Facebook pro mode: what it is and how to turn it on or off

Pro mode isn't a new profile; it adds tools to the one you have. Your friends and existing content stay as they are. Meta lists these changes:

• Who can follow me is set to Public, so anyone can follow you and see your public posts. You can still share some posts with friends only.
• Content and audience insights, in a professional dashboard.
• Safety tools such as Moderation Assist, which can filter profanity, block keywords and apply comment rules for you.
• Your content becomes eligible to be recommended to people on Facebook.
• Monetisation products, if you meet the eligibility rules. Meta says users under 18 aren't eligible at this time.
• Your profile gets a category, set to Digital creator by default, which you can change in your Intro section.

Sources: Facebook Help Centre: Turn pro mode on or off for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026; Meta Business Help Centre: About pro mode for profiles on Facebook, checked 15 October 2026

On a computer:

1. Click your profile photo in the top right of Facebook, then click your name.
2. Click Options below your cover photo.
3. Click Turn on pro mode.
4. Click Turn on, and complete any remaining steps.

Sources: Facebook Help Centre: Turn pro mode on or off for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026; Meta Business Help Centre: How to turn on pro mode for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026

Your friends and posts stay, but Meta says several things go with it:

1. To turn it off: click your profile photo, then your name.
2. Click Options below your cover photo.
3. Click Turn off pro mode.
4. Click Continue, then Turn off.

• Who can follow me changes to Friends, and you lose followers who aren't your friends.
• Your existing content and audience insights are no longer available.
• You lose Moderation Assist and other enhanced safety features, and discovery eligibility.
• If you're monetising, pending payouts or bonuses are paid, but future ones are paused.
• Content protection is removed from all your content, including anything with an open ownership issue.

Sources: Facebook Help Centre: Turn pro mode on or off for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026; Meta Business Help Centre: How to turn on pro mode for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026

Meta's guidance is direct: if your goal is to represent a business, brand or product, create a Page. Pro mode suits sharing updates with a wider audience from your own profile, where you're also connected to friends and family. The limits are similar:

Source: Facebook Help Centre: When to create a Page or turn on pro mode for your profile, checked 15 October 2026

A few details catch people out:

• Followers who aren't friends are lost when you turn pro mode off. Turning it back on allows public followers again, but Meta doesn't say the old ones return.
• Your category defaults to Digital creator. To change it, go to your profile, tap More options, select Edit, find the details under your bio, tap Edit and choose your category.
• Pro mode profiles show more information in a Profile transparency section.
• If you want followers to invite their friends to follow your profile, Meta says pro mode must be on.

Sources: Meta Business Help Centre: About pro mode for profiles on Facebook, checked 15 October 2026; Facebook Help Centre: Turn pro mode on or off for your Facebook profile, checked 15 October 2026; Facebook Help Centre: Invite friends to follow a Page or profile on Facebook, checked 15 October 2026

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