Has this changed since the start of 2022? I've been trying to join a group as a page (which the admins have confirmed that both individuals and pages can join), however, when I click on the Join Group button - it does not offer me a choice of how to join. As such, I have joined as an individual, but there's now no way for me to swap between me as an individual and me as a page when I make posts, so I'm kind of screwed - and it seems like there's no option for me to join the group a second time as a page either. How in god's name am I meant to make this work?
Pretty sure it has changed at some point in the last month. I think Facebook is in the progress of upgrading all pages to the "new experience" which would let you essentially change profile to act as the page. Seems like they've prematurely disabled the old methods for joining pages though
Me too. And worse, it wouldn't let me actually leave the group and try and rejoin as my page. Now I have no idea whether I am a member or not. It is doing my head in!
This works! had to create a new post on my page containing the link to the group I wanted to join. When I then clicked on the link in the post and hit the join button, my page was listed as an option when before it wasn't.
Something else that's really strange, is that it's impossible to join a group as a page, if you are already a member of the group with your own profile. You'll have to first leave the group, and then re-join... I find that really annoying.
OMG Facebook WILL NOT let me leave the group I have joined as my own profile so I can rejoin as a business page! Every time I leave the group it just reverts to me being already joined. OMG! This is doing my head in. What is going on here?
0:50 See notification that says "2". Ok, right next to it there is a circle with 3 people in it, and its a button that takes you to the group page? Mine is now gone. And now its a gaming button. How do we edit whats there? I dont play games on FB. What is that bar called so I can research how to change it. Why is FB so difficult?
Thanks for this! I manage multiple pages and have never had a problem with joining a group as a page but have just come across one that for the life of me I can't work out how to get around. I am guessing it is a setting somewhere but haven't been able to find it. The pop-up message I get reads: Pages with age restrictions can't join groups. Switch to your personal profile to join and interact with groups. Any advice would be greatly appreciated - thank you!
This doesn’t take us through the step of how to start looking for a group while signed in as the page to begin with- I mean how to STAY as your page. I don’t have the new pages experience. So when I click the flag for pages and choose my page, then the newsfeed option at the bottom, it keeps defaulting me as back to my personal profile. It doesn’t do that from the pages that are I. The New Pages experience, only my classic page. It’s driving me crazy! The group I want to join won’t let me share outside posts into the page, so I literally have to join as the page and have the option to simultaneously post TO the group when I make my original post.
New to this for my sideline gig. So if I understood you correctly, I can post simultaneously on business page and my group page without sharing or copy and paste what I have already posted on business page?
OMG this may have literally saved me. Literally. Well not really literally. I hate the word literally... literally. Seriously, I've been trying to join this group and cannot as a Page. I am sending them this video so they can switch their group to profile/page. Why did Facebook change this and not tell anyone. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a written procedure for doing this, but thanks to "run fast and break things" I had to almost completely rewrite it. Your vid helped with one sticking point - thanks! Until the next "upgrade" -
any idea what could cause my page not to be able to post in any groups anymore? Even my own groups. I have allow Pages allowed to join. Can't for the life of me figure out why.
If you've already joined as your profile, leave the group and join again as your page. Then you'll be able to choose whether you interact as your page or your profile.
Hi, I have managed to connect to some groups through my business site and it says that I gave been accepted. Where can I go back and find the groups I have been accepted into?
Unfortunately Facebook doesn't list them separately - it's super inconvenient. The groups your page has joined will be mingled in with the groups you've joined personally
If I link a Page and a Group, will the posts made by the "friends" of the page post on the Group page or just the posts of the administrator? We are trying to "merge" a Group and a Page for a neighborhood event. Thank you.
Hello, question about the glitch. I’ve created a Facebook group and allowed pages but still can’t get in as my page so I’m guessing I am having that issue. Do you suggest just joining groups until it starts working or could it also be a timing thing? My page is new.
With Facebook the answer is almost always both! If your page is new I'd let it coagulate for a few days, then try joining some groups. Good luck out there!
I have three pages, one is considered an actual "page" where when I click it, it flips me over to it's own interface for the page. That is where I can join groups. But the other two are still stuck, and they have been created for over a year and I can't figure out how to like groups with those pages
Is there any chance to see somewhere all the groups you joined as a page? and why does facebook limits you to share post in only 3 groups through the Meta bussines suite? Is there any way to bypass it?
On the page "home" feed, there's a Groups tab but it may be hidden under the "More" tab. That's where all your groups will show up. "Run fast and break things" 😭
Do you know how to get a fb employee to meet you somewhere so that you can strangle them until they blackout unless they join your page to a group right then and there? Could you please provide an update to this process as of November 2022 since the steps you listed are no longer valid due to fb douchery? Please help with either process; I don't care which you choose.
