{"id":882,"date":"2021-06-15T14:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/?p=882"},"modified":"2022-12-31T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T17:17:10","slug":"deactivate-a-facebook-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/deactivate-a-facebook-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deactivate A Facebook Page? [in 2023]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/create-facebook-business-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> deactivated, Facebook provides you with a feature that does just this exact thing.<\/p>\n<p>Deactivating a Facebook page can be useful if you want to make bigger changes on the Facebook page or if you want to temporarily hide the Facebook page for any reason whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>deactivate a Facebook page forever<\/strong> and still have access to the Facebook posts you have shared on the page as an admin or as a <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-page-editor-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-page-tutorials\/\">Facebook page tutorial<\/a>, we are going to show you how to <strong>deactivate a Facebook page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to watch a video tutorial on how to deactivate a Facebook page, check out this one:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Deactivate A Facebook Page Temporarily? (NEW Method In 2023)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uhcDmkzBjs0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are still using the <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/switch-back-to-classic-facebook-page\/\">classic Facebook page<\/a>, here is a tutorial on that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Deactivate a Facebook Business Page? [in 2022]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGa81aCSoVg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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temporarily\">Deactivating a Facebook page temporarily<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/deactivate-a-facebook-page\/#How_to_deactivate_a_Facebook_page_temporarily\" title=\"How to deactivate a Facebook page temporarily?\">How to deactivate a Facebook page temporarily?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/deactivate-a-facebook-page\/#How_to_deactivate_a_Facebook_page_forever\" title=\"How to deactivate a Facebook page forever?\">How to deactivate a Facebook page forever?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/deactivate-a-facebook-page\/#How_to_reactivate_a_deactivated_Facebook_page\" title=\"How to reactivate a deactivated Facebook page?\">How to reactivate a deactivated Facebook page?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deactivating_a_Facebook_page_temporarily\"><\/span>Deactivating a Facebook page temporarily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we said, you have the opportunity to deactivate a Facebook page temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the Facebook page will be hidden from the public and only the Facebook page admin, editors and other people with access to the Facebook page will be able to see the page and its posts.<\/p>\n<p>Regular Facebook page fans, people who follow the FB page won\u2019t see the Facebook page and even posts where they previously commented will be gone from their activity history.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_deactivate_a_Facebook_page_temporarily\"><\/span>How to deactivate a Facebook page temporarily?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>So if you want to deactivate a Facebook page,<\/strong> here is how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From your Facebook newsfeed click on \u2018Pages\u2019 on the left side of the screen<\/li>\n<li>Select the page you want to deactivate<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down the left sidebar, and click on \u2018Settings\u2019 with the gear icon<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Settings-tag-on-Facebook-page.png\" alt=\"Settings tab on Facebook page\" width=\"349\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Settings-tag-on-Facebook-page.png 349w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Settings-tag-on-Facebook-page-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the \u2018General\u2019 tab click on \u2018Page Visibility&#8217;.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-682\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Page-Visibility-of-Facebook-page.png\" alt=\"Page Visibility of Facebook page\" width=\"922\" height=\"31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Page-Visibility-of-Facebook-page.png 922w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Page-Visibility-of-Facebook-page-300x10.png 300w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Page-Visibility-of-Facebook-page-768x26.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Page Unpublished\u2019<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-334\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Unpublish-a-Facebook-page.png\" alt=\"Unpublish a Facebook page\" width=\"579\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Unpublish-a-Facebook-page.png 579w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Unpublish-a-Facebook-page-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018Save changes\u2019<\/li>\n<li>You will see a pop up window where you will be asked why you want to deactivate a Facebook page. Select anything and click on \u2018Next\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, your Facebook page is deactivated, so it is completely hidden from the public.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_deactivate_a_Facebook_page_forever\"><\/span>How to deactivate a Facebook page forever?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can just leave the Facebook page unpublished or if you want to, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/delete-a-facebook-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delete the Facebook page<\/a>. This means that the FB page and all of its content will be deleted as well.<\/p>\n<p>So if you might need to use the Facebook page later in the future, we wouldn\u2019t recommend using this option.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_reactivate_a_deactivated_Facebook_page\"><\/span>How to reactivate a deactivated Facebook page?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to activate a deactivated Facebook page, here is how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From your Facebook newsfeed click on \u2018Pages\u2019 on the left side of the screen<\/li>\n<li>Select the page you want to unpublish<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down the left sidebar, and click on \u2018Settings\u2019 with the gear icon<\/li>\n<li>In the \u2018General\u2019 tab click on \u2018Page Visibility\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Page Published\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you go through this process, your Facebook page will be once again visible to the public and you are now able to post new FB posts.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to check out a video tutorial on how to <strong>deactivate a Facebook page<\/strong>, here you go:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Deactivate a Facebook Business Page? [in 2022]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGa81aCSoVg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to make a Facebook page deactivated, Facebook provides you with a feature that does just this exact thing. Deactivating a Facebook page can be useful if you want to make bigger changes on the Facebook page or if you want to temporarily hide the Facebook page for any reason whatsoever. You can &#8230; <a title=\"How to Deactivate A Facebook Page? [in 2023]\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/deactivate-a-facebook-page\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Deactivate A Facebook Page? 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