If you make all your posts shareable on Facebook, your friends too can help you share your post to reach a lot of users on Facebook. Facebook is the ultimate platform for uploading content and naturally, when we post, we would want our posts to be shared by people so they can also reach others. For this reason, Facebook created the share button or option.
The share option was created to enable you to share others’ posts and also enable others to share your posts, but no one will be able to share your post if you don’t make it shareable.
Sharing Facebook posts is a method of connecting users. You can share relevant, amusing, or intriguing content with your friends, family, or colleagues.
Facebook also allows you to share the post on your timeline, thereby making your friends see the posts you shared.
It may have caught your attention that no one is sharing your Facebook posts, it might be because you have not enabled them, this article will teach you how to make your posts shareable on Facebook.
How to Make Posts Shareable on Facebook Using Facebook App
You can make your post shareable with the following steps:
Step 1:
Open the Facebook app from your device.
Step 2:
Click on the box with the text “What’s on your mind” Upon clicking the above, a screen with the text “Create post” will pop up.
Step 3:
Find the privacy option from the “Create post” screen by clicking on the drop-down menu.
Step 4:
Click on the privacy option to set the privacy of the post you are about to create.
Step 5:
You will be directed to the Select privacy page, select and choose “Public” Continue with your content, then click “Post”.
If you have followed the steps correctly then congratulations! You have successfully made your post shareable.
How to Make a Post Shareable on Facebook Using a Browser
You can make a post shareable with the following steps:
Step 1:
Go to Facebook on your browser.
Step 2:
Go to your Facebook homepage.
Step 3:
Click on the space with the text “What’s on your mind?”.
Step 4:
You will be directed to a new page, where you will see your profile name, under your profile name is a dropdown menu, click on the dropdown menu.
Step 5:
On the privacy page, click on “Public”.
Step 6:
Now click on “post”.
If you have followed the posts accordingly, then your post has become shareable on Facebook.
How to Make Your Post Shareable for a Facebook Private Group
If you post content in a Facebook group, it cannot be shared outside the group unless you make it shareable, you can make it shareable by doing the following:
- Create the post on your timeline
- Ensure you set it in a way it can be shareable with the public by clicking public under your profile name
- Once posted, now click on the share button
- From the options, select “share to a group” and select the group of your choice
- Now the post can be shareable even while on the private group
How to Make Your Post on a Facebook Page Shareable
Here are the steps to take if you wish to make your post on your Facebook page shareable:
Step 1:
Navigate to your Facebook homepage.
Step 2:
Click on the menu and choose the pages.
Step 3:
Choose the Facebook page of your choice.
Step 4:
Scroll down the page to find the post you wish to share.
Step 5:
Click share.
FAQs
Can I Make My Post Shareable After Posting?
Yes, you can make an already existing post shareable, simply do the following:
Step 1:
Search for the post you wish to make shareable.
Step 2:
Click on the three-dot icon by the corner of the post.
Step 3:
The icon will bring up a drop-down menu, click on edit privacy from the option given.
Step 4:
From the privacy menu, click the “Public” button.
Once this is done, the post has now been made shareable, whereas it was not shareable before.
Is there a way to Make a Facebook Post Shareable Without Making it Public?
To make your post shareable without making it public, you just have to go to the privacy setting list and select any of the options for friends except specific friends and decide the people whom you want to see it, then your post will become shareable only for the persons you chose to see it.
How do I get People to Share my Facebook Posts?
People usually want to share a post that is humorous, catchy or relevant, and beneficial, if you want people to share your post simply try to be more creative when creating posts, if it is interesting enough, they will surely share them.
Another reason people may not be able to share your post is because you may have set it that way, simply follow the steps above to make your posts shareable.
Can Facebook Block me from Sharing posts?
Yes, Facebook can block you from sharing. Facebook can have blocked you from sharing because something you posted or shared may be what doesn’t follow Facebook guidelines, it is either suspicious or abusive and as a result, you can be blocked from sharing posts for a while.
The length of a block is usually not for a long time but mostly depends on the user’s history of violating Facebook standards. If it is a habitual offender, the block can last 30 days and just a few hours for a new offender.
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