When you post in a Facebook group, whether the post shows up in your News Feed depends on your notification settings for that group. By default, Facebook shows group posts in your News Feed if you have chosen to receive notifications for all new posts in the group. However, you can customize your settings to determine which types of group posts appear in your News Feed.
How Facebook decides which group posts to show in your News Feed
Facebook uses machine learning algorithms to customize your News Feed and show you posts it thinks you will find most relevant and interesting. When it comes to group posts, the algorithm considers factors like:
- How recently you’ve interacted with the group
- How frequently you comment on or react to posts from the group
- Whether you’ve turned on notifications for the group
- How recently the post was shared in the group
- The overall level of activity and engagement on the post
Posts from active groups that you frequently engage with are more likely to show up high in your News Feed. Posts from less active groups or those you haven’t interacted with as much may appear lower down in your feed.
Notification settings for groups
Your notification settings for each group largely control whether group posts appear in your News Feed. There are three main notification settings:
- All Posts: You will receive notifications for all posts in the group. These posts are likely to show up in your News Feed.
- Highlights: You will only receive notifications for posts highlighted by the group admin or moderator. Only highlighted posts may appear in your News Feed.
- Off: You will not receive any notifications for posts in the group. Group posts are unlikely to show up in your News Feed.
To customize your notifications:
- Go to the group and click “Notifications” or “Follow Settings.”
- Select your preferred notification setting.
- Click “Save Changes.”
Changing this setting only affects notifications. To completely remove a group’s posts from your News Feed, you must unfollow or leave the group.
Other factors that influence group posts in your News Feed
In addition to your notification settings, a few other factors can impact the visibility of group posts in your News Feed:
- Recent interactions – Engaging with group posts (liking, commenting, sharing) may cause more of that group’s content to appear in your feed temporarily.
- Ads – Facebook may insert sponsored posts or ads between group posts.
- Algorithm changes – Facebook frequently tweaks the News Feed algorithm, which affects the rankings of all posts.
- Filtered words – If you filter certain words from your News Feed, any group posts containing those words will not appear.
How to keep group posts out of your News Feed
If you don’t want any posts from a particular group showing up in your News Feed, here are a few options:
- Turn off notifications entirely for that group.
- Unfollow or leave the group.
- Add the group to your News Feed filters and block posts.
- Snooze posts from the group for 30 days.
Note that admins and moderators will always see posts from groups they manage even if notifications are turned off. Other group members can fully control which posts appear in their own News Feeds.
Seeing the most relevant group content
Facebook aims to show you the group posts that seem most interesting and relevant to you based on your interactions and activity. If you want to see more content from certain groups you engage with frequently, here are some tips:
- Turn on “All Posts” notifications for those groups.
- Like, comment on, and share group posts to signal relevance to Facebook.
- Check groups directly in addition to your News Feed to see all latest discussions.
- Adjust your News Feed preferences to prioritize groups you interact with.
Actively engaging with your favorite groups is the best way to keep their content appearing consistently in your News Feed. With over 10 million groups on Facebook, the algorithm has to filter posts accordingly to customize your feed experience.
Conclusion
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines which group posts appear for each person based on their interactions, notifications, and other relevance signals. Turning on post notifications increases the likelihood of seeing content, while unfollowing or muting groups removes their posts from your feed. Actively participating in discussions you enjoy most will help improve their visibility. Overall, Facebook aims to populate your News Feed with the group content it believes you find most valuable, but you have controls to customize what you see.