{"id":336518,"date":"2021-09-08T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T21:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T18:00:55","slug":"how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Post Anonymously in a Facebook Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a60bfdf085\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a60bfdf085\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/#What_to_Know_About_Anonymous_Facebook_Posts\" >What to Know About Anonymous Facebook Posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/#Post_Anonymously_in_a_Facebook_Group\" >Post Anonymously in a Facebook Group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/#How_to_Enable_Anonymous_Posting_in_a_Facebook_Group\" >How to Enable Anonymous Posting in a Facebook Group<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Post Anonymously in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Group&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-736951 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/facebook-hero_1200_675.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/facebook-hero_1200_675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/facebook-hero_1200_675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Facebook's logo on a gradient background.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to post something in a Facebook group without revealing your name, use Facebook\u2019s anonymous posting feature. It\u2019s easy to do, assuming that a group administrator has enabled the feature. We\u2019ll show you how to use it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Know_About_Anonymous_Facebook_Posts\"><\/span>What to Know About Anonymous Facebook Posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To make an anonymous post in a Facebook group, the group must have enabled the feature for that. Also,\u00a0know that the group admins, moderators, and Facebook team can still see your name in your anonymous posts. In addition, anonymous posts won\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear immediately. You\u2019ll have to wait for approval from an admin or moderator.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re the admin of a group and you want to enable anonymous posting in your group, check out the instructions at the end of this guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/708115\/how-to-delist-your-facebook-profile-from-search-engines\/\"><strong><em>How to Remove Your Facebook Profile From Google (and Other Search Engines)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Post_Anonymously_in_a_Facebook_Group\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Post Anonymously in a Facebook Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To create an anonymous post in a Facebook group, you can use any Facebook-supported device, such as a Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, or Android device.<\/p>\n<p>The steps to compose an anonymous post are pretty much the same on all devices. We\u2019ll use Facebook\u2019s web version to demonstrate the procedure in this guide.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, launch a web browser on your computer and head over to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<p>When the site loads, from the sidebar on the left, select \u201cGroups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1-facebook-groups.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Groups&quot; on the Facebook site.\" width=\"650\" height=\"571\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the \u201cGroups\u201d screen, from the sidebar on the left, select your group. Then, in the pane on the right, click the \u201cAnonymous Post\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-facebook-group-anonymous-post.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Anonymous Post&quot; on a group screen on the Facebook site.\" width=\"650\" height=\"348\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook will open an \u201cAnonymous Post\u201d window. Click \u201cCreate Anonymous Post\u201d at the bottom of this window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-anonymous-post-prompt.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Create Anonymous Post&quot; in the &quot;Anonymous Post&quot; window on the Facebook site.\" width=\"650\" height=\"485\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll now see a \u201cCreate Post\u201d window. Here, click the large text field and compose your message like you normally would. When you\u2019re done, at the bottom of the window, click \u201cSubmit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-create-anonymous-post-facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Compose a post and click &quot;Submit&quot; on the &quot;Create Post&quot; window of the Facebook site.\" width=\"650\" height=\"553\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook will submit your post to the group admins and moderators. Your post will only be published when either an admin or a moderator approves it.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s how you post something in a group without revealing your identity!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>7 Important Facebook Privacy Settings to Change Right Now<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enable_Anonymous_Posting_in_a_Facebook_Group\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">How to Enable Anonymous Posting in a Facebook Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To turn on anonymous posting in a Facebook group, you must be an admin in that group.<\/p>\n<p>Once you confirm that you\u2019re an admin, open the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a> site. On the site, from the sidebar on the left, select \u201cGroups,\u201d and then choose your group.<\/p>\n<p>On your group screen, from the \u201cAdmin Tools\u201d section on the left, select \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-facebook-group-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Settings&quot; from &quot;Admin Tools&quot; for a group on the Facebook site.\" width=\"307\" height=\"600\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the \u201cSettings\u201d page to \u201cFeatures.\u201d Here, next to \u201cAnonymous Posting,\u201d click the pencil icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-facebook-anonymous-posting-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Anonymous Posting&quot; on the &quot;Settings&quot; screen of a Facebook group.\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the \u201cAnonymous Post\u201d window that opens, from the \u201cAnonymous Posting\u201d section at the bottom, choose \u201cOn.\u201d Then, click \u201cSave\u201d at the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-enable-anonymous-posting-facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;On&quot; on the &quot;Anonymous Post&quot; window on the Facebook site.\" width=\"590\" height=\"600\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And you\u2019ve successfully enabled anonymous posts in your Facebook group!<\/p>\n<p>You can turn anonymous posts off in your group at any time, too. To do so, open the same \u201cAnonymous Post\u201d window. From the \u201cAnonymous Posting\u201d section, select \u201cOff.\u201d Then, click \u201cSave\u201d at the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-disable-anonymous-posting-facebook.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Off&quot; on the &quot;Anonymous Posting&quot; window on the Facebook site.\" width=\"591\" height=\"600\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great to see Facebook have an option like this, where you can post certain content without revealing your name. This should work great for posts that you don\u2019t want your name published with, for various reasons.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>On a related note, did you know that you can report the whole group to Facebook if you find it suspicious in any way?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Report a Whole Facebook Group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/744457\/how-to-post-anonymously-in-a-facebook-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#How to Post Anonymously in a Facebook Group&#8221; If you\u2019d like to post something in a Facebook group without revealing your name, use Facebook\u2019s anonymous posting feature. It\u2019s easy to do, assuming that a group administrator has enabled the feature. We\u2019ll show you how to use it. What to Know About Anonymous Facebook Posts To&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":336519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/facebook-hero_1200_675.png?height=200p&trim=2,2,2,2","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-336518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}