’ve got you. From beautiful content creation, to data that doesn’t feel scary, we bring connection, creativity, and clarity to the process so you can focus on what you do best.
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WRITTEN BY:
Joana Huaracha Franco
Intern