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Wednesday 26th February 2020
How to Post a Link on Facebook Without the URL 2019
Have you noticed that you can now post a link on your Facebook status and then delete the link and leave just the nice image and text box that it auto-generates?
It’s all down to some clever code that Facebook pulls from the website but you don’t need to understand all that shiz… you can have pretty links on Facebook in two easy steps!
It certainly makes your social media posts look neater and more like the Facebook Ads format.
How to Post a Link on Facebook Without the URL in 2019
[Updated October 2019]
How to post a link on Facebook without showing the URL:
- Just paste the link into your status and wait for the link to load.
- When the image and text appear just delete the link and write your update. Simples.
The end result is a post that looks like this:
UPDATE: Facebook seems to do this automatically now. Try this:
- Paste in in the link.
- Wait for the image to load.
- And post
The link won’t show on your post most of the time. Failing that, just do it the old way as above!
We really like this feature as it makes your posts look cleaner and more professional. Give it a go and let us know how it goes.
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21 comments on this article
Geraldine at 8:43am on January 30th 2015
Are you sure this is NEW as I’ve been doing exactly that for ages?! Often wondered why other people kept the URLs in…
Todd at 8:45am on January 30th 2015
You’d think it was by the reaction from people! 😉
Me too… been deleting the link for a while but lots of people didn’t know what I meant by ugly URL. So thought I’d share it.
Yannina at 22:25pm on January 14th 2020
When I delete the url…post deleted too!!!
Todd at 16:37pm on January 15th 2020
Mmm… that’s certainly not what we experience. Wait for the content box to loads and then see?
Geraldine at 11:36am on January 31st 2015
Nice to know I was ahead of the curve – for once! TBH I think I discovered it by accident 🙂
Misha at 9:48am on February 27th 2015
Just tried this tip and thanks guy, it worked a treat and my posts do look better. I didn’t know you could do this. Any similar tips for twitter please?
Dave at 17:29pm on February 23rd 2016
Todd,
I am trying to replace the url with an image from my website. Where would I put this?
Todd at 17:54pm on March 3rd 2016
You would need to either edit the box that comes up on Facebook (sometimes you can change the image) or simply create a post with an image from your website and put the link in the copy.
C at 2:34am on March 19th 2016
Is there a way to post the link without having to delete the URL after?
Todd at 11:05am on March 21st 2016
Of course… just post it and then leave it in 🙂
If you use a tool like Buffer to post the link it actually does all the magic for you too.
Mar at 13:43pm on April 19th 2016
I know this is an old thread, but… I’m looking for a way to do the same thing, but while *replying* to a comment on Facebook. Haven’t been able to find a way to do that.
Todd at 13:59pm on April 19th 2016
Howdy, Mar.
You’re right that’s not possible. Even when you go back and edit to take out the link it doesn’t work. Annoying… maybe Facebook will fix in the future.
JohnL at 12:43pm on October 6th 2017
T hank you a lot for the great article
Todd at 9:52am on October 11th 2017
Pleasure!
rizmi at 9:54am on August 28th 2018
Nice. I didnt expect it to be this simple!
Hashem at 12:38pm on November 7th 2018
What should I do when there are is more than one link in the post?
Todd at 20:31pm on November 19th 2018
In that case, leave them both in to save confusion.
John at 5:17am on December 17th 2019
Thanks Todd, your blog was so helpful. Thumbs up!!
Pokojonomofogo at 14:00pm on February 12th 2020
Is there a way in 2020 on fb mobile to comment on a friend’s post with an url to a video (e.g. YouTube), then remove the link but leave the video in there? Thanks!
Todd at 16:08pm on February 12th 2020
Howdy! I’m not sure there is, no. It would be cool if you could though, I agree.
Todd at 12:27pm on February 27th 2015
Hi Misha. Best thing for Twitter that’s similar to this tip is sharing an image with a link.
Tools Like Buffer’s Chrome Extension let you share the image and link AND title with one button. You can find more about that here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/buffer/noojglkidnpfjbincgijbaiedldjfbhh?hl=en. You need a Buffer account to use it but that’s free!