UPDATE: This post was originally written when there was an option to switch between New Facebook and Classic Facebook. That option has now been removed for many users’ account (including mine, as of September 22). I’m not aware of any official way to go back to the old layout.
But there’s at least one unofficial alternative. A method that many users have reported success with is to install a browser plugin that tricks Facebook into thinking you’re using an old, outdated version of Internet Explorer that Facebook doesn’t support.
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There’s more than one plugin that will do this. Two plugins that readers have reported success with are Old Layout and Revert Site (links below). They’re free, and there are versions for multiple different browsers.
There are some things worth noting with these, however:
- This might end up being only a temporary fix. Facebook might change settings on their end that would stop the plugins from working.
- It’s likely that Facebook features might still be missing. The plugins can alter how the page is displayed, but they can’t restore features that Facebook might have disabled on their end.
- Please review the permissions required for the plugins. I do not know the plugin authors, nor can I personally vouch for the security of the underlying code.
With that said, if you want to give them a try, you can find the Old Layout plugin here and Revert Site here.
Below is the original post, although the setting it describes is no longer available for many users.
UPDATE: An increasing number of users have reported that they no longer see the options to switch between the interfaces below. Facebook usually rolls out changes to some users at a time. At the time of writing, I’m still seeing the options to switch between Classic and the new versions on my account, but it’s possible that Facebook has already removed the options from your account.
If it hasn’t, you’ll likely see a warning message that classic Facebook is going away soon when you log in:
Elsewhere, there’s a message that “the classic Facebook will no longer be available starting in September.” As of September 15, it’s still available on my account, although the option has been changed to a temporary switch for 48 hours.
To be clear, the guide below was written some time ago and applies only when Facebook hasn’t disabled the switch on your account. Once you’ve been switched over totally to New Facebook, I’m not aware of any way to switch back.
In mid-2020, Facebook started rolling out a new, updated look to Facebook.com to bring it closer in line with the mobile version. Mark Zuckerberg announced the change a year earlier, but they took their time rolling it out. But it’s now being rolled out in stages.
Facebook is calling the old version Classic Facebook and the updated version New Facebook. At least on some screens, it’s still referred to as “Facebook Beta.”
As with most Facebook updates, it’s being rolled out gradually. And Facebook knows as well as anyone that change can be controversial. Many users don’t like the new version, and there seem to be some significant features missing so far (hopefully, they’ll be added back sooner rather than later). To ease the transition and provide a workaround if you run into any glitches or missing features, Facebook added a function to let you switch between New Facebook and Classic Facebook.
How to Switch from Classic Facebook to New Facebook
First, click on the small white down triangle at the top right of the blue bar at top.
Then choose Switch to New Facebook.
How to Switch from New Facebook to Classic Facebook
As it usually does, Facebook is rolling out the switchover to New Facebook incrementally to some users at a time. I don’t know what criteria is used to determine who gets switched over when.
This is the welcome message that should show up when you’ve been switched over the New Facebook automatically. When you hit Next, you get to choose between the Light and Dark themes.
Many users have been reporting that they’ve been switched over automatically and the option to switch back to Classic Facebook no longer appears for them. As of the time of writing, the option is still available on my account.
This popup appears in some cases, reading: “You can switch to the classic Facebook at any time.” But many users report that this option to switch back no longer appears when they log into their accounts.
Click on the small dark blue triangle at the top right (it’s surrounded by a light blue circle).
Then click on the Switch to Classic Facebook option.
Things Worth Knowing
It’s worth pointing out that switching these affects how you see Facebook.com. It doesn’t affect how others see it. So you can’t force visitors to see only the New Facebook version, for instance–it’ll depend on what setting they’re using for their viewing.
It’s also worth pointing out that this is a temporary feature. At some point, they’ll flick the switch for everyone and there won’t be an option to go back to Classic Facebook.
Dale Zdrojewski says
What happened to all the toolbars connecrmred with the old version this version sucks
MJ says
Three weeks ago we switched to the new design (which was horrible because so many features were missing or not working). Today a coworker accidently swichted it back to the classic version with the result that all the content we published over the last three weeks has been deleted. There is now way to switch back to the new version so it seems like facebook really just deleted all the posts. I’m beyond angry and I can’t believe that this even could happen.
Has anyone experienced the same and could provide a solution?
Penny says
Hi MJ,
Facebook is supposed to provide you with a download of all your new page posts when you switch back to Classic as they will not switch over. Check for a message from Facebook with a link to your download file.
Erin Vaughn says
I absolutely hate the new Facebook! When I go to like something oh, I always leave a heart or an emoji with a heart or other emojis that are offered in the like section but when I press and hold it, it either takes a long time to do it or it just does alike oh, I used to be able to do it really quick and now it takes a long time and also when I go to comment it takes a further step. I’m not going to use Facebook anymore because of this! This was a huge step backwards and it makes responding on Facebook more time-consuming and I don’t have that kind of time!
Laraib says
exactly.. I also hate it
Abdurrahman says
I had a Facebook account for a while and I had to get a new phone because mine burnt up in a fire and I’ve tried everything to get back in my old account I purchases a new phone and made another facebook account. But I would like to have my old account back
David says
For that you’ll need to get help from the Facebook customer support–easier said that done. It’s not something we can help with. But you should be able to reclaim access so long as you have access to the same email address and/or phone number.
noha youssef says
I DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION
mahdi mahdi says
I DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION
noha youssef says
how can I switch back to classic Facebook Fix the setting please
Bonita says
How do I create a story on the new fabebook business page? I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Please can FB change back!! This new look is just not user friendly at all!
David says
An utterly disastrous mis-step by FB. Since I don’t have the desire to figure it out all over again, I’m just not going to use it anymore. Advertisers and marketers, please take note.
Natalie Shelley says
I agree. A huge mistake for Facebook.
Geoffrey says
This has got to be the biggest untested piece of GARBAGE software update I have seen in 40 years. Loaded with bugs! Even the simplest of quality testing would have axed this forced update on loyal customers. SUCH A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS IN INTERFACE DESIGN!! Makes me think the Facebook Management Team has lost its mind and/or PROMOTED COMPLETE DRUG ADDICTS to its ranks.
lorenzop says
microsoft has done the same thing over the years. I’ve stopped using both companies. I’ll go elsewhere, where there’s an interface I can stand to use.
farizi grigalashvili says
clasic facebok
Wallace says
This new Facebook page is just horrible !
I mean if you create something that won’t better why are you even changing I want my old good page ! I can’t even have my admin on this one
Anne Webster says
I agree. I am frustrated because I can’t go back to classic. Classic was better.
Korax says
Same here. How i go back to Classic??
JB says
I got the new FB in the last week. I have no option to switch back. I also noticed that the algorithm for which people I see has also changed.
sandra j cooley says
IM 71Year OLD I Like The Old Facebook Back I Can Play Game Better Then New One So Help Me Get OLd Fackbook Back
Tamie says
Mine switched on its own. And the switchback is not there. Why do people have to mess with things? If you want to make changes make them as an option, don’t make everyone make the change. Or is this their way of controlling people? Think about it.
Sari says
Just deleted my account. It’s impossible to maintain groups ect… Adios, after 12 years…
Ceecee Tracey says
Ugh. Same thing here. We have a huge animal advocacy page with almost 100,000 LIKES and we can hardly manage it with the new facebook layout. Makes me wonder if they change everything on purpose. Dogs will die if we cant manage this page.
Maral-erdene Sukhbaatar says
same here.
corkscrough says
I agree. I am an admin of 4 groups, and I can’t do anything to correct posts, and it’s even hard to approve posts. I think it is deliberate so we will all quit being admins so everyone will have to use that horrible Marketplace. I hate Marketplace! If I go to buy something, I want it local, not 1000 miles away! Setting the location is useless. Now to add insult to injury for 2020, Facebook brought THIS horrible design on us, which is as pleasant and user friendly as swollen fingers after being stung by a bee! This New Facebook is horrible!
Janet M Geisel says
I have used Facebook for years and use the Classic format on my chromebook. With the new format I recently logged on to do several things like trying to find my proflle frames and several other things that I want to do but can’t with the new format. I have tried the new format and find it horrible. Nothing will replace the Classic format. If you aren’t going back to let us continue with Classic I am sure you will lose more followers. A lot of the elrderly followers of the Classic format keep in touch with their families and grandchildren with the Classic format but now it is not there for them because the new one is not that easy to understand.
Melissa says
You can switch back to classic. Click on the three dots and you will see the option to switch.
tim says
where are the 3 dots i cant see them i am on laptop
Natalie Shelley says
What 3 dots? I don’t have 3 dots. I have a triangle.
Margaret says
What three dots. I lost all my data from the old one want it back. Please help
mohammad Ahmad says
Evey one knows how to switch to the classic version but if the feature is missing how to switch back.
more than 10 time I reported the problem through help&support then … report problem area ( sitting ) + screenshot but they never fix the problem The worse page is the Facebook page
PETER HROSE says
CANOT CHANGE BACK!.think thata the end for me.78 years olk .cannot use new facebook
T says
I found a way of getting the classic view…
If you go to your facebook page (can’t see any way of doing it on a personal page) and click on “Business Suite” link, a new page will open.
