LinkedIn mentions for private profiles

Big news for all LinkedIn power users!

Mentions of LinkedIn profiles are finally possible — even in personal posts (not just in posts published by LinkedIn Pages). 🥳

From now on, when publishing a post via Swat.io from a personal LinkedIn profile, you can easily mention other users by typing @ + name. As soon as you type, we will suggest matching profiles automatically.

How to make mentions work reliably:

If mentions don’t work right away, check the following settings. These are required by LinkedIn in order to allow tagging of personal profiles from third-party tools:

1. You must be connected with the profile you want to mention.

2. The person you want to tag must have their LinkedIn profile language set to English.

3. The visibility of their profile outside of LinkedIn must be enabled.

4. Third-party data sharing must be allowed. (This setting is usually enabled by default.)

5. Mentions must be allowed. (LinkedIn users can disable being mentioned.)

6. The person must not have blocked you. (Obviously 😉)

Your benefit:

No more switching back and forth! You can now publish LinkedIn content, even from personal profiles, directly via Swat.io, without limitations.

This is a game changer for companies that involve employees as corporate influencers in their social media strategy. Posts can now be planned, created, and published centrally — finally!

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