Facebook is one of the most popular social networks in the world, and one of its most used features is featured stories. While this feature is a great way to share special moments with your friends and followers, many users ask the following question: How do I know who sees my Facebook highlights?
In this article we will answer this great unknown and We will provide you with the steps to follow to manage the privacy of this function. Also, we will briefly explain how to create a story highlight on Facebook. I hope this information is useful to you!
What happens when you see a featured story on Facebook?
When you see a featured story on Facebook, You are viewing a collection of photos or videos that someone has shared publicly on their profile and that have been featured at the top of their profile page. This implies that they will be available to view during the time that the user in question has chosen. Featured stories are usually a selection of the best moments or the most important photos and videos that person has shared.
When you click on a featured story, you can see the photos or videos that make it up, and you can scroll through them to see more. You can also click the reaction or comment buttons to interact with the post or share it on your own page if the user has allowed it to be shared publicly. Story Highlights are a way to showcase your best moments on your Facebook profile and make them quick and easy for others to see.
It should be noted that you can gossip other people's featured stories without fear, since they will not receive any notification that they have visited it, unless you interact with it or if it has been posted for less than 24 hours.
How to create a featured story on Facebook?
As you probably already know, to create a featured story you must first make a “normal” story. This will remain visible for 24 hours on your profile. During this period of time, you can see who has come to open it. To do this, you simply have to click on the story and slide up to bring up the list of people who have taken a look. But remember: After 24 hours from being published, the story will disappear if you don't star it, and the watchlist will no longer be available even if you choose to star it.
To create a featured story on Facebook, follow these simple steps:
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile device or go to Facebook in your web browser and access your profile.
- At the top of your profile, under your profile photo and your name, you will find the option "Add to story". Click on it.
- The Facebook camera will open. You can take a photo or record a video to share in your story highlight.
- Personalize your story with filters, text, stickers, music, polls, or any other tool available in the Facebook app.
- Once you're done customizing your story, click "Share" to post it on your profile.
After publishing your story, you can also add it to your highlights so that it remains visible at the top of your profile for a longer period of time. To do so, follow these steps:
- Click on the story you want to feature.
- Click on "Stand out" in the lower right corner of the story.
- Choose "Add to featured stories" from the pop-up menu.
- Customize the cover of your featured story and click "Save".
Ready! Now your featured story will be displayed at the top of your profile and it will be available for your friends and followers to view during the time you have chosen.
How to know who sees your highlights?
Facebook doesn't provide a list of people who have seen your featured stories on your profile more than 24 hours after the story was posted. However, If you have a Facebook Business or Creator Studio account, you can access information about the performance of your featured stories, including the number of views, impressions and engagement. This allows you to get a general idea of how many people are viewing your highlights and how they are interacting with them.
Also, if someone comments or reacts to your highlights, you will receive notifications from Facebook, which will allow you to know who is interacting with your publications. You can also see who has reacted or commented on the post by clicking the corresponding buttons on the post.
It is important to note that, in general, Facebook does not provide detailed information about who views your profile or individual posts, since the main objective of the platform is to allow people to connect and share content in a public way.
Facebook Highlight Stories Privacy
While it's true that we can't see who has seen our featured stories on Facebook, yes we can choose who can see them. To do this, we must customize the privacy of our featured stories and decide who has permission to take a look at them. Let's see how to do it step by step:
- Open Facebook and go to your profile.
- Click on "Featured Stories" at the top of your profile.
- Click on the "Edit" in the top right corner of the featured stories section.
- Select option "Edit privacy".
- Select who can see your highlights. You can choose between “Public”, “Friends”, “Friends except”, “Only me”, or other custom options. If you choose "Only Me", it will be a completely private story that only you can see.
- Once you've selected your preferred privacy option, click "Save" to apply the changes. This way, only the people you've selected will be able to see your featured stories on Facebook.
It's important to note that the privacy of your highlights only applies to the highlights themselves, not the posts on your profile or in your news feed. If you wish to adjust the privacy of your regular posts, you will need to do so separately. If you want to know how to configure privacy on Facebook, click here.
In short: You can only see who has viewed your highlights on Facebook for the first 24 hours. Then you can only find out if they interact with any of them.