On the left at the bottom click on “View Page” and you will be taken to classic view (as of 21/Dec/20)
Barbara says
New FB sucks. People with certain disabilities will not be able to handle this. Too messy, too cluttered, too messy and confusing and just too much information. Old saying “Keep it simple”
DENIEL says
I FIND IT REVOLTING THAT FACE BOOK WANTS TO CONTROL PEOPLE LIKE WERE CHILDREN WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE ?????CAN’T YOU GIVE US A OPTION SO WE CAN CHOOSE FOR OUR SELF ?????? CHANGE BACK MY PAGE ASAP I HATE THE NEW PAGE WITH A PASSION, MR EDWARDS. 12-2-20.
Donald Guadagnolo says
OMG I really hate the nee FB, I want to switch back but I don’t even see the option on the top right . So we are going to be stock with this grrrrrr. They should give us the option to go back classic view, much easier to use
Phil says
Do like I have done. Stop using Facebook. If enough people do so then their advertisers are going to tell them to restore classic.
D.K.Saraf says
I want face book classic view I m unable to see ,like .comments total followers and impression of facebook
Annapurna says
i hate the new version and also i dont have option to change in classic view pls advice
fadia el noury says
I can not read articles with new facebook, can not mange my group too, it’s not good at all
Brian M says
So… It’s November 5, 2020 and I still don’t have the option to switch to the new Facebook. I’m stuck on classic Facebook. There are now some features I can’t use because they require the new Facebook. Any idea why I don’t have the option to switch to the new Facebook? Why might I be stuck on Classic Facebook?
David says
I haven’t heard of others running into this issue. My first thought is that it’s possible it’s a caching issue with your web browser. It might be worth clearing your web browser cache and history or testing with a different browser.
Amadil says
Same problem, and it’s not browsre issue! Is there anyone who has a solution?
Den says
you can try to add extension on browser like facebook old
Aaron says
I am also stuck on old Facebook, no option to change, no idea why
SUE says
i wish i was stuck in the old fb, i absolutely hate this new version.
everything is huge and i dont know how to decrease it. my friends list doesnt even appear unless i pick and hunt around for it. im afraid if i send to one friend it will end up to another! i hate hate hate this new format. i think FB outta let us choose which one we like best!!
Emma says
I have the same issue. And I’ve just switched to a new laptop so I don’t think its a cashe thing
john Hurst says
How can I move my profile photo to lower left corner so it is not in the middle covering up part of my cover photo
Yvonne says
Totally hate the new version. Dont know why it had to be changed when it was well and truly great. Hate the way when I look at friends pics they are so large i cant see the whole picture. This version sucks big time
gigi says
Same here !
Deptowicz says
SAME HERE!!!
Glenn says
Write and bitch about it. I did absolutely HATE it. I can’t find stuff because it’s so huge. Worthless updates and I’m in the industry no reason not to give the option regardless of features. I’m considering leaving for good but I run multiple sites on there which sucks.
Andrea D says
It seems to be designed for phones. There should be a PC option.
Rakin Naveed says
I really want to adjust my view of Facebook with classic version. There are lots of icons which are not seen easily and it’s hard to control over. It will be helpful if correction actions may take.
Sue says
Awful, new Facebook. In an artist and reg post to many sites. The editing is awful now. I want classic facebk back asap but it wont give me the option
Kathleen Balsavage says
I have the same issue.
Shrichand Kamat says
I don’t like new face book interface, kindly change my face book account into classic mode.
Stephen Malip says
I seldom drop comments, but mehn! This new Facebook is total BS.
Te Re Si Ta says
Why? My ACC did not have a feature photo
Brad J Wontor says
I don’t like the new version .It sucks royally……….If Mark Zuckerberg had any brains he wouldn’t of even invented this site for humanity’s sake………..IF ITS NOT BROKE DONT FIX IT………!
im probably going to deactivate mine
Rachel says
The option to switch to classic mode is no longer there. How do I do this or if you could help with how to move photos to another album? The photos I want to move were posted together in one post and the option to “move to another album” is not there. Photos that I have posted one at a time I can move to another album.
shirley says
i was not notified how can i switch back to classic
kvila says
I can’t see this option to switch the new one to the old one! What should i do? I can’t use it, it’s horrible!
Raiyan says
I want to go back yo my classic facebook
shirley says
i want to go back to the old facebook but i dont know how could you please help me i was never notified it was changing thank you
Regina says
Just use “Switch to Classic design on Facebook” Chrome extension, it works perfectly
Mary Ellen Rubinacci says
I don’t want new fB—I liked the old lay-out of FB! what the heck r U trying to prove? R U trying to prove U r bullies?
Dorothy MacMillan says
I used the chrome extension but now it has reverted back and no longer works. I cannot do an album on facebook now with different photos from a trip as new FB doesnt allow comments on each photo, date on each photo and only allows one location which is no good if every photo is from a different place as most people do travelling. Its AWFUL>
Sherri-Anne says
If you go to edit and hoover over the photos you will see edit all photos this will bring you to an area where you can put caption on your photos and you can also rearrange them.
Leanne Billingham says
Hi, Is this still working for you?
PJ says
Now using new facebook on my laptop exclusively for messages only.
FB got it bad and too proud to bring back the classic view.
Arnie De Vaan says
I agree…..it must be pride because I positively hate the new one.
DGKaye says
Worst platform and now worst blinding white layout. They hijack our preferences. I’ve been using the ‘revert’ plugin nicely until it stopped working today. If they’re going to blind me with whiteout they could at least give me the option of dark mode like everyone else!
Liz Philby says
The new Facebook format has certainly taken a step back in usability. As we can all see by user comments this site is now deemed so difficult and lacking in clarity that it’s probably not worth the frustration of using. The think tank behind this new style are probably on a high pay roll (seem to be innovative) Sorry!!! Got this one wrong.
Molto says
Sadly, Old Facebook Layout extension don’t work anymore since today for me, we hope the creator find a solution, cause the “mobile” skin of the shit*y Facebook makes me sick ^^’
erfan says
meeeee toooooo
HASAN AKHTAR says
Senior Citizens find it extremely difficult to learn INNOVATIONS however useful & progressive … KINDLY SEE TO KEEP THE OPTION OF THE CLASSIC-FACEBOOK LAYOUT AVAILABLE TO THEM !
shirley says
i hate the new facebook how do i gei classic back
Ann says
I’m a senior and have no problems with innovation – if it actually makes things better. For awhile I was able to go back to the old FB but King Zuckerberg has apparently prevented that now. My photos take forever to load and lately, won’t load at all. I do photography and my friends enjoy my photos and sometimes will contact me privately to buy them. The new FB is horrible in so many ways, I can’t begin to list them. And I’m not alone in this view, as you can see by the comments.
mike says
stopped using it, every time I post some comment, it just dissapears to home page and loses all you written, wont miss it…..!!!! :(
Timothy Flath says
Sorry folks but I hate hate hate the new Facebook interface – so much so I will likely spend little time using it anymore – :-(
Kathleen Sones says
Where is the options button on new awful facebook there is no download or tag button why why have facebook been destroyed please tell me where the options button is
Jan says
As far as I’m concerned the option download was the best feature on facebook and now that’s Gone! I’m pretty much through with this social media site. FB knows that many many people dislike, to the point of Hate, the new format but, they do not care. So it is now up to users to either accept it or walk away as obviously FB has no interest in what we think.
Lorraine Coleman says
I feel exactly the same, bring back the classic Facebook , I won’t be using it much now
mike says
stopped using it, every time I post some comment, it just dissapears to home page and loses all you written, wont miss it…..!!!! :(
Margaret Buell says
I hate the new Facebook page, we need the option to go back to the classic if we want to.
Gail Hilton says
Please give us the option to change.I hate this one.
Todd says
As of today October 13th I still don’t have the option to get new facbook
Ohguru says
You are very lucky. Trust me
Chris mcinally says
I can’t read messages anymore whys that
Lyn says
I am green with envy – wish I didn’t! As it is I’m stuck with the new version, which, in addition to all the other problems, seems to be slowing my computer :'(
Mario says
The new FB is CRAP. It makes my computer fan run on high after a minute of scrolling. The layout is busy looking, so I don’t see how this is a simpler version of FB. Also, the location of “Friend” button is such that you can accidentally send a friend request to someone you don’t want to. Pictures can only be viewed by clicking right, so if you want to see a gallery from the end you can’t. Poor, crapy design. I think it will help people quit FB if they were on the fence about it before the change.
Dianna Bailey says
I TOTALLY HATE The new Facebook page and will be spending much less time on Facebook and will find alternatives. TOTALLY AGREE
mandy pritchard says
I don’t like either not got the option to go back either time for something else now i will not be using it
Stasia says
i hate the new design, hope they bring back the classic layout, i will go to twitter
pjhayperez says
Plz help me to back to classic old design on my Facebook account
nicola says
will be interesting to see what happens when my 48 hours is up on the classic which is logging on perfectly I can’t spend hours trying to log in which is what I’ve had to do recently on the NEW Facebook randomly all my posts have now appeared on the classic its like theres a time delay in the two systems catching up with each other ?
nicola says
anyone else having issues when they try to log in to the” New Facebook ” my search bar won’t load the facebook page flickers and says redirecting sometimes I am able eventually to get on (randomly and don’t know how as its different every time ). I can still switch back to the old classic facebook and logs in fine but have noticed all the new stuff uploaded very recently on the “New Facebook” doesn’t show on the old facebook soooooo confusing !!!!!!
