How to Edit Interests on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: September 28, 2017

This wikiHow teaches you how to add and remove interests from your Facebook profile. Your Facebook "interests" are pages that you have liked. You can like more pages to add to your Facebook interests, while unliking pages will remove them from your profile's interests.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Adding Interests on Mobile

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Open Facebook. The Facebook app icon looks like a white "f" on a dark-blue background. Facebook will open to your News Feed if you're already logged in.
- If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then tap Log in.
2
Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the screen.

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3
Type in an interest. This should be something you enjoy, such as a music genre or a type of food.
4
Tap the interest. You should see the interest appear below the drop-down menu; tap it to search for it.
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Tap the Pages tab. It's in the upper-right side of the screen. Doing so will filter your search to show only pages.
- You may have to swipe the row of tabs at the top of the screen to the left in order to see Pages.
6
Tap the "Like" icon next to a page. This should be the page you want to like. The "Like" icon is the thumbs-up image to the right of the page. Tapping it adds the page to your interests.

Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

Removing Interests on Mobile

1
Open Facebook. The Facebook app icon looks like a white "f" on a dark-blue background. Facebook will open to your News Feed if you're already logged in.
- If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then tap Log in.
2
Tap ☰. It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
3
Scroll down and tap Pages. This option has an icon of a white flag on an orange background next to it.
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Tap Pages. It's near the top of the screen. Skip this step on Android.
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Scroll down and tap See All. This option is at the bottom of the page, below the "Liked Pages" heading. Doing so opens a list of your current interests.
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Find a page you want to unlike, then tap
. It's to the right of the page's name.
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Tap Unlike. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. This will unlike your selected page, though the page won't disappear from your Liked Pages until you re-open Liked Pages.
- You can repeat this process for each page you want to unlike.

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Adding Interests on Desktop

1
Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
2
Click your name. It's a tab in the upper-right side of the page, to the right of the search bar.
3
Select More ▼. This tab is below your Facebook cover photo. Selecting it prompts a drop-down menu.
4
Click Likes. It's in the drop-down menu. If you don't see Likes listed here, do the following:
- Click Manage Sections
- Click Likes
- Click Save
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Click Add Likes. It's in the upper-right side of the "Likes" page. Doing so opens a search bar.
- You can also click a category below Add Likes to narrow your search.
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Enter an interest's name. Click the search bar below Add Likes, then type in an interest. This will prompt matching pages to appear below the search bar.
- If you're on a specific category page, you'll see more focused results for your search.
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Select an interest. Click a page below the search bar. This will add it to your profile's interests.

Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

Removing Interests on Desktop

1
Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
2
Click your name. It's a tab in the upper-right side of the page, to the right of the search bar.
3
Select More ▼. This tab is below your Facebook cover photo. Selecting it prompts a drop-down menu.
4
Click Likes. It's in the drop-down menu. If you don't see Likes listed here, do the following:
- Click Manage Sections
- Click Likes
- Click Save
5
Find a page you want to unlike, then select ✓ Liked ▼. The Liked button is to the right of the page's profile image; selecting it will prompt a drop-down menu.
6
Click Unlike. It's in the drop-down menu. Clicking this immediately removes the page from your profile's interests.

Community Q&A

Question

If I add an interest, will my friends see a notification in their feeds?

Community Answer

There is a chance of it showing up on their feeds.
Question

I have mistakenly deleted interests from Facebook. How do I get it back?

Community Answer

Try pressing "ctrl" and "z".
Question

How do I hide likes on Facebook from my friends' timelines?

Community Answer

Unfortunately, if your friends have permission to see whatever you liked, then they will be able to see that you liked it. There is no way to stop that.