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Facebook Page Owner: All You Need to Know!

September 1, 2020 by Louise Myers 39 Comments

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Are you a Facebook Page owner?

Do you have a Facebook Page for your business? Or one that you use relating to your products, services, or other things you sell?

If you own a Facebook Page, then there are a few things you need to know about that role.

And now, with the New Facebook layout, some features have vanished.

So, let’s take a look at everything you need to know as a Facebook Page owner.

What is a Facebook Page owner?

According to Facebook, a page owner is a business or organization that owns the Page.

Or in your case, perhaps a blogger or small business owner.

Anyone can start a Facebook Page. That includes clubs, societies, charities, and more.

There’s also another level of Page – a Confirmed Page.

With this, you’ve completed Facebook’s business verification process. You’ve also claimed the Page through the Business Manager feature.

Most of the time, you won’t need this. It is aimed at Pages running ads on topics such as politics.

But if you do need it, you can access it through Page Settings in the Business Manager.

Getting verified is pretty simple:

  1. Add your business details (this will be publicly viewable).
  2. Select your business – if yours doesn’t show, you may need to upload documents to show you are an official business.
  3. Confirm your business details with a phone number you have access to.
  4. Get the verification code sent by text, phone call, or email.
  5. Use the verification code to get Confirmed.

This is different from the blue verified page. That’s aimed at people like celebrities and sports stars to confirm the page really is theirs.

Can you make your Facebook profile into a Page?

If you’ve started a profile for your business, you might want to change it into a Page.

Pages give you more tools and let you reach more people. Plus, it’s against the Facebook Terms to use your profile to represent something other than yourself (like your business), and you could permanently lose access to your account if you don’t convert it to a Page.

You’ll find Facebook uses your profile info to convert into your Page.

But you can only do it once and you can’t undo it.

So, if it’s truly a personal profile, just create a new Page within it. Don’t convert your profile.

If you do need to convert your profile to a Page, visit this page.

Click Get Started and follow the instructions on the screen.

Your new Page will publish when you finish, and you can start using it right away.

create Facebook Page screenshot

Facebook Page owner vs admin

As a Facebook Page owner, you are also an admin.

But someone who doesn’t own the Page can also be made into an admin.

There are actually six roles on a Facebook Page with different automatic permissions:

  1. Admin
  2. Editor
  3. Moderator
  4. Advertiser
  5. Analyst
  6. Jobs manager

Only the admin has full access to every feature of the page.

Plus, the admins are the people who can manage page roles and settings.

In other words, they are the ones who can change the Page owner. Or they can change the role given to someone on the Page.

It can be a good idea to have another admin in your Page. But make sure it is someone you trust as they can potentially remove you as admin of your own Page!

How to add a Page owner on Facebook

When you create a Page, you are automatically the owner – unless you create it through your business.

So, you don’t need to add yourself as the owner. It’s done automatically for you.

But if you want to add someone else as an admin, you can do this too.

To add an admin, you need to be on a desktop, not the mobile app.

Go to the Page and click the ‘Page settings’ option right at the bottom of the side menu.

This opens up another set of options and you want to select ‘Page roles.’

access facebook settings for page roles

Here you can see existing Page roles including the admins. You can also see who owns the Page.

You can assign a new Page role right here. Add the person’s name or email address and choose what role they will have.

select facebook page roles screenshot

You’ll need to add your password to confirm the changes.

Remember, admin is the top level. They can do everything a Page owner can do.

To add someone else as the Page owner, you need to follow the process below.

How to change or transfer the page owner on Facebook

So, you have given the Page to your friend who is buying your business. Now you need to transfer ownership of the Page to them.

Then you want to change or transfer the page owner.

To do this, first, add the person as an admin following the process above.

Once they have accepted the role as admin, go back to the Page and scroll down to Page Roles.

You and the new admin should now show.

But this isn’t all you need to know on how to remove a Facebook Page owner to make the transfer.

Business manager settings

You also need to add your friend into the Business Manager area for the Page.

Your friend needs to go to their Business Manager account and into Business settings.

Go to Accounts and click Pages then +Add.

Add the Page name or URL and toggle the permissions as an admin. Then request access.

You can then accept this, and the person will see the Page on their Business Manager.

Removing yourself as Page owner

The final step is to remove yourself as a Page owner. You need to do this both in the Page and in the Business Manager.

On the Page settings, go to Existing Page Roles and edit yourself.