Billy says
Switch to classic facebook does not appear in my options
User says
Me again… switching back to “classic” deleted my posts made on “new facebook” and I don’t want to try switch to new again to see if those deleted posts are visible on the new facebook…
Fran says
Same happened to me today. An official page, I’ve lost thousands reactions, comments and shares, it’s a disaster! I’ve reported the problem to Facebook support team and readded the post, hope they’ll fix the problem.
Alex says
Switching between versions of facebook doesn’t affect your posts, they are NOT deleted. Just some posts in groups for example, are visible only in the new facebook :/
Fran says
I had this problem yesterday with all the posts I’ve made on the NEW facebook. Once switched to the OLD, they disappeared. They’re not in the activity log, and they’re not anymore in the timeline of those who shared them.
Sent the report to Facebook, still no answer.
Fran says
I’m talking about the PAGE, not my profile. Maybe this is another Facebook bug that affects pages switched to the old version, hope they fix it.
chris says
Hi Alex maybe you can help. I place for sale items in old classic facebook. When I look on new facebook I am not able to see or access them. I go to my items and and continue to get error code.
User says
Switching to new facebook, your page(s) are visible to public not logged in? A page I manage couldn’t been seen by not logged in public since I “switched to new facebook” and solved by switchin back.
User says
Use this link… worked for me.
https://www.facebook.com/forced_account_switch
David says
That’s for switching login accounts (if you have multiple accounts) rather than switching between the old and new layouts.
jowell says
i hate new facebook update, too much laggy when i play dota or any games. i want the old one
Morbid Morag says
There IS one official way to switch back. If you run a Page, you’ll be offered the option of classic FB for 48 hours to manage it. You have to go to your Page to do it, the option is top left somewhere. Don’t know how long it will last, but it was still there today.
David says
That has been true, but even that option has been removed from many accounts now (mine included).
Marina says
It’s more easy to install the extension, cause facebook removed that one for many users and you will lose it soon too. Just search in google: Switch to Classic design on Facebook
james says
Change it back
Margaret Williamson says
Dismayed. I’ve got a couple of hundred travel photos I want to upload and the last time I looked at the new layout it was hopeless. It didn’t pick up the dates from the photos so each one had to have the date typed in manually in the description box – but it still made it look as if the photo was taken the day you uploaded it. Entering locations was impossible – yet again they all had to be manually entered in the description box. Has anyone found a way around this? The new layout appears to just suit people who take a pic or selfie on their phone and want to immediately upload it. For instance I’ve got ten photos from place one, thirty from place two, eighty from place three and so it goes on with about 20 different locations but I want them all in one album because they are all from one trip. And then there’s the dates problem… What used to take an hour could take four weeks.
Simon says
Just use “Switch to Classic design on Facebook” extension from Chrome web store. It returns old Facebook layout with no hustle whatsoever.
Gilbert Wambugu says
Switch to Classic design on Facebook chrome extension did the trick for me. Thanks a lot Simon!
Eileen Boyce says
I want the classic facebook and can’t get it. The new one is totally confusing and I hate it. Please bring old one back.
Ariel says
Does anyone know the new size for FB Group Covers?
Every photo size I upload ruins the quality.
Albert Llubit says
Hello, i am sorry to say but the “switch to classic view” option has been removed on exactly October 1, 2020. Users that are still on the classic view can enjoy the good looking design while if you’re already on the new look, there’s no possibility of switching back unless you install chrome plugin like “Old Layout for Facebook” but it could only view it on the device you installed the plugin with.
Jan says
I installed the addon extension mentioned previously here for Firefox users and I am still getting the classic fb format as of October 1, 2020. So far so good.
Dean Hamer says
On the new Facebook, where is the “settings” for a page? Thats how I look to see who has recently liked the page, by looking at the people and posts tab of settings. Now there is no settings???!!!
Alex says
It worked so well. thank you
james ap maye says
i cant see a switch back how do i get back new outlay is sh** if i cant get back im leaving so are millions what the hell did you change it for half my stuff is missing
Agnes Lee says
I just tried in IE.. it launched the classic FB and not the new one.
I don’t like the new FB, it doesn’t allow me to move photos between albums!
what says
Slow, largish, no selection for new posts instead only all time posts to be shown, ugly bad look.. who they ask for this look? the users? facebook exist because of uesrs,
Mark says
The left side of Facebook contains the favorites list?
I cannot edit it, I want my news feed on RECENT but it is hidden in the favorites list, this sucks big time.
Cheryl Millard says
UPDATED If you are an Admin of a group, it allows you to revert back to Classic Facebook for 48 hours this is to be able to administer the group that you are an Admin of, I don’t know if this applies to newly created groups
Cheryl Millard says
If you create a group, it allows you to revert back to Classic Facebook for 48 hours
Lana Lesu says
How do I get back to my old Facebook account
Lonnie says
That worked on one of my accounts but not my work account
Alan CLARKE says
It’s AWFUL – what was FACEBOOK thinking – did they actually ask anybody who really used it.
BUT
The old one still works, mostly, in Internet Explorer – I couldn’t paste a photo in, so maybe it’s restricted? Mind you – Microsoft tries to kick me back to EDGE, but I ignore that. Not sure how long Facebook will allow it.
Norbert says
I agree with you folks, the new fb design is horrible.
Larry Kenney says
Yes it is, the old classic was better.
Jan Maltzan says
I have been resisting the new fb design for months and have now been forced into using. I agree with just about all the comments so far, too big – I already have a large screen, too slow – omg how long must I wait, too touchy/sensitive that things pop up all over the place as I must have ‘touched’ something. More and more ads and “recommendations for you” – gah – crowding out the people and sites I want to see. And, there is no option to download photos or paintings or poems that have been posted anymore! That truly sucks. I’m going back to emails and websites, done with fb, adios. Yeah, and I just watched Hacking Your Mind on PBS… Jan
Ric Cal says
The NEW Facebook layout is terrible. My pc and laptop now have a long lag time when I perform tasks. Bring the old version back. I hope you will do this. You’re not the “only game in town.” You’re going to lose a lot of users and advertisers. Pissed off.
golden monu akber says
my classic facebook is nit coming
ramachandran says
a few days back ican change my fb page to classic mode .but now when i click the triangle in right top corner the option to change classic mode does not appear. what should ido?
Kate says
You can change nothing, but you can find in Google with words “Switch to Classic design on Facebook” extension and use it – it will change from New to Old and back with one click!!
Agnes Julia says
Thank you thank you sooooooo much!!!
Alex says
Just search in google for: Switch to Classic design on Facebook!
install it and you are back in time! :)
Kate says
Thanks, it’s really useful tool!
Shawn says
Thank you so much! Super fast nice and easy.
NadiaPapaioannou says
I dont like The New Facebook format
Nor Ahmad says
The fb new look looks STUPID and I DON’T like it at all…
AB says
I don’t like new facebook layout, it’s laggy on me and I can’t to switch back to old layout, even browser plugin like DownAlbum not working fine to download someone album
fr says
Same i disike the new layout i not know why the dev facebook touch when are so perfect the old one
Susan Boone says
I DETEST THE NEw Layout on my facebook page..it lost some features and re-arranged others. I canot find my friends. My photos are screwed up. BRING BACK CLASSIC facebook!
AW says
I want to go back to the Classic format. I hate the new one
UAchip says
I use this Chrome extension – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/switch-to-classic-design/oancckmjgaoejmbedngcoiakblhacbog
Works perfectly even when there is no switch button and it doesn’t let Facebook to revert it back to the new layout.
Vidmantas says
Ty beautiful :*
ivo says
thank you so much i love u
Towfiqul Islam Robin says
thanks a lot, it’s helpfull. last few days i trying so many time to get back classic version but I can’t. today see your comments I try and get back.
Bundu says
Thank you,, have used it .. it works perfectly!!
Mary Ann Evans says
Me, too! works without a ‘hitch’… so far, so good.
My issue is with the group photo albums. I cannot rearrange the photos and they are mixed sizes. Does FB even read any of this feedback?
colin burke says
how you get classic face book back this new ones crap
LORRAINE says
stupidest thing Facebook has done. The new look is UGLY!!!! CAN’T STAND IT!!! VERY UNFAIR TO FACEBOOK USERS THAT THIS HAS BEEN FORCED UPON.
HATE HATE HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Mike Taylor says
There is no longer the option to “move photo to another album and “location” no longer accepts personalised, non listed place (eg: “Lynn’s garden”).
I have left a comment several times or Facebook but nothing has been changed.
Mj Taylor
raymond nassar says
the videos album does not exist anymore and over 70 of my personal videos are gone…
bugzapper says
i hate this new dark mode pls how can i go back to my happy fb now ur new 1
david says
my wife has just changed her phone and logged on to Face book and because the latest version was not the same as before and that we were not aware of a newer version being issued for use she has blamed the phone and had a heck of a row with the selling agent. I find it totally unacceptable to not have been told in advance or by tv announcements as a form of world communication .
Tony Gregory says
I’m going to switch to gab or parlor I can’t stand the new Facebook
Nora Melanson says
Ok, Facebook – why are you doing this??? I HATE the new look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amadeush Mozart says
i **** hate new version of facebook, damn i miss good old times when facebook page was clearly to read something….
