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# How to repost on LinkedIn (and when not to)

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Virgile Donadieu

Lead Growth @Taplio

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## Key Takeaways

1.  **How to repost on LinkedIn:** click Repost under a post and pick 1 of 2 options, Repost to share it instantly as is, or Repost with your thoughts to add a comment, choose your audience and click Post, on desktop and mobile alike.
2.  **Repost vs repost with your thoughts:** a plain repost shares the original post without any comment from you, while Repost with your thoughts places your comment at the top with the original post attached underneath.
3.  **When LinkedIn blocks a repost:** LinkedIn's help center lists 3 cases, a post from a LinkedIn group, a post shared for connections only, or a post from a member you are not connected with when LinkedIn has limited your reposting.
4.  **Checks before reposting:** whether the post comes from a group or is connections only, whether you have something to add, whether the news in it is still current, and whether you already reposted the same source this week.
5.  **Which option to pick:** choose a plain repost to amplify someone else's message with minimal effort, and choose Repost with your thoughts when you want your own words first and replies addressed to you.

To repost on LinkedIn, click Repost under a post, then choose Repost to share it instantly as is, or Repost with your thoughts to write a comment, set your audience and click Post. The same two options exist on desktop and in the mobile app, where you tap instead of click, and LinkedIn confirms each repost with a repost successful message. You can repost public posts from members and Pages, and even reposts, but not posts from a LinkedIn group or posts shared for connections only.

## What reposting on LinkedIn means

Reposting puts an existing public post in front of your own network, either as is or with your own comment on top. LinkedIn's help center documents exactly two options under the Repost button: Repost, which shares the original post without prompting you for a comment, and Repost with your thoughts, which opens a composer where your comment appears above the original post.

In both cases the original author's post stays attached, with their name and text. LinkedIn's help center describes the plain repost on mobile as creating a new post with the original post attached, so even a repost without comment appears as your activity.

A like or a comment is a lighter signal. LinkedIn's visibility article says a post can reach the homepage of 2nd and 3rd-degree connections when your 1st-degree connections re-share, comment on or like it, but a repost is the action that puts the full post into your own feed placement.

![Schematic of a LinkedIn post with the Repost button, the two-option menu for Repost or Repost with your thoughts, and the resulting feed card for each option](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6abcbe5a30fa67f98c8340a7_6abcbdae3e2f226ef8baa0bf_how-to-repost-on-linkedin-v1-repost-menu-r1.avif)

The Repost button opens the same two-option menu on every post you are allowed to repost: share as is, or add your comment on top.

## How to repost on LinkedIn (desktop and mobile)

You repost on LinkedIn by clicking or tapping Repost under a post, then picking Repost or Repost with your thoughts from the dropdown. The steps are the same on desktop and mobile, only the click becomes a tap and the Post button sits in a different corner.

On desktop, click Repost under the post. Select Repost to publish right away, or Repost with your thoughts to open the post pop-up, type your comment, click the dropdown next to your name, choose who can see your post, click Done, then click Post in the lower right corner.

On mobile, tap Repost below the post and pick the same two options. For Repost with your thoughts, type your comment on the post page, tap the Anyone dropdown next to your name to choose your audience, then tap Post in the upper right corner.

In the Repost with your thoughts composer you can use the @ symbol to mention people, companies or schools. After a plain repost on desktop, the confirmation appears in the lower left of the homepage with a link to view your repost.

| Step | Desktop | Mobile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open the menu | Click Repost under the post | Tap Repost below the post |
| Share as is | Click Repost, it publishes right away | Tap Repost, it publishes right away |
| Add your comment | Click Repost with your thoughts, type in the pop-up | Tap Repost with your thoughts, type on the post page |
| Set who sees it | Dropdown next to your name, pick an audience, click Done | Anyone dropdown next to your name, pick an audience |
| Publish | Click Post, lower right corner | Tap Post, upper right corner |
| Confirmation | Repost successful message, lower left of the homepage | Repost successful message, with a View post link |

![Side by side steps for reposting on LinkedIn on desktop and on mobile, from the Repost button to the Post button](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6abcbe5a30fa67f98c8340a4_6abcbdaf2ff7d68f3d8b222f_how-to-repost-on-linkedin-v2-desktop-mobile-r1.avif)

Same options on both devices. The comment, audience and Post steps only apply to Repost with your thoughts, and Post sits lower right on desktop, upper right on mobile.

## Repost vs repost with your thoughts: which performs better

No public data says which one performs better, so the choice comes down to what each option puts in the feed. A plain repost adds no words of yours, while Repost with your thoughts puts your comment at the top, above the original post.

Taplio's LinkedIn Benchmark reports reach and engagement by content format from a monthly sample of real posts, but it does not split plain reposts from reposts with your thoughts. That means any claim of a fixed reach bonus for one option is a guess, not a measurement.

What is documented is how each one reads. A plain repost shows the original author's words only, so readers judge it on their post. A repost with your thoughts leads with your comment, which gives readers a reason from you to stop and gives LinkedIn's [algorithm](https://taplio.com/blog/linkedin-algorithm) text of yours to work with.

If your goal is building your own voice, repost with your thoughts and write something readers can reply to. If your goal is amplifying someone else's message with minimal effort, a plain repost does that. A [LinkedIn analytics tool](https://taplio.com/linkedin-analytics-tool) can then show, from your own history, which style your audience engages with more.

The original author also keeps a trace of both. LinkedIn's help center says the author can click the reposts count under their post to see who reposted it, and click the comments count to read comments added on reposts. Posts sent privately with the Send button do not appear in that list.

