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How to Unpublish or Publish a Page in Facebook

If you need to unpublish a page to revise or publish a new one, here's how to publish and unpublish pages in New Facebook and Classic Facebook.

Publish or Unpublish page in Facebook

Categories: Social Media
Tags: Facebook Guides
Last updated about 4 days ago // Originally published about 9 months ago

Publishing or unpublishing a page in Facebook probably isn’t something you’ll need to do often, but it is something that comes in useful. Maybe you’re drafting a new page or revising an existing one, for example. So you don’t want everyone to see what’s going on behind the scenes as you work on it. And then you’ll need to hit publish to make it available to everyone else.

The process to publish and unpublish a page in Facebook isn’t difficult, but there is one small difference with how to do it in Classic Facebook compared with New Facebook (the new layout rolled out in mid-2020). As with most of Facebook’s rollouts, the new layout is coming out gradually to some users before others. So we have a transitional period when some users have one and others have the other. For now, at least, it’s also possible to switch between them.

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So here’s a quick guide on how to publish and unpublish pages in both Classic Facebook and New Facebook.

Publish or Unpublish a Page in New Facebook

Go to your Page (while logged in, of course). If your page is not yet published, you’ll get a bar at the top reminding you of that and including a link to publish it. You can use that as a shortcut to publish the page.

Click on the Page Settings in the bottom left of the screen.

Facebook Publish Unpublish Page 1

From General, click Page Visibility. There’s an Edit link at right, but you can actually just click anywhere on that line.

Facebook Publish Unpublish Page 2

You’ll find a choice there between published or unpublished. If you’re unpublishing a page that has already been published, you’ll get popups asking you why you’re unpublishing the page and if there’s anything they can do to help to keep it public. These are optional–they don’t determine whether it’ll let you unpublish the page.

Facebook Publish Unpublish Page 3

Select the appropriate options and click on the Next and Save Changes buttons.

Publish or Unpublish a Page in Classic Facebook

Go to your Page (while logged in, of course). If your page is not yet published, you’ll get a bar at the top reminding you of that and including a link to publish it. You can use that as a shortcut to publish the page. Otherwise, you can use the process below.

Click on the Settings link at the top right of the screen.

Publish or Unpublish a Page in Classic Facebook 1

From General, click on the Page Visibility line. There’s an Edit link at right, but you can just click anywhere on that line.

Publish or Unpublish a Page in Classic Facebook 2

You’ll find a choice there between published or unpublished. If you’re unpublishing a page that has already been published, you’ll get popups asking you why you’re unpublishing the page and if there’s anything they can do to help to keep it public. These are optional–they don’t determine whether it’ll let you unpublish the page.

Publish or Unpublish a Page in Classic Facebook 4

Select the appropriate options and click on the Next and Save Changes buttons.

By David Coleman
Instagram: @havecamerawilltraveldc

Last updated on January 20, 2021

Categories: Social Media
Tags: Facebook Guides

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News & Deals

With the holidays fast approaching, there’s some great deals on photography gear and services available. I’ve put together a roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020 Photography Deals. It’s a running list as new deals are announced, so be sure to check back.

Canon announces new EOS Rebel T8i DSLR. Canon has announced their new T8i DSLR. 24MP APS-C cropped CMOS sensor, 4K24 video, and updated image processing and detection systems. It’s available for preorder from B&H Photo.

New Firmware for the Ricoh GR III. Ricoh has release firmware v1.31 for the GR III. Release notes are: “Corrected — When shooting with the multiple exposure, in rare cases the live view may not display correctly. Improved stability for general performance.” You can download it here.

New Canon 1D X Mark III Pro DSLR Announced. Canon has announced their new flagship model of pro DSLR, the 1D X Mark III. They’re sticking with a 20.1MP CMOS sensor, but it’s a new and improved version and boasts an incredible native ISO range of ISO 100 to ISO 102400 and an extended range that goes up to a jaw-dropping ISO 819200. With revamped autofocus, a new image processor, and all sorts of other bells and whistles, it’s no wonder that Canon is billing it as “The Ultimate EOS.”

New Manfrotto Pro Rugged Memory Cards. Manfrotto, an Italian probably best known for their tripods and studio accessories, has launched a new Pro Rugged range of high-end SD, microSD, and CompactFlash cards. While they don’t have a huge selection of sizes and speeds, the cards are aiming for very fast cards that can put up with rugged demands. For instance, they claim that their V90 rated SD cards can withstand three times the force (20kg / 45 lbs) of a regular SD card. I’ve ordered some to run through my speed tests.

New Sony Alpha a7 firmware released. A firmware update for the Sony a7R IV now lets you control external Sony flashes from the camera’s own menu system. Up to 15 flashes in five groups can be controlled via the camera. It also applies to the a7R III and a7 III.

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