# Instagram Updates Profile Grid With Vertical-Aligned Thumbnails

Hey, have you ever checked out your Instagram profile grid these days?
You probably have, you could have seen a change in format, with the thumbnail photos in your posts switching to a extra vertical-aligned presentation, versus the common sq. picture show.

That presentation fashion, which Instagram has been experimenting with for months, is extra aligned with Reels, and by the way, TikTok, which Instagram is attempting to set itself up as a substitute for.
And it’s additionally, based on Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, extra suited to how the vast majority of folks now use the app.
As per Mosseri:
“We began with the tall grid as a result of most pictures and movies which can be uploaded to Instagram at this level are vertical and rectangles do a greater job exhibiting off these pictures and movies. That stated, I do know a few of you spend a variety of time tweaking your grids and this blew all of that up, so we’re going to enhance the flexibility to customise these thumbnails to make it simpler to get again to a spot you are proud of.”

Sure, for all of these individuals who’ve arrange advanced grid shows that create a bigger picture when seen on a profile, Instagram is engaged on options, albeit makeshift ones that also align with the brand new replace.
Instagram’s additionally trying to transfer your Highlights into the grid, whereas additionally including them as a separate tab.

As per Mosseri:
“Highlights are an effective way to showcase your favourite tales, however they’re visually difficult and push your grid down. To be able to preserve creator management we’re constructing a device so you’ll be able to re-order your complete grid and make it no matter you need.”
This has been a long-requested IG function, in enabling customers to re-format their profile grid as they see match. That’s coming, whereas Instagram’s additionally wanting so as to add the flexibility to submit on to your grid, in case you wish to bypass the feed solely.

So that you’ll have extra methods to customise your profile show inside this new format, although the variance of the brand new show will stay, and you’ll have to re-align your presentation round these taller photos.
And whereas many customers are lower than proud of this replace, it’s, once more, value noting that Instagram did flag this replace in August final 12 months.
So it has been coming for a while, it’s not some new, out of nowhere change that no person knew about. But it surely was rolled out to a variety of customers very abruptly, as a part of IG’s broader effort to place itself as the most effective various to TikTok.
However both approach, it’s right here now, and it appears to be like prefer it’s going to remain. The small print might change, however on condition that extra content material is now uploaded to the app in vertical format, it’s time to re-align your strategy round this new profile UI.
Time to get to refreshing your IG profile for the brand new period.
Andrew Hutchinson