Facebook to Remove Like Button from Pages for a Cleaner Look

Facebook aims to make Pages clutter-free with the new design.

Facebook is reportedly testing a new design for Facebook Pages. The new Page layout will not feature the Like button and Page’s Like count; instead, it will display a ‘Follow’ button like Twitter and Instagram. Facebook aims to make Pages less complicated with the new updated design and features. These new designs and features are currently being tested with a small group of public figures. Facebook plans to expand its testing to a broader group of Pages in the future.

As per a report by TechCrunch, Facebook is currently testing the new Page design, which is used by influencers, authors, creators, businesses, organizations, and actors, among others. In the pictures, we can see that these pages don’t feature the Like button or Like count. So you cannot see the exact number of likes on a page, but it will show a round figure. For example, the account in the picture below shows that it has 2.3 million followers. It simply indicates a rounded value of the actual number of likes on Page.

Image: Facebook

The number of followers will be displayed below the "Follow" button, and it would be followed by the profession and then story highlights. Also, we can see that the new design doesn’t have usual "Home", "Posts", "About", "Video" and "Photos" tabs; all those have removed in the new design. The new layout will make it easier for Facebook users to see more accurate information about a Page’s reach. It will simplify the experience by only showing relevant stuff about the Page you Like or Follow (might be in the future).

This upgrade will better reflect a Page’s true reach as it will display how many people are receiving posts from a page in their news feed. Many of us like a page and then unfollow it sometimes because we don’t want to receive their posts or "Unlike" that Page. So the follow count will determine how many people are actually receiving Page’s update in their news feed.

The new Page design test is currently running on Facebook’s mobile app, and once it’s done, Facebook will make a public rollout.

Facebook seems to be finally working on some reasonable updates after a long time. What do you think of this Facebook page new design update? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below and also let us us know if you own a facebook page.

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