Click Username. It's near the top of the list of options on the General page. If you don't see this option, make sure you're viewing the General page by clicking General in the upper-left corner of the page. You'll do so in the text field to the right of the "Username" text. Click Save Changes. It's a blue button at the bottom of the Username section. If this button is grey instead of blue, your typed-in username is already taken.
Enter your Facebook password and click Submit. As long as your password is correct, doing so will save your username and apply it to your Facebook URL. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Facebook recommends using your real name as part of your profile's URL, since doing so will make it easier for people to find you based on your URL. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1. Changing your URL on desktop or on mobile will change it for all synchronized devices and services e. Related wikiHows How to. How to. About This Article. Written by:. Co-authors: 8. Updated: August 18, Categories: Facebook Profiles. Article Summary X 1.
Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. Is this article up to date? Cookies make wikiHow better. Sorry this is happening. I have reported the problem several times but nothing has happened and trying to find another way to contact facebook is impossible. But do try on different browsers and devices like mobile before giving up. I have a business page and changed the username on Friday.
Since I changed it, it has came up that the page is unavailable and that the link may be broken. Have you tried clearing your browser cache or using a different device to check? I have the similar issue like you all have above. All I wanted to swap my usernames between my business page and my personal account on Facebook. Sometimes the names are released after some period of time, and other times never. Thank you so much for your quick response. I was hoping that by deleting my profiles and opening a new one will increase my chances to get back my username that used for 9 years.
But I just wait then. I keep checking it in the morning and in the evening. Fingers crossed. I had a Facebook URL e. I then accidentally changed it, and when I tried to get it back, it said it was unavailable. Please help. There is absolute no way of contacting Facebook , phone, email, billing address, live chat, even fax number for god sake. Absolutely nothing, you are my only hope. Just keep checking. Also try without the.
For example, mine is LouiseMcom, no dot. Hi, great article! Do you happen to know if you can immediately claim a username that you removed from your page? The change I want to make is a bit of a domino scenario. I want to switch the username from my personal profile to my business page 1, and then use the original username from business page 1 on business page 2. Convoluted, I know, but it would make things more consistent! Sorry to say that how IG handles released names varies.
Laura Tucker, I have a similar situation. I am curious about your outcome. Could you please help me? I have had a page for a long time. I created a new Facebook page for a political organization and tried to friend my friends by clicking on their names. Thanks for the article, however the interface on my page is totally different.
My username has a string of numbers on the end of it which makes sharing it a nighmare. Any idea where I can change it now? I really wish they woud slow down with their changes. I recommend you switch back to Classic. Other marketers are telling me the New version makes it impossible to manage anything. I would like to use old username of krshngeeth only. I have just converted a profile to a page. I have changed the username of the profile, as I need the username for the page.
Unfortunately Facebook changes the way they handle this, or has secret rules about releasing usernames. Sometimes they become available immediately, sometimes it takes a while, and sometimes they never do. Hope you can grab it again soon! I hate HATE articles like this. Keyword stuffing to get to the top of search results and reason to post more ads while not giving useful information upfront.
Hello there!! Whether or when that business name might become available for your page is a huge unknown though. Hi Louise, and thankyou for your advice. So all is now good — many thanks. What should i do? Please follow up and let us know what happens! It would help me help others in this same predicament. The other articles were too old and the information was wrong.
Fantastic, Marco! Your email address will not be published. Check this box to allow the collection and storage of the data you submit with your comment. All data will be handled as outlined in this site's Privacy Policy. The Username will be instantly changed after following above four steps and then you can use that Username with your facebook. If you getting any issue related to this article of Changing Facebook Page URL then you can let us know in the comment section below, we will be happy to help you.
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