There’s an option to ‘Remove.’ Select this.

how to remove yourself as facebook page owner

This removes you from the Page.

Next head to Business Manager to Accounts.

Go to Pages and select the Page you want to remove then click ‘Remove.’

This leaves your friend as the admin. They can then go into the Business Manager and add themselves as the Page owner.

Can you check the owner of a Facebook business page?

There are times when you want to know the owner of a Facebook business Page.

Maybe you want to buy their business, or there’s a Facebook Page ownership dispute.

Whatever the reason, it is easy to find the owner of any Page.

Go to the Page’s About section.

how to find facebook page about section

Here you can find information about the contact options for the Page owner.

This includes their website and email address if they listed one. You can also message them directly from this Page.

The other place to find information is the Page Transparency section.

This is aimed at checking things like ads that are running.

When viewing the page, scroll down a bit and it will appear after About, Photos, and Videos.

facebook Page Transparency section

Click to see all and you can see some of the history about the Page. This includes who created it and when.

facebook page history

Can you claim an unmanaged Page?

If there’s a Page that has your business info on it, but it isn’t yours, you may be able to claim it.

That’s assuming there’s no owner.

If a Page is unmanaged, you’ll see Unofficial Page below the cover photo. You can either request to claim the Page and be an admin. Or you can request to merge it with your existing one.

Click the ‘Is this your business’ below the cover photo and follow the instructions.

You will need to verify your relationship with the business. This might be with things like a phone number or documents.

If Facebook is happy this is correct, you’ll be the owner of the unmanaged Page.

Can I unpublish my Page?

Sometimes you realize you don’t need your Page and want to unpublish it.

This hides it from public view, but you can publish it again in the future.

To do this, go to your Page Settings.

From General, click Page Visibility, then select ‘Page unpublished.’

how to unpublish a facebook page screenshot

Save the changes and tell Facebook why you are doing this.

Click Next, then Unpublish, and it is complete.

How to delete a Facebook Page completely

Finally, maybe you have decided enough is enough. You don’t want a Page any longer. You won’t be back.

To delete the Page, go to Page Settings, then General, and click ‘Remove Page.’

Click Delete [Page Name], delete page, and OK.

The Page won’t be permanently deleted for 14 days in case you change your mind. But after 14 days, it’s gone for good.

Being a Facebook Page owner

There are many roles and responsibilities as a Facebook Page owner:

→ Making an eye-catching Facebook Page cover photo.

→ Creating Facebook content fans love.

→ Keeping up with current Facebook image dimensions.

→ Scheduling Facebook posts.

→ Checking and learning from Facebook Insights.

And so many more!

Being a Facebook Page owner is a key part of marketing your business on social media.

But times can change, and so can circumstances.

That’s why Facebook gives you a range of options to add admins, remove them, or even delete yourself from the Page entirely.

That way, you are in control of what happens as a Facebook Page owner.

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Filed Under: Facebook Tips Tagged With: Facebook Business Pages, Facebook Fan Page Timeline, Facebook marketing

About Louise Myers

Louise Myers is a graphic design expert whose designs have been featured by Disney, Macy's, WalMart and more. Her straightforward writing style empowers small business owners to make their own graphics for social media success!

Comments

  1. Kristy Schnabel says

    May 13, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Well done, Louise. Love this. Done and done. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      May 13, 2013 at 9:52 AM

      Terrific Kristy!

      Reply
  2. Lynne says

    May 15, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    Thanks for the tips. Want to feature my image asap. Great post!

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      May 21, 2013 at 10:34 AM

      You’re welcome Lynne – you rock!

      Reply
  3. Renayle says

    May 15, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks for the tip! Just made myself a featured owner. 🙂

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      May 21, 2013 at 10:44 AM

      Fantastic Renayle!

      Reply
  4. Tasha says

    May 17, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    I thought I set this up a while ago on my page, but I guess not lol I have now. Thanks for sharing Louise:)

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      May 21, 2013 at 10:49 AM

      Well, who knows Tasha – you may have, and Facebook changed it for ya 😉

      Glad you’re fixed up now!

      Reply
  5. cgibb says

    January 29, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    I notice this feature doesn’t work anymore. (I found your blog post while trying to trouble shoot the issue.) I can’t find a single Facebook page that displays a featured page owner. This is a bummer.

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      January 29, 2015 at 9:54 AM

      Thanks for the heads up! I was still able to find it on my page, but apparently no one else can see it now. Weird!

