How do you edit a LinkedIn post after posting?
Use the More icon on the post itself. LinkedIn's Edit a shared post help page, shown as last updated four years ago when we checked on 4 November 2026, says you can edit the text in posts you've shared from your homepage, a group or a LinkedIn Page, and gives the steps below for posts shared from your homepage. The device labels follow the page's own Desktop and Mobile tabs.
Find the post
LinkedIn's steps start with locating the post. For an older one, click the Me icon or your profile picture, open your profile and go to the Activity section, then click Posts. LinkedIn's Activity page help says you can view and delete content up to two years old there.
Open the More menu
Click the More icon in the upper-right corner of the post, then click Edit post.
Change the text and save
Edit the text and click Save. The word Edited appears next to the post to show it was changed.
Do the same in the app
Tap the More icon in the upper-right corner of the post, tap Edit post, make the change and tap Save. The help page gives one set of Mobile steps, doesn't split iOS from Android, and shows the More icon either as three dots in a row or as three stacked dots.
The rule to remember from that page: "Only the text in a post can be edited." LinkedIn's mention help confirms you can edit posts and comments to add a mention. Posts can hold up to 3,000 characters, according to LinkedIn's posting help page, so keep any additions inside that. Our table of every LinkedIn character limit has the comment and article limits too.
What can you change after posting, and what can't you?
Text, mentions and comment settings can change after posting, and a scheduled post can change before it goes out. Media, polls and the audience can't. Each row is based on a LinkedIn help page, checked 4 November 2026, and gives the desktop steps.
| What you want to change | Can you edit it? | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Text, a typo or the first line | Yes | More, then Edit post, then Save (Edit a shared post) |
| Add a mention | Yes | Edit the post, type @ and pick the person from the list |
| Photo, video, document or attached article | No | Delete the post and create a new one |
| A link | The text, yes; the preview, no | New URLs won't display a new preview image. The share box remembers the last link you shared for three days |
| A poll's question or options | No | Delete it and post a corrected one; LinkedIn allows deleting (Polls FAQ) |
| Who can see it: Anyone, Connections only or Group | No | Visibility is fixed once shared (Visibility of shared posts); delete and share again with the setting you want |
| Who can comment | Yes | More, then Who can comment on your post?, pick Anyone, Connections only or No one, then Save. Turning comments off doesn't delete existing ones (comment controls) |
| A scheduled post | Yes | Open your scheduled posts, click More, then Modify schedule or Edit post (Schedule posts) |
| A published article | Yes, on desktop | Me, Post & Activity, Articles tab, More, Edit article, then Update (Edit your published articles) |
| Your comment | Yes | More, Edit, then Save Changes; (edited) shows above it (Edit comments) |
A worked example for the link row: you share a page at 9:00 on Monday, then fix its title on your website. LinkedIn says to wait three days before sharing the same URL if you want the new title and image, so the earliest time to share it again is 9:00 on Thursday, 3 × 24 = 72 hours later. Our guide to fixing LinkedIn link previews covers the other causes of a stale card.
How do you edit a company page, group or boosted post?
Company Page posts. You need super admin or content admin access. On desktop, open the Page's admin view, click Page posts in the left menu, click the More icon on the post, select Edit post, then click Save. In the app, tap Dashboard in the upper-left corner, select Page posts and use the same More menu. LinkedIn's Page post help adds one condition: you can only edit a sponsored post if your Page has at least 500 followers or 50 members associated with it.
Group posts. Click the More icon on your own post and choose Edit post. LinkedIn's groups help says only group owners or managers can delete other members' posts, and deleting a post removes all its likes, reactions and comments.
Posts you boosted from your profile. An edit can send the ad back to review. On desktop, go to your profile's Activity section, click Show all posts, then Manage on the boosted post; LinkedIn gives matching app steps, though mobile boosting is still in testing. LinkedIn's boosted post help says an edited post might need review again before your target audience sees it, usually within 24 hours, and that you can't change the budget without deleting the ad and boosting again.
Boosted Page posts. LinkedIn's Page boosting help says that if you boost a post that's been edited, it has to go through ad review again, and the ad status changes from paused to active once it's approved. Edit before you boost if you can.
Why is there no Edit post option on my LinkedIn post?
Going by what LinkedIn's help pages say can and can't be edited, there are four likely causes: you aren't the author or a Page admin, the post is a poll, it's an article opened in the app, or it hasn't been published yet. Check them in order:
- It isn't yours. LinkedIn's steps cover posts you've shared. For a Page post you need super admin or content admin access to that Page.