Hina Khan says
i hate this new version of Facebook. This is mind blowing. i am sure this will made me mad soon. Awwww…… i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i want old version. pleeeeeas consider my request.
michal says
use revert site extension
Chris says
revert no longer works … you get 10 times and then you are stuck with the ugly as sin facebook …
Daisuke TD says
Thank you, it worked!
Gary says
Worked for me as well
Roland says
I agree with all the users here. It is absolutely unnecessary for the developers to change it to the current layout. It uses too much space and would even take a while to tag someone in Messenger. I mean, I don’t understand why they have to do this when in fact, they a lot of advertiser who pay them for whatever it is. It’s just illogical to change it. I am at the point where I have to deactivate my account instead. Not to mention the ads. It’s totally confusing.
sakib says
people who do not have the option for going to previous version ! what should they do? please, help !
Hans says
I already deactivated it
Lana Lesu says
How do I get back to my old Facebook account
Barnabas Mattai Duoth says
I need to remained in classic facebook setting
Nune says
hi I need help w/ classic fb page Interface is not showing switch to classic button
rita grainger says
This new Face book is just awful i can not find the groups putting photos on his just awful so compacted its vile who ever thought this lot up have no brains in there head it is just nothing but Crap i ate it
Pera says
If they don’t bring back classic facebook button i will delete facebook for sure… i hate new facebook i don’t want any changes… why Mark why? just give me choice don’t force me to something i don’t like!
David says
I don’t like new facebook layout, it’s laggy on me and I can’t to switch back to old layout, even browser plugin like DownAlbum not working fine to download someone album
Mima says
There’s no option to switch back to old Facebook version! I hate the new version… inconvenient and dull!!!
grama says
it is a real pain the contacts list on the right takes up 1/3 to 1/2 the page and when surfing if you touch it it keeps springing up your contacts to message on the facebook you are reading also the contacts list is mostly white all around put them back on the right side and small makes things jump all over the page go back to what you had was fine this is atrocious
Jonny says
i dont like classic , pls open the bottom to switch classic facebook.
Robyn says
The new facebook is bloody terrible!! Whoever designed it needs firing from their job! I can no longer switch back either. It’s made up my mind…I’m going to MeWe. It’s a much better platform than facebook anyway.
Qheboto Chishi says
why is there no option to switch back to classic. Option shoud be given. Something fishy here
Tonya Sue Williams says
I don’t have the option to “Switch to Classic Facebook.” in menu
How do I switch back? It hurts my eyes. Please. Thank you.
Asmaa Alsayed Hassan Selim says
PLZ CAN U HELP ME TO RETIEVE AND SWITCH BACK MY CLASSICAL FB
Harry says
New Facebook is crap. Need to move on. Where is next
Jodie says
I am on a tablet and every post is so huge, I have to keep scrolling up and down to see the whole thing. I absolutely hate this!!!!!!
Robin says
mine is now locked and i absolutly hate it !!!!! i want the other one back
Lisa Crooks says
Mine was locked all day, and FB says I have no photos on my device. But they are all still there in photos!
M J Riley says
So do I, please bring back classic facebook asap.
Barbara L Weinstock says
I’m having a terrible time reading the new Facebook page and desperately want the Classic Facebook to be an option. It is no longer available to switch on my account.
trash says
Whoever came with this idea and decided to make it as a permanent layout for all facebook users, I hope he/she dies :).
Barbara Story says
I hate this NEW FACEBOOK I want the CLASSIC back. I am not the only one that hates it we ALL hate it. Why have something if you don’t want to serve the people with! Control and Force is what Facebook is about…
Steve Gan says
Hate the new theme and they removed the Switch Back to Classic option!!!!!!!
Please bring back Classic Theme!!!!
scloudi says
I hate the new facebook theme, it’s so stupid
Shawn says
I absolutely HATE the new layout, which appears to be very amateurishly made… Not only is there no improvements to be found, but rather on the contrary! No timeline navigation… The photo album layout is very unappealing… The photos appear in various sizes, and not the more or less unified size they had before… When viewing photos in the albums, you’re only provided the option to go backward from the most recently posted picture… The whole visual design is awful… I hate those big pens on the upper right side of albums and pictures! Very ugly! Why do something like that when the old style functioned so well? It also takes forever to scroll down as it takes a long time for posts to upload. When clicking on the “home” button, it takes forever sometimes for it to react… more than ½ minute. And then we have that annoying message ‘Something went wrong. This may be because of some technical error’. Well why don’t fix that error? It went on for so long until it seemed it was solved, and now with the new layout, it’s back again! And no matter how much you click on “Retry”, nothing happens. Sometimes I only have a couple or a handful of posts until I reach the end and get this message… What’s the use of being on a social media platform when there’s nothing to view? Facbook has really become a great disappointment… And you also see more and more ads, and less content of value… Greed always leads to a dead end!
cha rry says
I hate the new Facebook.. and i cant go back to the classic FB.. if i click that blue diamond icon i couldn’t find that “Back to classic FB”..pls do something abt. it.
Robert says
I also hate the new facebook, how to switch back to the old version
Enock Mukiza says
I hate the new Facebook look and have failed to go back to the classic view even after sending a Help and Support comment.
BARRY L TRUE says
once its gone in the box were done no going back 2 old 1 mine did it as well i freakin hate the new 1 also
sia says
I hate the new too but can’t find the button to switch to classic it is removed permanently
Connie Durand says
I hate it!!!! It is too big. You can’t just s roll through. Everything has to be pulled up to see.
Mark Anthony Abejero says
Bye facebook! =/
lisa charbonneau says
hi, I hate the new facebook, I hate everything about it and feel people should get the option to choose.
Mel says
I hate the new Facebook format. Why do they have to make the desktop format look like a mobile one. They have apps for mobile. Go fiddle with those. Leave the desktop format as is… Classic Look as it has always been. These new changes always IRK me a lot!!!!
Frreman says
I want the Classic Format back this new format is crap.
Tom says
please ensure you give facebook the feedback the new facebook deserves, it is crap and I have sent feedback saying so.
Joe says
Yes I totally agree , my 93 year old mother is cancelling her internet because she cannot understand it ,that is totally disgusting that Facebook would do that .
Chris Jones says
I was very happy with the so called ‘classic Facebook’ but this new layout is absolutely terrible. I have already informed my family and friends that if I cannot go back to it will no longer be using it.. We are all looking for an alternative. Why can’t we have a choice whether to use the classic or new version. Why do they think it’s okay to keep spoiling something that was working perfectly fine.
Cherie says
I hate the new fb bring classic fb back. Classic facebook is so much easier to use and see
Ewa says
I hate it too the new design, it sucks. I want back the old classic one. Also the search filter sucks now you can’t search by months and it doesn’t show most recent posts in chronicle order. Disappointed
K.R. says
Hi,
Did you finally find a way to search by month?
It can’t be done anymore :(
ty
Dyane Everon says
Plse plse I want to go back to the old fb settings. The option to do so is not available anymore. Can you plse (again) give me option to do so.
Tech says
Why not keep the option for Classic FB so users can decide what one they like the most.
I am forced to use Internet Explorer so I can still use Classic FB because FB isn’t upgrading
there new FB to work with Internet Exploror and there for only Internet Exploror will only
show the Classic FB. I don’t like Internet Exploror but if that the only way I can use the
FB I like that that’s what I have to use.
Dennis Houth says
My god it is so awful and now they won’t let me change back to the original Facebook, I hate 2020 :(
michael wicks says
I have mental health issues & am struggling with the new layout, & need to use the classic facebook. If I can not use the classic style, then I am going to be FORCED away from my computer. This is my only means of keeping in touch with my family. If I am forced away from facebook, then I will be forced to take legal action as I think it wrong that you can discriminate against disabled people like this. Either fix this issue so that I can go back to the classic layout or face legal action.
S says
I have been writing every day about needing reasonable accommodation for people like me who have trouble visually processing the new format.
sandy says
i know i hate it too i might leave
Jenn says
I just wanted to say that I’m sorry. :( I hope they can make the classic version an option for you.
Tech says
You can still use Classic FB with Internet Exploror (Browser) Only.
FB is not updating there new FB to work with Internet Exploror.
Hermi says
Honestly, I don’t like the new facebook features, I prefer to use classic facebook. I hope they will be mindful to this issue my work is greatly affected because of the missing features on the new Facebook .
William Hough says
https://oldlayout.com/
Bengo says
It worked thanks
ro gutie says
I HATE FACEBOOK , THEY DO NOT CARE AND WILL NOT LISTEN , I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER METHOD TO COMMUNICATE WITH FAM/FRIENDS AND FACEBOOK WILL BE LIKE MY SPACE , SOMETHING OF THE PAST !!!
Ena says
I hear you. I hate it. Everytime I get pop ups with How did we do or feedback I pout in I hate. They dont listen to or care what their users think. Im looking around for another social media platform that listens to its users.
Genard Lazar says
Why are you enforcing the new look by taking away the option to revert back to the Classical Facebook???
Elaine Curran says
As a ‘silver surfer’ aged 73, it is difficult enough to find my way round familiar sites on laptop or ipad.
When sites change.,ie facebook, it gets very confusing!
Maybe the new facebook IS better for younger ones, or those who use their phones all the time, but surely, some consideration should be given to the disabled and elderly….our lives are difficult enough already!
The easy solution would be to just offer the choice, new or classic…….even I could manage to click on the arrow and select ‘go back to classic facebook’ but that choice has now been taken from me.
