Instagram Updates Profile Grid With Vertical-Aligned Thumbnails 

Instagram Updates Profile Grid With Vertical-Aligned Thumbnails 
Takeaways: You may have noticed a change in your IG profile grid lately, with the thumbnail images for your posts switching to a more vertical-aligned presentation, as opposed to the regular square image display.

Above is a screenshot and link to a post to explain how the various sizes will now preview in the new layout. This post is also helpful in explaining the different ratios — ideally we’ll now be uploading images and graphics that are a 4:5 ratio (1080×1350), and they will preview in grid view as 3:4. 

For Purdue: This feature has been coming for some time, but it was rolled out to a lot of users very suddenly this past weekend as part of IG’s broader effort to position itself as the best alternative to TikTok. This has large implications for every account and should be a part of your content planning going forward.

Also, for those whose grids are looking a little out of whack with this update, Instagram has given you the option to adjust each post with a black or white border. This link shows how to do that. We’re in luck with our brand colors, the black border is a good fix for anything previously posted! 

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