If you are a Facebook group admin and would like to know how to create a pinned post on Facebook group, you are at the right place.
In this article, we have explained the step-wise process of how to create a pinned post in a Facebook group through desktop, android mobile, iPhone, and also shared the reasons as to why you can’t pin a post in your FB group at times.
Creating a pinned post in your Facebook group means that the selected post will remain at the top of your group unless you remove it.
That said, it will ideally be the first thing your members and potential members (in case you have a public FB group) notice when they scroll through your group, and they will likely engage with it.
If you wish to know about various ways to boost your engagement, refer to this blog👇🏻
25 highly effective Facebook group engagement ideas
Recently, Facebook changed how pinned posts would appear in groups, making them more visually appealing and easier to navigate.
Here’s how pinned posts appear in Facebook groups as a part of the ‘Featured’ section.
Amazing, right!
What’s even better is that you can decide the sequence of posts and can easily move important posts to the front.
In fact, when admins pin a post in their Facebook groups, group members are notified about it. Like this.
This lets them stay on top of all important posts.
If you’d like to know more about this update or want to get your hands on the latest Facebook group features, check out our recently published article from the Facebook group features sneak peek edition.👇🏻
Latest Facebook group features – August + September 2021
Now, without further ado, let’s learn:
How do you make a pinned post on a Facebook group via desktop/ laptop?
1. From your desktop/laptop, open Facebook and log in to your account
2. Navigate to groups that are located on the left hand side in your news feed and click on the desired group
3. Create a new post and publish it in your group
4. In case you wish to pin an already published post, you need to either locate it manually or click on the search bar (the magnifying glass), type in the keyword, and select the post from the list of relevant posts that appear.
5. After it is published, click on the three dots on the top of post and select ‘Pin to top’
6. When you pin the post to top, it would appear like this.
If you have multiple posts pinned to top and want a specific post to appear at the front, click on the three dots given on the top of the particular post, and select ‘Move to front’.
How to pin a post on a Facebook group via mobile?
For android users, here’s how it’s done:
1. Open the Facebook app on your mobile device and click on the three horizontal lines option that appears on the top right corner.
Select ‘Groups
OR
You can navigate to the groups news feed directly. Just click on the groups news feed button in the center. Select ‘Your groups’ and a list of all the groups you’re a part of will appear. Click on the group you want to pin the post for.
2. Create a new post and publish it in your group
If you wish to pin an existing post to the top, you can either locate it manually or click on the search bar, type in the keyword, and select the post from the list of relevant posts that appear.
3. After it is published, click on the three dots on the top of post and select ‘Pin to Featured’
4. Your pinned post would appear like this
5. If you have multiple posts pinned to top and want a specific post to appear at the front, click on the three dots given on the top of the particular post, and select ‘Move to front’
How to pin a post on Facebook group on iphone?
1. Open the Facebook app on your iphone and select the groups news feed option that appears down in the centre.
2. A list of all the groups you’re a part of will appear. Click on the group you want to pin the post for.
3. Create a new post and publish it in your group
If you wish to pin an existing post to the top, you can either locate it manually or click on the search bar, type in the keyword, and select the post from the list of relevant posts that appear.
4. After it is published, click on the three dots on the top of post and select ‘Mark as announcement’
5. It would appear like this
6. If you have multiple posts pinned to top and want a specific post to appear at the front, click on the three dots given on the top of the particular post, and select ‘Move to front’
NOTE: At any point of time, if you feel like removing a post from the featured section, just click on the three dots on the top of that post, and hit ‘Unpin’. The post will be removed from the featured/announcements section.
Why can’t I pin a post to a Facebook group?
It might be because of a poor internet connection. Please make sure your mobile data or Wifi has a strong connection and is functioning properly.
On the other hand, please note that only Facebook group admins can pin a post in their respective FB groups.
No option to pin a post in a Facebook group. Why?
Only Facebook group admins can pin a post in Facebook groups.
If you are an admin, but are still unable to see this feature, it might be a glitch at Facebook’s end. Unfortunately there’s nothing you can do except for waiting until the social media giant rolls it out for your group.
That’s all for how to create a pinned post on a Facebook group. Hope this helps you, folks!
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