Instagram Now Lets You Put Someone Else’s Post on Your Profile Grid
By Thasmiya
Instagram is making profile grids a little more flexible.
The platform is rolling out a new feature that lets users **add a post created by someone else directly to their main Instagram profile grid — as long as they have been tagged in it**.
That means if your friend posts the perfect group photo, holiday picture or event moment and tags you, you no longer need to upload the same image again just to have it appear on your own grid.
Instead, you can add the original tagged post directly to your profile.
Instagram began rolling out the feature on **September 10, 2026**, according to TechCrunch.
## **How Instagram’s New Profile Grid Feature Works**
Until now, posts that someone else tagged you in generally appeared under the separate **Tagged** section of your Instagram profile.
The new feature changes that.
When someone tags you in an eligible post, Instagram now gives you the option to display that post on your **main profile grid**.
There are several ways users can access the option.
You can add the post from the **DM notification received when you are tagged**, directly from the **original post**, or through the **Tagged tab on your profile**.
Once added, the post becomes visible alongside the other content on your main grid.
## **The Original Post Still Belongs to the Person Who Posted It**
Adding someone’s tagged post to your grid does not create a duplicate post.
The original content remains on the original creator’s account.
Instagram is essentially allowing you to display that existing post on your profile rather than forcing you to download, screenshot or upload the same content again.
This also means the feature is different from publishing the photo yourself.
The original post and creator remain connected to the content.
## **You Can Remove It From Your Grid Later**
Changed your mind about having someone else’s post on your main profile?
Instagram lets you remove it.
Removing the post from your main grid **does not remove the original post**, nor does it necessarily remove it from your Tagged section.
It simply stops displaying that particular post on your main profile grid.
That gives users more control over how their profiles look without affecting the original creator’s content.
## **Why This Is Actually Useful**
Imagine you go on holiday with a group of friends.
Someone else takes the best photo, posts it first and tags everyone.
Previously, you had a few choices: leave it in your Tagged section, share it temporarily to Stories, or upload the same image again to your own feed.
The new feature creates another option.
You can simply bring the tagged original onto your own grid.
The same could apply to weddings, birthdays, concerts, dinners, sporting events, graduations and almost any other shared experience where multiple people might want the same post represented on their profiles.
## **Creators and Brands Could Benefit Too**
The feature could become particularly useful for influencers, creators and brands.
For example, a brand could publish campaign content featuring several creators and tag each participant.
Those creators could then potentially add the original campaign post to their own grids without separately uploading identical content.
Instagram told TechCrunch that the feature could be useful for creator collaborations by providing another way to showcase tagged content without having to republish it or rely entirely on the existing **Invite Collaborators** feature.
For brands running influencer campaigns, this could make cross-profile visibility significantly easier.
## **Is This the Same as Instagram Reposts?**
No.
Instagram already has a native **Repost** feature for sharing public Reels and feed posts.
That feature allows users to tap the Repost icon on eligible public content. Reposted content can then be recommended to their friends and followers and is stored in a dedicated **Reposts tab** on their profile. The original creator remains credited.
The new tagged-post feature goes one step further in a different direction.
Instead of putting someone else’s content in a separate Reposts section, an eligible post that **you are tagged in can be displayed on your actual main profile grid**.
So the distinction is:
**Repost:** Share eligible public content from another account; it appears in your dedicated Reposts section and may be recommended to followers.
**Add tagged post to grid:** Take a post in which someone has tagged you and display it alongside your own posts on your main profile grid.
## **Instagram Is Giving Users More Control Over Their Grids**
This is not the only major profile-grid change Instagram has introduced recently.
In June 2025, Instagram announced that users would be able to **rearrange their profile grids**, ending the platform’s long-standing reliance on chronological ordering for profile presentation.
The change was designed to give people greater control over how their profiles look and which content they want to highlight.
Instagram’s latest tagged-post update continues in the same direction.
Instead of your grid being determined entirely by the order and ownership of your uploads, Instagram is increasingly turning profiles into spaces users can curate more deliberately.
## **What Happens to Your Tagged Tab?**
The Tagged tab isn’t disappearing.
A post can remain available in your Tagged section even if you remove it from your main grid.
That distinction is useful because it means users do not have to choose between permanently hiding a tagged post and displaying it prominently on their profile.
Instead, the main grid becomes another presentation option.
## **How to Add Someone Else’s Post to Your Instagram Grid**
Once the feature becomes available on your account, find a post in which you have been tagged.
Instagram says the option can be accessed through the notification received when you’re tagged, from the post itself, or through your profile’s Tagged section.
Choose the option to add the post to your profile grid.
The tagged post should then appear alongside the other content displayed on your main profile.
Because Instagram is rolling out the feature, availability may not necessarily appear simultaneously for every account or device.
## **Why Instagram’s Latest Update Matters**
The update might seem small, but it solves a surprisingly common Instagram problem.
Your best photos aren’t always taken or posted by you.
Until now, someone else’s great photo of you was largely confined to your Tagged section unless you uploaded it again yourself.
Instagram’s new feature essentially lets your profile represent more of the content you’re actually part of — regardless of which friend, creator or brand originally pressed the Post button.
For everyday users, that means fewer duplicate holiday and group photos.
For creators, it provides another way to showcase collaborations.
And for brands, it could make influencer and campaign content easier to distribute across participating profiles.
Most importantly, users still retain control over whether a tagged post deserves a place on their main grid.
## **FAQ**
### **Can you now put someone else’s Instagram post on your profile grid?**
Yes, Instagram is rolling out a feature that allows you to add **posts you have been tagged in** directly to your main profile grid.
### **Can I add any Instagram post to my main grid?**
The newly announced feature specifically applies to posts **you are tagged in**. It should not be confused with Instagram’s Repost feature for sharing eligible public posts and Reels.
### **How do I add a tagged post to my Instagram grid?**
Instagram allows the option to be accessed from the notification you receive when you’re tagged, from the original post itself or through the Tagged section of your profile.
### **Does adding the post create a copy?**
No. The original post remains where it was originally published. Adding it to your grid does not create another independent copy of the post.
### **Can I remove someone else’s post from my grid later?**
Yes. Instagram allows you to remove the tagged post from your main profile grid later without deleting the original content.
### **Will removing it from my grid remove it from my Tagged section?**
Not necessarily. According to the information provided by Instagram, you can remove the post from your main grid without removing it from the Tagged tab.
### **Is adding a tagged post the same as reposting?**
No. Instagram’s existing Repost feature lets users repost eligible public feed posts and Reels, with those reposts stored in a separate profile tab. The new feature lets posts you’re tagged in appear on your **main profile grid**.
### **Is the feature useful for Instagram creators?**
Yes. Instagram says it could give creators another way to highlight posts they are tagged in, including collaborations and brand campaigns, without republishing the same content or necessarily using the Collaborator feature.
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