How to Unpublish Facebook Page in 2022?

February 3, 2022 1:29 PM

I need to "unpublish" some Facebook pages and I cannot figure out how to do it. Please provide guidance if you have unpublished a page under the new page management system.

This advice is not working. I search through Business Suite on web and app and I cannot seem to find where I can unpublish.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

Have you waited some time after doing that? I unpublished something last year and I think it took about 24 hours for it to be gone.
posted by BlahLaLa at 1:42 PM on February 3, 2022

Response by poster: This is for published pages I want to unpublish. They've been active for some time.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:56 PM on February 3, 2022

Manage Page (on the left side of the screen) > scroll down to Settings > click > General > look to the right and at the top you'll see Page Visibility. Click that, select Page Unpublished and Save Changes. I don't know how long it takes for a page to appear unpublished.
posted by cooker girl at 3:06 PM on February 3, 2022

Those instructions work on desktop, don't know about mobile.
posted by cooker girl at 3:08 PM on February 3, 2022

Response by poster: Where am I starting when I see Manage Page (on the left side of the screen)? I'm starting from my page and I don't have that exact option, and the existing option is not working.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:17 AM on February 4, 2022

On the page I manage, it's right on the main screen when I go to the Home Page.
posted by cooker girl at 6:42 AM on February 4, 2022

Response by poster: I finally figured out a solution - top right hand menu when you click the circular profile image- Settings & Privacy -> Settings -> Facebook Page Information -> Deactivation and deletion
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 3:00 PM on February 9, 2022