I encountered this issue a few months ago, when I wanted to change the name of a Facebook Page I manage. I had some issues:
1. The Page had more than 200 likes (with less than 200, it is relatively simple)
2. The Page had previously been through a name change
3. I am NOT US-based
When you follow Facebook’s own instructions, if you have the same parameters as I did, you will see this:
As you can see, there is no option to edit the page name – it is just not possible.
So, what do you do?!
1. Log in as an admin
Ensure you are logged in to Facebook as a person who is an admin of the Page you wish to change. Otherwise, this will not work.
2. Contact Facebook
Click on the following link to contact Facebook to request the name change: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/221445081367260
You should see this:
Follow the instructions, which are relatively straightforward:
Enter your Page’s new name…
Select the reason why you are changing the Page name:
And then, wait…
It took me all of 3 minutes.
Yes, you read that correctly. 3 MINUTES!
Admittedly, I was probably lucky. My request was only to slightly change the name – and I was never asked for any supporting documentation, though I could have provided some if they requested.
“That link didn’t work!”
Some people say that link above didn’t work for them. If so, go to https://www.facebook.com/business/contact-us, then click “My Page”, then “Changing my Page’s name”:
That should take you to the same place.
“That still doesn’t work for me”
Some claimed that this was still not working, perhaps because this only works for those US-based, as I mentioned at the start. If that is the case, try using a VPN and see if making Facebook think you are in the US helps.
I hope this was useful! Let me know how you got on!
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