How to Unhide Someone on Facebook

Quick answer: Facebook does not have one universal “unhide someone” switch. If you snoozed a person, end the snooze or let it expire. If you unfollowed them, follow them again. If you hid one post, that affects that post or your Feed preferences rather than the friendship. If you blocked their profile, open Blocking settings and consider whether you want to unblock it. Choose the action that matches what you originally did.

The distinction matters because these controls affect different things. Facebook's Feed Help describes hiding a single story, showing less from a person or Page, and unfollowing as separate ways to shape Feed. Meta's Snooze announcement describes a temporary 30-day pause. Blocking is managed in a separate setting. Seeing no recent posts from someone does not, on its own, prove you used any of those controls; they may simply not have posted content available to you.

First, identify what you hid

Think back to the last action you took or check what Facebook shows now:

• Snooze for 30 days: You chose a temporary break from a person's, Page's, or group's posts. This is the most likely match if you remember a countdown or a 30-day option.
• Unfollow: You chose not to see a person or Page in Feed while keeping any separate friendship or Page connection that still exists.
• Hide post or show less: You reacted to one item in Feed or told Facebook you wanted fewer similar items. This does not mean the profile itself has been blocked.
• Block: You added a profile or Page to your blocked list. This affects access and interaction beyond Feed; check this only if you remember blocking or can find the account in Blocking settings.

If you are unsure, start with the less disruptive Feed controls. Do not unblock someone simply because one post disappeared. Confirm the name and the action before changing a privacy boundary you set for a reason. Menus can vary by app, browser, account, and current Facebook design, so use the named setting below rather than assuming every screen has the same button location.

How to end a Facebook Snooze

Meta describes Snooze as a 30-day temporary pause for a person, Page, or group. It said the pause can be reversed before the period ends. If the period has already expired, there may be nothing to undo. A fresh absence from Feed after that point does not prove Snooze is still active.

Open your Facebook Feed or Content preferences and look for Snooze or a list of temporarily paused profiles, Pages, and groups. On the relevant entry, choose the offered control to end the snooze. If Facebook shows a confirmation, check that it names the intended person before accepting. If the menus on your device differ, use Facebook's settings search or Feed Help to locate the current preference; the exact label and location can change.

After ending the snooze, visit the person's profile or Page to check whether you can see posts that are shared with you. Do not expect every old or new post to instantly appear on Home. Ending a temporary pause removes that pause; it does not override a post's audience, guarantee Feed ranking, or automatically undo a separate Unfollow choice. If you still see nothing, check the next section before repeating the Snooze step.

How to follow someone again after unfollowing

An unfollow is different from a Snooze because it is not described as a 30-day pause. Facebook explains that unfollowing a person or Page stops their posts appearing in your Feed. The remedy is to follow the correct profile or Page again, if Facebook offers that action for your account and that profile.

One route is to open the person's profile and inspect its follow control. If it offers Follow, choose it. If it already shows Following, do not toggle it blindly; the absence of posts may have another cause. Facebook's Feed preferences may also offer a Reconnect section for people or Pages you unfollowed. If that section appears, review the names and reconnect the intended entry. Because Meta changes navigation, a current on-screen Follow/Following state is more reliable than a years-old sequence of menu taps.

Following and friendship answer different questions. You may still be friends with someone you unfollowed, but a follow control does not create a friendship when one does not exist. After following, look at a post that the account actually made and that you are allowed to see. A friend may share something with a limited audience. Following cannot expand that audience or reveal private posts.

For a Page, inspect its own Follow control. For a group, check whether you are still a member and whether it was merely snoozed. The control belongs to the source of the content you want to see.

What if you only hid one post?

Hiding one post and hiding an entire person are not the same action. Facebook lists a single-post hide and a request to see fewer posts among its Feed controls. If you just tapped Hide on the current post, check for an Undo option on the immediate confirmation, if one is shown. Do not assume you can restore that exact item from a universal “unhide people” list later.

If you want to see the person's future posts, check whether you are following them and whether a Snooze is active. If you want to find the single item again, visit the poster's profile or Page and look for it there, subject to the post's audience and whether the poster kept it published. A hidden Feed item may still be available at its original location. If you selected Show less or Not interested, Facebook uses that as a Feed preference rather than a block. You can use Feed preferences to signal what you want to see more of, but there is no promise that one correction will make every post from that person appear.

How to unblock a Facebook profile or Page

Use this path only when you actually blocked the profile or Page and now want to reverse that decision. On a computer, Facebook's blocked-list Help describes opening your profile picture, Settings & privacy, Settings, then Blocking under Audience and visibility. In the blocked profiles section, open the blocked list and select Unblock beside the correct name. On a phone, look for Blocking in settings and follow the labels shown on your device.

Read the confirmation before completing it. Unblocking changes who can find or interact with you, subject to each account's other privacy settings. Meta notes that blocking has interaction effects beyond Feed and that some shared contexts may still expose limited content even while a block remains. This is why unblocking is a different choice from ending Snooze or following someone. If safety or harassment motivated the block, you do not need to remove it merely to test Feed visibility.

Once unblocked, check the friendship and follow states separately. Do not assume the old connection or a Page follow is restored automatically. If you want to reconnect, use the relationship options Facebook currently offers on that profile. If the other person has restricted visibility or blocked you, your own Unblock action cannot change their choice. Facebook's blocked list is the authoritative place to verify that your block was removed.

Still not seeing their posts?

First visit the specific profile or Page, rather than relying on Home. If a recent post is visible there, but you have not seen it in Feed, that points toward Feed selection or preferences rather than proof that the person is hidden. Meta describes Facebook Home and Feeds as different ways to browse, with Feeds intended for recent posts from friends, Favorites, Pages, and groups. If your app offers Feeds or Favorites, use the relevant view to check. Availability and placement can vary.

Next, confirm that the person actually posted recently and that the post's audience includes you. You cannot “unhide” a post the poster deleted, restricted to another audience, or never made. Check whether you are looking at the right profile, Page, or group. If you manage multiple Facebook profiles, a setting changed under one profile may not explain what you see under another.

Finally, separate Feed posts from Stories, messages, notifications, and profile visibility. Each has its own controls. A muted message conversation does not become visible in Feed when you end Snooze; a hidden Story does not necessarily mean ordinary posts are unfollowed. If the missing surface is not Feed, look up that exact control in Facebook Help rather than trying every “unhide” setting in this article.

The reliable sequence is simple: identify what disappeared, check which action you took, and reverse that action. Start with Snooze and Follow for missing Feed posts. Treat a single hidden post as a post-level choice. Use Blocking only when you meant to change access to a person or Page.