      Reply
  6. Elave says

    January 4, 2018 at 7:56 AM

    Sorry i creat page for my business and i am admin but forgot or didnot made page owner i add admin from advertising agency to take role of manage my page he make page owner by advertising agency name ? When i go to make page owner i didnot find it in feature is ther any way to secure my page and protect it in future if we will break with that agency off ?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      January 4, 2018 at 10:44 AM

      Sorry, I don’t know the answer. If you can change the admin level, I’d do that right away.

      Reply
      • Elave says

        January 4, 2018 at 12:59 PM

        So if i change the admine he must also change the page owner also is that right ?
        Scond what i need to be page owner can i mad that by my normal face book account if iam admin ?

        Reply
  7. Syed Usman Haniel says

    August 13, 2018 at 12:35 AM

    I am trying to use HootSuite and my page doesn’t show at all. Though I am the admin of the page. Is there any possibility that my ownership is somehow taken by FB?

    Is there any different b/w Page Owner and Admin?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      August 13, 2018 at 9:46 AM

      Years ago I’d heard that pages classified as “community” could be taken by FB. Don’t know if this is the case. Your best bet is to ask HootSuite though.

      Reply
  8. tam says

    October 17, 2018 at 10:36 AM

    really i have big problem i cant find feature owner i only find feature likes and am the only admin for my page

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      October 18, 2018 at 10:41 AM

      Don’t think this works any more.

      Reply
  9. Sammie says

    September 14, 2020 at 1:31 AM

    Hi Louisem, my friend helped us to manage account before and he left the business. We recently found the page ownership is under his name. I was the creator of the page. The page was created from my personal account. Yesterday, he transferred the page from his business manager to our new business manager (he is not the admin under new business manager account).He thought after doing business manager transferred I am already the owner of the page since I need to use my personal account to login my business manager and now the page is belonged to the new business manager. But from the notification it had a history of he claimed his ownership from the page before he transferred the page from the business manager he owned to the business manager I own. It also shows that the page now is transferred to new business manager. Then there is no further info. Does this mean even though he is not the owner or business manager admin of new business manager but he is still the owner of the page? From your article, does he need to leave the page and the page will have no ownership then my personal account as a page admin can claim it? We are worried that we are doing the wrong thing and the page become inaccessible. Sorry it is a bit complicated. Thank you. Look forward your answer.

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      September 14, 2020 at 7:51 AM

      Unfortunately I can’t advise you on this. I hope you sort it out.

      Reply
  10. Jim says

    September 17, 2020 at 8:59 AM

    Great article, thank you. If you work for a big, established company, but no one knows who the page owner is, how do you find out? Where is that information stored? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      September 18, 2020 at 7:58 AM

      You should be able to find it in the Page Transparency section, as mentioned in the article.

      Reply
  11. Jonathan says

    September 25, 2020 at 2:15 AM

    Hi Louise,

    To delete a page from FB, do you delete it in the FB page itself or you also can delete the page in the FB Business account?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      September 26, 2020 at 8:39 AM

      If you no longer want to manage a Page from your Business Manager, you can remove it. This doesn’t delete the Page though.

      Reply
  12. Kathay says

    October 3, 2020 at 8:00 AM

    [name] facebook page was stolen along with a picture of her driving license. They are asking for people info to get $600. She’s locked out. Please delete her page. She has a picture of her and her mother standing up smiling. If there is a way to keep a copy of what is in her previous pages, please save them. Tomorrow is her mother’s birthday. Her mother passed away 27 years ago. Thank you for your help! I’m her Aunt and Godmother.

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      October 3, 2020 at 10:15 AM

      Sorry, I have no way to help. She could try reporting this directly to FB.

      Reply
  13. Kelsey says

    October 18, 2020 at 7:10 AM

    Really great article! I have a question, can their be 2 page owner? I’m still confused in this part. Thanks alot.

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      October 18, 2020 at 8:26 AM

      You can add page roles like Admin but you can’t add owners. The article outlines how to remove yourself as owner so another person can claim ownership.

      Reply
  14. Ana Luck says

    October 20, 2020 at 7:59 AM

    I currently have a biz page since 2012, for some reason my personal profile is not listed as the owner therefore I am not able to link it to my facebook portal. I have tried to make myself an admin but myself does not show up by name or email. I tried switching to the old fb as well. Hope you can help

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      October 23, 2020 at 8:12 AM

      Who is listed as owner or admin? I think the only thing you can do is to contact them. If there’s no owner or admin then I don’t see any way to recover the page.

