Instagram now lets you add multiple links to your profile

Instagram is finally adding a requested update to its functionality. Soon, users will be able to add multiple links to their profile. For years, the app has only allowed users to add a single link to their bio. This has prompted folks to turn to third-party tools such as Linktree, a link-in-bio platform, to add multiple links. 

Instagram will now let all users add multiple links to their bio

Now, Instagram is adding its own feature for users to add multiple links directly into the app. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of the update today, suitably on his own Instagram channel. He calls it “probably one of the most requested features we’ve had.”

The feature is currently rolling out to all users, both personal and business accounts. With this update, you will be able to add up to five links into your profile. The way the new feature works is that if you add more than one link to your profile, Instagram will truncate the first one and will ask if you want to add more links. 

However, there is a catch to this new feature. Only the first link will be visible in your profile. Additional links will be hidden in a pop-up menu. Tapping the first link will pull up this hidden menu, allowing users to view your additional links. 

This limitation might prompt users to continue using Linktree, which allows users to have any links that they add to be visible at once. It’s also possible that users will stick with Linktree out of habit or because Linktree allows users to build a more customized page for multiple links. 

In any case, Instagram’s update allowing users to add multiple links to their profile was a long-time coming. And users will surely be happy that it’s being added.