Supoj says
really bad!
Skippy says
Facebook are not listening. Big mistake.
Patricia says
I agree. The typewritten words are so slow to print also. Im finished typing my whole paragraph and it is only printing the second word. The whole thing is a big mistake. As the saying goes, if its not broken don’t fix it. Bring back classic Facebook.
Jay says
Use “Old layout for Facebook” add-on in chrome or firefox. It worked for me.
Erik says
Thank you so much !
ray says
thank you so much for this tip!! i have vestibular issues and just can’t tolerate the new design
William Hough says
A link would help
https://oldlayout.com/
Ingrid says
Thank you, it really worked!
Beth says
OMG THANK YOU!!!
Jim Holloman says
I cannot make sense of the new Facebook layout.
I cannot find the links for About, Photos, Videos, etc.
Debajani Tripathy says
It’s a horrible experience to log into my account. Why they did they do so without taking the users opinion? Please bring back the classic Facebook.
Jacky says
Facebook what the hell have you done?!
The new page is horrible 😩
Why have you removed the option to SWITCH BACK TO CLASSIC FACEBOOK?
I notice everyone is complaining about it, It far to big and hurts my eyes 👀 too look at it and it gives me a headache after a while so have to ssiths off. PLEASE PLEASE GIVE US THE OPTION TO MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS AS TO WHETHER WE WANT TO USE THE NEW LOOK OR THE CLASSIC FACEBOOK PAGE LOOK….
dattatri says
yh mister me too dnt like new fb. classic fb is vry simple n good i dislike new version. i tooo cnt find option of switching to classic version here. wt to do pls
Dave says
I DON’T LIKE THE NEW FACEBOOK , Please LET it GO BACK TO THE CLASSIC ONE , or else I’am going OFF if THE NEW FACEBOOK IS GOING TO STAY ON ..
Barbara says
this new set up is just horrible if you are not willing to reverse it Then i no longer need you.. Think before you Jump.
Kim Johnson says
I want the Classic Facebook back
Sudarshan Pandey says
Me too don’t like this……..The Classic was best……….Don’t know why Facebook authorities are playing this game……If they want to add more features, they could do it keeping the Classic look intact.
Samuel Cherry says
The New Facebook on desktops is very crowded and options that allows users to organize and have messenger on the side is gone. New Facebook is annoying and stupid for most users from the looks of feedback and comments and I agree.
Helen says
The new layout is so annoying. I don’t need the photo of the post to be that BIG. One post already occupied 2/3 of the front page. The page is also getting slow. After I scroll down for a few posts, no more post can be found and I just lost my patience and closed the page. The new layout is just driving its users away.
Jeff says
I totally agree, the entire new interface sucks.
Joe says
Hate The New Facebook…..if it doesn’t come back….then our 250 employees will have to drop facebook from our company …what a shame
Debbie Hickey says
My personal Facebook account has switched to the new layout and I am grumbling but adapting. The big issue for me is that a Facebook Page I manage for a small not for profit community museum crashes every time FB switches it to the new layout. It appears to go into a feedback loop and generates an error message that the page has been redirected too many times and advises to clear cookies/cache (which does not solve the problem). To date, I have been able to get into the account via facebook.com/home, go to the News Feed and switch back to Classic, which fixes the issue, but I know this won’t last much longer. Once I cannot do this, I fear we will be unable to access the account under the Administrator and will be only able to post as a follower. Repeated feedback to Facebook every time I have to switch to Classic hasn’t helped. Anyone having a similar problem?
Ladan says
Firstly, I’d like to thank the comment who suggested the Mozilla add on to switch back to the old Facebook. It worked a charm! The new layout is as MicNulty described… like a child’s book. And I agree, it is bad business. There should have been a poll asking users whether they do want the new layout or the old one, rather than just pulling the plug without permission.
Robert Salazar says
I would like to have classic facebook back. I do not like the new facebook am considering draping facebook because of this. I mean it..
Jo says
Hello and HELP!
I have spent the last hour trying to find a way to switch to New Facebook because the option to switch back to Classic FB only lasts 48 hours.
I don’t really care which design — but in the New Facebook I cannot log on to my community page without getting an Error Redirect message – Too many redirects – page is not redirecting properly, etc. I have to go through a whole thing to get on my page to switch to Classic FB.
I am a community page. – NOT a personal page – so when I go to the FB interface page there is NO dropdown arrow in the upper right hand corner to change to the new view.
I don’t care about the design — I am trying to switch to New FB just so I can log on to my community page. At some point I’m guessing Classic FB will disappear entirely and I’ll never be able to sign on to my page again due to the Redirect Error?
Thank you for whatever help anyone can provide.
d hopkins says
cant add photos to my face book page upload them ok but cant post them as it doesnt work is this to stop our facebook pages being used
MicNulty says
Old facebook is what I want. I use the Marketplace quite extensively and the new one sucks. Gone are the categories, gone is the ability to search for newest first. The new version of Facebook looks like a child’s book. No I don’t need larger words and less text per page. I need what works now and that is current Facebook. If you force me to switch I will probably have to quit it.
Samo says
Try this, if using Mozilla
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-layout-for-facebook/
Ladan says
Thank you for the add on! I’m using it now :)
tom says
Thankyou for that link-my option to switchback disappeared today-thankfully that link/add on for Firefox worked
Sarah Devarenne says
What is the link to the add on for Chrome?
Steve says
If you use Chrome Browser, try the following:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher/kchfmpdcejfkipopnolndinkeoipnoia/related
https://lifehacker.com/bring-back-old-facebook-with-this-chrome-extension-1844914565
https://oldlayout.com/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-layout-for-facebook/abmkkackbbimmdbfjdilpnfaegaeagge
Leonchoto says
Thank you ;)
Sally says
Could not agree more.
delilah de leo says
I am a senior citizen, and i am used to the classic facebook, it is easier for me, now it takes time for me . I feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Kimi says
You know forcing this new FB layout without asking users if they would want it or giving them the option to keep the classic look is just bad business. After seeing my classic FB look being replaced by the new look, I did delete my account. Sad, I was a FB user since 2013. Not anymore. Maybe if they get their act together, FB will give users the option to switch to either classic or the new layout by individual choice.
Erin says
I totally agree! There was nothing wrong with the old facebook. They made too many changes to the old facebook in the first place! The way the messenger lay out was on the old was perfect. Now you don’t have that option. On a scale of 1 to 10 I can’t even give this number a rating because they screwed with something that didn’t need to be in the first place. They should have left it alone! I want my old facebook appearance back…………..
You guys really screwed up facebook big time! Please put it back to the way it was.
Annette Geddes says
I’m very unhappy with this new Facebook format . Have no option on my site to post back to old format this option has been removed
Dawn says
Is there a way to reduce the size of the left side bar (with my friends, photos, etc . . .) and increase the right side that has the posts and feeds? I want to see the posts and feeds, not the other stuff!!! I really hate the changes. Also, when I post photos, I like to look back on them in case I added one twice by accident or put the wrong photo up. Now I can’t see any of them except the first 5 until they are live. Very irritating.
James Crowley says
Please Facebook Team,If people don’t like the new Facebook layout do what Youtube allow users have a customise option to Switch back to the Classic Facebook anytime they want.
Ginger says
I did some research on this. I do not have the switch back option in my drop down menu. According to what a read, there is a fix we can do at home but it has glitches. Some of which are that people can’t sign into their account anymore. Facebook doesn’t load properly etc. I have reported the problem with a screen shot of my drop down menu and asked for the to give me that option. According to my research, there are a group of people who do not have that option on purpose because Facebook wants to see interaction with the new platform. I personally don’t want to use the new version at all.
John Bogard says
I am running a Linux version of Chrome. When I attempt to SHARE something it takes me all the way back to the beginning of the main page. I order to complete the SHARE I have to scroll all the way back down.
chris says
John,
Today I finally lost the switch back to classic option. I’m having the same frustrating problem as you are. When I share a post, it jumps back to the top and sometimes it takes me forever to find it again so I can complete the share. Your comment was 10 days ago. Any chance you figured it out? Would appreciate help.
William Hough says
https://oldlayout.com/
Anne Marie says
Classic Facebook was so much better. Easy to scroll through , uninterrupted by ads and videos, to friends and family. This is twice as much work. Please listen to your users
Krishna Nand Gounder says
Please switch back to classic facebook page
Chrissie Johansen says
The new page is totally useless. If you now absolutely had to do something, it’s sad that you could not do better. Then I wonder why you can not go out and ask what we thought before you decided that the old side should be removed? It is frightening that you are neglecting us and our opinions.
Susanna says
I dont like it, i HATE IT TO!!!!! The new page is totally useless. If you now absolutely had to do something, it’s sad that you could not do better. Then I wonder why you can not go out and ask what we thought before you decided that the old side should be removed? It is frightening that you are neglecting us and our opinions.
Leila Thomas says
In the old version the shortcuts show many new posts in a group the last time you looked, now the new version does not allow me to do that. Is there a way to get that count back. Or is the only option to go to all your group to see if there is anything new?
BeckyLB says
Being an Admin in a group with over 30K people in it we check at times of how many infractions a member may have had in the past. If they have too many we remove them from the group. I can not find an option in the new FB to review members comments/posts deletes. Is this available and where can I find this feature.
