How to merge two business facebook pages
Merge 2 Facebook Pages | Facebook Help Center
Pages that you manage may be in the classic Pages experience or the new Pages experience. The new Pages experience isn’t available for all Pages yet.
If you're an admin of 2 Facebook Pages, you may be able to merge them if:
They have the same name and represent the same thing. If you’d like your Pages to have the same name, you can request a name change for one of your Pages. After the change is approved and your Pages have the same name, you can request to merge them.
They have the same address if they have physical locations.
They’re under the same Business Manager account.
Both Pages are classic Pages or both Pages are in the new Pages experience.
The Page you want to merge from isn’t the primary Page of a Business Manager account.
You can't merge:
2 Facebook Pages if they’re global Pages.
A verified Page into a Page that isn’t verified.
A classic Page with a Page in the new Pages experience.
Classic Pages
If your Pages can be merged, the people who like or follow your Pages and any check-ins will be combined. Groups linked to the Page you merge will be migrated to the Page you want to keep. The Page you want to keep will remain unchanged, except for the addition of people who like or follow the Page and check-ins that were merged from the other Page.
Posts, photos, reviews, ratings and the username will be deleted from the Page you merge. The Page you don't want to keep will be removed from Facebook, and you won't be able to unmerge it.
Before you request a Page merge, make sure that any campaigns you're running aren't pointing to the Page that will be deleted.
Merging your Pages
To merge your Pages:
Classic mobile browser experience
Tap in the top right of Facebook.
Tap Pages.
Go to your Page and tap More.
Tap Edit settings.
Tap General then tap Merge Pages.
Enter your Facebook password, then tap Continue.
Tap Choose a Page to select 2 Pages you want to merge and tap Continue.
Tap Request merge.
Updated mobile browser experience
Tap in the top right of Facebook.
Tap Pages.
Go to your Page and tap More.
Tap Settings below Page controls.
Tap Remove.
Tap General settings, then tap Merge Pages.
Tap Choose a Page or profile to select 2 Pages you want to merge and tap Continue.
Tap Request merge.
If you're unable to merge your Pages, it means that your Pages aren't eligible to be merged. If you see the option to request to merge your Pages, we'll review your request.
Note: If your Pages are on Business Manager, you can go to business.facebook.com/pages/merge to merge them.
New Pages Experience
If you have Facebook access to a Page, you can switch into your Page and request to merge 2 Pages on Facebook.
If you have task access to a Page, you can’t merge Facebook Pages.
If your Pages can be merged, your Page followers and check-ins from profiles will be combined. Groups linked to the Page you merge will be migrated to the Page you want to keep. The Page you want to keep will remain unchanged, except for the addition of people who follow the other Page.
Posts, photos, reviews, ratings and the username will be deleted from the Page you merge. The Page you don't want to keep will be removed from Facebook, and you won't be able to unmerge it.
Before you request a Page merge, make sure that any campaigns you're running aren't pointing to the Page that will be deleted.
Merging your Pages
Before you start, switch into your Page.
Login to Facebook on a computer to submit a request to merge Pages.
To merge your Pages:
From your Feed, click your profile picture in the top right.
Click Settings & privacy, then Settings.
In the left menu, click New Pages experience, then Merge Pages.
Next to Merge multiple pages, click Start request.
Follow the instructions on the screen to submit your request to merge Pages.
You will need to enter your Facebook password to complete the request.
If you're unable to merge your Pages, it means that your Pages aren't eligible to be merged. If you see the option to request to merge your Pages, we'll review your request.
Note: If your Pages are on Business Manager, you can go to business.facebook.com/pages/merge to merge them.
Merge Facebook Pages - A Step By Step Guide
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You may be a pro at managing multiple Facebook pages. But sometimes, you may want to merge two (or more) Facebook pages into one.
There are a lot of reasons you may have ended up wanting to merge two (or more) Facebook Pages into one:
- You lost admin rights to your Facebook Page at some stage.
So you set up a new page, only to get admin rights back on the old page. - When you first set your business up on Facebook, you started it as a Facebook profile under your business name rather than a page. You realized this was a mistake, so you created a Facebook business page from your personal profile. Now, you’re left with 2 profiles and one page. So you converted the business profile into a page, and now you have 2 pages and one profile. (Arghhh!)
- Enthusiastic employees and contractors who out of the goodness of their heart started a Facebook Page for you. Now, you have many, many pages.
- Facebook somehow generated additional place pages for your business when users checked in. This can happen if someone tried to check in to your page but couldn’t find the official page, or sometimes they are auto-generated from Wikipedia articles.
- When you set up your page you got the name wrong so you set up a second Facebook page. But the old one stayed there and people engaged with it.
Now you have two Pages.
According to Facebook, “If you have 2 Facebook Pages for the same thing, you may be able to merge them if:
- You’re an admin of both Pages.
- Your Pages have similar names and represent the same thing.
- Your Pages have the same address, if they have physical locations.”
