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Question from Dennis J.: How do I unhide a post that I accidentally hid from my Facebook timeline? It’s an old family picture that my cousin posted on my page.

I meant to share it on my sister’s page but I accidentally hid it instead. Now I can’t figure out how to unhide it.

Can you tell me how to get that hidden post back on my Timeline?

Rick’s answer: Hi Dennis. As you discovered, Facebook makes it very easy to hide a post from your Timeline, but unhiding it isn’t quite as easy.

Well, actually it is fairly easy – you just have to know where to look for that option.

To unhide a post that you’ve hidden from your Timeline, follow the steps below for the device you’re using to access Facebook.

If you’re accessing Facebook via a web browser on a computer:

1 – Log into your Facebook account and click on your name to visit your Timeline page.

2 – Click the Activity Log button located in the bottom-right corner of your cover photo.

3 – Click the Hidden From Timeline link over in the left-hand column.

4 – Find the post you want to unhide and click the icon over on the far right side of that line. (It looks like a tiny circle with a slanted line through it).

5 – Click Allowed on Timeline. That’s all there is to it. Your previously hidden post should no longer be hidden.

If you’re using the Facebook app on a mobile device:

1 – Log into your Facebook account and tap on your profile photo to visit your Timeline page.

2 – Tap Activity Log.

3 – Tap Category.

4 – Scroll down and tap Hidden From Timeline.

5 – Tap the down arrow beside the post you want to unhide, then tap Show on Timeline. That’s all there is to it. Your previously hidden post should no longer be hidden.

By the way, with very few exceptions most anything you do on Facebook can be reversed. The trick is knowing where to look for the setting.

I hope this helps Dennis. Good luck!

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You can unhide a hidden Facebook post through your Activity Log, on a desktop computer or the Facebook mobile app. Reuters

To unhide a post on Facebook, select the Activity Log from the three-dotted menu near your cover photo.
Once in your Activity Log, unhide a post on Facebook by clicking the "Filter" link and choosing the "Hidden from timeline" option.
You can unhide a post on Facebook in both the mobile app and in any web browser.

Facebook provides a quick and easy way to hide a post you've created without actually deleting it. This is convenient for removing it temporarily from your timeline.

But what happens later, when you want to unhide the post and restore it to your timeline?

You can unhide a post on Facebook on a desktop browser or the mobile app through the Hidden from timeline filter in your Activity Log located in the three-dotted menu of your profile page.

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How do I unhide my profile picture on timeline 2021?

Select Logged Actions and Other Activity. Tap Hidden from timeline. Tap the three dots next to the post you want to unhide and choose Add to profile.

How do I unhide a picture on Facebook?

To unhide a post on Facebook on Android, follow the below-mentioned steps,.

Select filters from the top & tap on Categories..

Now select "Hidden From Timeline" & tap on the three-dot menu beside the. post you want to unhide and select "Show On Timeline.".

How do you unhide someone on Facebook timeline?

Scroll all the way to the bottom of the News Feed page, and click the Edit Options button. In the resulting pop-up window, you can click the gray X to unhide any previously hidden friend, app, or page.