Hashtag Feeds Manager

Q: A post used my hashtag but isn't in the feed. Can I add it?

Yes. Click the arrow next to the feed, choose Add Entry , and paste the post's Instagram URL. If posts are often missing, see Troubleshooting issues with feeds .

All plans Last reviewed November 4, 2026

The Hashtag Feeds Manager holds every Instagram hashtag feed in your account. A feed collects public Instagram posts that use your hashtag and saves them as entries in a list. Create, edit, rename and delete feeds here, see whether each one is running, and add a post a feed missed. Open it from Manage → Hashtag Feeds. Deleting a feed keeps its entries.

What you can do in the Hashtag Feeds Manager

To	Do this
Start a new feed	Click New Feed at the top right. See Creating and managing an Instagram Hashtag Feed.
Change a running feed's hashtags, dates or settings	Click the feed's name, or the feed icon on its info pane, to open the Feed Editor.
See a feed's entries	Click the list name on its info pane.
Add a post the feed missed	Use Add Entry in the feed's options.
Find a feed	Use Search, Tag, the filters and Sort.
Rename or delete a feed	See Feed options.
Tag or delete several feeds at once	Select them.

Before you start

How many feeds can run at once depends on your plan: 1 on Free and Launch, 2 on Build, 3 on Scale, and unlimited on Max and Enterprise. Tags and Permissions need the Max plan.
Feeds collect public Instagram posts and Reels only. Posts from private accounts and Stories aren't collected.
Deleting a feed can't be undone. Its entries and their list are kept.

Open the Hashtag Feeds Manager

Click Manage in the navigation menu, then Hashtag Feeds, or go straight to the Hashtag Feeds Manager.

What's on the page

Each feed has an info pane showing:

Detail	What it shows
Feed name	Click it to open the feed in the Feed Editor. Hover over it and click the edit icon to rename the feed.
Creation date	When the feed was created.
Entries	How many posts the feed has collected.
List name	The list the entries are saved in. Click it to open the list in the Entries Manager.
Hashtags	The hashtags the feed collects.
Status	Running while the feed is collecting posts, or Ended after its stop date.
Last refreshed	When the feed last checked Instagram for new posts.

Find a feed

Search: type a word or phrase from the feed's name.
Tag (Max plan): type a tag to see the feeds that carry it. See Organizing with tags.
Filters: show feeds that are Running, Ended or in Error.
Sort: click Sort next to the feed count and choose Recently Edited, Status, Recently Refreshed, Newest or Oldest.

Feed options

Click the arrow next to a feed's icon.

Option	What it does
Add Entry	Adds a post the feed missed. Paste the post's Instagram URL and a description, say whether it's a video, then click Import Entry.
Permissions	Chooses which team members can open this feed. See ShortStack for Teams.
Delete	Deletes the feed. Its entries and their list are kept.

Work with several feeds at once

Click a feed to select it. To select several at once, click and drag your cursor across them.
Use the options in the top bar:
- Tag (Max plan): type tags separated by commas, press Enter/Return, then click Save. Tags already on the feeds show here too.
- Delete: type the confirmation phrase, then confirm.

If something goes wrong

What you see	What to do
A feed is in Error	The Facebook account connected to the feed usually needs to be reconnected. Log in to that Facebook account and reconnect it to ShortStack. Missed posts are imported once the connection is back. See Troubleshooting issues with feeds.
A post with your hashtag isn't in the feed	Check the hashtag matches exactly and the account is public. Then add the post with Add Entry. See Posts are missing.
Instagram shows more posts than the feed	See Instagram shows more entries than ShortStack.
A feed stopped collecting on its own	Check its Status. A feed shows Ended once its stop date passes, and an Ended feed can't be edited. To keep collecting, click New Feed and, under Where will you store your entries?, choose the same list.

FAQs

Does deleting a feed delete its entries?

No. Deleting a feed only removes the feed. Its entries and the list they're saved in stay as they are.

Can a feed collect posts from TikTok or X?

No. Feeds collect Instagram posts and Reels only. See Creating and managing an Instagram Hashtag Feed.

A post used my hashtag but isn't in the feed. Can I add it?

Yes. Click the arrow next to the feed, choose Add Entry, and paste the post's Instagram URL. If posts are often missing, see Troubleshooting issues with feeds.

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