{"id":11207,"date":"2022-07-14T06:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11207"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:05:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:05:18","slug":"how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Friend on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a043c0bde602\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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: #999;color:#999\" 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><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a043c0bde602\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a043c0bde602\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook\/#How_to_Add_a_Friend_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Add a Friend on Facebook\">How to Add a Friend on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook\/#Adding_a_friend_on_Facebook\" title=\"Adding a friend on Facebook\">Adding a friend on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook\/#Limiting_the_number_of_friends_you_can_have\" title=\"Limiting the number of friends you can have\">Limiting the number of friends you can have<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook\/#Viewing_a_friends_friendship_page\" title=\"Viewing a friend&#8217;s friendship page\">Viewing a friend&#8217;s friendship page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-friend-on-facebook\/#Removing_a_friend_request\" title=\"Removing a friend request\">Removing a friend request<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_a_Friend_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Add a Friend on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mLdiR0q.png\" alt=\"how to add a friend on facebook\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to add a friend on Facebook, then you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Here, you&#8217;ll learn how to add a friend, limit your number of friends, view a friend&#8217;s friendship page, and remove a friend request. To begin, you must be logged in to Facebook. Once you&#8217;re logged in, click the &#8220;Friends&#8221; icon, which looks like two people&#8217;s silhouettes. If you click it, a new window will appear. Click on the icon to confirm the friend request and the person will appear on your friends list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_friend_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Adding a friend on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a friend on Facebook is quite easy. The first step is to go to the profile of the person you want to add and click on the Add friend option next to their profile picture. The privacy settings can change this option as well. Once you have done that, you can use the Facebook app to add friends. To login to Facebook, use your email address and password. Once the person accepts the friend request, they will automatically be added to your list. To add more friends, you can also upload your contacts from your email or mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you add a new friend on Facebook, you should always make sure that the person you are adding has a &#8220;Friends of Friends&#8221; privacy setting. This way, you can only add people who are friends of yours. When you add a new friend, you must wait a certain number of days until the person accepts your friend request. If they reject it, you can try again in a few days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limiting_the_number_of_friends_you_can_have\"><\/span>Limiting the number of friends you can have<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to be a social networker with a lot of friends, you might have run into this problem. While there is no &#8216;official&#8217; limit on the number of friends you can have on Facebook, you will likely be subject to Facebook&#8217;s friend policy. It&#8217;s not clear what the rules are for pages and groups, but they do differ from one another. Facebook will try to cajole you into creating a brand page, but you won&#8217;t be able to.<\/p>\n<p>If you have more than 500 friends on Facebook, you may find yourself seeing a lot more than just your friends. Even if you had the same number of friends as your friends, you wouldn&#8217;t be able to engage with everyone. Most people only have 100 or 500 friends and actively use the site. Moreover, they don&#8217;t read all the posts from each of their friends. Hence, the number of friends you can have on Facebook is based on your activity level.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viewing_a_friends_friendship_page\"><\/span>Viewing a friend&#8217;s friendship page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A friend&#8217;s friendship page on Facebook may contain pictures, likes, and comments on Timeline. The exact content of this page depends on the friend&#8217;s privacy settings. First, sign in to Facebook using the account id you wish to view. Then, click on the three-dot menu icon located near the top-right corner of the screen. From there, click on the See Friendship icon. This will bring up a pop-up menu with the friend&#8217;s friendship page.<\/p>\n<p>The box that appears underneath the cover image displays information about the friendship. Once you have selected two friends, you can view their friendship page. Alternatively, if you don&#8217;t have two friends listed, you can type in the names and click &#8220;See Friendship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Removing_a_friend_request\"><\/span>Removing a friend request<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have gotten a friend request from a stranger and you want to remove it. Facebook allows people to communicate with their friends and loved ones, but not everyone is interested in adding them. That&#8217;s where the removal feature of Facebook comes in handy. Simply log into your Facebook account and go to your privacy settings. Next, change the option that will allow you to accept friend requests. If you wish to keep a list of friends, you can also block people from sending you friend requests.<\/p>\n<p>You may also want to delete the person&#8217;s account if you feel the need to block someone from your list. Once you&#8217;ve completed the steps for deleting a friend request, Facebook will block you from sending friend requests for one year. If you&#8217;re unsure, try asking your friend to resend the request. This will ensure that you&#8217;re not infringing on their privacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Add a Friend on Facebook If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to add a friend on Facebook, then you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Here, you&#8217;ll learn how to add a friend, limit your number of friends, view a friend&#8217;s friendship page, and remove a friend request. 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