Social
Make a link-in-bio page
Instagram gives you one link in your bio. Make it a simple page of your own: your logo, a line about you, a big Chat on WhatsApp button and up to 12 links. You see how many people open it and tap each button.
What you get
- One public page for your workspace at app.tanvik.io/b/your-name. You choose the "your-name" part. Anyone can open it. They don't need to log in.
- Your picture, name and a short "about" text, in a colour you pick.
- A WhatsApp button first, then your links as buttons. Tapping the WhatsApp button opens a chat with you, with your message already typed in.
- Counts of page views and taps on every button.
Where to find it: open Grow › Social and click the Link in bio tab. It needs the Social feature, which is included in the Pro plan.
Set up your page
01
Open the tab
Go to Grow › Social › Link in bio. The preview on the right shows how people see your page while you fill it in.
02
Choose your page address
Under Page address, type the last part of the link. Use small letters, numbers and dashes, 3 to 30 characters. If someone already uses it, Tanvik says "That address is taken. Try another one."
03
Add your picture, name and about
Click Upload for a picture. A square logo works best. JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 2 MB. Then fill in Name (up to 80 characters) and About (up to 300 characters). Pick a Colour: green, blue, violet, pink, orange or dark.
04
Set the WhatsApp button
In the WhatsApp button card, keep the switch on. Check the WhatsApp number (with the country code, for example 91 98765 43210). Change the Button text if you like. It starts as "Chat on WhatsApp". Message typed in for them is the first message in their chat. It starts as "Hi! I found you on Instagram." Turn the switch off if you only want links.
05
Add your links
In the Links card, click Add link. Type the button text, such as "Our website", and the web address. Add up to 12. Use the arrows to change the order and the bin to remove one. Your website, catalogue, menu or booking page all work.
06
Publish
Click Publish page. The status turns to Live and your page address appears. Click Copy link.
07
Put it in your Instagram bio
On Instagram, go to Edit profile › Links › Add external link and paste your page address.
Edit, unpublish and track
Change something. Edit any field and click Save changes. The live page updates. If you leave with unsaved changes, your browser asks you to confirm.
Take it down. Click Unpublish. Anyone who opens the link then sees "This page isn't available" until you publish again. The status shows Not published.
See how it does. Once the page is saved, three numbers sit under the status: page views, WhatsApp taps and link taps. The two tap counts cover the last 30 days. Each link also shows its own tap count for the last 30 days once someone has tapped it.
Every page ends with a small "Made with Tanvik" line.
Tips
Lead with WhatsApp. Keep the WhatsApp button on and put your best offer in the first message, such as "Hi! I saw your Diwali offer on Instagram."
Keep it short. Put the most important link first, right after the WhatsApp button. You can reorder links any time.
Want a QR code or a link for a poster? Use short links and QR codes. They bring leads in and show you where each one came from.
Common problems
"Pick a page address"
The address must be 3 to 30 characters of small letters, numbers and dashes. Fix it and click Publish page again.
"That address is taken"
Another business already uses it. Try another one, such as your shop name plus your city.
"Add your WhatsApp number with the country code"
The WhatsApp button is on but the number is too short. Add the full number, for example 91 98765 43210, or turn the button off.
"Add a WhatsApp button or at least one link first"
You can't publish an empty page. Turn on the WhatsApp button or add a link.
"Each link needs button text and a web address"
One of your links is missing its text or has an address that isn't a web address. Check the link named in the message.
My picture won't upload
Use a JPG, PNG or WEBP picture under 2 MB.
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