This is where I am right now... it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to join any groups as my business page. I've tried in the Android app, I've tried in the IOS app, I've tried on desktop, I've tried from the new "Meta Business Suite"... it's complete f*ing garbage.
I've have never had so much problem on any socialmedia platform other than Facebook. However, I'm trying to join a group which allows "to join personal and as page", but has this questionnaire.. If the owner removes this, I should be a able to join as a FB-Group right?
@@HootsuiteLabs I made my own group and made sure it allowed pages to join. Still I'm only able to join with my profile... I don't understand how a multi billion business can make it SO HARD to join a group as a page. If you could help me out it'd be very glad..
Hi, why can't I like and post as a page on another page?! I can see other pages have been able to so know it's allowed, but when I try to like the page only my personal profile comes up....
One of the glitches we've noticed is that we can comment on Page's posts when they show up in our newsfeed, but not when we go to that Page specifically to leave a comment. EXCEPT for when we are Following a Page rather than Liking it. Bizarre and unhelpful, we agree!
Do you know if a page's ability to join is impacted by whether or not they've updated their page to the new pages experience? Also, do you have any videos about groups for those who are page admin?
Hi, I have a similar problem. Hopefully, someone can advise. I manage 2 Facebook pages (to be clear on my post, I will call them A and B) for different clients in the same area where I live. I need to join FB groups for one of those clients (A), and I joined successfully in some of them, but I'm having issues with other ones. The issues are: Someone already joined some of those groups with the B page, so I only have the option to interact as myself or as B page. I joined as myself in the past to some of those groups, so I have the option of interacting as myself or as B page again (someone must joined in the past as well). Do I have the chance to join with page A at all? I can't eliminate my membership with Page B in any of those groups. Does any of this issues relates to the role that I have on page A? I have admin access. Thank you !
I joined the actual group in your video, Hootsuite Labs! My business page does not show up as an option. So the solution is to join 30 groups and hope it starts working?
Hi Robert, we recommend you ensure you have those options enabled at 3:01 - if it is relatively a new group we recommend you to try to create another business page and see if there may be a bug with your account
@@HootsuiteLabs I think what he means is that he can choose his profile when joining some groups, but that his business profile does not show as an option and only his personal profile is a choice. That is what is happening to me. Why would that be?
I created a new business page that I would like it to join a group of which I am already a member. And I can see another page that I have be able to interact, but not this new page that I have created.
Me too... me too. And then you ask them how they did and they tell you something that does not work, they show you screenshots of interfaces that you cannot get to, and it seems like they are using a completely different platform. As a software engineer myself I can say that FB is just complete f*ing garbage.
What I see looks nothing at all like what you see... I see a sidebar that says "Meta Business Suite" at the top and there isn't even a search bar to look for groups... Also you're working with private groups but what about public groups? Every public group is a "follow" not a "join" and it's always instant and it always uses my personal account instead of my business page. Facebook is infuriating!
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Has this changed since the start of 2022? I've been trying to join a group as a page (which the admins have confirmed that both individuals and pages can join), however, when I click on the Join Group button - it does not offer me a choice of how to join. As such, I have joined as an individual, but there's now no way for me to swap between me as an individual and me as a page when I make posts, so I'm kind of screwed - and it seems like there's no option for me to join the group a second time as a page either. How in god's name am I meant to make this work?
my problems exactly
Pretty sure it has changed at some point in the last month. I think Facebook is in the progress of upgrading all pages to the "new experience" which would let you essentially change profile to act as the page. Seems like they've prematurely disabled the old methods for joining pages though
Me too. And worse, it wouldn't let me actually leave the group and try and rejoin as my page. Now I have no idea whether I am a member or not. It is doing my head in!
I am experiencing the same problem. Following.
Same here. And I was wondering why I can't joined as a page
figured out a bypass. copy/paste and post the link of the group to your page. hover over the link and click join group. worked for me
ooh, we are going to try this!
This works! had to create a new post on my page containing the link to the group I wanted to join. When I then clicked on the link in the post and hit the join button, my page was listed as an option when before it wasn't.
Something else that's really strange, is that it's impossible to join a group as a page, if you are already a member of the group with your own profile. You'll have to first leave the group, and then re-join... I find that really annoying.
Good point! Yeah, it's horribly glitchy.
and that doesn't work either - fb gives you only one option: join as profile OR join as page. you can't join as both. i am seeking a workaround...
@@aleidasuarez if you join as your page first, you can join again as your profile.
Is this still the issue? I am currently experiencing this problem this is horrible.
OMG Facebook WILL NOT let me leave the group I have joined as my own profile so I can rejoin as a business page! Every time I leave the group it just reverts to me being already joined. OMG! This is doing my head in. What is going on here?
