How to Rearrange Photos in a Carousel Story While Publishing
You cannot arrange a story carousel once it has been published. But you can change the order while publishing. Also, this only works for photos and videos that you add from the Gallery that are not taken with the Camera.
How to Rearrange Photos in a Carousel Post While Publishing
How to Rearrange Photos in a Carousel Post After Publishing
Instagram doesn’t offer a direct way to change the order of photos in an Instagram carousel post. However, a workaround will let you reorder the carousel after it’s published. For that, you will need to make use of Instagram’s “Recently deleted” or trash folder. Note: you must keep at least two pictures in the carousel post while you are doing this. Check our guide that explains in detail how to delete one photo from Instagram. Tip: if you don’t see the “Your activity” option, go to “Settings→ Account→ Recently deleted.” Similarly, restore other pictures and videos to the carousel in the same way
How to Rearrange Existing Posts in Profile
Currently, Instagram doesn’t allow users to rearrange the order of published posts for public view. The good news is that Instagram will soon let users rearrange posts on their feed. Until then, however, you can only sort posts for personal use from oldest to newest or for specific dates using the “Your activity” feature. This could come in handy if you want to delete posts in bulk or find a post from a specific date. Please note that others will not see any change on your feed. You will be doing everything in the background. Alternatively, you can archive various posts. That way the selected photos will disappear from your feed without being deleted, and the rest of the photos will be arranged via your preferences.
Method 1: Sort Posts
Note: if you can’t see the “Your activity” option, please update the Instagram app on your phone.
Method 2: Archive Posts
Tip: To unarchive a post, tap on the three-bar icon on your profile screen. Go to “Your activity → Archive → Posts archive.” Select the post to unarchive and hit the “Unarchive” button.
Organize Instagram
At some point, Instagram may introduce native features to allow users to rearrange photos in stories, posts and their profile after publishing, but for now these are your options when it comes to curating your photo grid and carousels. With regard to managing things on Instagram, learn how to use highlights. Also, learn how to add photos to Instagram Reels.
