How to change Facebook Page Name with more than 200 likes?

[BeytzNet]

Hi All

Anybody knows how to change a Facebook page name with more than 200 likes?

For example, how did SEOMoz change their name to MOZ?

I also don't get Facebook, we stopped advertising because of that.

PLEASE HELP!!! We have 17,000 followers and we rebranded...

Thanks

[MikeRoberts]

Go to setting and under Page Info they list your name. Choose Edit and then click Request Change. If your Page has more than 200 likes, you can only change your Page name once. If your request has been approved, you won't be able to submit another request for that Page. Changing your Page's name will not affect its username or Page address.

[BeytzNet]

Thanks.

I don't have the "request change" button...

Please advise

[MikeRoberts]

Have you already changed the page name once since you've been over 200 Likes?

[BeytzNet]

Not to my knowledge (and not that I remember).

I did read about it somewhere that I need to change my definition to local business though...

Know anything about it?

[MikeRoberts]

There's a workaround that may or may not work for you. I've never done it myself so I don't know if it's 100% reliable.

If you've run ads for your page... Go to Manage Ads, then Email Support, select "Pages", select "Changing my page's name", check "I understand", select the page that you want to change, select what type of page it is, check the box at the bottom, enter your page's current name, enter your page's desired name, check the boxes and hit send.

[BeytzNet]

Hi,

I'm inside the ad manager and can't seem to find an email support button...
If you can guide me somehow that would be great.

Also, Have you heard about creating a new page and then doing "merge pages"?

Thanks

[MikeRoberts]

If you're on the ads manager page, "email support" is on the left navigation.

As for merging pages, when you request to merge pages they're supposed to be pages for the same thing and with a similar names as well... so depending on how different the name is after the rebrand, that may not work. Also all content, posts, and photos of the old page get deleted... only the likes and check-ins merge into the new page.

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[yojimbo23]

When I try to this I do get the request change button but it always goes to "page not found" so it's impossible to use. I have never changed it before.

I also don't get the email support button in Manage Ads.

Possibly my experience is different because I am in the UK.

Any suggestions? This is driving me slightly mad. I'm loathe to create a completely new page as I have 8k fans.

Thanks

[willcritchlow]

I don't have the email support button either (also in the UK). I haven't tried changing our page name though - sorry I can't help on that.

[yojimbo23]

For anyone who is interested, it seems like they very recently fixed this for UK (and possibly other users) so I have been able to change the page name via the interface. Cheers Facebook!