0:50 See notification that says "2". Ok, right next to it there is a circle with 3 people in it, and its a button that takes you to the group page?
Mine is now gone.
And now its a gaming button.
How do we edit whats there? I dont play games on FB.
What is that bar called so I can research how to change it.
Why is FB so difficult?
Thanks for this! I manage multiple pages and have never had a problem with joining a group as a page but have just come across one that for the life of me I can't work out how to get around. I am guessing it is a setting somewhere but haven't been able to find it. The pop-up message I get reads: Pages with age restrictions can't join groups. Switch to your personal profile to join and interact with groups. Any advice would be greatly appreciated - thank you!
Do you have to start the search on your personal page first ? I can’t find a way to search from my business page
This doesn’t take us through the step of how to start looking for a group while signed in as the page to begin with- I mean how to STAY as your page. I don’t have the new pages experience. So when I click the flag for pages and choose my page, then the newsfeed option at the bottom, it keeps defaulting me as back to my personal profile. It doesn’t do that from the pages that are I. The New Pages experience, only my classic page. It’s driving me crazy! The group I want to join won’t let me share outside posts into the page, so I literally have to join as the page and have the option to simultaneously post TO the group when I make my original post.
New to this for my sideline gig. So if I understood you correctly, I can post simultaneously on business page and my group page without sharing or copy and paste what I have already posted on business page?
OMG this may have literally saved me. Literally. Well not really literally. I hate the word literally... literally.
Seriously, I've been trying to join this group and cannot as a Page. I am sending them this video so they can switch their group to profile/page. Why did Facebook change this and not tell anyone. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad we couple help Geo!
Thank you very much, Liz White!
Hi Liz. is there a way to post on multiple groups on facebook at once
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Not working :( I have a group I own and created a page using another profile can't join as a group, something changed in facebook for pages...
it should be in your group settings > manage memberships > 'who can join group'
hi. Can you please explain what that mask is for, and where can i find one like that if it is helping staring at the computer
hi Red! Alas, the goggles are for science and do not help at all with all the time we spend staring at the computer :(
@@HootsuiteLabs :)
I have a written procedure for doing this, but thanks to "run fast and break things" I had to almost completely rewrite it. Your vid helped with one sticking point - thanks! Until the next "upgrade" -
I'm so glad it helped!!
that option is enabled in my group and still it is not showing join as page option. god it is so annoying.
it is the absolute worst. Sorry for the struggle, friend.
any idea what could cause my page not to be able to post in any groups anymore? Even my own groups. I have allow Pages allowed to join. Can't for the life of me figure out why.
Okay, and what about groups I've already joined as a profile?
If you've already joined as your profile, leave the group and join again as your page. Then you'll be able to choose whether you interact as your page or your profile.
What if the business page you want to use is not showing up but other pages are.
If i have now become admin on another page, is there a way to join that to the group, if already in it?
Hi, I have managed to connect to some groups through my business site and it says that I gave been accepted. Where can I go back and find the groups I have been accepted into?
Unfortunately Facebook doesn't list them separately - it's super inconvenient. The groups your page has joined will be mingled in with the groups you've joined personally
@@HootsuiteLabs thats crap ...... poo !
If I link a Page and a Group, will the posts made by the "friends" of the page post on the Group page or just the posts of the administrator? We are trying to "merge" a Group and a Page for a neighborhood event. Thank you.
Hello, question about the glitch. I’ve created a Facebook group and allowed pages but still can’t get in as my page so I’m guessing I am having that issue. Do you suggest just joining groups until it starts working or could it also be a timing thing? My page is new.
With Facebook the answer is almost always both! If your page is new I'd let it coagulate for a few days, then try joining some groups. Good luck out there!
I have three pages, one is considered an actual "page" where when I click it, it flips me over to it's own interface for the page. That is where I can join groups. But the other two are still stuck, and they have been created for over a year and I can't figure out how to like groups with those pages
Can you help me , I could have joined the groups earlier from my Pege, but now I can't, what can I do to be able to access the groups again
it depends on the group if they allow pages to join or not!
@@HootsuiteLabs i know and i leave grup from my page and try to reenter and i can only pith my profil
Is there any chance to see somewhere all the groups you joined as a page? and why does facebook limits you to share post in only 3 groups through the Meta bussines suite? Is there any way to bypass it?
On the page "home" feed, there's a Groups tab but it may be hidden under the "More" tab. That's where all your groups will show up. "Run fast and break things" 😭
Do you know how to get a fb employee to meet you somewhere so that you can strangle them until they blackout unless they join your page to a group right then and there? Could you please provide an update to this process as of November 2022 since the steps you listed are no longer valid due to fb douchery? Please help with either process; I don't care which you choose.