What to Do Before You Merge Two Facebook Pages
Preparation is most important here. The merging process itself is fairly explanatory, but it can get hung up on several issues you can easily resolve before the merging process.
I recommend beginning this process about a week out!
Find all your pages
Make sure you’ve found all the pages associated with your business. Do a search on Facebook to be sure you’ve identified them all.
Tip: Sometimes, the search on the Facebook mobile app will reveal an extra Page not seen on desktop. I recommend doing the search twice.
Make a note of how many followers and check-ins each page has.
Change profile pictures
So that you can easily identify each page during the merge process, make sure each page has a different profile picture and make a note of each.
Update Facebook page info
If you have added an address to your business pages, make sure it is exactly the same on each one.
Do the same for your phone number, website links, and About sections.
The names of the two Facebook pages you want to merge should be as similar as possible, so you may need to request a name change for some of the pages.
If your name change gets rejected try changing it incrementally, one word at a time over time.
If you don’t have access to some of the pages, you can claim them (if they are unmanaged).
Tell your Facebook page followers
Let the audience of both Pages know that you are in the process of merging Pages. You could create an image and post it on your pages. Pin that to the top of both Pages so current followers have a chance to see it.
If you have a large audience on both Pages, consider running a Facebook ad or a sponsored story. Don’t forget to inform your email list and other groups of online followers.
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Decide which Facebook page to keep
Choose which page you want to keep. When you merge pages, you will lose all content from that Page once you merge. If you have pictures or information on there you want to keep, this is the time to go and download that content.
In most cases you will want to keep the page with the most followers and merge the page with the least.
The Page you keep will retain all its content. Followers and Check-ins from the two pages you merge will be combined. Keep in mind that the numbers won’t always add up to double as people might have ‘liked’ both Pages, resulting in no ‘extra’ new like from that person.
Business Manager
Make sure both pages are part of the same Business Manager/Business Suite account.
If not, you’ll need to add the page to your business manager to proceed.
Now, you’re ready to merge your two Facebook pages.
What to Do During the Merging of Two Facebook Pages
Whenever possible, start the merging process from a computer that you regularly use to access the Facebook page.
If you try to take this action from a device that hasn’t accessed the page before, you will run into security issues.
This means that I usually travel to the clients’ place of work or talk them through the merge via screen sharing if distance keeps us from meeting in person.
What to merge first
If you have multiple small pages, place pages or Wikipedia pages merge these first. Most of these Pages have little or no content besides the check ins and are a nuisance.
Merging those into one Page will be helpful at the next stage of the process and there’s no worry about losing content if there’s none on the Pages. Once you have all these Pages merged into one, move onto the next step.
How to merge two Facebook pages
Step 1. Go to https://facebook.com/pages/merge.
You will be prompted to input the password for your personal Facebook account.
Step 2. Add the pages you want to merge.
Start typing the names of the Facebook pages you want to merge into the boxes. As you type the page will appear in a drop down menu. Click on the page you are choosing to merge.
Click ‘Continue.’
If there is a problem merging the pages, Facebook will tell you and suggest a solution.
Step 3. Choose the page you want to keep.
On the next page, Facebook will ask you which page you want to keep. Choose the keeper from the dropdown menu and click ‘Keep page.’
Facebook will ask you to confirm the merge. And that’s it, you’ve merged pages.
What if my Facebook page merge is rejected?
If Facebook tells you that your request was rejected check:
- The names are the same or similar.
- The location of the page and other about information is the same on both pages.
- That both pages are part of the same Business manager account.
- That both the pages you want to merge are published.
If your Facebook page merge is still rejected, unpublish the pages. This will stop your audience interacting with them or being confused by multiple pages.
What to Do After Successfully Merging Two Facebook Pages
Having a new Facebook merged Facebook page is a great time to zone in on your Facebook marketing.
Overhaul the look of your new Page! Add a new exciting cover image, set a new profile picture, add as much information to your ‘about’ section as you can, using important keywords.
Put together a new content plan to keep your audience engaged.
Verify your Facebook Page if at all possible.
The two most important reasons to verify your Facebook Page are that Facebook will bump your page up higher in search (yay!) and your (potential) customers know that your Page is the real deal.
Answers to Readers’ Questions
There are many hiccups and obstacles when trying to merge two Facebook Pages and many of our readers have had very specific questions.
Here are a few additional tips to keep in mind as you attempt to merge two Facebook Pages into one:
- To merge two pages, you need to have full admin rights to both Facebook pages. If you are an editor, or something else, you won’t be able to do the merge.
- If your Facebook page ‘two’ gets merged into your Facebook page ‘one,’ the URL for page one should stay the same–and should be the one to link to on your website. To be safe, check it right after the merge and update links in your email signature, on your website and elsewhere, if necessary.
- If your two pages have the same number of fans and the fans on those pages are the same people, then when you merge the two pages you can’t expect your fan base to double. You’ll just have those people which equals that number of fans. However, if you have two pages with different fans, when you merge you should be able to add the fans of page one to the fans of page two and thus have many more new fans on your one page.
