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How to add an admin to a Facebook Page (and what to give them)

Here is how to add an admin to a Facebook Page. You add someone by giving them access from the Page’s own settings, and the main decision is how much: full control or partial control.

Before you start: switch to the Page

Facebook’s help says you must be acting as the Page, and have full control of it, before you can grant, edit or remove anyone’s access.

Open the Page’s access settings from there. Facebook moves these menus around, so follow its current help page linked below instead of a screenshot from last year.

1. Decide: full control or partial control

Facebook access with full control lets a person manage settings, delete the Page and give access to others. Partial control is narrower: things like creating posts and replying to messages.

Give the least that does the job. A person who only schedules content does not need to be able to delete the Page.

2. How to add an admin to a Facebook Page

Choose to grant Facebook access, pick the person, and set whether it is full or partial. Facebook also lets you grant task access, which is the tool-based route described next.

3. Facebook Page roles: the other kinds of access

Task access lets someone work through tools such as Meta Business Suite or Ads Manager, but they cannot switch to the Page or manage it on Facebook itself.

Community moderator access is narrower still: it covers moderating live stream chats only.

4. Keep one full-control person at all times

Facebook warns that a Page left with nobody holding full control is disabled automatically and scheduled for deletion. Before you remove anyone, make sure another full-control holder exists.

Giving teammates posting rights without more admins

In Dripost, one person connects the Page once. Teammates then schedule through Dripost as editors, so they never become Facebook admins at all.

Changing who has access asks for “Confirm it’s you”, a fresh 6-digit code, and a person can only manage people below their own role.

Facebook Page roles and permissions: who can do what

Facebook splits Page permissions into three kinds of access: Facebook access, task access and community moderator access.

Facebook access. This is for people who manage the Page on Facebook itself. It comes in two strengths, full control and partial control.

Task access. Task access works through tools such as Meta Business Suite or Ads Manager. Facebook says these people cannot switch to the Page or manage it on Facebook.

Community moderator access. The narrowest kind: permissions are limited to moderating live stream chats. A moderator cannot switch to the Page or manage it directly.

Remove an admin from a Facebook Page: steps and what to check first

You remove someone’s access from the Page’s access settings, and only a person with full control of the Page can do it.

Check you are allowed to. Facebook’s help lists removal alongside granting and editing access, and all three need full control of the Page. If you only have partial control, ask someone who has full control to do it.

Switch into the Page. Facebook says to switch to your Page before you manage access. A personal profile view will not show the Page’s access settings.

Open access and remove the person. Find the person in the Page’s access settings and remove their Facebook access or their task access. The exact menu names change, so follow the current help page linked below.

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Questions

What is the difference between an admin and an editor on a Facebook Page?

Facebook now speaks of full or partial control rather than those older titles. Full control includes settings and deleting the Page; partial is limited to things like posting and messages.

Can I add someone without making them an admin?

Yes. Partial control or task access gives less than full control.

Why is my Page scheduled for deletion?

Facebook says a Page with nobody holding full control is disabled automatically and scheduled for deletion.

What are the Facebook Page roles?

Facebook describes Facebook access (full or partial control), task access and community moderator access.

Can someone with task access post on the Page?

Through the tools their access covers, yes. They cannot switch to the Page on Facebook.

Who can remove an admin from a Facebook Page?

A person with full control of the Page.

Will removing someone delete their old posts?

Facebook’s help page on access does not say it does. Check the post history yourself afterwards.

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