A while back I showed you how to organize your messy Pinterest boards into what some would consider a work of art. Today’s Pinterest tip is going to take your boards to the next level. Make your boards more than just ordinary, make them into a masterpiece by setting your board cover images!
Why bother changing the board cover image? If you don’t, the image will continually change to be the last image you pinned to that board and it may not be the best representation of the kinds of pins there. You want your followers and your potential new followers to know what they can find on your boards, don’t you?
You’ve worked so hard and spent so much time choosing the right pins, you might as well choose an image that represents your board well. Take a look at the video below to find out how:
Did you know that videos are “Pinnable” too? Click the ‘Pin It’ button at the top or at the bottom of this post to pin it your board.
Do you like the video tutorials? Have a question about Pinterest? Let me know in the comments below.
If you’d rather pin an image, I made one just in case.
Happy Pinning!
Thanks, Cynthia for the information. I do have a question for you…..is there a way to rename your boards? When I first got started with Pinterest I didn’t thoroughly think through the naming of my boards and I did a terrible job of doing so! Would love to find out how to rename them and if anyone knows……I think you should!
Thanks for your time and I hope you can help me!
Jai Archer
Jai, you sure can change your boards’ names. Just go to your profile page where you see all of your boards and click “Edit” underneath the the board you want to change. Just type the new name in the title box on the page that pops up.
If you’re at all concerned about SEO, I wouldn’t recommend doing this very often as it changes the URL of your board. Also, keep in mind if you want your boards to be easily found that you use words in the name that people will search for.
Thanks for your question! -Cynthia
I was trying to organize my boards and change covers on my iPad following your instructions and was not successful because I don’t have the same version of Pinterest as you? I downloaded the latest version. Any suggestions..? Thx you!
Hi Paula, thanks so much for your question. Through the current version of the Pinterest mobile app, there is not a way to organize your boards or to change the board cover.
However, if you go to Pinterest in the Safari app on your iPad, you can change your board cover image by lightly clicking towards the bottom of the current board cover image. The drawback to this is that you can not adjust the positioning of the image.
I haven’t been able to find a way to rearrange your boards at all on an iPad it seems that you still have to use a computer to do that. Hope this helps.
the new pinterest layout won’t let change my board covers. i did exactlu what u showed on the video.
Hi Ariana, The process to change your board cover has changed a little since the recent update to Pinterest.
Now, to change the board cover, go to your main profile page where you see all of your boards.
-Hover your mouse over the board that you want to change.
-You should see a box appear that says “change cover”. Click it
-Scroll though each image until you see one that you want to use for the cover and drag to position it in place.
-Click the red box that says “save changes”
Your board should have a new cover. With the changes, you can no longer open your board and pick a pin to use as a cover image. You have to scroll through each one.
I hope this helps and thanks for stopping by. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Two of my boards do not say “change cover” In fact, they do not show any picture at all.
Hi Bree, can you check and see if it’s group boards that you’re having the problem with?
I’m having the same problem on 2 boards–no picture at all. And they are not group boards. Suggestions?
Hi Debbie,
Not sure why this is happening. Not sure if this will help but if you remember which pin you used as the board cover, check to see if the link still works. If it does delete the pin then try repining and see if you get a new board cover image. Maybe there is something with the image selected that is throwing it off?
Thanks for stopping by
Hello…When using my iPad and I go to pin something not all my boards come up….just a few of them. What do I need to do to see all my boards? Thank you!
Hi Carla, thanks for your question. Are you using The iPad app? If you are, make sure you’ve updated to the latest version. You should see an alphabetical list of your boards that you can scroll through by hiding and dragging up and down.
If you’re pinning through Safari, it can be a bit tricky to scroll through your list of boards. Tap on your list of boards and very slowly drag the list up, repeat until you find the board you need.
I hope this helps, please let me know.
Two of my board covers are gone and they are just blank. I can’t get a change cover icon to click on ….nothing. It is driving me crazy and pinterest hasn’t responded to my email. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Hi, thanks for your question.
Is it by any chance a group board? I’ve noticed this happening with a couple of mine that I belong to. Since I’m not the one who owns the board, I can’t change it. If it is you could try to reach out to the person that started the board and let them know. They might not have noticed that their cover image is gone.
Pinterest works a bit differently when I access it on my phone’s browser (not the app). You could give that a try.
Go to Pinterest.com and click on the drop down menu next to your profile image in the upper right corner and select Full Site. Double tap your profile image again to go to your account page to see your boards. Quickly tap the board that you want to change the cover image for then click the edit board cover bottom that appears. (On an iPhone it took me a couple of try’s to get the button to appear)
I hope this helps. Let me know how it goes.
Not a group board. Does not offer change cover option at all. It did but not since the covers disappeared. Still have 2 blank spots …can’t find any fixes for it either?!
Thanks