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We understand that you need to get maximum visibility.</p> <p>The Duplicate feature allows you to add published posts back into your queue to share again. Due to social networks becoming much stricter on the duplication of content, we recommend using this feature lightly, and making changes to your posts before sharing them multiple times (<a href="https://buffer.helpscoutdocs.com/article/647-is-it-possible-to-schedule-one-post-to-repeat-multiple-times" target="_self">learn why here</a>).</p> <div class="callout-red"> <p>鈿狅笍 There's currently a restriction when duplicating Facebook posts that limits Buffer from being able to copy the text of a Facebook post when duplicating it. Your images/videos will duplicate, but your text will not duplicate. We're working to resolve this.</p> </div> <div class="callout-blue"> <p>馃摑 Looking for the web version of the "<a href="//support.buffer.com/article/660-share-posts-with-the-share-again-feature" target="_blank">Share posts with the Duplicate feature" article</a>?</p> </div> <p>To reshare a post from the Buffer mobile app, choose the social channel you want to work with in your channel list and then follow these steps.</p> <ol> <li>Tap the <em><strong>Sent</strong></em> tab.</li> <li>Tap the three dots/menu icon next to the post you鈥檇 like to share again.</li> <li>Tap <em><strong>Rebuffer</strong></em>.</li> <li>Make your content changes, then tap <strong><em>Share</em></strong>.</li> </ol> <figure style="width: 411px; max-width: 100%; " class=""> <img alt="Tap Sent, then the three dots on your previously shared post to then Rebuffer/duplicate a post" src="//d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/64cb6cf86d4a3e191f237e66/images/6672e0e65173914f806c1f59/file-HbSJ9CYMuo.png"> <figcaption> Tap Sent, then the three dots on your previously shared post to then Rebuffer/duplicate a post </figcaption> </figure> </article> <div class="articleRatings" data-article-url="https://support.buffer.com/article/637-share-posts-with-the-share-again-feature-rebuffer-on-the-mobile-app"> <span class="articleRatings-question">Did this answer your question?</span> <span class="articleRatings-feedback"> <span class="articleRatings-feedback-tick"> <svg height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="m8 14a.997.997 0 0 1 -.707-.293l-2-2a.999.999 0 1 1 1.414-1.414l1.293 1.293 4.293-4.293a.999.999 0 1 1 1.414 1.414l-5 5a.997.997 0 0 1 -.707.293" fill="#2CC683" fill-rule="evenodd"/> </svg> </span> <span class="articleRatings-feedback-message">Thanks for the feedback</span> </span> <span class="articleRatings-failure">There was a problem submitting your feedback. 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