Shelia Hunt says
Regarding Facebook, I did note that the new format is slower; however, Facebook is free to all of us and I try not to complain about something we do not pay for… No monthly fees.
Chris Ward says
It’s not free. They charge us our TIME by shoving adverts in our faces…
Josephine says
You got that right!
MR.SIX says
I dont like it, i HATE IT!
Its disgusting! I wont spend that much time on it as i used to. It just looks BAD!
Azhar says
I HATE IT TOO
Susanna says
I dont like it, i HATE IT TO!!!!!
Jason Leary says
Indeed , the new format is disgusting .
It is disgusting that they would thrust the new format on us without permission .
The new format is goofy “outside the box” cyberculture garbage .
Here is a petition to let people decide if they want the new or the old version :
https://www.change.org/p/facebook-please-allow-facebook-users-to-continue-having-the-option-to-keep-classic-facebook-layout?recruiter=6590266&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=640b1703-b7f0-4387-bf58-eb12debfc589&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uALbkcQEAAAAAX0s8gdNkVJRhYTZkODZkMQ%3D%3D&utm_content=fht-24241334-en-us%3A4
Joe says
Yes I agree totally, my mother is 93 years old and gets so confused with the new version and I have to go their every few days to switch it back to the old version, wish I knew why it keeps going on the new version. This is so not fair for these elders to have such problems with Facebook , this should be our choice to keep or not to keep.
Bonnie Green says
I do not like the new face book put it back or will not use it at all
JILL LOCK says
Why do they change something that is perfectly fine. I can’t load anything it’s so slow. Ridiculous.
Katherine says
I would think that FB would have programmers, etc who are talented enough to give us a choice of user interface. The new look is terrible on my small screen. No boundaries so harder to focus on what I want to see if I can even find what I want to see. A much less efficient use of space. The dark mode doesn’t make it better. And I REALLY crack up when it says it will load faster. I’ve timed it. No way does it load faster.
We are hostage until someone else can develop a social media network that is really about family and friends.
Zaw Zaw Oo says
I completely agree with you i hate the new look
Judy Scott says
i hate the new facebook leave it as it is
Daniel says
Right now I’m hoping someone makes a Chrome Extension that brings back classic Facebook. I was able to get classic Youtube back with an extension.
Karen Jone says
Facebook: You’ve messed this up like Coca-Cola’s disastrous introduction of “New Coke” in 1985! Please go back to Classic. WHY?????
JEFF NAGEL says
Amen to that..the new interface is ATROCIOUS and wastes SO much space!!! DO they think everybody has 32″ monitors?
Luis Franco says
i have a 45 inch screen as a monitor and i don’t like it, it feels like im on mobile FB
tom says
Finding the the “New Version” painfully slow! (no problems with other websites- only Facebook), has anyone else found this? Has completeley ruined the experience!
David says
I have no idea whether it’s related, but there was a major high-level internet service outage yesterday that impacted many online sites and services. But that’s supposedly resolved, so if you’re still seeing issues it’s probably not related to that.
Jeff Rubin says
What caused the “major outage” across so many sites – hackers? Russians? How can we refer so casually to an outage with such wide-ranging effects?
David says
It was an outage at one of the major companies that provide underlying services to the web. Good overview here or a more technical rundown here.
Lyn says
I am constantly getting messages saying a webpage is slowing your internet. As far as I can tell it is the new FB as has only started since the change (very rare prior to that) and now happening many times a day, even when I have closed other pages :'(
Shelia says
Yes, the new Facebook layout is extremely slow. I have a powerhorse system, yet the new FB is slow… No other websites. I’m constantly having to clear cache, and that helps just momentarily.
Angela Hutto says
I’m using my cellphone and trying to switch back to the classic Facebook from the new Facebook…Will you please help me ? Thanks so much
Jamie Strauch says
How do you switch to the old version? This new version is just groups and business pages.. it’s horrible!
MH says
I DO NOT like the new facebook layout.
Please bring back the classic layout, or at least give options.
I find it is too busy and the pages take longer to load.
I now spend a few minutes and turn it off, as opposed to a much longer time on the classic facebook.
BRING BACK THE CLASSIC!
tom says
Totally agree with you, it is so painfully slow.
Sharon Dunn says
I also hate it. The new font actually hurts my eyes because the size can’t be decreased. It takes up 1/2 of a page of my laptop. I can only read one post at a time. According to what I’ve read, we have to accept it. Not this old lady. I’ll cancel my account. Why have it if I can’t read it?
neil says
THE NEW FORMAT IS UTTER UTTER ****, WHY THE HELL HAVE THEY MESSED WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD FORMAT????? BLOODY LEAVE IT ALONE & KEEP THE OLD FORMAT, NO ONE IVE SPOKEN TO LIKES THE NEW ONE, STOP FORCING THESE CHANGES ON US WHEN WE DONT WANT THEM, FB SHOULD LEAVE US WITH THE OPTION TO CHOOSE WHICH VERSION WE WANT USE, IF THIS CHANGE IS FORCED ON US ILL BE LEAVING FB
Margaret White says
Exactly its absolutely putting it politely – awful
Pictures are blurred the format it dreadful.Please please bring back the original format !”
Against FB says
Now this is time to get rid and DELETE the FB account FOREVER.
FB always lie and cheat users with stupid motivations.
So, don’t use FB anymore !!!
Shirley Overton says
I really do not like the New Facebook and I am usually easy to adapt but this time not so much.
Rhett Savage says
I Agree 100%.
Phillip John Davies says
Some people always seem compelled to change what already works, sometimes I think they do it just to justify their jobs and other times for the money.
This time I think it’s the money.
Well. you took something that worked and turned it into something that doesn’t, that’s a rare talent indeed.
Sheila Wilson says
I’d like to add my name to the volumes here who absolutely HATE the new facebook format! I don’t understand why they have to take something that works well & screw it up just for the sake of making changes. Not everyone is checking here for newsfeeds – I’m certainly not. I AM trying to stay in touch with family on the other side of the continent as well as friends. The new format makes everything more difficult & cumbersome for me to navigate just for simple check ins. I spent a long time setting up my facebook page to be exactly the way I wanted it – if I want it changed, I’ll do it to suit myself, not some stranger who obviously doesn’t understand what my needs are. I’m really disappointed in facebook, they’ve always been a company that I felt provided a great social service, now I see them for the money grubbing, hands out for adertising company they must be, because they’ve certainly shown that they don’t give a damn about me.
K. Ingolio says
I totally agree. I HATE the new FB and will most likely go into it less often. I used the classic FB daily. Once I find a social media site I am happier with and listens to the people I will no longer use FB.
RONDA PARKE says
I HATE, HATE, HATE THE NEW FB LOOK !!!
S.J. says
I don’t like the new format. I get 3 posts that are old. If this is as good as it gets I will be leaving facebook. I don’t like that I have no choice after September. You have truly messed up a good thing.
Charles Osburn says
How do I switch back to classic Facebook?
beatrice zieher says
go back to my facebook forwmatt I had before
Loretta Jude says
I want the classsic facebook formam
Bob says
We the users should determine what is right for us.I realize facebook makes their money via ads,and I am ok with that.I am a researcher often studying things on a global basis,the classic Facebook always worked for me.The new version thus far is slow,and does not help my needs.Classic facebook from search to clear searches to logout was always so simple,and fast-WHY GREASE A WHEEL IF IT”AINT” SQUEALING?Thanks for allowing my comments,as Facebook certainly does not care,authoritarian regimes must not persist in 2020!!!
Paul says
Thanks. I switch back to the older Classic FB Version. I hate the new look after using it for 2 weeks.
Johnny Armstrong says
Dear Facebook ,Please tell me how to get back to Facebook Classic, I cannot stand this New Facebook d may have to sign out of it ,if I can’t get back to the Classic Facebookan
Hanchen Meyer says
It’s utterly stupid! It seems nothing is going to work once we get switched over to the new Facebook. I am a visual writer with multiple story pages and now we can’t even upload albums anymore!
Why are they changing something that has been working fine for years???
I’m very disappointed and have less than 10 days to try save 3 years of hard work 😡
Kelly says
I hate it. I switched back to the old version immediately back in June and as of today, it just tried to switch me back and I am getting a popup on my computer that everyone will be forced to the new facebook starting in September. I switched back to the old one again til then :(
MILDRED J REBENNACK says
I WANT MY OLD CLASSIC FACEBOOK BACK
Debby S says
I hope all of these comments are being forwarded to someone on Facebook, such as Zuck himself, can read them all and find out how many people he is going to lose over this change. Probably a lot more than those of us that just post here too. They asked for feedback and I responded much the same as most of these comments. I just hope it goes beyond “community solutions”.
John Sawyer says
Zuck does not care.
Sue says
Looks like the “Reader’s Digest” large print version. Instead of 20 bookmarks, i see 5! Hate it, hate the “Stories” too, wish I could reclaim that space.
Sigríður Diljá says
I am also very frustrated and looking for answers with the NEW Facebook platform. I got switched to the NEW platform and no option appears under that little arrow to “switch back to classic FB”. Also, now in my Facebook group I can no longer post PHOTOS or VIDEOS and the “EVENTS” tab disappeared. I used these features daily to engage my group. Wondering how much this might have to do with me still being on Windows 7? Does anyone know if that could be related? Thanks!
