Facebook Page Categories In 2024 – Complete Facebook Business Page Category List

Written by: ROIhacks.com

Last updated: December 20, 2023

In this short Facebook page tutorial we are going to show you how to change Facebook page categories and what Facebook page categories are available.

If you prefer a video tutorial on Facebook page categories, check out this one:

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What are Facebook page categories?

Facebook page categories help your Facebook page to be more visible and easier to understand for Facebook users.

You can choose up to three Facebook page categories when you are setting up a Facebook page and the first FB page category you choose will appear next to your Facebook page username (which also your Facebook Page URL) and under your Facebook page cover photo.

Why choosing the right Facebook business page categories is important?

You have to choose Facebook page categories not just because they appear on your Facebook page but because Facebook page categories are helpful if you want to increase your Facebook page reach and visibility.

Facebook page categories can help people find your Facebook page on Facebook in the following ways:

When people search on Facebook, your Facebook page is more likely to show up if the search query is similar to one of your Facebook page categories.
If a person has shown interest in a product or certain category he or she is more likely to see your Facebook page as a recommended Facebook page.
FB business page categories are especially important for local businesses as if someone searches for local businesses, then your Facebook page is more likely to show up for these business categories (if it is a local business and you have specified tits address)

If you are still using the classic Facebook pages, here is a better tutorial for you:

Facebook business page categories (types) are:

How to change Facebook business page categories?

As we said, when you create a new Facebook page, you will have the opportunity to add three Facebook page categories. But don’t overthink choosing the right categories, as the Facebook page categories can be changed any time later.

Here is how to change the Facebook page categories:

Open the Facebook page, where you want to change the page categories
Click on ‘Edit Page Info’ on the left column
Scroll down a little bit, and here you will see the Facebook page categories that are currently set up for your FB page.
Just click on the ‘X’ to remove a Facebook page category
To add a new one, just start typing the category and FB will recommend new potential FB page categories.

You can also change the order of Facebook page categories. This is important as only the first one will show up on your Facebook home page.

If you are interested in the complete list of Instagram categories, check it out by clicking on the link.

Frequently Asked Questions – Facebook page category

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions related to Facebook page categories:

How do I choose a category on my Facebook page?

How to choose Facebook page categories is an important question to ask. Not just because they appear on your Facebook page but Facebook page categories are helpful if you want to increase your Facebook page reach and visibility.

Facebook page categories can help people find your Facebook page on Facebook in multiple ways. So go through the list of all Facebook page categories above and select the one that best describes, your business, non-profit or other organization type.

Can’t change Facebook page categories

There are two main reasons why you might not be able to change Facebook page categories.

First, if you are not an admin of the Facebook page, you are most likely won’t be able to change the Facebook page category. As only admins are able to change FB page category, you have to request admin access to the Facebook page.

The second reason that you might not be able to change FB page categories is that you have to have at least one Facebook page category. If you try to delete all existing Facebook page categories, Facebook won’t allow you to do that.

How to create a Facebook page category?

When you create a new Facebook page, you also have to add at least one Facebook page category to your Facebook page. However, you can add up to three Facebook page categories.

It is worth adding three categories to the Facebook page, as FB page categories also play a key role in the search algorithm for a Facebook page.

This can be especially important for local businesses. So when people search for a local business on Facebook (that happens quite often), and that search query is similar to your page category, your Facebook page will be more likely to show up in the Facebook search results.

The first category that you add to the category list, will also show up on your Facebook page homepage.

If you are not sure you have set up the right Facebook page categories for your page, don’t worry, you can modify them whenever you want. It is a very easy process, as we are about to show you.

“Choose a category that describes what type of business, organization or topic the page represents. you can add up to 3.” What does this mean?

This is the text you can see when you are setting up a new Facebook business page. It means that you have to add at least one Facebook page category to be able to create a new Facebook page. Once you have set up the Facebook page, you can change the category any time you want as we show you in this article.

So it is not that important to choose the best category when you set up the Facebook page for the first time.

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