Create and Manage a Page
Create a Facebook Page
Differences between Profiles, Pages and Groups on Facebook
Differences between Profiles, Pages and Groups on Facebook
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
Profiles
A profile
is a place on Facebook where you can share information about yourself, such as your interests, photos, videos, current city and hometown.
Profiles can also be places where creators connect with their fans by turning on professional mode
. When a creator turns on professional mode
, anyone can follow their profile and see the creator’s public content in their Feed. If you’re a creator with professional mode on your profile, you can still share information and posts to your friends only or to a public audience. To see your profile, click or tap your name or profile picture at the top of Facebook.
Pages
You must have a profile to create a Page
or help manage one. Pages
are places on Facebook where artists, public figures, businesses, brands, organizations and nonprofits can connect with their fans or customers. When someone likes or follows a Page on Facebook, they can start seeing updates from that Page in their Feed.
To see an example of a Page, see the screenshot below.
Groups
You must have a profile to create a group
or help manage one. Groups
are a place to communicate about shared interests with certain people. You can create a group for anything — your family reunion, your after-work sports team, your book club — and customize the group's privacy settings
depending on who you want to be able to join and see the group. When you join a group on Facebook, you start seeing content from that group in your Feed.
Create a Facebook Page
Create a Facebook Page
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
Facebook Pages are for businesses, brands, organizations, and public figures to share updates and connect with people.
Anyone with a Facebook account can create a Page or help manage one, as long as they have access to the Page
. When someone likes or follows a Page on Facebook, they can start seeing updates from that Page in their Feed.
Note: Pages are different from Groups
.
Create a Page
1.
Tap 
in the top right of Facebook.
in the top right of Facebook.2.
Tap 
Pages
, then tap 
Create
.
Pages
, then tap
Create
.3.
Enter a Page name, then tap Next
.
4.
Enter and select up to 3 Page categories, then tap Create
.
From here, you can tap Next
to customize your Page by adding a profile picture, cover photo, action button, bio and basic Page information. You can also invite friends to connect with your Page.
Learn what to do if you have trouble creating a Page
.
When to create a Page or turn on professional mode for your profile
When to create a Page or turn on professional mode for your profile
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
If your goal is to represent your business, brand or product on Facebook, create a Page
. A Page lets you engage with people on Facebook and offers tools to help you manage and track engagement.
If your goal is to share updates with a broader audience from your profile, the place where you’re connected with friends and family, you can turn on professional mode
. When you turn on professional mode, anyone on Facebook can follow you to see your public updates in their Feed, even if you're not friends on Facebook. You can choose to post content to a public audience or to your friends only.
Whether you use your profile with professional mode or a Page, you can have an unlimited number of people following you, and you can follow up to 5,000 people. You can have up to 5,000 friends on your profile even in professional mode.
Can I manage a Facebook Page named for a city, country or other geographic location?
Can I manage a Facebook Page named for a city, country or other geographic location?
No. Pages with generic location names like "New York," "Ontario" and "Switzerland" are not allowed to have managers.
However, you can manage a Page for an organization that represents a geographic location. For example, "New York City – Mayor's Office," "Lok Sabha – Parliament of India" and "Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain" are acceptable Page names. You may also use a Page name that's different from the name of the organization as long as the name accurately reflects what the Page is about (example: "Tourism Ireland" can have a Page named "Discover Ireland").
Merge Facebook Pages
Merge 2 Facebook Pages
Merge 2 Facebook Pages
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
If you have Facebook access
to 2 Facebook Pages, you may be able to merge them if:
They have the same name and represent the same thing. If you’d like your Pages to have the same name, you can request a name change
for one of your Pages. After the change is approved and your Pages have the same name, you can request to merge them.
They have the same address
if they have physical locations.
They’re under the same Business Manager account.
The Page you want to merge from isn’t the primary Page of a Business Manager account.
You can't merge:
2 Facebook Pages if they’re global Pages
.
A verified Page into a Page that isn’t verified.
New Pages Experience
If you have Facebook access
to a Page, you can switch into your Page
and request to merge 2 Pages on Facebook. If you have task access
to a Page, you can’t merge Facebook Pages.
If your Pages can be merged, your Page followers and check-ins from profiles will be combined. Groups linked to the Page you merge will be migrated to the Page you want to keep. The Page you want to keep will remain unchanged, except for the addition of people who follow the other Page.
Posts, photos, reviews, ratings and the username
will be deleted from the Page you merge. The Page you don't want to keep will be removed from Facebook, and you won't be able to unmerge it.
Before you request a Page merge, make sure that any campaigns you're running aren't pointing to the Page that will be deleted.
Merging your Pages
Before you start, switch into your Page
.
Login to Facebook on a computer to submit a request to merge Pages.
To merge your Pages:
1.
From your Feed, click your profile picture in the top right.
2.
Click Settings & privacy
, then Settings
.
3.
In the left menu, click New Pages experience
, then Merge Pages
.
4.
Next to Merge multiple pages
, click Start request
.
5.
Follow the instructions on the screen to submit your request to merge Pages.
You will need to enter your Facebook password to complete the request.
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.
Note: If your Pages are on Business Manager, you can go to business.facebook.com/pages/merge
to merge them.
Invite friends
Invite friends to like or follow a Page or profile on Facebook
Invite friends to like or follow a Page or profile on Facebook
You can invite friends to like or follow a Page, or follow a profile on Facebook. If you want your followers to be able to invite their friends to follow your profile
, you must have professional mode
turned on.
To invite friends to like your Page:
1.
Tap
in the top right of Facebook.
in the top right of Facebook.2.
Tap 
Pages
, then go to your Page.
Pages
, then go to your Page.3.
Tap the Community
section at the top of your Page. If you can't find the Community
section, swipe left on the sections at the top of your Page (example: Home
, About
) until you find Community
.
4.
Tap Invite friends
.
5.
Tap to check the circle next to your friend's name.
6.
Tap Send Invites
.
To invite friends to follow a profile:
1.
Log into the Facebook app for iPhone or Android.
2.
Go to the profile you’d like to invite your friends to follow.
3.
Tap 
below the cover photo.
below the cover photo.4.
Tap Invite friends
.
5.
Select the friends you’d like to invite.
6.
Tap Send Invites
at the bottom.
Delete or deactivate your Page
Delete or cancel deletion of your Facebook Page
Delete or cancel deletion of your Facebook Page
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
To delete your Page, you'll need to have Facebook access with full control
of your Page.
When you request that we delete your Facebook Page, we'll unpublish or deactivate your Page
immediately but it won't be permanently deleted until 30 days have passed. You can also unpublish or deactivate your Page
at any time.
You can also delete your personal account
.
Delete your Page
To delete a Page, log into Facebook on a computer.
Cancel deletion of your Page
To delete a Page, log into Facebook on a computer.
Deactivate your Facebook Page
Deactivate your Facebook Page
Classic Pages on Facebook are updating to the new Pages experience
. You’ll still have access to many of the same features to manage your professional presence, build your brand or business, grow your audience and connect with followers. Your content, insights, ads, Likes and followers will automatically transfer when your Page updates.
Active Pages are visible to the public. Deactivating your Page will hide it from the public, including the people who like or follow your Page.
Your Page won't be visible to the public until it's reactivated again
. You can deactivate your Page at any time if you have Facebook access with full control of a Page.
Deactivating a Page won't delete it. Learn more about how to delete a Page
.
To deactivate or reactivate your Page, log into Facebook on a computer or the Facebook apps for Android or iOS.
