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Q&A: Can I limit what an Admin on my Facebook page can do?

Posted on June 26, 2016

Note: I have updated this post to reflect changes that Facebook recently made that now allow page owners to limit the rights of admins.

This page in the Facebook Help Center has all the info:

https://www.facebook.com/help/289207354498410

In a nutshell, the changes mentioned above make pretty much everything I said in my original answer to Trudy obsolete.

Question from Trudy V.: Rick, I own a hair salon and have 3 other stylists working for me. I regularly post specials that we’re running as well as photos of new hairstyles on my salon’s Facebook page.

I’m getting ready to leave for an extended vacation (5 weeks) and I’d like to make one of my stylists an Admin on the page so she can post on the salon’s behalf while I’m gone.

What I’d like to know is whether I can limit her Admin account to where she will have the ability to post specials and photos without being able to perform any other Admin related tasks. Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise.

Rick‘s answer: [Read more…]

Log out of Facebook automatically with Facebook Auto Logout

Posted on June 15, 2015

Important update: This extension is no longer available.

The original post continues below…

Do you ever worry about forgetting to log out of Facebook and having someone else gain access to your Facebook account? Well, if you haven’t you should because it happens all the time.

Even if you close your web browser you aren’t automatically logged out of Facebook. Someone else could sit down at your PC, open your browser and visit Facebook with your account already logged on for them.

And what if you don’t close your browser at all? If you leave your browser window open while you go into another room or run to the corner market, Facebook will happily sit there and await your return.

But what if something comes up and you can’t get back to your PC for a while? Someone else could easily come along and read your private messages and even chat with your friends while pretending to be you. Or worse. The possibilities for mischief are endless! [Read more…]