# \#facebook-migration **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/facebook-migration/1091.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Are Topics the Equivalent of Facebook Posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topics-the-equivalent-of-facebook-posts/395630)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-topics-the-equivalent-of-facebook-posts/395630 "2026-02-10T19:49:17Z")
The question is somewhat rhetorical, but I’ve been mulling about this recently. In our current Facebook group, we have guidelines about when to create a new post. For example, “one post per cat per day max”, except for q… --- ## [Public community, private community, or a mix? (context: migrating from Facebook)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890 "2026-02-04T22:02:39Z")
In moving a community from a private group on Facebook to Discourse, I’m wondering if there is an opportunity to open up parts of it and make them public. With the move, the community is going to gain structure (see Stru… --- ## [Migrating from Facebook: specific challenges, and some thoughts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-facebook-specific-challenges-and-some-thoughts/392562)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-facebook-specific-challenges-and-some-thoughts/392562 "2026-01-23T22:22:12Z")
Why I’m writing about this (introduction) This was a few weeks back, and life happened in the meantime. To my surprise back then, it indeed seems that “migrating from a successful facebook group to Discourse” doesn’t ac… --- ## [Moving from Facebook Groups to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-facebook-groups-to-discourse/58883)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-facebook-groups-to-discourse/58883 "2026-01-02T21:36:48Z")
Originally published at: Moving from Facebook Groups to Discourse The following is a guest post by Martin Eriksson @meriksson On January 4th 2017, the news aggregation site cor.ax completed its migration from private… --- ## [Facebook Groups - Zuck is coming for us](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-groups-zuck-is-coming-for-us/64437)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-groups-zuck-is-coming-for-us/64437 "2025-12-19T23:02:07Z")
I’ve been concerned for a while that local community forums like mine are dying out on the open web. They’re being superseded by Facebook Groups, and Zuck is now dedicating further effort to this feature: http://www.te… --- ## [How About Creating a New Category for Facebook Migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699)
**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699 "2025-12-19T22:47:35Z")
It seems to me that most of the people coming to Discourse are doing so because they are fed up with Facebook. Rather than scattering all the various aspects of this - problems with FB AI-based administration, problems… --- ## [Structuring an active support community migrating from Facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structuring-an-active-support-community-migrating-from-facebook/390619)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structuring-an-active-support-community-migrating-from-facebook/390619 "2025-12-14T15:38:35Z")
I run a support community for owners of diabetic cats, since 2018. We’re on Facebook (3 separate groups: a main one with close to 8k members, one for vets with 2.5k members, and another smaller one for “beginners” that g… --- ## [Advice on persuading closed FB groups to move to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-persuading-closed-fb-groups-to-move-to-discourse/209659)
**Author:** [@michel-slm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michel-slm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-persuading-closed-fb-groups-to-move-to-discourse/209659 "2021-11-22T18:01:32Z")
I’m a member of several private Facebook groups (restricted to paid members of some organizations) that operate the same way: you sign up somewhere else, and in your welcome email they provide a link to the group, after … --- ## [What would it take to replace Facebook with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-it-take-to-replace-facebook-with-discourse/84060)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-it-take-to-replace-facebook-with-discourse/84060 "2021-09-28T01:54:58Z")
I’m genuinely looking to dump Facebook and I’m sure I’m not alone (!!!) Discourse is clearly a great much better alternative to Facebook & Yahoo Groups. (and others) But how about modifying it to support befriending an… --- ## [Moving over Facebook Group (not an import question)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-over-facebook-group-not-an-import-question/61566)
**Author:** [@dau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dau)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-over-facebook-group-not-an-import-question/61566 "2017-04-26T04:34:39Z")
EDIT: Someone just helped me tag this community-management, which I’ve just found to have a TON of answers to my questions. So I’ll delete this topic in a couple hours, unless someone has a suggestion specifically rela… --- ## [Who have same problem 'migrating people from Facebook to Discourse"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-have-same-problem-migrating-people-from-facebook-to-discourse/13629)
**Author:** [@ajkoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajkoft)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-have-same-problem-migrating-people-from-facebook-to-discourse/13629 "2014-03-14T08:15:49Z")
Hi there, I guess you are viewing this because of a problem “you already have a strong Facebook group, and would like to move them to Discourse, but not sure will they do because…” I want you to write down your questio…