Fixed- This page is not eligible to have a username on Facebook

“Are you questioning yourself, why is using Facebook irritating at times? Me too, so do not worry, as you are not alone in the game.”

But, even though it is annoying, it is one of the best apps for personal or professional use, all over the world.

So, are you also facing the same Facebook error? Where Facebook says,

“Username Isn’t Available” or

“This Page isn’t eligible to have a username.”

If you are facing the same notification message or error, that clearly means that the Facebook page is not eligible to have a username that has been set currently. To resolve this issue, you will either have to change the Facebook Page Username or you will have to Change the Admin of your Facebook Page.

Just keep in mind, before changing or updating the Facebook username settings, your username should meet the current requirements of Facebook.

Why to Change Facebook Page Username?

There can be some reasons due to which you might need to change the Facebook page username. Let’s have a look at the track that you have been following, to check if it needs some changes.

The Facebook page might not be meeting or violating the minimum requirements of 25-page likes
It may be due to the lack of administrative privileges
It can also be caused due to page verifications issues.

Now, if the reasons listed above are the cause for your Facebook page username error, let’s check out the eligibility criteria or the path you should follow when setting up the username for your Facebook Page.

Eligibility for your Facebook Page Username

If your Facebook page is not eligible to have a username, your username might not be appropriate or might not be following the guidelines of Facebook.

If the username of your Facebook page is ineligible, let’s see what to do to make it eligible. Just follow the guidelines, mentioned below.

You should have a minimum of 24 likes on a page
You should’ve uploaded 1 post at least
You should be the admin of your Facebook page
You should verify your Facebook page to create a username
You should verify your personal Facebook account

For more information regarding Facebook’s eligibility criteria to create a Facebook page username, directly connect with Facebook guidelines to create a username or a screen name

Even after keeping track of the eligibility criteria, regarding the Facebook username, you are facing the error, where it says, This page isn’t eligible to have a username.

What are you waiting for? Just scroll it down!

What to do If you are Not Eligible to Create a Username on Facebook?

To resolve “the Page isn’t eligible to have a username error on Facebook”, add yourself or a friend of yours as the admin of your Facebook page, by following the steps, listed below.

Solution 1: Add yourself or a friend as the Admin for your Facebook Page

Step 1: Log in to your Facebook account through the web browser, and click on the pages from the left side of the screen.

Click on pages from your Facebook account

Step 2: Under the pages, click on the page you want to choose to change the admin.

choose a Facebook page to change the admin

Step 3: Under the Facebook Manage page, click on the settings tab on the left side of the screen, shown below.

Step 4: Now, under Page Settings, click on the Page roles tab, on the left side of the screen.

Step 5: Under the Page role section, click on Jump to section, besides, assign a new page role.

click on the jump to the section under page role

Step 6: Type a name or a friend’s email address to make them the admin of your account, select the name to assign them as the admin of your Facebook page

enter a name or en email to assign as an admin

Step 7: After entering the name of the new admin person on your Facebook page, set it to the Admin, and click on the Add tab, as shown below.

Note: If you’re adding a new admin to your Page, please bear in mind that they’ll have the same permissions as you do to make changes to this Page.

enter the name, set it as the admin and click on add tab

Step 8: Enter the correct password of your Facebook account and click on the submit tab, for confirmation and security purposes.

enter the password and click on Submit tab

To check, log out of the account, and let the user whom you just made the admin login to your account.

Probably, you will be all dusted and sorted with the method above. But, in case you are still stuck, just try out another method as listed below.

Before getting started with this method,

Keep in mind:

It is not allowed to use a used username
Usernames can be alphanumeric, containing special characters. But, cannot contain any extensions- .net or .com
The minimum length of a username should be 5 characters.
Your username should not violate Facebook terms of service