Facebook posting is paused
Facebook posting pauses when your Page didn't come back after a reconnect, or when Facebook didn't confirm several posts in a row on your Page.
Facebook posting is paused (or Facebook and Instagram posting is paused, if Instagram doesn't have its own connection).
What it means
The Facebook Page you were posting to did not come back the last time you reconnected Facebook. EverySqueeze will not guess and post to a different Page than the one you chose, so it pauses posting to that Page instead. If Instagram was posting through that same Page, it pauses too. A separate Instagram-only connection does not take over while the Page is missing: Instagram keeps posting only if it was already posting through its own connection (the card then says Instagram is not affected).
What to do
The notice names the Page that is missing (your old Page's name). Then:
- Facebook shared at least one Page, but not the old one. Either reconnect Facebook and check the Page the notice names, or go to Settings → Accounts & platforms → Facebook and press Choose a Page to post to one of the Pages you did share. Posting starts again as soon as you choose.
- Facebook didn't share any Pages. The notice then says Facebook didn't share any Pages when you reconnected. Reconnect Facebook, and when Facebook asks which Pages to share, check your Page (and your Instagram account). There is no Choose a Page button until at least one Page comes through.
- Reconnect using Accounts & platforms in Settings, or the Reconnect Facebook button on the notice.
If your old Page was deleted or unpublished
A Page that no longer exists can't come back, so reconnecting and checking it won't work. When EverySqueeze can tell the Page is gone, the notice says it no longer exists instead of naming it, and asks you to Pick which Page to post to.
- You have another Page: press Choose a Page and pick it, or reconnect Facebook and select it. When it's the only Page you share and nothing is waiting to post, EverySqueeze may select it for you as soon as you reconnect.
- You don't have another Page: make a Facebook Page, then reconnect Facebook, click Edit settings, choose Opt in to current Pages only and select the new Page. A personal Facebook profile can't be used, even in professional mode; only a Page. See Do I need followers or Instagram affiliate access? for what you need.
Nothing is lost
Nothing already posted is affected. Posts already in your queue for Facebook (and Instagram, if it shared the Page) simply wait until you reconnect — they are not deleted or sent to the wrong account.
When Facebook didn't confirm several posts in a row
Facebook posting is paused: Facebook did not confirm the last 3 posts we sent to (your Page), so we stopped sending more.
This one is different: your Page is still connected, but Facebook answered three posts in a row without confirming them. Rather than use up every post in your queue the same way, EverySqueeze stops sending automatic posts to that Page. Each waiting Facebook post in Schedule says so, and a Facebook notice appears.
- Open your Page on Facebook and check whether those posts are there.
- Answer Did this post go out? on each post in Schedule that asks.
- Reconnect Facebook in Settings. That starts automatic Facebook posting again. A post you send yourself with Post now still goes, and when Facebook confirms one, posting starts again too.
Your posts are saved while it is paused; nothing is deleted and nothing goes to another Page.
When Facebook asks you to confirm your identity
Sometimes Facebook's answer to a post is Confirm your identity before you can publish as this Page. That is Facebook asking the person who runs the Page to prove who they are. It is not about how much you post, and nothing EverySqueeze sends can get past it, so every post meets the same answer until it's done. Reconnecting alone doesn't fix it.
- Open the Facebook app on your phone and follow the steps it shows to confirm your identity.
- Answer Did this post go out? on each post in Schedule that asks.
- Then reconnect Facebook in Settings to start automatic Facebook posting again.
For more on reconnecting after Facebook removes a Page, see Facebook removed my Page access.