A Facebook page can be an excellent tool for your business. With a page, you can showcase your products, build a community, and interact with your audience much more effortlessly. But sometimes, you don't want people commenting on your posts. You may wish for this for many reasons, which we will delve into. This article will examine how you can turn off comments for your page. If you're going to grow your page, consider getting Facebook custom comments.

Why Are Facebook Comments Important?

When people comment on your page, it boosts your page in the algorithm. Comments count as engagement; when people are engaging, the algorithm will show your page to more people. The people who see your page are more likely to enjoy your content as the algorithm considers what other pages they like.

Why Would You Turn Off Comments?

Since Facebook comments are essential, why would someone turn them off? There are several reasons, such as:

A Pinned Post

Your pinned post serves as an introduction to your page. It may provide more information about your brand, set some rules, or show a limited-time deal. Because of this, you may not want your pinned post bogged down by comments or wish to direct commenters to more recent posts.

A Controversial Status

Let’s say your page has a post about a controversial issue. For example, politics. We all know how bad Facebook can be about controversial topics. Therefore, you may not want the comments section to get too toxic or heated. You may turn off comments for that status and let only your voice be heard in this instance.

You’re the Victim of a Hate Campaign

Social media makes it simple for someone with an ax to grind to send their followers to your page. If you're in the middle of a hate campaign, turn off comments until the heat dies down. People who can't troll you may look elsewhere to get their kicks.

You Want People to Click on the Link

Say you have a survey on your website. When you post about the survey, some commenters may answer the survey question in the comments section. But for the sake of data collecting, you want them to comment on the survey you set up. Turning off comments makes people more likely to click on the link. This principle applies to more than surveys.

These are several reasons why you should turn off comments. So, how do you do so?

How to Turn Off Comments?

You can click the three dots at the top right corner of your post. Then, select "Who can comment on your post?"

You will then see several options to choose from. As you can see, there is no option to turn off comments altogether. However, you can limit the people who comment to keep out trolls or have only certain people comment on the post.

Turning off comments, in general, is a feature you can use only in groups. This fact is worth remembering if your page has a group attached to it.

Moderation Assist

You should see an option for Moderation Assist in your page's settings.

This option will hide certain accounts, cleaning up your page without silencing your fans. As you can see, you can conceal newer accounts, accounts with no PFPs, and more. This option can prevent spam or hate comments from burner accounts. You can also moderate what type of comments you get. You can prevent commenters from posting comments with links, for instance. You can also choose specific words to ban. This feature is an excellent medium if you want to keep trolls and spammers out while allowing your fans to let their voices be heard.

Final Thoughts

Comments on your Facebook page can be great for engagement and community building. However, not all comments are worth your time. Comments from trolls, spammers, and other bad actors can make the experience terrible for everyone. Plus, there are specific posts where you may not want comments. Luckily, Facebook pages have several options available to limit commenting or filter particular comments. We hope this article was helpful to you.