How to Post an Article on LinkedIn (Step by Step)
How to post an article on LinkedIn: click Write article on desktop, add a cover and title, click Next, then Publish. Cover size, drafts, edits and deletes.
Published October 18, 2026
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To post an article on LinkedIn, click Write article in the share box on your homepage, add a cover image, a title and your text, then click Next and Publish. The article tool works on a desktop or tablet browser, not in the LinkedIn mobile app.
Published articles appear in the Activity section of your profile, according to LinkedIn Help. Every member can publish one, and so can super admins and content admins of a Page.
How to post an article on LinkedIn
These are the steps in LinkedIn's own instructions for writing and publishing articles. The same editor is used for personal profiles and for Pages.
- Open LinkedIn in a desktop browser.
- Click Write article in the share box near the top of your homepage.
- Choose the account to publish from if you are a Page admin, then click Next.
- Use the dropdown next to your name to pick Individual article or a newsletter edition.
- Click Upload from computer above the title to add a cover image.
- Click the Title field and type your title.
- Click Write here and write or paste your article.
- Open the Manage menu, choose Settings, and set the article URL, SEO title and SEO description.
- Click Next, then click Publish.
Before step 9 you can add a short line in the "Tell your network what your article is about" field. That text goes out with the article in the feed. The clock icon next to Publish lets you schedule the article for later. You can also turn comments off on a published article.
Article, post or newsletter edition
An article is a long-form piece with its own page, a title and a cover. A post is the short update you write in the feed. A newsletter edition is an article sent to people who subscribed to your newsletter. You pick which one in the dropdown next to your name in the editor.
All members can create a newsletter. Pages are evaluated against LinkedIn's newsletter access criteria: more than 150 followers or connections, recent original content, and a good record under the Professional Community Policies. Subscribers get push, in-app and email notifications when you publish, per LinkedIn's newsletter FAQ.
If you only want to share a thought or a link, a post is quicker. Choose an article when the piece needs headings, embedded media or a URL you control. To share someone else's post instead, see how to repost on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn article cover image size and media rules
The optimal cover image is 1920 × 1080 px. LinkedIn crops covers to 16:9 and accepts JPEG, JPG, PNG and WEBP, but GIFs can no longer be used for covers, per its rich media help page. Our LinkedIn image sizes guide lists the other formats.
| Item | What LinkedIn says |
|---|---|
| Cover image | 1920 × 1080 px recommended, cropped to 16:9 |
| Cover file types | JPEG, JPG, PNG, WEBP (a cover can also be a video) |
| Images inside the article | GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, WEBP; GIFs under 400 frames |
| Embeds | Video sites, LinkedIn posts, profiles, Instagram photos and tweets, by pasting the URL, not the embed code |
| Tables | Not available |
| Images that are not yours | Credit the source |
If your image is the wrong shape, run it through the LinkedIn photo resizer before you upload.
Drafts, previews and sharing before you publish
LinkedIn saves your article as a draft as soon as you start writing. Open Manage, then Drafts, to find it again. To get feedback, choose Manage, then Preview, then Share draft, and send the link, per LinkedIn Help on drafts.
Anyone you send the link to can open the preview, but only while logged in to LinkedIn. Preview also has Duplicate as draft, which copies the article so you can reuse its format. Formatting can look slightly different after publishing, so check the live version.
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How to edit or delete a LinkedIn article
To edit, click Me, then Posts & Activity, open the Articles tab, click More on the article and choose Edit article. Make your changes and click Update. LinkedIn Help says the original version is replaced, connections are not notified, and nothing marks the article as edited.
To delete, open Manage in the publishing tool, choose Published, click the Delete icon next to the article and confirm. Deletion is permanent: LinkedIn cannot restore it, and copies cached elsewhere, such as by Google, stay.
When you cannot publish an article
- You cannot click the Title field. LinkedIn says a browser extension such as Grammarly can block it. Turn the extension off and refresh the editor.
- You do not see Write article. LinkedIn says the article tool is not available in the mobile app. Use a desktop browser, or a browser on a tablet.
- Your newsletter option is missing. For a Page, check the access criteria above.
- A deleted image will not come back. Image deletions cannot be undone while editing, so upload the image again.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I write a LinkedIn article on my phone?
Not in the LinkedIn mobile app. LinkedIn Help says the article tool is available on the desktop website, and a browser on a tablet also works. If you need to publish from a phone, write a regular post instead, which the app supports.
Can I schedule a LinkedIn article?
Yes. After you click Next in the editor, click the clock icon next to Publish and follow the prompts to pick a later date and time, per LinkedIn Help. This is a different tool from the scheduler for regular posts, which is covered in our LinkedIn scheduling guide.
Can I mention people in an article?
Yes. Type @ and pick a member or a Page. Their name becomes a link in the article and they are notified. LinkedIn Help notes you can do this while editing too, so a mention added later still notifies them.
What happens if I delete an article and publish it again?
You start from zero. LinkedIn says republished articles do not carry over views, shares or comments from the earlier version, and you must copy the text or rewrite it yourself. If you only need to fix a typo, edit the live article instead of deleting it.
Can a LinkedIn Page publish an article?
Yes, super admins and content admins can publish as the Page. From the Page admin view, click Newsletters in the left menu, then Write article. LinkedIn recommends a 1920 × 1080 px cover and lets you set who can comment before publishing.
Sources
- LinkedIn Help, Write and publish articles on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn Help, Add images and other rich media to your article
- LinkedIn Help, Manage, share, or duplicate LinkedIn article drafts
- LinkedIn Help, Edit your published articles on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn Help, Delete an article or a draft
- LinkedIn Help, LinkedIn Newsletter access criteria
- LinkedIn Help, Publish articles or newsletter editions as your LinkedIn Page
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