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Instagram's long-awaited change to your grid is finally available — 'we've only been asking for a decade'

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Instagram has introduced a new grid reordering feature that allows users to rearrange posts on their profile grid without affecting the original publication date or engagement metrics

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Taylor Bushey

By Taylor Bushey, 


Published: 17/06/2026

- 11:13
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Readjust your profile exactly the way you want

  • Instagram has given you the ability to reorder posts on your profile
  • It gives you greater control over the appearance of your account
  • Tap and hold on existing posts to drag them into a new order
  • Instagram has added an Undo button to reverse the changes

Instagram is finally rolling out a highly requested update to profiles worldwide.

If you've ever wanted to reorganise the posts on your Instagram profile, you're not alone. For years, social media users have been limited to displaying content in chronological order, making it difficult to maintain a carefully curated aesthetic or highlight specific posts without deleting and reposting them.

Now, Instagram's parent company, Meta, is changing that.

The social media platform has introduced a new grid reordering feature that allows users to rearrange posts on their profile grid without affecting the original publication date or engagement metrics.

The update gives you greater control over how your profile appears, making it easier to showcase key content, refresh a profile's visual layout, and create a more intentional first impression for visitors.

Instagram said in a post: "Your grid is often the first thing people see. Now you can curate it to reflect who you are right now, whether you're setting the tone for your creative work, putting your top products on display or just making your profile feel more you."

To reorder your grid, all you have to do is follow these steps:

  1. Go to your feed
  2. Hold down one of your posts
  3. Go to the reorder grid
  4. Move your post anywhere on your grid
You can move one post at a time. And if you need to move a post back to its original spot, you'll just need to follow the same steps. Users are very happy with the new update, too. On X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: "Oh my God you can reorder your grid on Instagram – finally, we have only been asking for a decade or more."

However, not all users have been trreated to this update quite yet. One user wrote on Reddit: "I don't have the reorder option. Tried uninstalling and restarting the update. Any fix for that?"

Similar to WhatsApp, it should be noted that Instagram rolls out these mass updates gradually, with some users not getting them for months down the line. If you haven't seen the update on your profile yet, it could arrive within the coming weeks.

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A similar scenario occurred with Instagram's Liquid Glass adoption on iOS devices. Some users who manage multiple accounts saw the update on one account but not the other.

These aren't the only updates you can look forward to, either. Meta has been quite busy with new rollouts on its platforms recently. For instance, you can now view Stories on Instagram and Facebook without leaving any evidence that you've peeked.

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It's all thanks to the range of paid subscription tiers introduced by Meta across its three largest social platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook.

This sneaky feature lets you view Stories – the ephemeral posts where users can share photos, videos, audio clips, and more without being shared permanently on the grid — without revealing their identity to the person who posted them. Stories first arrived on Instagram in 2016, aiming to compete with similar features found on Snapchat.

Facebook followed shortly after, with the feature arriving the following year. The ability to check who has been peeping on your posts has always been a core feature of Stories, despite many users wanting to avoid leaving a trace.

The new subscriptions — called WhatsApp Plus, Instagram Plus, and Facebook Plus — come with a range of premium benefits for a monthly fee. In addition to hiding yourself from other user profiles, subscribers gain access to exclusive features and scroll through feeds ad-free.

If you're using Instagram or Facebook on iOS or Android, you would need to pay £3.99 per month each, or £2.99 per month if you're using WhatsApp.



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