What Does Commenting "Bump" Mean on Facebook? Complete Guide

• Commenting "bump" signifies that you're trying to nudge a post to the top of a Group's feed.
• Technically, commenting anything on a post will bump it, but posting "bump" means you don't have anything new to add but still want to push the post up.
• Some groups have strict rules about bumping, or don't allow it at all.

What does "bump" mean in a Facebook comment?

When a user comments "bump," they are trying to boost a post's popularity. When posting in a Facebook Group, it's easy for a post to get buried by newer ones as the day goes on. New comments will push a post to the top of the Group's feed, so users will sometimes comment "bump" as a way to push (or "bump") their post to the top where more people can see it. "Bump" is also an acronym for "bring up my post." Bumping originated on message boards and forums. Users would post "bump" in a thread to push it to the top of the topic list so more people could see it.

You don't have to type "bump" to actually bump your post. Any comment will push your post to the top of the feed—if there's a conversation going on in the comments, every comment will bump the thread up to the top. "Bump" is useful if you want to push your post to the top of a group without including additional commentary. This is especially common in sales groups, where the comments are mostly reserved for discussing the sale of an item and not for chatter or conversation.

Some groups have strict rules about bumping. For example, some groups will only let you bump your own post after a certain amount of time has passed since you posted it. Others won't let you bump at all. Make sure to read the rules for each group you're in to learn if bumping is allowed, or you may get kicked if you break the rules.

Bumping a Message in Messenger

Open Messenger on your mobile device. In the Messenger app for Android, iPhone, and iPad, you can bump messages to bring attention to them, or remind someone that you sent a certain message.

Tap and hold the message you want to bump. Polls, location sharing details, and missed calls cannot be bumped. You also can't bump messages in end-to-end encrypted chats.

Select Bump from the contextual menu. The message will be bumped to the top of the chat, and everyone in the chat will get a notification that a message was bumped.