Chris L says
I absolutely hate the new version. I haven’t even been able to get into my FB account as it’s not sending me the code to my mobile to be able to login. It’s horrible and when I can get back in, if ever, I will delete myself off the site altogether if it’s to stay like that … the classic version worked so why the hell do they want to change something that works already. The old saying: if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
Brian Andrews says
I have to fully agree the new style quite frankly “stinks” and as you said “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, surely they can leave the old style running because not everyone uses Facebook on a cell/mobile phone.
Nicol says
I was switched to the new layout today and I immediately switched back to the “Classic” one, but it says that in September I won’t have any choice. Well, my choice will be to let FB go. I’ll use this last week to save all my pictures and send messages to closest friends and then I’ll be done with it.
Maria says
the option to switch back to Classic FB is not present. “Help” never replied to help with switching. Is this Nazi Germany now?
Shame!
JS says
Look I am not a fan of the new style either… but you honestly can’t compare a site design and the inability to change it to Nazi Germany. That’s just ridiculous.
Vanessa Heath says
Triangle in upper right hand corner click on it and it will have it in that menu
Tracy warner says
Can you please switch my account back to like it was I don’t Iike this new Facebook I can’t see all my friends posts and the news feed ends and has to refresh. I need my Facebook back I can’t even see my nephews posts anymore and he’s in the military I need my account back like it was. I have a iPhone 11 I don’t know how to switch it back myself can u please help me??!!
Lori says
I freaking HATE HATE HATE the new so-called better Facebook! WTH would they change it so radically without giving us an option to change back! I won’t be using this stupid new/improved FB, but will delete my account when I find something else. Thanks for nothing whomever did this!!!!
p taylor says
Dont like the new Facbook either, I cant find the heart tugging memories ive saved in videos The Oroville Dam where my family was evacuated. Videos of the big fires where one sees the heart break of loseing family members in the fire.Iwant my old facebook back, I feel sick in the pit of my stomach not knowing where my photos n videos are,
Andy says
You can’t rely on “free” storage to hold your data. Keep anything important on your own drives and on a paid cloud backup. If truly paranoid, keep an off-site backup as well.
Mary Ann Evans says
I, too, have several FB groups with photos. Here’s how to switch back to the old FB:
open FB
Click on the ‘down’ arrow (top of screen –it is preceded by help tab). A window will open.
Scroll down and click on OLD Facebook
hope this helps.
Reply
jojo says
YES!!!! IT WORKS!!
You save my life. Hug and 1000 kisses!!!
Donna Connelly says
there is no switch back to old fb
Dawn mims says
Switch to new fb I wont old version back. When something works why change it. Very unhappy
April says
All of a sudden, I can’t post on pages unless replying to someone else. Checked different browsers, same crap. Googled a fix and that’s how I found out about this new version. I switched to new version. I can now post but it’s a piece of crap new version. Switch to class and posting is gone again.
Bren says
its been a longtime that I havent received Notifications & prob losing friends pretty fast-since they feel I’m not replying to anything they do-in the Classic FB With that said- I like the new FB much better–seems like more to do & see-of course, since I’m not getting notifications anyway! Love going back & forth but that wont last!!!
Eleonore says
Once the new version came out I immediately switched back to classic and since then nothing has been working. I cannot see my notifications anymore, I cannot post in the groups I am a member of, I cannot see who messaged me and worst of all: the arrow icon doesn’t work either! In other words, even if I wanted to, I cannot go to the new version…..
Ian James says
Try rebooting your computer/phone
Jeremy Chance says
Why does it take so long for pictures to upload on the new facebook??? Sometimes the photo uploader doesn’t even work at all!! Classic Facebook’s uploader was much, much better! Absolutely terrible!
Jay Romer Sr. says
It’s been over a month sense they switched me off classic FB and I can’t get back it fucking sucks you spend time with people you become good friends the out of the blue your friends are gone and you can’t tell them where you’ve gone I’d like very much to punch the people responsible right in the Throat Ignorant bastards
joedoe says
i can’t switch off to the OLD facebook Ui !!! this option is missing
Fala says
I don’t have that option either. Absolutely despise this new version.
christine says
Me either, have you been able to find another way
masud parvez Nayan says
I can not switch back to old facebook classic layout. How can I go back to previous design. Switch to classic option is missing in my facebook (all browser)
Pat Takeda says
I hate the new facebook!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stella says
so do i it stinks
Claudia Cojocar says
I cannot switch back to Classic. Please help
New version doesn’t work for me
Wanda Storm says
I can’t get back to classic either. Hate the new one
Emelia says
Cannot find a way to return to Classic Facebook on my Samsung tablet – the ‘icon’ to click does not show. I don’t like the new Facebook, whole notifications do not show, nothing in settings to change it, Not happy.
Dawn DeVane says
I don’t have the option to switch back to bFB. Can you do this? Hate the new version. I will delete my account if I have to. WTH.
Robert Burns says
I don’t have the option to go back. It would take a stretch of imagination to believe that Zuck and his ilk are competent to provide the choice. Bye, punks, embrace a financial death penalty.
Barbara Brady says
I am also very frustrated and looking for answers with the NEW Facebook platform. I got switched to the NEW platform and no option appears under that little arrow to “switch back to classic FB”. Also, now in my Facebook group I can no longer post PHOTOS or VIDEOS and the “EVENTS” tab disappeared. I used these features daily to engage my group. Wondering how much this might have to do with me still being on Windows 7? Does anyone know if that could be related? Thanks!
Lasse says
It seems like FB dont care about correcting bugs in this new version!
Ketan says
Found the solution – you can log in Facebook into the incognito mode ( Private Window ) and switch back to the classic – It works
Dr. Keely Stahl says
Thank, this worked
Alison says
Not for me
Helen says
Not for me either.
Renee says
I hate the new Facebook. None of the ways we moved pics work. Posting is even more trouble. Please go back to Classic!!! Why would you even consider changing? UGH, so annoying.
Diane says
How Can I log into the Private Window? I am using a Mac
Darlene Beardslee says
How do you get into the incognito mode? I need the classic version back Thanks for the help
Brenda Borowski says
me too, My group page is a shambles I can’t take off the selling feature, I can’t pin posts and I can no longer switch to the “cklassic” facebook This sucks…maybe I should take all my business to LIker
Mary Ann Evans says
While I like that fact that the new FB home page is now in larger print, I am having issues with my Group Albums. I cannot rearrange my photos. The photos are all over the place. I really hope someone reads these posts.
Jesse Salinas says
Face book why the new format that everyone hates? I switched it back at one point when I had the option and it switched back over the new format :( ! Now there is no option to switch. WHY ?WHY ?WHY?
Susan Mulvihill says
I am unable to switch back to classic Facebook. AND more importantly, I can’t get to my page AT ALL. I have a business page, on which I schedule posts so it’s crucial that I get this sorted out. When I log onto my page, it goes to the “Your pages” screen. None of the links on it work (well, except for creating an ad, which I certainly don’t need to do right now!). Any suggestions? I can’t even get to a page that allows me to send feedback to FB.
Deedra Hopkins says
I don’t have the option to switch anymore. I want the old version back.
Tom Kopec says
I do not have the option to switch back as well. What’s up”
Lyn says
No, nor do I but the FB developers don’t care!
Josh says
Same. This is awful and I may delete my account.
Fatima says
How to revert my original facebook? its really crazy to have this new version. How can i revert back my facebook? i dont have that option you mentioned, please do let me know how
Alice says
So happy I was able to switch back to old Facebook.
Melissa M Mudge says
How did you do it?
SUE DAVIS PAULI says
there is NO FLIPPING ACCOUNT BUTTON TO SWITCH BACK TO CLASSIC,,,,I NEVER OPTED FOR THIS NEW PAGE,,,IT SUCKS,,,,READY TO DELETE THE WHOLE ACCOUNT AND LET THE WORLD KNOW,,,
Margaret Falk aka J. Carson Black says
I’m with Sue!! I want my old Facebook back! Quit fooling around with this crap.
Lyn says
I wish the FB developers would take note of all this negative feedback and give us back the option to return to Classic :'(
Donna Perkins says
I totally agree, not a fan of the “NEW” look….and I will delete my accounts …
Bonnie Sellers says
No option to switch back! I hate the new layout!
Danish sd says
There is no option to go back to old classic facebook…I don’t like this new version.
kathleen says
I have no option either
Todd says
There is no option to switch back. It is very annoying. This is how facebook treats us. We are not allowed to make our own decisions.
Gregg says
Any update on how to improve the New FB? Mine is slow, texting is lethargic ( like 8-10 letters behind), after a few images the pinwheel appears and twirls forever and loads new postings very slowly…not impressed!
Finlay Finn Delaney says
My FB account was switched to their new view without notice to me. I’m unable to switch back to the classic view because I have other people who use the same desk top in my home who have their own facebook accounts (which should have NOTHING to do with my account). FB eliminated that option for me because of it. Microsoft Edge does not work well with FB’s “‘new” view and is slow. What can I do, if anything?
Gavin Riley says
Facebook now is just a jumbled up.piece of junk slow poor designed and absolute disgusting layout and terrible to work with Windows 10 updated May 2020 that is using Google Chrome as the browser nothing works good like flogging a dead horse. Facebook on mobile phone Android app works much better than this desktop piece of junk. Goodbye Facebook another customer lost permanently
s says
I never had the option. It happened to me today and as I searched on instructions to GO BACK, there just is NONE.
