How do you make a facebook page shareable

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Aug 2022 update here

2021 update here

We manage social media accounts for companies and it’s just come to my attention that Facebook Pages are sometimes not able to share other Page’s posts.

So if you see a cool update from another business you’re now unable to share it to your audience for some business to business kudos.

Looking at the forums it’s a massive problem and something Facebook will be looking into. But until then, here’s a cool workaround to keep you sharing posts and helping each other out on Facebook.

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How do you make a facebook page shareable

Why can’t I Share my Business Page on Facebook (Solved)

Here’s how sharing a Facebook Page post should work

  • Click share on the page post
  • Click on ‘Share on a Page you manage’
  • And you’re good to go with a new post!

How do you make a facebook page shareable

Not working? Here’s a simple workaround until Facebook fix it

To share the post of the Page go to the actual post by clicking on the date or time that it was posted (this ensures that you have the exact URL of the post).

How do you make a facebook page shareable

Then copy the URL from your browser (Select all and copy to your clipboard cmd + A cmd + C on a Mac or simply highlight all the text and right-click and paste).

How do you make a facebook page shareable

Then click on your home or logo from the top bar and start a new status update.

Paste your URL into the new status. Wait for the image of the post to upload and then delete the messy URL (the post will still link).

How do you make a facebook page shareable

Now write a short intro or whatever you were going to post in front of it so that your audience understands the share. Make sure you also tag the Page by typing @ and then the page name, so that they know you shared it.

And voila! You’ve shared the post as a status update and the Page owner will still know that you’ve shared it too.

How to share a business page post from your Facebook page – 2021 update

With News Feed and some other major updates we felt it was time to add a simple update to this annoying issue.

  1. Got to any page you want to share a post from
  2. Click the time/date it was posted
  3. Click share to your page from the next screen (video below shows you how)

How do you make a facebook page shareable

How to share a Page post to your Personal Facebook when Facebook just shares the page, not the post! – 2022 update

Here’s an annoying one. Some people report that when they share a page post Facebook simply shares the page itself, not the individual post. Good new if that’s you – here’s a simple workaround.

1.Head to the post on desktop

2.Click on the time the post was shared:

How do you make a facebook page shareable

3. Then copy the link from your browser and then paste it into a new post like this:

How do you make a facebook page shareable

Hope this helps and I hope that Facebook fix this issue really soon!


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Why can't people share my page on Facebook?

Personal Page Shares If your personal Facebook settings are set to high privacy settings, your family and friends won't be able to share that content; they can only read it. Facebook settings also include privacy sharing options, which are set when the post-originator first publishes the post.

Can a Facebook page be shared?

Tap Pages. Go to the Page and tap Share in the top right of your screen. Tap Write Post to link to the Page in a post or Send in Messenger to send a link to the Page in a message to your friend.