Is LinkedIn creator mode gone?

The mode is gone, the tools are not. LinkedIn removed the creator mode on and off toggle in March 2024. LinkedIn Live, audio events and newsletters still exist and are now governed by per-tool eligibility criteria instead of one switch, and LinkedIn says members who already had access keep it. So 'creator mode was removed' is accurate; 'the creator features were removed' is not.

How do I turn on LinkedIn creator mode?

You cannot, and it is not something you are missing. The toggle that used to sit in your profile's Resources section was removed in March 2024, and the help articles explaining it now return 404. What you can still set is which button leads your profile, Follow or Connect, which is the change most people turned creator mode on for.

Can I still get LinkedIn newsletters without creator mode?

Yes. Newsletter access is governed by LinkedIn's sharing tools eligibility criteria now rather than by creator mode. Members who already had newsletter access through creator mode kept it when the toggle was removed. If you do not have access yet, meeting the criteria for that specific tool is the route, not finding a setting.

Did removing creator mode affect my followers or reach?

Your followers, connections and published content were not affected by the change. What the mode did was bundle several things together, and unbundling them did not delete any of them. If your reach moved around that time, creator mode being retired is not a likely explanation, because the distribution mechanics it touched were the Follow button and the tools, both of which survived.

Was LinkedIn creator mode free?

Yes, it was free and separate from LinkedIn Premium, and that has not changed for what replaced it. The tools it used to unlock, including newsletters and LinkedIn Live, do not require a paid subscription. Access depends on meeting each tool's eligibility criteria, not on paying.

LinkedIn Creator Mode: What Happened to It (and What Replaced It)

LinkedIn retired the creator mode toggle in March 2024. The tools it used to unlock are still here, they are just gated differently now. Here is what actually changed and what you should do instead.

Mar 2024when LinkedIn removed the creator mode on and off toggle

0tools removed with it, Live, audio events and newsletters all remain

Followthe part that survived, still your choice as the primary profile button

2LinkedIn Help articles about the toggle that now return 404

What you'll learn

What LinkedIn actually retired in March 2024, and what it left alone
Why you cannot find the creator mode toggle any more
How access to newsletters, LinkedIn Live and audio events works now
What survived the change and is still worth setting deliberately
What to do if a guide still tells you to switch it on

LinkedIn retired it as a distinct mode and folded the useful parts into the normal profile. The switch is gone; almost nothing else is.

The toggle was removed in March 2024

LinkedIn announced the change in its own help center, in an article titled 'Updates to Creator Mode'. The on and off switch that used to sit in your profile's Resources section was removed, the Connect button became Follow for members who had chosen it, and profile hashtags were retired the month before. If you have been hunting for the setting and failing to find it, that is why: there is nothing to find.

Tactic

If a guide still tells you to open Resources and toggle creator mode on, it was written before March 2024 and has not been updated. That includes an earlier version of this page.

The tools it unlocked were not removed

This is the part most coverage gets wrong. LinkedIn Live, audio events and newsletters all still exist. They moved from being gated behind one switch to being governed by per-tool eligibility criteria, which LinkedIn documents separately. LinkedIn also stated that members who already had access to those tools through creator mode keep it.

The old help articles now 404

The two articles that explained the mode and how to toggle it are gone, which is the clearest signal of how permanent this is. The page that used to be called 'Creator mode: creator tools' now serves an article titled 'Sharing tools access criteria', and it does not mention creator mode at all. The concept was not just switched off, it was written out of the documentation.

Key takeaways

1
LinkedIn removed the creator mode on and off toggle in March 2024, so there is no setting left to switch on
2
The tools it unlocked were not removed: Live, audio events and newsletters still exist, now behind per-tool eligibility criteria
3
Members who already had access to those tools kept it
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Choosing Follow rather than Connect as your primary profile button is the part that survived, and it is still worth setting deliberately
5
Any guide still telling you to open Resources and toggle creator mode on predates March 2024

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