![Schematic comparison of two feed cards: a plain repost showing the original author's post under a You reposted this line, and a repost with your thoughts showing your comment above the attached original post](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6abcbe5a30fa67f98c83409e_6abcbdb0ffcaa68f4fd2449e_how-to-repost-on-linkedin-v3-feed-comparison-r1.avif)

A plain repost carries only the original author's words. Repost with your thoughts puts your comment first, with the original attached underneath.

## How to undo or delete a repost

You undo a repost by deleting it. On desktop, click the More icon on the upper right corner of the repost, select Delete post, then click Delete in the Delete post? pop-up.

On mobile, tap the More icon on the upper right corner of the repost, select Delete post, then tap Delete in the confirmation pop-up. The More menu sits on your repost, so these steps remove your repost and your commentary, not the original author's post.

You also cannot change a repost's audience after you publish it. LinkedIn's visibility article states that you cannot change the visibility option after you have shared a post, so if you picked the wrong audience, delete the repost and repost again with the setting you meant.

## Where your reposts show up, and who gets notified

When your repost's visibility is set to Anyone, LinkedIn's visibility article says it may appear on your 1st-degree connections' homepage, in content search results, on your Activity page, on your public profile, on other sites off LinkedIn, and in your followers' feeds. It can also reach 2nd and 3rd-degree connections when your connections re-share, comment on or like it.

LinkedIn's help center does not publish a rule on when the original author gets a notification for a repost. What it does document is the reposts list: the author can click the reposts count under their post to see who reposted it. If you want the author to notice, mention them with @ in a repost with your thoughts.

Your public profile stays visible to people who are not signed in to LinkedIn, unless you turned off public profile visibility, so an Anyone repost can be seen well beyond your network. A connections-only repost is visible to your 1st-degree connections only and skips that wider reach.

![Diagram of the seven places where a LinkedIn repost set to Anyone may appear, as listed in LinkedIn's visibility help article, plus how the original author sees who reposted](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6abcbe5a30fa67f98c8340aa_6abcbdb016f3fe70093a5f16_how-to-repost-on-linkedin-v4-where-surfaces-r1.avif)

An Anyone repost may appear in seven places listed by LinkedIn, from your connections' homepage to sites off LinkedIn. A connections-only repost stays with your 1st-degree connections.

## Can you repost your own post, a repost, or a company Page post

You can repost a repost and a company Page post, both documented in LinkedIn's help center. For your own posts, the help center gives no separate procedure, so if the Repost button shows under a post you wrote, the same two-option menu applies.

Reposting a repost follows the standard steps: click Repost under the repost, then choose Repost or Repost with your thoughts. Your commentary becomes the top level of the post, the previous repost's commentary sits underneath, and readers can click through to the original post.

Reposting a company Page's post works the same way from a member account. Reposting as the Page itself requires super admin access: go to the Page's super admin view, click View as member, find the post, click the Repost icon, then choose Repost or Repost with your thoughts.

In that flow, the dropdown next to your name includes a Posting as setting, which decides whether the repost goes out under your name or as the Page. A Page repost appears in the feed of your Page followers with the organization's logo, so check that setting before you click Post.

## What to repost: content worth amplifying

Repost content that tells your audience something they have not already heard from you, and keep original posts as the bulk of your activity. A short comment explaining why the post matters to your audience turns a plain repost into a repost with your thoughts worth reading.

If a post gives you an idea rather than a message you fully agree with, write your own post instead. A [LinkedIn post generator](https://taplio.com/linkedin-post-generator) can turn that idea into an original post credited to you from the start.

Good repost candidates say something your network can act on: a hiring update, a result, a tool worth trying. If you cannot say in one sentence why your audience needs to see it, scroll past it.

## When you should not repost on LinkedIn

Do not try to repost a post from a LinkedIn group, LinkedIn's help center states that group posts cannot be reposted. A post shared for connections only cannot be reposted by other members either, and LinkedIn says it may limit your ability to repost posts from members you are not connected with.

Beyond those platform rules, skip a repost when you have nothing to add and the post is already widely visible in your network, or when the news in it is no longer current. Building your [engagement](https://taplio.com/linkedin-engagement-builder) around a few reposts with your thoughts, timed with the [best time to post](https://taplio.com/best-time-to-post-linkedin) in mind, does more for your profile than reposting everything that crosses your feed.

Also hold off when the original post is brand new, so the author's own network can respond first. And avoid reposting the same source several times in one week: your Activity page keeps the record, and repeated amplification of one account reads as promotion rather than interest.

![Decision tree with four checks before reposting on LinkedIn: group or connections-only post, something to add, still current, already reposted this source this week](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6abcbe5a30fa67f98c8340a1_6abcbdb1a8b4fad889018d3a_how-to-repost-on-linkedin-v5-decision-tree-r1.avif)

Four checks, in order: can it be reposted at all, do you have something to add, is it still current, and have you already reposted this source this week.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why can't I repost on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn's help center lists three reasons. Posts from LinkedIn groups cannot be reposted, a post shared for connections only cannot be reposted by other members, and LinkedIn may limit your ability to repost posts from members you are not connected with.

### How do you repost a post?

Click or tap Repost under the post, then choose Repost to share it as is right away. To add a comment, choose Repost with your thoughts, type your comment, set your audience in the dropdown next to your name, then click or tap Post.

### Is it better to repost or post on LinkedIn?

No published figure shows one beating the other, because they serve different goals. Reposting amplifies someone else's message with minimal effort, while writing your own post, or reposting with your thoughts, puts your own words first and gives readers something of yours to reply to.

### What is the difference between a repost and a share post on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn's help center uses both words for the same action: its repost article describes reposting a post to share it with your network, and its visibility article calls these shared posts. The separate option is Send, which shares a post in a private message and does not appear in the author's reposts list.