Lots of people have had a downer on Facebook recently, and it seems every time they change something there is uproar. But the recent changes for Page managers on the browser client make such a difference, itโs a shame more people arenโt shouting about it.
Perhaps itโs because itโs such a subtle change, or perhaps itโs because most people donโt have to manage quite as many pages as me, but there have been some great changes recently.
Note, these changes are in the browser client version of Facebook โ i.e. the one you see on your desktop or laptop โ not mobile. If you want to use these functions, say on a tablet, youโll need a browser that allows you to request the desktop version of a site.
Improved Sharing on and by Pages
When you click Share on a post, weโve been used to this option for a while, where you can select Share โOn a Page you manageโ:
Now, when you select that option, the Page selection box is much prettier, complete with little profile thumbnail. But thatโs not the great bit. The โPosting asโ box is:
Before, if you were sharing on your page, you had to do it as your page. Now you can interact with one of your pages as another of your pages. Ok, this may take a while to get your head round, but if you have multiple pages that benefit from interacting together, this is great. Itโs a lot easier than playing with the old โUse Facebook Asโ feature.
Improved Commenting and Liking
It used to be a nightmare, jumping back and forth from different โUse Facebook Asโ options to Like something as your page, and yourself. Or to comment on something that youโve posted on your page, as your self.
Next time youโre about to comment or Like something, look for the little flag icon:
Clicking on that flag gives you a dropdown to select your profile or page to Like or Comment as.
It then puts your profile photo next to the comment box, just so you can be sure youโre using the right one:
Choose your defaults
If you go into your Page Settings you can set your default choice for each page:
This doesnโt appear to affect the mobile app yet (unless mine is slow reflecting the change) but it would be really useful if it did.
<HINT>Facebook โ Iโd love to set my mobile app to like and comment as me, and then use the Pages Manager to post as the page</HINT>
Spotted any other good changes lately? Please share them in the comments!