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How to unhide a Facebook post
Facebook allows users to not only hide likes and comments but also entire posts. This feature is particularly useful if you want to temporarily remove content without permanently deleting it. If you’ve already tried out this feature and are now looking to reverse it—perhaps before a friend realizes you hid their post—we’ll guide you through the steps to unhide posts on both desktop and mobile.
QUICK ANSWER
To unhide a Facebook post on mobile, open the Facebook app and tap on your Profile icon. Then, tap on the three dots icon (…) > Activity Log > View Activity History > Filters > Categories > Your activity across Facebook > Post hidden from profile. Next, tap the three dots icon (…) next to the post you want to unhide and select Add to profile.
On desktop, open Facebook in a browser and log in, then click on your Account icon > Settings & privacy > Settings > Privacy > Use Activity Log. Then, from the left sidebar, choose Your activity across Facebook > Post > Post hidden from profile. To unhide a post, click on the three dots (…) next to a post and select Add to profile.
JUMP TO KEY SECTIONS
How to unhide a post on the Facebook app
You can unhide a post using the app by following a few steps:
- Open the Facebook app and tap on your Profile icon.
- Tap on the three dots icon (…).
- Tap Activity Log, select Activity history on the top of the screen.
- Tap Filters > Categories.
- Open Your activity across Facebook, select Post category > Post hidden from profile.
- Tap the three dots icon (…) next to the post you want to unhide, then select Add to profile.
How to unhide a post on the Facebook website
To unhide a Facebook post on desktop, do the following:
- Open Facebook in a browser and log in, then click on your Account icon > Settings & privacy > Settings.
- Click on Privacy > Use Activity Log.
- From the left sidebar, choose Your activity across Facebook > Post > Post hidden from profile.
- To unhide a post, click on the three dots (…) next to a post and choose Add to profile.
FAQs
Yes, If you’re talking about posts that you’ve hidden from your profile, un-hiding them would make them reappear on your profile in the original chronological order they were posted.
Yes, if a post is unhidden and it originally contained images and links, those images and links should still be present unless they’ve been explicitly removed or altered.
Hidden posts won’t be on your timeline anymore, but they may still show up to other audiences it’s been shared to, such as in Feed or Search.
You can also unhide a Facebook post by editing it. To do this, go to your Activity Log, find the post you want to unhide, and click the Edit button. Then, change the visibility setting to Public.
If you’re unable to locate the post you wish to unhide in your Activity Log, it’s possible that it was deleted. Once deleted, posts cannot be unhidden. Alternatively, consider checking the platform’s Help Center or FAQ.