How to Repost a Post on Facebook

Your friend has posted something funny on Facebook, and you'd like to share it with your own circle? Facebook lets you easily repost other people's content, including status updates, images, videos, and more. By using the 'Share' button on someone's post, you can create a new post without liking or commenting on the original content. If you want to keep the likes and comments from the original post, you can simply like or comment on the content before sharing it, so it will appear in your friends' feed.

Locate the content you want to repost on your feed. If you'd like to retain the likes and comments of a post or image when reposting, you will need to comment on the content first. You can comment on your friend's post or image.

• You can also use this method to repost an old post, either one you shared or a friend's. Find the original post (you may need to scroll through your friend's timeline) and then continue from there.
• This isn’t technically ‘reposting,’ but it’s the only way to send a post to your feed without losing likes and comments. Using the ‘Share’ function will create a new post and remove the likes and comments.

Comment on the post or image you want to 'repost'. This step will send the content to your personal feed and display it in your friends' update list. You can do this for an old post you want to share again or for posts that your friends may not have seen.

• You can also like an old post, but there’s a lower chance it will appear in your feed.

Do not click the Share button if you want to keep the likes and comments. Otherwise, you will create a new post with the same content on your feed. In this case, the likes and comments will be lost, but you can manage the post yourself.

Find the content you want to repost. You can repost most content shared by others. Browse your update list to find statuses, images, links, or posts you want to share with others. The posts you cannot repost are those in private groups.

• This method won’t retain the likes and comments from the original post. If you want to repost someone else’s content and keep the likes and comments, you need to reply to the original post with a new comment.

Click the Share Link. This button is located below the post, above the like and comment buttons.

Select the location where you want to repost the content. When you click the Share link, a new window will pop up. Use the dropdown menu at the top of the window to choose where you want to repost the content. You can choose to share on your personal timeline, your friends' timelines, in a group, or via a message.

• If you choose to share on a friend's timeline, you'll be prompted to enter that friend's name.
• If you choose to share in a group, you'll be prompted to enter the group's name.
• If you choose to share via message, you'll be prompted to enter the recipient's name.

Add a new status. When reposting content, you'll have the option to add a new status to the post. This status will appear at the top of the reposted content, with the original status shown below.

• You can tag friends in the status by typing '@' followed by their name.

Remove the original poster's name. By default, when a post is shared, the original poster’s name will be displayed. You can remove this by clicking the 'Remove' link next to their name.

Choose security settings. You can use the dropdown menu beneath the window to select the privacy settings for your repost. You can choose to make it visible to everyone, just your friends, only yourself, or customize it from your friends list.

Share the post. Once you are satisfied with the sharing options, click the Share button to repost the content. The post will appear on the selected timeline or status.

• Depending on the privacy settings of the original post, you may not be able to share it with everyone.