How to make an announcement on Facebook page

One of the great features of Facebook groups is that you can make a Facebook post a Facebook group announcement. But what is it good for and how you can do this?

This is what we are going to show you, and also explain:

  • what are Facebook group announcements?
  • How to remove Facebook group announcements?
  • difference between a pinned post vs a Facebook group announcement.

Let’s dive in.

Table of Contents

  • What are Facebook Group Announcements?
  • How to make a Facebook group post Announcement?
  • How to remove a Facebook group announcement?
  • Facebook Pinned post vs Facebook announcements
  • Facebook Group Announcements – FAQ
    • How to add an announcement tab to a Facebook group?
    • Can’t mark a Facebook group post as an announcement?

What are Facebook Group Announcements?

Facebook announcements is a Facebook group feature that lets you inform Facebook Group members about the most important updates that they should know about.

Facebook has introduced the Facebook Group announcement feature in 2018 so Facebook group admins and moderators can better communicate with Facebook group members.

Previously you could only pin one Facebook post to the top of the FB group feed. With the introduction of Facebook announcements, now you have a dedicated place for all your important updates and now you can have up to 50 announcements at once.

How to make a Facebook group post Announcement?

If you want to mark a Facebook post as an announcement here is what you have to do:

  1. Open up the Facebook group.
  2. Go to the post that you want to make an announcement
  3. Click on the three dots at the top of the right corner.mark Facebook group posts as announcements
  4. You will see the option ‘Mark as announcement’
  5. Click on it and your FB group post will be marked as an announcement.

Now, your Facebook post has been marked as an announcement. (You might need to refresh the page, to see it under the Announcements tab.)

If a member has notifications enabled for this Facebook group, then he will also get a notification that a new announcement has been made in the Facebook group.

All of your Facebook post announcements will now be available under the Announcement tab.

Facebook group announcements tab

How to remove a Facebook group announcement?

If you no longer need to have a post marked as an announcement, you can remove it. All you have to do is:

  1. Search for the specific announcement you want to remove under the Announcements tab
  2. Click on the three dots.
  3. Then select the ‘Remove Announcement’ option.remove a Facebook group announcement

Facebook Pinned post vs Facebook announcements

One of the benefits of making a Facebook group post as an announcement is then you can pin the Facebook group post to the top of the group feed. You can find more info about this in this blog post:

  • How to pin a Facebook group post?

The main difference between a pinned post and an announcement is that only Facebook announcements can be pinned but not every Facebook announcements have to be pinned.

Facebook Group Announcements – FAQ

How to add an announcement tab to a Facebook group?

You don’t have to add the announcement tab separately to your Facebook group. When you first mark a Facebook group post as an announcement, the Announcement tab in the Facebook group will be automatically created.

Can’t mark a Facebook group post as an announcement?

If you can’t mark a Facebook group post as an announcement, check your access level/role in the FB group. Only admins and moderators are able to mark a group post as an announcement.

One the main reasons many people keep a Facebook account is to update their friends and family. Creating announcements on the site is very easy -- announcements can be made and posted in just a few minutes or less. Shorter announcements are more appropriate in the form of a status update, while longer announcements can be added in the form of a note, which is similar to a blog post.

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Step 1

Sign in to your Facebook account and click inside the "What's on your mind?" field just above the home page news feed.

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Step 2

Type your announcement into the field. Click on the icon in the bottom left corner of your update that has the outline of a person with a "+" next to it if you want to add friends to your update. Enter the name of a friend in the "Who are you with?" field that appears to tag her in your announcement; your friend will receive a copy of what you write on your profile wall.

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Step 3

Click the upside-down tear drop icon to add a location to your announcement. Type the name of a business or other location in the "Where are you?" field and click on the correct location from the list provided by Facebook. If you don't see the right location, click on "Just use [Entry]" link.

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Step 4

Click the blue "Share" button. The update will appear on your own profile wall, as well as in the news feed of people on your friend list.

How do I make an announcement post on Facebook?

You can have up to 50 announcements at a time. Tap in the top right of Facebook, then scroll down to Groups, tap Groups at the top and select your group. Find the post you'd like to announce and tap to the right. Select Mark as announcement.

What is the difference between an announcement and a post on Facebook?

The Key Differences Between Pins and Announcements 1: Pinned posts are exclusive to Facebook Pages, while Announcements are exclusive to Facebook Groups. They function in similar ways, and both serve the purpose of “putting a post at the top of the page”, but each type of account has its own system.

How do you make an announcement?

Tips on How to Write an Announcement:.
Be direct and concise in your announcement. ... .
Write a short, friendly announcement that's to the point when you're sharing positive news. ... .
Recognize what others have achieved in your announcement, and motivate your reader to reach similar goals..

How do you write an announcement example?

Dear [name], We are excited to announce that, due to our remarkable growth over the last [enter number] of years, we are expanding! In fact, we are opening a new store in [enter location and specifics]. We invite you to celebrate with us during the big opening day on [enter date].