Facebook allows you to search by post, both in the general search bar and in the specific search bars of each Page or Profile. Simply type a keyword or phrase related to the post’s topic, and it will display a list of results with publicly published content containing that word or phrase.
In this article you will learn how to carry out both procedures
Search for a Facebook post on a specific profile or Page
If you want to narrow your search, you can search on a specific Business Page or profile. Instead of using Facebook’s general search bar, you can use the “Search” option on that specific profile or Page, located below the cover photo on Facebook, under the “Search this Page (or Profile)” button. This will limit your search to posts made on that account.
Clicking on the button will bring up a search box where you can enter the keyword you want to use to search for that post on that specific profile or Page.
Using the general search engine and filters of Facebook
Facebook’s search function is a built-in tool that the social network offers to find posts published by other users. To use it, simply type a keyword or phrase related to the topic you want to search for and look through the results, which come from all types of profiles and Pages, to find the one that interests you most. Just follow these steps to do so:
-Go to Facebook and log in, go to the top left corner of the screen and type a word or phrase where it says “search on Facebook” and press enter.
-In the middle of the screen you will see the search results, which will be displayed according to the publications that show the searched topic.
-Scroll the screen and select the publication you wish to view according to your preference.
How to use search filters on Facebook
Since the search results will be very generic, if you want to find a specific post you should use the filters that refine your Facebook search. The following filters are available:
-Recent posts: will show you the posts related to the searched topic that have been published most recently.
-Posts you’ve viewed: This will filter posts related to the search topic you’ve viewed, so if you’re looking for something you’ve already seen, enable this option.
-Publication date: Shows post results by publication date. If you know the year it was published, select the number from the dropdown list.
-Posts from: Enables a search engine to enter who you think has published the content you are looking for; it can be anyone, yourself, a friend, groups, pages, or public posts.
-Label location: select any location or manually enter a location to filter by that destination.
-By person: filter the search for a publication by person and specify their name, city, education or job according to the information you have about the account you are looking for.
-By Reels: Sorts Facebook Reels results by relevance or most recent. Search by publication date (any date, today, this week, or this month) or live streams.
-In Marketplace: If the listing is for a product, filter this section by location, minimum or maximum price, product condition, publication date, or stock availability. You can also specify by category: cars, pets, food, clothing, shoes, and more.
-Pages: indicates in the filter by Pages according to location and category.
-Groups: Indicates the city, enables switches to determine if the post was made near you, is in public groups or in your groups.
-Events: If it’s an event, you can filter by specific aspects such as date, location, category, whether it’s popular among your friends, whether it’s an online or paid event, whether it’s suitable for the whole family…