- Merging pages set up in different countries seems to be impossible.
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How to merge 2 Facebook Pages?
You can manage the classic or new version of Pages. The new version is not yet available for all Pages.
If you are the administrator of two Facebook Pages, you can merge them under the following conditions:
The Pages have the same title and theme. If you want Pages to have the same title, you can request a title change for one of them. Once the change is approved, your Pages will have the same name and you can request to merge them.
Pages have the same address (if they have a physical location).
They belong to the same Business Manager account.
Both Pages are used in either the classic or new version.
The Page that you want to merge with another page that is not the main Page of your Business Manager account.
Unable to merge Pages under the following conditions:
Both Pages are global.
One of the Pages is not validated.
One Page is used in the classic version and the other is used in the new one.
Classic Pages
By merging Pages, you'll also combine their likes, followers, and marked visits. Groups associated with the merged Page will be transferred to the saved Page. Only the likes, followers, and visits of the linked Page will be added to the Page you save. The rest of the Page content will remain unchanged.
All posts, photos, reviews and ratings, as well as the username, will be removed from the merged Page. A page you choose not to keep will be deleted from Facebook and will not be able to be unlinked.
Before requesting a Page merge, make sure your active campaigns do not link to the Page that will be removed.
Merge Pages
To merge Pages:
Classic Mobile
Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.
Click Pages.
Go to Page and click More.
Select Edit settings.
Click General and then Merge Pages.
Enter your Facebook account password and click Continue.
Click Select Page and select the two Pages to merge. Then click Continue.
Click Request Merge.
New version for mobile browser
Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.
Click Pages.
Go to your Page and click More.
Open the settings in the Page Management section.
Select Delete.
Click General Settings and then Merge Pages.
Click Select a Page or Profile and select the 2 Pages you want to merge. Then click Continue.
Click Request Merge.
If you cannot merge Pages, this feature is not available for them. If you have the ability to request a Page merge, that means we will review your request.
Note. If your Pages are in Business Manager, you can follow this link to merge them.
New version of Pages
If you have access to a Facebook Page, you can go to it and request that two Facebook Pages be merged. If you only have access to perform certain tasks, you can't merge Facebook Pages.
If Pages can be combined, your followers and visits on different profiles will be aggregated together. Groups associated with the merged Page will be transferred to the saved Page. Only the followers of the connected Page will be added to the Page you save. The rest of the Page content will remain unchanged.
All posts, photos, reviews and ratings, as well as the username will be removed from the merged Page. A page you choose not to keep will be deleted from Facebook and will not be able to be unlinked.
Before requesting a Page merge, make sure your active campaigns are not linking to the Page that will be removed.
Merging Pages
Before you begin, switch to your Page.
Log in to Facebook on a computer to request a Page merge.
To merge Pages:
Open your Feed and click on your profile picture in the upper right corner of the screen.
Click Settings & Privacy and select Settings.
Click New Version Pages in the menu on the left side of the screen and select Merge Pages.
Click Create Query next to Merge Multiple Pages.
Follow the on-screen instructions to submit your Page merge request.
Enter your Facebook password to submit your request.
If you cannot merge Pages, this feature is not available for them. If you have the ability to request a Page merge, that means we will review your request.
Note. If your Pages are in Business Manager, you can follow this link to merge them.
How to merge pages on Facebook
Publics on Facebook have long been one of the favorite "mouthpieces" of business companies.
Broadcasting news to customers, expanding the audience with the help of Facebook Pages is really simple and effective. Not everything, of course, goes smoothly, and some admins have a question about how to merge pages on Facebook to get rid of duplicates. Few people know that such a function exists at all, and in this article we will talk about it in more detail.
Why and how does it work?
The situation with duplicates does not occur very often. Usually, business pages are duplicated for the reason that the administrator, who previously created a separate public, converts a business account into a Page. As a result, he gets two communities tied to the same business and specifically confusing visitors. The dispersion of the audience leads to a decrease in the interest of potential customers and, in general, the effectiveness of the project. To avoid this, Facebook offers to simply merge repeating communities.
Actually, at the output you get one public, which you consider the main one, with translated subscribers and "likes" of the second public.
By the way, it will be completely removed.
Alas, not everything is as easy as it might seem. For the feature to work, you must meet several conditions:
- You administer both Pages;
- Communities have exactly the same names and themes;
- The same address is provided if the business company has its own office/location.
i.e. it turns out that it is impossible to get rid of competing copies of your public, even if they are fake. Merging is only possible if you have administration rights in both communities. Therefore, in situations where you notice a fake page copying yours, you should contact technical support and block scammers / ill-wishers.
Instruction
So, in order for the page promotion on Facebook to be effective and not interrupted by duplicate communities under your own leadership, you need to do the following:
- Follow the magic link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/merge/;
- Select 2 publics to merge and click "Next";
- Select the page that we plan to leave as the main page, click "Save";
- Click "Request Merge".
