Most of us know how to post photos or text messages on the walls of a community or public. Entries can be edited at your discretion, but you can do this only within a day from the date of publication. It is important for some to know how to change records, as sometimes it is necessary to make adjustments. In this article we will look at how you can edit a post on the VKontakte wall.
Change the text
By the way, some users do not even suspect that the post is subject to editing only within a day after it was posted on the wall. After this time, if you want to make changes, nothing will be done. There is only one way out: delete the current record, fix it and then publish it on the wall again.
But back to the question of how to edit a wall post in VK. Very easy! To the right of the publication you will see an icon with a pencil - this is the “Edit” button. Just click on it and make the necessary changes in the text box. Remember that the option is available within 24 hours from the moment the post was published.
Group post editing
How to change a post on the wall of “VKontakte” on our page, we learned, but how to edit a post in communities and public places? In order to modify the message in the community, you must click on the same icon with a pencil.
You can edit a post on a public page, as well as on the wall of your personal account, within a day.
If you did not see the desired icon, although you did everything correctly, then the message can no longer be changed. Therefore, in the community you need to edit the post on the wall in “VK” quickly, just like on your page, the rules are the same for everyone.
Why is editing so important?
Many create publics and communities in order to find friends for hobbies or to promote their products. To make a group popular and interesting, it is necessary by all means to attract the attention of readers. How to do it? Posts with meaning, beautiful photos - all this catches the eye. But no matter how informative and literate the messages are, they need to be edited from time to time. In addition, editing is one of the easiest ways to fill the page with content, because if you write new posts daily, it will take a lot of time. However, it is unique messages that make public not like the others.
The process of changing entries in the mobile version of the VKontakte application
Consider how to edit a wall post in “VK” through a mobile application. To get started, open the main page of your account. There is a button with three dots near the thumbnail of the avatar. This is a menu where you can change the post at your discretion - copy the link to it, pin, delete or edit. After the completed actions, save the result. But note that in the settings of the message, since the publication of which more than twenty-four hours have passed, the option to change will be absent. The only way out is to erase the post, correct it in any text document and then publish it on the wall again as a new entry. Attached photos must also be previously saved if they will still be used in the updated text.
Is it possible to edit comments
Until recently, the administration of the VKontakte site did not allow comments to be deleted, but not so long ago new rules came into force. From now on, text messages under posts can not only be permanently deleted, but also changed. So, how can a comment be edited on the wall in “VK”?
The record can be deleted forever, but changed - only within four hours from the moment of writing.
For example, you left a comment in one of the groups or in the public, but after some time you realized that you were unhappy with what you wrote. How to get out of the situation? Find the text you sent, point to it with the mouse arrow. An icon with a pencil should appear, and next to it is another one, with a cross for removal.
Edit the comment and save the changes.
If the pencil icon disappears, it means that the time has run out and the text should be deleted only.
If you want to get rid of the comment, click on the cross.
You can return the text to its original place after deletion by clicking on the “restore” button. But this will not work if the page is refreshed.
Now you know how to edit a wall post in “VK” and change comments.