Key Takeaways
LinkedIn is phasing out certain celebration templates—specifically those named Appreciation, Welcome, and Skill Assessment Badge. These will be removed, and any posts created with them will be deleted within a month unless rescued. Meanwhile, the platform will continue supporting popular templates such as New Position, Work Anniversary, and Project Launch. Regardless of templates, users retain full ability to celebrate milestones with bespoke text, images or videos.
Story & Details
The Announcement
An email from LinkedIn informed a user that the platform is simplifying its “Celebrate an Occasion” feature. It specified that some seldom-used templates (Appreciation; Welcome; Skill Assessment Badge) are being retired. Because the user had previously used a soon-to-be-removed template, LinkedIn notified them that older posts based on that template will be removed within one month. The message also reminded the user to download any content they wish to keep via the Help Center.
What Stays & What Goes
The templates that will remain include New Position, Work Anniversary, and Project Launch. The ones that will be removed are the less common ones listed above. The rationale is to streamline the user experience on the platform by encouraging more organic, personalised posts rather than under-used formal templates.
How This Affects Users
If you have previously created posts using one of the deprecated templates, action is required if you wish to preserve those posts. LinkedIn provides instructions in its Help Center for how to download and save your posts or data. Moving forward, you can continue celebrating professional achievements—just ensure that you either use the remaining templates or create entirely custom posts (text + images/videos) as needed.
The Bigger Picture
This change reflects a broader shift at LinkedIn toward simplifying features and nudging users toward more authentic, self-expressed updates rather than highly-templated ones. It also emphasises the platform’s intention to declutter rarely used options and focus on what matters most to members’ professional storytelling.
Conclusions
LinkedIn’s update means you should review your earlier celebration posts to determine if they use a now-retired template. If so, download and store them promptly. The core templates you rely on—New Position, Work Anniversary, Project Launch—remain available. Going forward, consider crafting your milestone posts with a personal touch, leveraging custom text and visuals, whether or not you use a built-in template. The platform continues to support the act of celebration; the change is how you do it.
Sources
- YouTube: How to Celebrate an Occasion on LinkedIn [2025 Full Guide] – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjrX9G53W2g
- Blog: “LinkedIn’s Latest Update: Simplifying Celebration Posts for a Better User Experience” – https://vulse.co/blog/linked-in-s-latest-update-simplifying-celebration-posts-for-a-better-user-experience
- LinkedIn Post by Sanjay K. V: “LinkedIn is removing its celebration post templates!…” (31 October 2024) – https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sanjay-k-v_linkedin-is-removing-its-celebration-post-activity-7257967099514429440-5Pfy
Appendix
Celebrate an Occasion
A feature on LinkedIn that lets users mark career milestones (e.g., a new job, work anniversary, project completion) by posting a special formatted update.
Template
A pre-formatted design LinkedIn offers for certain post types to simplify how a user announces something (for example, “New Position” style).
Deprecated Templates
Refers to the specific templates LinkedIn is removing: Appreciation; Welcome; Skill Assessment Badge.
Remaining Templates
The templates LinkedIn confirmed will continue: New Position; Work Anniversary; Project Launch.
Download Posts
A process via LinkedIn’s Help Center allowing a user to export or save copies of their old posts/data before deletion occurs.
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