Joe Gaffney says
same for me i have no option am stuck with this terrible layout
Ann Thomas says
I’m having that same problem now. No option to go back to Classic FB!!! I followed the instructions to return to Classic but don’t have that option!!
Sorin says
Same here.
Nicole says
Can I seriously not switch back to Classic Facebook anymore?
David says
It looks like they’re phasing it out completely.
Lyn says
No, at least I can’t – so frustrating :'(
Rowland Scheibner says
Your new facebook suck as far as I AM concernd
Kathleen M J Church says
I was gone on vacation and came back to a new Facebook. And I don’t like it. It seems hard to navigate. And I don’t have the option to change. No blue arrow, no blue arrow with a circle and no revert to Classic option under the black arrow or anywhere. Is this just temporary? Or am I stuck with it?
David says
All evidence suggests it’s here to stay.
Lyn says
Sadly :'(
yui says
Not everything mobile-friendly is good for everyone..
I cant see the link to switch back to classic view.
Is Facebook trying to force me to say good bye?
It’s not something of whether not using to it, everything just looks large and messy !
Andrew says
I want this new layout, but I don’t get any option in menu to switch. I stuck with old design. Does anyone know how to get this option? :/
Vanessa Buckner says
I have nothing like your examples. I thought the old format was too busy, but I guess that was better than this wasteland. What I have now is like a widescreen TV with a few horizontal lines going across it. Every line spans the screen; there’s no sidebar. And it’s impossible to find anything. I hate it and want another alternative! Maybe what we had, with an option to control what modules are on our home page (Like do we want who’s available to chat right on every page? I don’t).
David says
Yes, it sounds like the option to switch back has been removed for many users. I just checked on my account this morning, and it’s still there for me. As for the strange layout you’re seeing, the first thing I’d try would be clearing the browser cache. It’s possible that your browser is getting confused with conflicting css style sheets. Beyond that, I’m not sure–I haven’t come across the kind of display you describe.
sherimac says
do you know where or if we can sort our timeline to most recent ?
Famouscosplay says
Thanks for your Help. I changed new facebook to old one.
Frances Gibbs says
Why change something that was working fine. I HATE this new Homepage format I liked the classic one but now I no longer have the option to switch back to this. I am obviously not alone in my thinking !!!
dato says
hi there. my facebook interface is not showing the switch to classic button . please add this and fix the issue.
Robyn Maislin says
I tried the “fix” that someone linked here. After some frustration, I gave to my very tech savvy spouse, who could not get any of it to work, and didn’t really get what the author was trying to do.
Lyn says
Has anyone tried to do this? I can’t even read the writing, it is too small, to feint and too fast :'(
Turpi Yne says
Shiiiiiiiiit new look! Shame that you don’t listen to users!
Jess says
Hey so you know this is not an option for everyone. Why, I don’t know. Facebook is dumb like that though. I know I’m not the only one in this boat. It’s all over facebook community forums.
Jasmina says
I do not like this new fb look and I would love to decide in my behave what is better for me not what someone think its better. GIVE ME MY OLD FACEBOOK LOOK BACK!!!
Layka says
You can not switch, they removed the switch option
Stephen kowalski says
Your new format “SUCKS” and Zuckerberg sucks…
Lyn says
Sadly I think the switch may have been flicked – I don’t seem able to get back and the new look version doesn’t seem to work very well :'(
Several functions don’t work smoothly including add a gif or add a photo. Also the layout means you have to go back and forth to get where you want to and the messenger pup-outs don’t function properly you have to go into messenger :( all very slow, clunky and inconvenient
Barry Gardner says
i wanted too go back too classic f/b but nowhere too do this please help
Melissa says
This is all I could find via Google: https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/facebook-classic-new-switch/
I do not know if it works. I always hate it when things change, because they never work as well as the former version. The larger format is Too large and doesn’t give one a sense of command with being able to hold a wide-angle view of the page. It is more like a telescopic view with less items showing on the page!
People seem to dislike the new version and I really think that if they SAY there is an option to Return to the Classic version, then they should deliver on this. And not everyone has updated their system either! I am so afraid of even moving forward with the FB demonstration. I am doomed.
Ethel Spain says
I cannot get back to the old facebook. Do not like the new one. Playing bingo with over 22, million pts amd can’t get them back. Just put the other back on.
Robyn Maislin says
I switched back to the classic view immediately, when the new one appeared, about 6 weeks ago. All of a sudden, 2 days ago, it is back to the new view and I no longer have the option to switch back. I don’t care about the new functions, but I do find this to be awkward when trying to scroll through different groups. And the whole thing just looks too big. Guess there’s no option now…
Faysal says
I switched to the new look which I don’t like so I want to switch back to the old version but I cant see that option :(
jacquelyn says
I can’t seem to switch from the new back to the classic. what’s going on? I click on the iron in the corner but it doesn’t offer me the option to switch. do not like thenew facebook at all. help me please
david mello says
i would like to go back to my old facebook i dont like the new one itas a lot so can you please turn it back for me please ty
maurice bourget says
People should always have the option to switch back to classic facebook just like a on off switch on a table radio..! That’s my opinion!
Aad says
Got the new layout without my approval and I can not add pics or vids anymore in reaction …. did not ask for this restriction, crap FB ……
Bill says
new facebook look is totally confusing especially for seniors….no option to go back…it is a piece of crap…
E. H.Schokker says
is this option removed? cant find it no more
Romeo says
Without any given permission from my side, this new FB has been shoved in my throat. Okay one sez, i will try to swith back to the old layout, if i was only allowed and could find the damn switch in configuration!!
Wendy says
Not happy with the new FB style. It’s not useful.
Luckily i use FB only rarely. I may stop entirely now because it’s just not enjoyable to use.
Tom says
With this screwed up FB mess at least the Russians will have a hard time getting us to read their anti Biden crap.
Robert Battista says
I do not like the new format and it will not let me switch back to the old one. Is there a way to do it?
Mike says
I will just delete this account as this new version sucks, why the change?
vagg says
I totally agree.they didnt give me the change to even choose between keeping the old version or change it into the new version.i could not find a cancel or an x anywhere on the screen, so i accept it by force and i cant find a way to take the action back,this sucks.i will keep on trying to find some answers or else i might delete my account for good.
Andy says
A friend of mine has been trying to retrieve her account uploading her id in jpeg, png and gif formats.
However, a message is showing up saying that she should use exactly the same formats she had been using.
What is she supposed to do?
Jeff says
the new look is Shit..low rent Shit. Im out
Emma says
My Facebook changed to the new look yesterday and I was actually fine with that, but this morning when I logged on via desktop it had reverted back to the old look and no option to switch back to the new look.
Anyone else have this?
Marg Ffrench says
I have the opposite – I can’t switch back to classic. There is no option to do so as per the advices given
Anyone says
mine is the other way round, it has switched to new and won’t allow switch back
Julie Grace Stone says
I want to switch to the NEW version and I cannot find that option where they say it is supposed to be. Help!?
Aaron Subba says
I am also facing same problem. there is no option to change to classic view. FB people are saying about option tin menu but no found that option in my FB
Saman says
i have no this option, ( Switch from Classic Facebook ) and i need Classic Facebook
Robin Fiscoe says
They already took that option away no wonder people are leaving
Mohamed says
they unwillingly forced me to use the new Facebook look ! and now as u just said ! they took that option away and can’t switch back to the classic one any more !!!!! I don’t know what the fuck is happening right now ! this is so fuckin’ outrageous and provocative
Catherine Lehman says
My fb page changed to the new one and I would actually like the classic fb back because it is easier for my old eyes to read. It no longer has an option to change it.
Pat Burroughs says
Same here.
Please put FB back on the classic one and leave it alone! I know so many others who feel the same way. My only option is to no longer use FB at all.
Michel says
Same here, no option to switch back to the old…
Monelle St-pierre says
I completely agree with you i hate the new look
Debbie Hood says
I also do not like the new look but doesn’t give me the option to switch back to classic. I hate this!!!!
Teresa Peck says
I want to go back to the Classic format. I hate the new one
Tamie says
I want my classic Facebook back and they took away that option….I’m not going back until I can get back to classic!!
elena matota says
Me too i dont want this new FB hard to use. every time i log in to FB this thing comes up and i cant get rid of it. They blocked the button to switch to old FB too.
George says
hello. As i know, there are many facebook members (including me) who they dont have that switch option to return to classic style. There is not this switch in our facebook page. I have tried to communicate with facebook help, i have send maybe 5 or 6 emails, but i didnt recieve any answer. …SO DIPPLY DISAPOINTED of their behavor…. I am almost ready to delete my account, and start a new one, because i can not use this stupid new style…
If any of you knows any other way to return to the old style, pls let me know..
Thank you in advance!
vagg says
I totally agree.they didnt give me the change to even choose between keeping the old version or change it into the new version.i could not find a cancel or an x anywhere on the screen, so i accept it by force and i cant find a way to take the action back,this sucks.i will keep on trying to find some answers or else i might delete my account for good.
Ksenija says
Does we have a resolution about, how to switch back?I dont have the option anymore and i really hate the new look. Really. This is not ok..
vovie says
I am using a Chromebook and I am unable to switch to the old facebook format
Kevin Cooper says
New account won’t help, new ones all use the stupid new one they are forcing on people.