- It's a poll. LinkedIn's Polls FAQ says a poll can't be edited once it's created. You can delete it and post a corrected one.
- It's an article. Articles are edited from Me, then Post & Activity, then the Articles tab, and LinkedIn says that isn't available in the mobile app. Switch to a computer.
- It hasn't gone out yet. Scheduled posts sit in a separate list. On desktop, click Start a post, the Clock icon, then View all scheduled posts; in the app, tap Post, the Clock icon, then View all. For Pages, LinkedIn's Page scheduling help lists Edit post, Modify schedule, Post now and Delete post for a scheduled post.
- None of these fit. The edit help page was last updated four years before our check, so the live menu may not match it. Open the post from your Activity section and use the More icon there.
Should you edit, delete and repost, or post a correction?
Edit when the problem is in the text, delete and repost when the media is wrong, and add a correction comment when people have already replied to the mistake. Our guide on when to delete and repost a LinkedIn post covers whether a repost helps a post that flopped; this section covers the mechanics.
Before you delete, copy the text into a note, because the new post starts with no reactions or comments. LinkedIn's delete help adds two warnings: a deleted post could still appear in a digest email sent to your connections, and you can't delete content that has been marked as spam.
When a wrong number or name has already drawn replies, fix the post and leave a short comment, so the earlier replies still make sense to new readers. Copy this and fill the brackets:
What to check before you press Post
Media, polls and the audience can't be changed once the post is live, so run this list on the draft:
- See how the first lines break on desktop and mobile in our free LinkedIn post preview.
- Check the audience. LinkedIn saves the visibility option you pick as your default, so one Connections only post carries over to the next one. LinkedIn's comment controls help says the same of the comment setting.
- Read poll wording twice. LinkedIn caps questions at 140 characters and options at 30, and allows up to four options on desktop and Android or five on iOS.
- Open every link in the draft and look at the preview card before you post.
- Pick each @mention from the list as you type. LinkedIn says it may limit mentions of members you aren't connected with. Our guide to tagging people and companies in a LinkedIn post has the details.
- Not ready? Save a draft. LinkedIn says you can keep editing a draft later, including from another device.
The same check applies when someone else drafts for you. Siela's Social Media agent, for example, can be set to show you every LinkedIn post before it goes out, so the final text gets read before it is live.
Frequently asked questions
Does LinkedIn notify people when you edit a post?
LinkedIn's edit help says only that the word Edited appears next to the post; it doesn't mention notifications (checked 4 November 2026). For articles it is explicit: connections aren't notified of an update and there is no edited label. LinkedIn's mention help says mentioned members are notified and that you can add a mention by editing, but not whether a mention added in an edit sends that notification.
Can you see the edit history of a LinkedIn post?
Not from anything LinkedIn's help pages describe. Posts show an Edited label and comments show (edited), but none of the pages we checked on 4 November 2026 mentions a version history viewers can open. For articles, LinkedIn says the original version is no longer available once your edits are saved, so keep a copy before a big rewrite.
How do I change the picture on a LinkedIn post?
You can't swap it in place. LinkedIn's help says shared photos, videos, documents and articles can't be replaced, and that you must delete the post and create a new one. Copy the text first and note who commented, since the new post starts with none of the old comments. Then delete the post from its More menu and share the text again with the right image attached.
Can I edit a LinkedIn post on my phone?
Yes. In the LinkedIn app, tap the More icon in the upper-right corner of your post, tap Edit post, change the text and tap Save. Page admins can edit Page posts in the app from Dashboard, then Page posts. Articles are the exception: LinkedIn says editing a published article isn't available in the mobile app, so use a computer.
Is there a time limit for editing a LinkedIn post?
LinkedIn's edit help doesn't mention one (checked 4 November 2026). Older posts are easiest to reach from your profile's Activity section, which LinkedIn says covers content up to two years old; for deleting older content it points you to your data archive. Watch boosted posts, because an edit can send the ad back to review before it shows again.
Sources
- LinkedIn Help: Edit a shared post (checked 4 Nov 2026 (shown as last updated 4 years ago))
- LinkedIn Help: Manage shared content and profile activity (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Mention people in your posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Post and share updates (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: LinkedIn Polls FAQ (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Visibility of shared posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Turn off and limit comments on posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Schedule posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit your published articles on LinkedIn (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit comments in your LinkedIn feed (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit a post on your LinkedIn Page (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit or delete posts or comments on LinkedIn groups (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit or delete a boosted post from your LinkedIn profile (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Boost a post from your company's LinkedIn Page (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Scheduled posts for LinkedIn Pages (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Delete content you've shared (checked 4 Nov 2026)