How to Add a Tagged Post to Your Facebook Timeline

Ever been tagged in a less-than-flattering photo or an irrelevant post and wished you had a say before it appeared on your Facebook timeline for all your friends, family, and colleagues to see? You're not alone, and thankfully, you have complete control over what shows up on your profile. This guide will walk you through exactly how to add tagged posts on your Facebook timeline, giving you the power to curate your personal and professional digital presence.

First Things First: What Does It Mean to Be Tagged on Facebook?

Before we get into the "how," let's quickly clarify what a tag is. When someone tags you on Facebook, they're creating a link to your profile within their post, photo, or check-in. This action serves a few purposes:

• It identifies you: A tag points out that you're in a photo or were part of an event.
• It shares content with your network: Depending on your privacy settings, the post you're tagged in might also appear on your friends' news feeds, not just the original poster's.
• It adds the post to your timeline: By default, any post you're tagged in automatically shows up on your personal timeline. This creates a public-facing record of where you've been and who you've been with.

For individuals, this can be fun - a collection of memories shared with friends. For professionals, entrepreneurs, or anyone building a brand, uncontrolled tags can create a messy timeline that undermines your carefully crafted image. That's where timeline review comes in.

The Secret Weapon for Profile Control: Timeline Review

If you take away just one thing from this article, let it be this: turn on Timeline Review. This simple setting is the single most powerful tool you have for managing your public-facing Facebook profile. It acts as a gatekeeper, intercepting any post or photo you're tagged in and holding it in a private, pending queue.

Once Timeline Review is enabled, nothing that you're tagged in will ever appear on your timeline without your explicit permission. You get the final say every single time. It puts you in a proactive position to manage your reputation, turning your timeline from a chaotic free-for-all into a curated collection of content that you've personally approved.

How to Turn On Timeline Review

Enabling this feature only takes a minute. The steps are slightly different for desktop and mobile, so here’s a breakdown for both.

On Desktop:

1. Navigate to Facebook.com and click on your profile picture in the top-right corner.
2. Select Settings & Privacy from the dropdown menu, and then click Settings.
3. In the left-hand sidebar, click on Profile and Tagging.
4. You'll see a section titled "Reviewing." Find the option that says, "Review posts you're tagged in before the post appears on your profile?" and click Edit on the right.
5. Click the toggle button to turn the feature on. A blue toggle means it's active.

On Mobile (iOS or Android):

1. Open the Facebook app and tap the Menu icon (three horizontal lines, usually at the bottom right on iOS or top right on Android).
2. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, then tap Settings.
3. Scroll down to the "Audience and Visibility" section and tap on Profile and Tagging.
4. Under the "Reviewing" section, tap on "Review posts you're tagged in before the post appears on your profile?"
5. Toggle the switch to the On position.

That's it! From now on, whenever someone tags you, you’ll get a notification, and the post will wait for your approval before going public on your timeline.

How to Approve (or Hide) a Tagged Post

Okay, so Timeline Review is on, and a friend just tagged you in a great photo from a networking event. How do you actually get it onto your timeline? All your pending tagged posts are gathered in one convenient place.

Here’s the step-by-step process:

1. Wait for a tag. When someone tags you, you’ll get a notification that says something like "[Friend's Name] tagged you in a post. To add this to your timeline, go to Timeline Review."
2. Go to Review. You can click directly on the notification to be taken to your pending posts. If you lose the notification, you can access the queue manually from your profile. Just navigate to your own profile, and you should see a "Review items" button or a section for posts pending review.
3. Access via Activity Log. The most reliable way to find this queue is through your Activity Log.
   • On Desktop: Go to your profile > click the three dots button below your cover photo > select Activity Log > in the left menu, find Timeline, Photo and Tag Review > click Timeline Review.
   • On Mobile: Go to your profile menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Profile and Tagging > under "Reviewing," tap Timeline Review.
4. Make Your Decision. In the Timeline Review queue, you'll see a feed of all the content you've been tagged in. Each post will have two clear options:
   • Add to Profile: This will make the post visible on your timeline for your selected audience to see. This is the action you take for posts you're happy to be associated with.
   • Hide: This keeps the post off your timeline permanently. The post still exists on Facebook, and other people might see it in their news feeds (e.g., mutual friends), but it won't be linked from your profile. The tag remains, but it won’t be displayed on your personal page.

It's that simple. You just go through your pending items and decide "yes" or "no" for each one. Think of it as sorting your mail before it goes on display in your home.

Going Deeper: Who Sees Tagged Posts Anyway?

Controlling what lands on your timeline is half the battle. The other half is controlling who gets to see it once it's there. This is especially helpful if you connect with both close friends and professional contacts on Facebook.

You can fine-tune this setting within the same "Profile and Tagging" menu.

Control the Audience for Your Tagged Posts

Look for the setting that says: "When you're tagged in a post, who do you want to add to the audience of the post if they can't already see it?"

Here you can set the audience to options like:

• Friends: Only your friends will see it.
• Only Me: A great option for privacy. You approve the tag so it’s recorded for you, but it's not broadcast to your network.
• Custom: You can choose specific lists of people (like "Close Friends") or exclude people (like "Acquaintances" or "Coworkers").

This setting effectively gives you a final layer of control over the visibility of your online reputation.

Why Brand Builders and Marketers Should Master Tag Management

If you're using Facebook to build a personal brand or market a business, managing tags isn't just about avoiding embarrassing photos. It's a fundamental part of an effective social media strategy.

Curating Your Digital Presence

Your timeline acts like a professional portfolio. You want a potential client or employer who visits your page to see content that reflects your brand's values, expertise, and professionalism. Uncontrolled tags from friends or random accounts can dilute that message. Using timeline review lets you maintain a polished and consistent brand image.

Leveraging User-Generated Content (UGC)

When happy customers tag your brand in photos or posts about your products or service, that’s marketing gold. This is user-generated content (UGC), one of the most authentic and effective forms of social proof available.

With Timeline Review enabled, you can see every single customer shout-out and selectively approve the best ones to appear on your timeline. This transforms your page into a vibrant showcase of positive customer experiences, without having to manually hunt for mentions or reshare content. It gives you a built-in mechanism for collecting and displaying your best testimonials.

Protecting Your Brand's Reputation

Not all tags are positive. Sometimes you might be tagged in spam, irrelevant promotions, or posts from unhappy customers. Hidden tags allow you to acknowledge that the tag exists - you're still CC'd in the conversation - but you prevent negative content from cluttering your primary brand showcase. It gives you a way to deal with the situation privately without letting it disrupt your public image.

Final Thoughts

Taking control of your Facebook tags is a simple yet powerful step toward managing your digital identity. By enabling Timeline Review, you transform your profile from a public billboard anyone can post on into a thoughtfully curated space that represents you or your brand exactly how you want. It’s an easy-to-use feature that delivers huge returns in professionalism and peace of mind.

Managing tags is a great first step, but it’s just one piece of creating a cohesive brand presence across all your social platforms. Keeping track of mentions, DMs, comments, and planning out content for multiple accounts can get overwhelming fast. This is exactly why we built Postbase. We’ve designed a clean, modern platform that unifies all your social media activity into one place. From planning content in a visual calendar to replying to comments in a single inbox, we help you manage your social media without making things complicated, so you can focus on building your brand, not fighting your tools.