Why Isn’t There A Search Box On My Facebook Business Page?

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When you set up a pure business account via Facebook, or when you migrate a profile page to a Facebook business page you will notice that there is no search bar at the top of the page,  you will also notice that you are unable to Like other business pages or comment on their posts.  This can be frustrating but it’s easy to fix.

By adding an admin and accessing the page via the admin you will be able to get full functionality, the search bar will re-appear and you can Like and comment on pages.  Watch the video to see how to add an admin.

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  • John Burns

    Excellent article on Facebook for Business and search functionality. I will re-tweet this posting on your behalf.

  • http://www.facebook.com/firechlc Amy Harris

    But then the problem with this is when you add the admin, it reverts back to your personal page. Then when you are uploading pictures to the business page, they get reverted to the personal page. That is the problem I am having.

  • ReaderGirl

    Click on the settings icon at the top right corner of the page (looks like a wheel) and change user from your personal page to your business page. Then you can perform functions as your business.

  • Andy Holdsworth

    I have made my wife(personal FB) a Admin manager but still are unable to leave comments or see the search bar.

    When I look at my Admin roles page my profile photo isn’t in the box, just a outline of a head in a grey box.

    On my page I can answer comments but when I leave a comment on another business page the person doesn’t see it.
    It is driving me bonkers…If you can help,it will be brilliant.
    I have emailed FB and they just sent a generic email stating they can’t help every bug enquiry.
    Regards,
    Andy

  • Apoorv Saxena

    Hey, I just rolled out a Facebook Application for Searching Facebook Newsfeed of Yourself, your Friends or Facebook Pages.. It also allows sorting the Search Results by Likes, Comments, Shares or Creation Time.

    Link: http://searchfacebooknewsfeed.apoorv.pro
    Facebook Canvas Application URL: http://apps.facebook.com/search-newsfeed

  • Ros

    Thank you – worked a treat!

  • Cindi Novell

    I have tried this but there is still no search bar and the admin person’s picture does not appear????

  • Nikki

    I have been searching for an answer to this for a while and your post was by far the easiest to follow and worked amazingly. Thank you.

  • http://www.choosecebu.net/ janicedmes

    I guess facebook is updating that is why there is no search box on your business page.. but honestly i have never seen it on my facebook page. reverse mortgage

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005331098289 Facebook User

    I log in as admin, use FB as my business page but still have no search bar….see my page https://www.facebook.com/vitaeasyhealth any suggestions?

  • http://www.spiderworking.com/ Amanda Webb

    You need to log in via a personal profile page that is an admin on your biz account for this to work.

  • Eve

    I have tried to add myself as admin after liking my business page but it won’t allow me saying …

    We weren’t able to add all your new admins. You can only add your friends or people who already like this Page.

  • http://www.spiderworking.com/ Amanda Webb

    And have you liked the page? I know it sounds silly to ask! I did have someone else with a similar problem recently and I can only think it’s a Facebook glitch. You could try contacting them via this form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/164405897002583

  • Eve

    Yes I did. I also tried adding myself from my icon where I had liked it. Very frustrating. Thanks for the form, I’ll try that!