How to Delete a Post on a Facebook Business Page

Accidentally published a post with a glaring typo or launched a promotion a little too early? It's a rite of passage for every social media manager. Knowing how to quickly delete a post on your Facebook Business Page is a fundamental skill for keeping your brand’s feed accurate and professional. This guide will walk you through the exact steps for deleting posts on both desktop and mobile, and we'll also cover the strategic alternative: hiding a post instead of getting rid of it for good.

Why You Might Need to Delete a Facebook Post

There are countless reasons a post might need to be removed from your page. It’s rarely about a major crisis, most of the time, it's just part of routine content management. Understanding the common scenarios can help you act quickly and decisively when the time comes.

Here are a few relatable situations:

• Simple Typos or Errors: The most common culprit. Maybe you misspelled a key word, listed the wrong date for an event, or put an incorrect price in a product announcement. While you can edit posts on Facebook, sometimes deleting and starting fresh is just easier, especially if the mistake is significant.
• Outdated Information: Your page’s feed is a living document. Posts about a weekend sale, a limited-time offer, or a past event can clutter your timeline and confuse visitors who arrive later. Deleting or hiding these posts helps keep your page relevant.
• Poor Performance: Let's be honest - not every post is a winner. If a piece of content received very low engagement or, worse, negative reactions, you might decide to remove it to keep your feed focused on a more positive and engaging brand story.
• Brand Misalignment: As your brand evolves, so will your voice and visual style. An older post from a year ago might not reflect your current brand identity. Deleting it can be part of a broader content audit to ensure your page remains cohesive and on-message.
• Accidental Publications: Perhaps you published a draft by mistake, posted personal content to your Business Page, or let a scheduled post go live before it was fully approved. These moments require a quick deletion to correct the error.

Whatever the reason, removing a post is a standard administrative task. The key is knowing how to do it and, just as importantly, understanding when a less permanent option like hiding might be a better move.

Before You Click Delete: Should You Hide the Post Instead?

Hitting "delete" feels final because it is. Once a post is permanently gone, so are all the valuable engagement metrics associated with it - the likes, comments, shares, and reach. Facebook (or Meta, rather) understands this, which is why they offer a less drastic alternative: hiding the post.

Understanding the difference between hiding and deleting lets you make a more strategic decision for your page's health.

What’s the Difference Between Hiding and Deleting?

• Hiding a Post: When you hide a post, you remove it from your main Page timeline and from your followers' news feeds. However, the post is not permanently erased. It still exists, and anyone with a direct link to the post can still view it. Importantly, all of the engagement data associated with it is preserved in your Page Insights. This is the content management equivalent of putting something in a storage unit - it’s out of sight, but you can get it back if you need it.
• Deleting a Post: This is the nuclear option. Deleting a post permanently removes it from Facebook. All of its likes, comments, and shares are gone forever. Although Facebook now moves posts to a "recycle bin" for 30 days, once that period is up, there’s no coming back. Its performance data will also vanish from your analytics.

When to Hide a Post:

Think about hiding as your go-to for tactical content management.

• A campaign or promotion has ended. You don't want the expired "20% Off This Weekend!" post cluttering your feed, but you want to keep its performance data to see what worked for future campaigns.
• A post received some tricky or negative comments. You might want to hide the post from the public view while you address the comments privately or formulate a response, without losing the context of the original post.
• You're cleaning up your feed. Hiding allows you to curate your Page’s timeline to show only your strongest, most relevant content without erasing your Page's history.

When to Delete a Post:

Deleting should be reserved for irreversible mistakes.

• The post contains a major factual error. If you posted incorrect, sensitive, or potentially damaging information, a permanent deletion is often the best course of action.
• It was published by mistake. The post was a half-finished draft, intended for another account, or simply shouldn't have been on your Business Page at all.
• The content seriously harms your brand image. For those rare but serious missteps, deleting the post and often issuing a follow-up statement is the necessary path forward.

As a rule of thumb, when in doubt, hide first. It gives you the chance to reconsider without permanent consequences. If, after some time, you're certain it needs to be gone for good, you can always delete it from your hidden posts log.

How to Delete a Post on a Facebook Business Page (Desktop Version)

Deleting a post from your computer is a fast, simple process, whether you're managing your page directly on Facebook or through Meta Business Suite.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Your Facebook Page: Log into your Facebook account and go to the Business Page you manage. Make sure you are interacting as your Page. You'll usually see your page’s profile picture in the top menu, indicating you’re in manager mode.
2. Locate the Post to Delete: Scroll down your Page’s timeline or feed to find the specific post you want to remove.
3. Open the Post Options Menu: In the top-right corner of the post itself, you'll see three horizontal dots (...). Click on these dots to open a dropdown menu of options.
4. Select the Delete Option: In the menu, you will see an option labeled "Move to recycle bin." In some older page views it may still say "Delete Post." Click on this.
5. Confirm Your Decision: A pop-up window will appear asking if you're sure you want to move the post to the recycle bin. It will remind you that posts in the bin are permanently deleted after 30 days. Click the blue "Move" button to confirm.

That’s it! The post will instantly disappear from your Page’s timeline.

How to Delete a Post on a Facebook Business Page (Mobile App)

If you're managing your page on the go, deleting a post from the Facebook mobile app (for both iOS and Android) is just as easy.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Open the Facebook App &, Go to Your Page: Launch the app and tap the menu icon (usually three horizontal lines). From there, access your Business Page from your shortcuts or list of Pages.
2. Switch to Your Page Profile: Make sure you are interacting as your Page. You may need to tap on your profile picture and switch from your personal to your Page profile.
3. Find the Post You Want to Remove: Scroll through your Page feed to find the post.
4. Open the Post Menu: Tap the three horizontal dots (...) located in the top-right corner of the post.
5. Choose to Delete the Post: A menu will slide up from the bottom of the screen. Look for the "Move to recycle bin" option (it usually has a trash can icon next to it) and tap it.
6. Confirm the Deletion: The app will show a confirmation prompt, notifying you that the post will be permanently deleted after 30 days. Tap "Move" to finalize the deletion.

The post will be removed from your public feed, an instant fix you can make from anywhere.

What About the Recycle Bin? How to Restore a Deleted Post

Accidentally deleted the wrong post? The 30-day recycle bin is your safety net. You have a month to change your mind before a post is gone forever. Accessing the recycle bin is typically done through your Page’s administrative tools.

Here's a general guide to finding it:

1. Go to your Facebook Page on a desktop computer.
2. Navigate to "Settings &, privacy" and then "Settings."
3. From the Page Settings menu, find and click on "Activity Log."
4. Inside the Activity Log, you'll see a menu on the side. Click on "Recycle Bin."

Here, you will see a list of all the posts you've deleted in the last 30 days. Next to each post, you’ll find options to either Restore it to your page or delete it permanently right then and there.

Final Thoughts

Knowing how to delete a Facebook post is a simple but necessary skill for any page manager. The process is straightforward on both desktop and mobile, but the most important thing is making a thoughtful choice between hiding a post to preserve its data and deleting it permanently when a clean slate is required.

The best way to manage your content, of course, is to get it right from the start. A consistent posting cadence built on a visible content plan can drastically cut down on follower-facing errors. It’s one of the main reasons we built the visual planning calendar inside Postbase. Being able to see all your content scheduled across every platform at a glance gives you a bird's-eye view that makes it easy to spot mistakes before they ever go live.