How to Delete a Facebook page

Published on 21.02.2023 by Samuel

Having an online platform where you can introduce and interact with your prospective and existing customers is one of the best ways to promote your business. There are many channels for achieving this objective, and one of them is having a Facebook page. What is the difference between a Facebook page and a Facebook profile?

A Facebook profile is your personal Facebook account where you share your ideas and connect with friends and family. Meanwhile, a Facebook page is specifically created for business reasons as a means to connect with your customers, market and promote your products and services, and gain a wider audience as you increase your online presence.

This platform has assisted businesses and corporations in increasing brand awareness and productivity. However, certain circumstances may make you want to know how to delete a Facebook page. It is curious to imagine why a business or anyone would want to delete a Facebook business page and take down their social media presence on Facebook in this highly competitive online social networking environment. Whatever the factor may be that propels the need to know how to delete a Facebook page, there are simple guidelines to effectively achieve that.

However, you must first ensure that you are the administrator of your page. This means that you're in control, or one of the people managing the page. If you're not an admin of the page, you might not be able to delete your Facebook page. In fact, you won't even see the button to delete your Facebook page if you are not an admin. If you're trying to delete a duplicate page and you don't have access to it, claim the ownership of the particular page first. By doing so, you also become an admin, and you can access the option to delete the Facebook page.

 

Why can't I delete my Facebook page?

If you're unable to delete a Facebook page, it is possible that you are not an admin of that particular Facebook page. 

You cannot delete a Facebook page if you are not an admin of the Facebook page you want to delete. In a rare case, another admin may have canceled the deletion of that page before the fourteen-day trial elapsed. The other admin may have reasons to cancel the Facebook page, especially if he is unaware of the reason and action of the Facebook page deletion.

Also, if your page is registered with a Facebook Business Manager (FBM) account connected to a “parent” company, You can get to know how  to delete the Facebook Page using the Facebook Business Manager

 

What does it mean to delete a Facebook page?

Deleting your Facebook page means that it will be taken down, and nobody will be able to see or access it. In case the page deletion is not intentional or you change your mind, you have fourteen days to restore the page; otherwise, you will be asked to confirm the Facebook page has been permanently deleted. In this case, all contents, posts, and engagements are lost, including data and your Facebook reviews. So you must be sure of your intention to delete your Facebook page.

Unpublishing a Facebook Page

If you’re uncertain about your intention to delete your Facebook page or you're being careful about losing all the data from your Facebook business page, you have the option to rather simply “unpublish” the page. Unpublishing your page means that it will be hidden from the public and from the people who like or follow your page. It will only be visible to the admin who manages the Facebook page.

You can publish or unpublish your Facebook page at any time. However, if you permanently delete your page after fourteen days, it cannot be undone.

 

How to delete a Facebook page.

The first thing to note when you want to delete your Facebook page is that you must be determined and certain about your decision to delete your page. Once a page is deleted, it cannot be undone. However, Facebook will give you fourteen days to review your decision to delete your Facebook page. Thereafter, if you still want it deleted, it will be put down permanently.

When you delete a Facebook page, it will remain visible to the public during the 14-day deletion period. If you want it to be invisible to the public, you will need to unpublish it before deleting it.

 

On the Facebook website:

  1. Log in to your account on Facebook 

 

  1. From the homepage, navigate the side bar menu and click ‘Pages’ 

 

  1. Under Pages you manage, click on the page you want to delete. 

 

  1. Navigate the sidebar menu and select Settings.

 

  1. Navigate General tab and select Remove Page.

 

 

 

  1. Click the blue hyperlink Delete [your page name], click Delete Page.

 

  1. A pop-up appears to notify you that your page has “entered deletion mode” in which you can cancel the deletion in 14 days. Press OK. 

 

 

You can reactivate your page within the 14-day interval by returning to the General tab of the Settings page. Scroll down and you will see a tab notifying you that your page is set to be deleted—tap Cancel Deletion and select Confirm on the next page.

 

On the Facebook Business Manager website:

  1. Enter the Facebook Business Manager website and log in your account. 

 

  1. Click Settings

 

  1. Select More business settings.

 

  1. Click Pages under Accounts.

 

  1. Select the Page you want to delete, and click “Remove” in the top-right corner. 

 

  1. You will receive notification that you have 14 days to cancel the deletion process. If you want to continue with deleting your page, click Delete Page.
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On the Facebook mobile app:

  1. Open the Facebook app, log in and tap the three grid lines on the top-right corner 

 

  1. Select Pages and click the page you want to delete.

 

  1. Click Settings

 

  1. Navigate General tab to the Remove Page section. 

 

  1. Click the hyperlink Delete [your page name] and tap Delete Page in the pop-up 

 

  1. You will be notified  that your page has “entered deletion mode” and you may cancel the deletion in 14 days. Click OK.

 

You can reactivate your page within the 14-day interval by returning to the General tab of the Settings page. Scroll down and you will see a tab notifying you that your page is set to be deleted — tap Cancel Deletion and select Confirm on the next page.

 

How to unpublish a Facebook page 

Rather than deleting your page permanently, you can make it invisible to other Facebook users by unpublishing it. 

On the Facebook website:

  1. Enter Facebook website and log in

 

  1. On the homepage, navigate the side bar menu and click Pages

 

 

 

  1. select the page you want to delete.
  2. Select settings

 

  1. Navigate General tab and select Page visibility

 

 

 

  1. Click the button for Page unpublished and click Save Changes.

 

  1. Select a reason for unpublishing your page and click Next.

 

  1. Select an option under What you need to finish your Page and click Unpublish.

 

 

On the Facebook Business Manager website:

  1. Enter Facebook Business Manager website and log in

 

  1. Click Settings in the side bar menu.

 

  1. Navigate more business settings.

 

  1. Select Pages under accounts

 

  1. Tap the page you want to delete, select View Page in the top-right corner.

 

  1. Click Settings on the right side of the menu grid at the top of the page. Check between Edit Page Info and Help, not the gear-shaped settings icon in the very top-right corner. It will take you back to business settings. 

 

  1. Navigate General tab and click on Page visibility

 

  1. Select the button indicating Page unpublished and save changes.

 

  1. Select a reason for unpublishing your page and click Next.

 

  1. Select an an option under What you need to finish your Page and tap Unpublish.

 

 

On the Facebook mobile app:

  1. Open the Facebook app, log in and tap the three grid lines to load your news feed

 

  1. Click pages on the menu and select the page you want to unpublish.

 

  1. Click settings

 

  1. Navigate General tab and click page Visibility

 

 

 

 

  1. Tap Unpublish and a blue check mark will indicate that your page is now invisible to the public

 

FAQs

How can I permanently delete a Facebook page?

To delete a page, you must be an admin of that page. Tap the top right corner of Facebook. Tap Pages, then go to your page. Select the menu and click General Settings. Below Remove Page, tap Delete [page name]. Select Delete Page.

 

Why can’t I permanently delete a Facebook page?

You cannot delete a Facebook page if you are not an admin of the Facebook page you want to delete. In a rare case, another admin may have canceled the deletion of that page before the fourteen-day trial elapsed. The other admin may have reasons to cancel the Facebook page, especially if he is unaware of the reason and action of the Facebook page deletion.

Also, if your page is registered with a Facebook Business Manager (FBM) account connected to a “parent” company, you can learn how to delete the Facebook page using the Facebook Business Manager.