Searching for info
I looked around for info on how to repin pins on Pinterest, but I don't think I'm seeing the latest info. Some of the tutorials are talking about getting an invite to join Pinterest while some of the screenshot images shown looked way different from what I'm seeing in my account.Cannot see "repin" button
Is there such a thing as the "repin" button? That's what some of the tutorials mentioned and some of the screenshots showed the existence of this button, which I can't find on my Pinterest account or on any of the pins and images I'm seeing on that site.Can only see "pin it" button
When I hover my mouse on a pin on Pinterest, I can see a red "pin it" button. Clicking on that apparently lets me add a description and then pin an image to a board. So is that how you repin then? How are you supposed to know if a pin is the original pin or if it's the repin then? Does anyone know?Here are some of the comments from this article, back when it used to be posted elsewhere:
Kasman wrote on January 10, 2015, 3:04 PM:
Pinterest and the way it operates has changed over time. There isn't a 'Repin' button. You should us the 'Pin It' button to chose an image to pin to your own board.
FreyaYuki replied to Kasman on January 11, 2015, 2:45 PM:
Thanks 😃. Was wondering about this since the tutorial screenshots I was seeing showed the "repin" button, which I couldn't find anywhere on my Pinterest account.
Do you know what these Pinterest terms mean - "Pinned by pinner", "Pinned from [site name here]", "Uploaded by", "Added by [Username here] via [someone else's Pinterest username]"? Tried searching for them, but couldn't find much info either. Thanks 😃.
Kasman replied to FreyaYuki on January 11, 2015, 3:09 PM:
FreyaYuki - there are lots of tutorials on YouTube. Search for 'Pinterest for beginners'.
crowntower wrote on January 10, 2015, 3:31 PM:
I am so sorry I have no idea about pinterest, but you can find it just google it, or gets instruction from their website. Just find something in the you tube ith tutorial on how to plus a video where to go and click to repin it.
FreyaYuki replied to crowntower on January 11, 2015, 2:50 PM:
I mentioned this in the post 😃. I already searched Google, but the info I found was outdated. The screenshot images on those articles showed a "repin" button, which no longer exists on the Pinterest site. Looks like no one has written new Pinterest guides for 2015.
MaeLou wrote on January 10, 2015, 3:40 PM:
I don't think the repin button exists anymore, so just "pin it" like you would something new on a site. I love pinterest but have noticed a decline in activity from the people I follow on there.
FreyaYuki replied to MaeLou on January 11, 2015, 2:57 PM:
Thanks 😃. I'm really new there, having just recently joined, so don't know much yet about how things work. Still learning and some stuff there can be kind of confusing. Do you know what these Pinterest terms mean - "Pinned by pinner", "Pinned from [site name here]", "Uploaded by", "Added by [Username here] via [someone else's Pinterest username]"? Thanks 😃.
amyk49 wrote on January 10, 2015, 4:08 PM:
I have a Pinterest account, but in all honesty I don't know much about it and rarely use it. All I know is that you have to have a picture in order to pin anything. That probably doesn't help you much :/
FreyaYuki replied to amyk49 on January 11, 2015, 2:59 PM:
That's okay. I'm really new to Pinterest, having just recently joined, so still trying to learn how things work there. It is kind of confusing, so I thought I'd ask and see if anyone knew anything.
Oceanblue wrote on January 10, 2015, 4:29 PM:
Hi, I see you have been given some great responses. We need to all be looking for a variety of online options.
FreyaYuki replied to Oceanblue on January 11, 2015, 3:09 PM:
Yeah. Looks like the "repin" button doesn't exist on Pinterest anymore, and, as others have said, to repin something, one must use the "pin it" button. Wonder why they changed it? Just made things confusing especially if they keep talking about how pinning and repinning are different.
peachpurple wrote on January 15, 2015, 1:07 AM:
when the P button pops up, you need to download or add the software into google chrome.
FreyaYuki replied to peachpurple on January 15, 2015, 10:41 AM:
You mean their app or bookmarklet or whatever they call it? Yeah, I heard about that too, and I saw some prompts when setting up my Pinterest account to download it, but am not interested in doing so. Looks like you can still pin even without it.
*Notes:
- This was previously published on Persona Paper on January 10, 2015, 3:00 PM
- Pinterest pic is by vastateparksstaff (CC:BY) from flickr