Since we don't endorse strangulations I will put this one on the docket for an update!! In the meantime have you considered meditation??
This is where I am right now... it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to join any groups as my business page. I've tried in the Android app, I've tried in the IOS app, I've tried on desktop, I've tried from the new "Meta Business Suite"... it's complete f*ing garbage.
I've have never had so much problem on any socialmedia platform other than Facebook. However, I'm trying to join a group which allows "to join personal and as page", but has this questionnaire.. If the owner removes this, I should be a able to join as a FB-Group right?
It all depends on the group settings and the what the admin set the group permissions to.
@@HootsuiteLabs I made my own group and made sure it allowed pages to join. Still I'm only able to join with my profile... I don't understand how a multi billion business can make it SO HARD to join a group as a page.
If you could help me out it'd be very glad..
Hi, why can't I like and post as a page on another page?! I can see other pages have been able to so know it's allowed, but when I try to like the page only my personal profile comes up....
One of the glitches we've noticed is that we can comment on Page's posts when they show up in our newsfeed, but not when we go to that Page specifically to leave a comment. EXCEPT for when we are Following a Page rather than Liking it. Bizarre and unhelpful, we agree!
Do you know if a page's ability to join is impacted by whether or not they've updated their page to the new pages experience? Also, do you have any videos about groups for those who are page admin?
Hi, I have a similar problem. Hopefully, someone can advise.
I manage 2 Facebook pages (to be clear on my post, I will call them A and B) for different clients in the same area where I live. I need to join FB groups for one of those clients (A), and I joined successfully in some of them, but I'm having issues with other ones.
The issues are: Someone already joined some of those groups with the B page, so I only have the option to interact as myself or as B page.
I joined as myself in the past to some of those groups, so I have the option of interacting as myself or as B page again (someone must joined in the past as well).
Do I have the chance to join with page A at all? I can't eliminate my membership with Page B in any of those groups. Does any of this issues relates to the role that I have on page A? I have admin access.
Thank you !
I joined the actual group in your video, Hootsuite Labs! My business page does not show up as an option. So the solution is to join 30 groups and hope it starts working?
Hi Robert, we recommend you ensure you have those options enabled at 3:01 - if it is relatively a new group we recommend you to try to create another business page and see if there may be a bug with your account
@@HootsuiteLabs I think what he means is that he can choose his profile when joining some groups, but that his business profile does not show as an option and only his personal profile is a choice. That is what is happening to me. Why would that be?
I created a new business page that I would like it to join a group of which I am already a member. And I can see another page that I have be able to interact, but not this new page that I have created.
I'm admin in a group... How approve new request, New updates really difficulty. ..help me
under groups > click your group > left menu > membership requests > approve selected members
thanks
Mine dosnt even give me that icon on the side to join the groups. Only let's me join private groups and not public ones? Any idea why ?
make sure you're signed in as your page if you have chosen to do so, we also recommend created your own group and see if those settings are available
thanks!
You bet!
Thanks for this video!
DId you said you had to join 30 "pages" before you were recognized as a page? You didn't have to join 30 groups? I'm confused.
Oops, yes, we meant Groups, not Pages. :S
I have someone who wants to subscribe to my FB business page but they can’t find the button when others can
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After all that, still doesn’t work but other pages are in the groups I want to join
Me too... me too. And then you ask them how they did and they tell you something that does not work, they show you screenshots of interfaces that you cannot get to, and it seems like they are using a completely different platform. As a software engineer myself I can say that FB is just complete f*ing garbage.
My Facebook was hacked and I had to make a new one. I can’t find or join any of the groups I was in before. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Oof. That's rough. You'll need to do it manually, unfortunately. So sorry for you!
What I see looks nothing at all like what you see... I see a sidebar that says "Meta Business Suite" at the top and there isn't even a search bar to look for groups... Also you're working with private groups but what about public groups? Every public group is a "follow" not a "join" and it's always instant and it always uses my personal account instead of my business page. Facebook is infuriating!
i'm still not able to join as page
Have you tried creating your own Group and testing whether you can join it?
@@HootsuiteLabs yes i did but I guess most of the groups have not changed their settings , maybe
@@HootsuiteLabs help me out
How can I join a Facebook group as a Page if I've already joined the group as a Profile?
Simply go into settings and and change your 'view page as' option and make sure you're on your page not your profile and join accordingly.
Wait...dogs can surf?
Everyone needs to know!
So tough
Honestly!!!!
I can't even browse facebook as my business page
Does anyone else think she looks like Margot Robbie?
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All these videos are full of it. They want us to watch 3 minutes minimum for them to get paid for promoting...lies. You have to fuckin pay for ads to get anything going and even then you're not guaranteed anything.
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