In this blog, I will show you how you can Unpublish Facebook pages regardless of how you created them, that is, standalone pages of Facebook profile based pages.
Have you just converted your Facebook profile to a Facebook page by mistake? Or you have changed your mind and now you think you do not need a page so you want to un-publish it. Do you know what to do? Relax, I got you covered. In this guide of simple steps I will show you how you can Unpublish Facebook pages regardless of how you created them, that is, standalone pages of Facebook profile based pages.
Published pages are always visible to the public; however, unpublished pages are only visible to the person or people who manage the page. In simple terms, un-publishing a Facebook page will hide it from its audience that is its followers and people who like it. Warning!! Your page will not be visible to the public anymore until you publish it again.
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Steps to Unpublish Facebook pages
1. Click Settings at the top of your Page.
2. From General, click Page Visibility.
3. Click to select Page unpublished.
4. Click Save Changes.
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How to change a Facebook page Username
Now that you know how to create a Facebook page, let’s see how you can go ahead to change the Facebook page’s username. Note that only administrators of a Facebook page are authenticated to change any details of a Facebook page. Follow these simple steps below to accomplish your task.
1. Click About on the left side of your Page.
2. Click Edit next to your current Page username.
3. Enter a new username.
4. If the username is available and follows the guidelines for custom usernames, click Create Username.
How to merge two Facebook pages
Sometimes you could own two pages with a single account and you want to manage both at the same time. Both pages could be of the same category and you feel its wastage of time posting the same content twice in two different pages owned by a single administrator. The simplest way to manage these two Facebook pages is by merging them into one sole Facebook page.
- You’re an admin of both Pages.
- Your Pages have similar names and represent the same thing.
- Your Pages have the same address, if they have physical locations.
Before you request a Page merge, please make sure that any campaigns you’re running aren’t pointing to the Page that will be deleted.
1. To merge your Pages:
2. Go to facebook.com/pages/merge.
3. Select 2 Pages you want to merge and click Continue.
4. Click Request Merge.
If you’re unable to merge your Pages, it means that your Pages aren’t eligible to be merged. If you see the option to request to merge your Pages, we’ll review your request.
If your Pages can be merged, the people who like your Pages and any check-ins will be combined, but posts, photos, reviews, ratings and the username will be deleted from the Page you merge. The Page you want to keep will remain unchanged, except for the addition of people who like the Page and check-ins that were merged from the other Page. The Page you don’t want to keep will be removed from Facebook, and you won’t be able to unmerge it.
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How to change Facebook Page’s name
Facebook page username and Facebook page name are two different things. A username is that with @ symbol at the beginning and is the name that appears in the URL that directs to your page while a Facebook page name is the one that appears at the top of your page. It’s what everyone sees. You’ll need to be an admin to request a change to your Page’s name.
1. Click About on the left side of your Page.
2. Click Edit next to your Page’s name.
3. Enter a new Page name and click Continue.
4. Review your request and click Request Change.
Alternatively, if you don’t see the option to edit your Page’s name:
- You don’t have a Page role that allows you to change your Page’s name. Learn how to see your Page role.
- You or another admin recently changed your Page’s name.
- There may be limits on your Page.
- You can’t change the name of a regional Page if it falls under a global Page.
- Keep in mind that changing your Page’s name won’t affect its username. Learn more about the guidelines for Page names.