{"id":12052,"date":"2022-07-14T06:46:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=12052"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:46:56","slug":"how-to-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Profile Private 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-69ea32dfaad18\" 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-69ea32dfaad18\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ea32dfaad18\" ><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-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook\/#How_to_Make_Your_Profile_Private_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Make Your Profile Private on Facebook\">How to Make Your Profile Private 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-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook\/#Change_privacy_settings_for_previous_posts\" title=\"Change privacy settings for previous posts\">Change privacy settings for previous posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook\/#Edit_privacy_settings_for_friends_list\" title=\"Edit privacy settings for friends list\">Edit privacy settings for friends list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook\/#Hide_information_on_your_profile\" title=\"Hide information on your profile\">Hide information on your profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-profile-private-on-facebook\/#Hide_your_profile_picture\" title=\"Hide your profile picture\">Hide your profile picture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_Your_Profile_Private_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Make Your Profile Private on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/20FuY4U.png\" alt=\"how to make your profile private on facebook\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to make your profile private on Facebook, read this article! In this article we&#8217;ll talk about changing the privacy settings for previous posts, editing the privacy settings for your friends list, and hiding information on your profile. You can also hide your profile picture if you want complete privacy. But, first, let&#8217;s cover the basics. How to make your profile private on Facebook? Follow these steps and you&#8217;ll be well on your way to privacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_privacy_settings_for_previous_posts\"><\/span>Change privacy settings for previous posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook users can limit the visibility of past posts by changing the settings on their privacy. Using the Activity Log feature, users can see which of their posts are public and which are private. These settings can be changed in bulk, if necessary. For example, they can set up their privacy settings to only allow friends to view them. Alternatively, they can make all posts private, allowing friends only to see the ones they&#8217;ve already liked.<\/p>\n<p>If you have made recent public posts, you can change the privacy settings for those posts in your friends&#8217; timeline. You can change the settings for previous posts by visiting your Facebook Privacy Settings. To limit past public posts, click the &#8220;friends&#8221; or &#8220;friends of friends&#8221; option. Changing these settings is not an action you can take in one go, though; you&#8217;ll need to change them individually. You can access this setting from the web interface or the mobile app&#8217;s privacy shortcuts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Edit_privacy_settings_for_friends_list\"><\/span>Edit privacy settings for friends list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Facebook privacy settings allow you to change the level of privacy that your friends can see about you. If you want to show certain people only certain content, you can change the visibility of the &#8216;Friends&#8217; list. To do so, click on the &#8216;See All&#8217; button at the bottom of your profile. Then tap on the &#8216;View as&#8217; option to see your profile to people who are not friends.<\/p>\n<p>You can edit the privacy settings of your friends list on Facebook anytime. To do this, simply go to your profile page and click on the three horizontal dots in the top right corner. On the next screen, click the &#8216;Edit Privacy&#8217; link. Choose the option that corresponds to your wishes. After changing the settings, Facebook will automatically save the changes. You can also delete friends by clicking the &#8216;delete&#8217; link at the bottom of their profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_information_on_your_profile\"><\/span>Hide information on your profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to hide certain information on your profile on Facebook, you can do so easily. This includes your city, date of birth, hobbies, and followers. You can also hide information related to your relationship status, your previous cover photo, your sentimental situation, and your current city, study house, or work location. If you feel uncomfortable sharing this information with the world, you can always edit your settings. To hide information on your profile, you need to log in to your account and go to settings.<\/p>\n<p>To hide information on your profile on Facebook, you need to go to the Settings menu. Navigate to the Settings and Privacy menu. Click on Your Facebook Information. Next, click on &#8220;Your Profile Information.&#8221; Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. To hide your profile, go to &#8220;Privacy Settings&#8221; and select &#8220;How people find and contact you.&#8221; This will prevent people from looking you up by email or using your phone number. You can disable your account for up to a week before you regain access to it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_your_profile_picture\"><\/span>Hide your profile picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can choose to hide your profile picture from anyone you want on Facebook, and limit comments only to friends. You can also disable the comments that show up in your status update. However, this only applies to people who are friends with you. If you don&#8217;t want anyone to know your picture, you should choose &#8216;Only me&#8217;. That way, everyone who sees your profile picture won&#8217;t be able to comment on it.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to choose the picture that you wish to hide. You can change it by clicking on the figurehead icon or selecting &#8220;Public&#8221; under the picture privacy setting. If you want your profile picture to be hidden, choose this option. Otherwise, your profile picture will be visible to anyone who visits your page. This method allows you to limit who can view your profile pictures while still allowing others to see your name. After doing this, you can easily post and reply to messages on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make Your Profile Private on Facebook If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to make your profile private on Facebook, read this article! In this article we&#8217;ll talk about changing the privacy settings for previous posts, editing the privacy settings for your friends list, and hiding information on your profile. 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