Do you know how to rename a Facebook Page when you need to make a change to your Facebook Page name?
Whether you need to rename a Facebook Page because your branding has changed, you’ve spelled your business name wrong, or you just want to change your Facebook Page name, we’re going to teach you how to rename a Facebook Page.
Why rename a Facebook Page?
If you’ve read our list of 3 reasons to rename a Facebook Page, you know how important it is to have your Facebook Marketing strategy in place before you name your Facebook Page.
While it isn’t impossible to rename a Facebook Page, the process can be a little stressful for some business owners because renaming a page requires going through a few steps and providing documentation to Facebook.
By having a Facebook Marketing strategy, you can make the process to rename a Facebook Page easier.
Challenges with renaming a Facebook Page
As we mentioned, some business owners may experience issues when trying to rename a Facebook Page.
For example, you can rename a Facebook Page as many times as you like when you have less than 200 fans; however, once you have more than 200 fans, you have to submit a request to Facebook to rename your Facebook Page.
If you have come to the conclusion that you absolutely need to rename a Facebook Page, we’re going to teach you how to rename your page.
To rename a Facebook Page, follow the instructions below.
How to rename a Facebook Page
- Visit your Facebook Page
- Click on Edit Page > Update page info
- Look under Page Info
- Under Name, select edit
- If you have less than 200 fans, change the name of your Facebook Page and click save.
- If you have more than 200 fans, click the request change link and follow the steps from Facebook.
This requires providing documentation to Facebook on why you want to rename a Facebook Page.
Note: If you have more than 200 fans on your Facebook Page and you do not have the request name change link, you can also try to suggest an edit. If that does not work, you will need to contact Facebook for help and use the General Issues form.
Wrap-up on changing a Facebook Page name
While the process for renaming a Facebook Page is straightforward, I’m sure you have questions.
Be sure to read through our 10 common questions on renaming a Facebook Page.
Have you gone through the process for renaming a Facebook Page? Did you find the process easy, medium, or difficult?
Leave a comment below on what you would change about the process for renaming a Facebook Page.