How do I add new photos to my Instagram highlight covers, or do I need to change the existing design?

You don’t need to change your existing highlight cover designs. Simply create new Instagram stories featuring the content you want to add, then go to the relevant highlight and add those new stories to it. The new stories don’t need to match the existing cover design—it’s more important to have current, relevant content in your highlights than to have perfectly matching designs throughout. If you have new work you want to feature (like new bestsellers), just post it to your stories and add it to the appropriate highlight. The mixed design aesthetic is less important than having fresh, valuable content for visitors to see.

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Asked by an artist asking about Instagram highlight management · Answered by Juan · Office Hours · 2026-05-26