      Has FB taken it as a Community page? How long has it been since you’ve used it?

      Reply
  15. Lily Wardale says

    November 13, 2020 at 4:54 AM

    Hi,
    Sorry, this may sound complicated…

    I’ve just joined a business and recently taken over the social media/marketing aspects.
    In basic terms, I want to remove or change the owner of the page.
    The owner of the page also has a business manager account. However, the business does not know who created the account or have access to it. So when we try to add the page to the business account it says we have to wait for authorisation (from the original creator). However, we can’t do this as no one knows the details. Is there a way to remove the owner of the page?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      November 13, 2020 at 5:49 AM

      No, it’s not possible to remove a page owner.

      Reply
  16. Mary Spicer says

    November 17, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    ok, here goes….

    Facebook profile created, inappropriately as a business (let’s call it Shoe Store – as in first name shoe…)
    Shoe Store creates a PROPER page, Shoes for Everyone, Ottawa
    Shoe Store made a gmail account to manage this, and other social media.

    Shoe is not a real person. The party who created it did so in error, and left the company a ong time ago. We have all of the log ins required.

    We have added me, Mary, as admin. We tried, but cannot remove Shoe from the Shoes For Everyone Page.

    We would like to:
    convert Shoe Store to a page, then merge it with Shoes for Everyone (which has a good following so don’t want to lose that.

    Is there a risk involved with Shoe Store disappearing after the conversion and merge?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      November 18, 2020 at 9:42 AM

      I’m not even sure what your question means, but there’s always a risk with anything like this on social media. You may or may not even be able to merge the 2 pages. Unfortunately I can’t advise you on what to do but I wish you luck.

      Reply
  17. Jan says

    November 23, 2020 at 9:10 AM

    Hello Louise! Thanks for the guide although I didn’t find answer. Maybe this will help others. I have Business Manager with added Page, so ownership moved from founder to this Business Manager. Now I need to move this page from my Business Manager to another Business Manager, but you can’t do that directly. What I understood so far you need to remove Page from BM1 and then add it to BM2 – that’s clear. But who becomes new owner of Page when you remove it from BM1? Then this owner can be added to BM2 and he/she can add that page instantly to new BM. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      November 24, 2020 at 6:51 AM

      Sorry – I’m not sure if you’re asking me or telling me something to help others. If it’s a question, I believe it’s answered in the article:

      “They can then go into the Business Manager and add themselves as the Page owner.”

      Feel free to explain further if I’ve missed your point!

      Reply
  18. Julie says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:29 PM

    Hi Louise, thank you for the article. I just have a question. I am the owner of the page and the admin. However, when I claimed the page was with the original name A, and later on, I decided to change the page’s name to have a more targeted audience to name B, Facebook authorized it. Unfortunately, when I wanted to add the name B to the Business Manager it tells me that the owner is name A, so when you need to authorize it on Facebook page name B does not appear as the owner, It appears the name A (so FB did not change the name in there) there is no button to click to authorize Business Manager addition in the Page role section of the page. I followed the instructions in your article, however, I cannot change the owner of the page because there is no remove button.
    I hope I explained my self. Do you have any suggestion to this? Thank you very much.

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      December 8, 2020 at 7:16 AM

      Hi Julie. The only info I know is under the section “Business manager settings.” This should allow you to add the (changed) Page name to the Business Manager. Or you could try adding your personal profile name there.

      It’s also possible that it takes some time to simply update to your change. Have you tried clearing your browser cache?

      I hope these help, because it’s all I know. Best of luck!

      Reply
  19. Julie says

    January 16, 2021 at 11:50 AM

    Louise – someone has created a Facebook page for my father which includes his address and phone number. My father passed away and I want his personal information removed. Is that possible?

    Reply
    • Louise Myers says

      January 19, 2021 at 7:20 AM

      I’m sorry for your loss, and this predicament as well.

      I believe I have read that a family member can claim the FB page of a deceased family member. I’m sure there’s proof required so you’ll have to do some digging to find out how.

      This may also vary depending on whether you mean a business page or personal profile.

      If that’s a dead end you may need to go the route of reporting stolen identity on FB.

      Hope this helps, I don’t have details as this isn’t my purview. Good luck.

      Reply

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