The first time I saw a status update with a link underneath a custom text, I thought Facebook was already supporting HTML in status updates and wall posts. I tried writing some stuff in basic HTML but was rendered as plain text and realized it’s all some sort of trick after all. Of course we all know you can tag people and mention pages in your status update or comment by typing @ before writing the name but it all gets even better if you can mask/hide that fan page or profile name with some sort of custom text. You can even write a whole status update or comment linking directly to your profile or facebook fan page. I bet you want to learn how, right?
Before you can do this, you have to first know your profile ID or that of the person or page you’re tagging.
How To Get The Profile ID Of A Facebook User Or Fan Page
For users who do not already have a facebook username, you can get the profile ID by just going to the profile, checking your address bar and copying out the last set numbers in the URL. For example, the ID for this profile is shown in red:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1234567890000
For users or pages with facebook usernames or vanity url such as http://www.facebook.com.com/username, enter http://graph.facebook.com/username in your browser.
Be sure to replace username with your own valid username, for example, http://graph.facebook.com/doncaprio . The page that displays should show you your profile ID.
For more on finding facebook profile ID, read this post.
Linking Your Updates To Facebook Profiles Or Fan Page With Custom Text
The trick is just a simple piece of code and you can create a really funny update with it. It’s as simple as the code written below:
Profile ID – 165091976865893
Display Text – YOUR TEXT HERE
That’s all you’re gonna be needing. Be sure to replace profile ID and custom text with what you want to be displayed in place of the profile or fan page.
My last status update on facebook was written as this:
It appeared exactly as shown below:
It’s a really funny update and you can copy that into your status update, just be sure to edit the profile IDs and text that will be shown instead of the link. Remember, you can always get the profile ID of any profile by checking this post. You should, however, note that this trick doesn’t work for external links.
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Update – Dec., 2012:
Facebook blocked this a while ago but there’s another way to do it. The trick above only works if you also include the real name with the update. Here’s what I mean:
@@[0:[PROFILE_ID:1:CUSTOM_TEXT]]
@[PROFILE_ID:0]
Which can be written like this:
@@[0:[12345678:1:Report Don to Facebook ]] You can write anything here if you want. @[12345678:0]
The custom anchor text won’t work unless the real name is also included in the post. This definitely works and you can still use a custom text for a profile or page link.
Update – 15th April 2013
According to Shreekant’s comment, this works even better:
@[PROFILE_ID7:ツ]
@@[0:[PROFILE_ID:1:CUSTOM TEXT]]
I think I love this
nice tip Don Caprio. its similar to the one I saw on facebook Art fanpge. thumbs up
It might be, but I'm sure it definitely can't be as explicit as this.
nice tip Don Caprio. its similar to the one I saw on facebook Art fanpge. thumbs up
great tutorial. you have a good way of explaining things. nice post
Yes it was great!! But from December 7, 2011 its not working… who can check the issue and give us the updated hack!!
It doesn't work now.
Twitter: kibria_hossain
says:
Its not working dude, please update
Twitter: not
says:
not work @@[0:[175576745802091:0: Report Don to Facebook ]]
Use this:
@@[0:[PROFILE_ID:1:CUSTOM_TEXT]]
@[PROFILE_ID:0]
Which can be written like this:
@@[0:[175576745802091:0:Report Don to Facebook ]] You can write anything here if you want. @[175576745802091:0]
The custom anchor text won’t work unless the real name is also included in the post.
Not working neither.
It converts to the name, but not “mentionning” (no notification for the user, not clickable)
Any other update?
Not Working Bro…Help Me
@@[0:[100001820588074:0: Rishabh ]] is now friends with @@[0:[100003462969534:0: Jai Sharma ]], @@[0:[100002738771761:0: Shivam Gupta ]] and @@[0:[477377915629202:0: 9,564,856 other people ]].@@[0:[100005070337268:0: Report Rishabh to Facebook ]]
Nice trick man…..
Twitter: Allxpats
says:
Hi Don,
Can You please let me know what am doing wrong, have been trying for ages and still no luck.
@@[0:[250088265099375:0:Dubai ]] I think the country is great @[250088265099375:0]
FACEBOOK PAGE am testing it on: http://www.facebook.com/TheDubaiPage
Thank you very much, if you can tell me what am doing wrong your a legend!
Hi Charles,
You should use this format:
@@[0:[250088265099375:1:Dubai ]] I think the country is great @[250088265099375:0]
I’m sure that works. Tested it just now.
Warm regards.
Twitter: Allxpats
says:
Thanks a lot
Working now!
Twitter: DhrubaJDeka
says:
The above codes don’t work.
Tested lot but not working.
After lots of trying I have found the proper code.
Just type-> @[
Then a Dropdown list will appear, you need to select whom or which page you want to tag. That is all.
hi
thank you don, everything is working but i want to display the text rather than my fb page with hiding my fb page name in status/cmnt bar.
&& following code is working but
it display my page name that is what i have to hide,
@@[0:[566773046672540:1: ]]
@[566773046672540:0]
will you tell me plz how to do it?
you didnt answered my question.please tell me is it possible to show other name in cmnt box if i write
@@[0:[566773046672540:1:true lover...]]@[566773046672540:0] on fb.
then i want to show “true lover..” in blue & page name should not display…
is it possible?????
The custom anchor text won’t work unless the real name is also included in the post.
Thank you đon
for replying me….
but i think its possible, i seen somewhere on fb.
i will tell you if i got that trick…:-)
http://m.facebook.com/476090055788148/timeline/story?ut=2&hash=-6061680799525221779&wstart=0&wend=1367391599&ustart&refid=17
Here, in this post he make ‘dil’ text in blue but original page name is ‘hallaedil’
how its possible?
there are too many post updated successfully like this, that is what i want to know,,,
yess yess yess!!!
I got it đon,
now I can hide my page name in fb post &
let try dis
@[566773046672540:ツ]
@@[0:[566773046672540:1:continue reading...]]
simply awesome!!!
dont feel bad as you could’nt help me;-)
Great… I’ll check it out and see how it works. Gonna update the post giving you credit if it works!
thank you Ðon,
for replying me..& it works but it display part of name of page/group/person…
in my page name include ‘ツ’ this smiley,so my custom code will be,
@[566773046672540:ツ]@@[0:[566773046672540:1:Good morning]]
#it will display :
ツGood morning
Hi Don Caprio,
I dont know how to thanks you. Really man you did great job.I find this tricks a lot of time in internet and every time failed nd at last i got it.Thanks bro
Thanks for share