Hiding and Filtering Comments on Instagram
Overview
Instagram lets you turn comments off on a single post, choose who can comment on your posts, hide comments that contain certain words, and restrict accounts. All of these settings are in the Instagram app.
Social Cascade can't turn comments off when it publishes a post. To turn comments off on a post you scheduled from Social Cascade, change the setting in Instagram after the post goes live.
How to Turn Off Comments on One Post
Before you share a post (in the Instagram app):
- On the screen where you add a caption or location, open Advanced settings.
- Turn on Turn off commenting.
After the post is live:
- Open the post.
- Tap Options (•••) beside the post.
- Tap Turn off commenting. To allow comments again, repeat the steps and tap Turn on commenting.
Source: Instagram Help, Turn comments on or off for your Instagram posts.
How to Choose Who Can Comment
The account-level comment setting doesn't turn comments off. It controls who can comment on all your posts.
- Go to your profile and tap More (☰).
- Tap Settings and activity.
- Under How others can interact with you, tap Comments. 4. Choose who can comment on your posts.
How to Hide Comments with Hidden Words
- Go to your profile and tap More (☰), then Settings and activity.
- Under How others can interact with you, tap Hidden Words. 3. Choose the filters you want:
- Hide comments: hides comments that may be offensive or spam. You can still view them by tapping View hidden comments under the post.
- Advanced comment filtering: hides more comments that may be offensive or spam.
- Custom words and phrases: hides comments that contain words, phrases or emojis you add.
How to Restrict an Account
Restricting is a quieter alternative to blocking.
- Go to the profile of the account you want to restrict.
- Tap Options (•••) at the top right.
- Tap Restrict.
After you restrict an account, its new comments on your posts are visible only to that person and you, until you approve them. Its messages move to your message requests.
Managing Comments in Social Cascade
You can reply to or delete individual Instagram comments from the Inbox in Social Cascade.
FAQ
Q: Can I schedule a post from Social Cascade with comments already turned off? A: No. Publish the post, then turn off commenting on it in Instagram.
Q: Does deleting a comment in the Social Cascade Inbox delete it on Instagram? A: Yes. It removes the comment from the Instagram post.