How to Add a Page Admin on LinkedIn When They Can't Be Found

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Connection degree The member must be a 1st-, 2nd-, or 3rd-degree connection to be added.Verify: Check the member's connection degree on their profile.
• Blocks between Page and member A member cannot be added if the Page has blocked them or they have blocked the Page.Verify: Check whether a block exists in either direction.
• Your own super admin status A member must be a super admin to add another admin.Verify: Check your role in the super admin view.

How LinkedIn handles this

• A member can only be added as an admin if they are a 1st-degree, 2nd-degree, or 3rd-degree connection.
• A member cannot be added if the Page has blocked the member or the member has blocked the Page.
• A member cannot be added if their account has been flagged for any violations.
• There may be a limit on how many admins can be added to a LinkedIn Page.

Step by step

1. Go to the super admin view Open your Page super admin view.Confirm: Check that your Page super admin view has loaded.
2. Open Manage admins Click Settings in the left menu and select Manage admins.Confirm: Check the left menu for the Manage admins screen.
3. Choose the right tab Click the Page admins or Paid media admins tab.Confirm: Check that the tab you need is selected.
4. Click Add admin Click the Add admin button.Confirm: Check the screen for a search field.If this fails: If Add admin is not visible, request a higher level of admin access from a super admin.
5. Search for the member Enter the name of the member, associated employee, or advertiser in the Search for a member field.Confirm: Check the dropdown list for the member's name.
6. Verify your own account If issues occur adding an admin, verifying your own account may help.Confirm: Check for a verification confirmation on your profile.
7. Ask the member to verify If issues occur adding an admin, asking the requesting member to verify their own account may help.Confirm: Check back in the search field for their name.
8. Select the name Select the admin's name from the list that appears.Confirm: Check the Permissions list for the name you entered.
9. Review remaining pending requests Check your admin tools for other pending admin requests.Confirm: Check the pending requests list for outstanding names.

Common mistakes

• Assuming any connection works A member must be a 1st-, 2nd-, or 3rd-degree connection, not a stranger.Why it happens: The requester expects any member to appear regardless of connection distance.
• Overlooking a block A block in either direction between the Page and the member prevents the add.Why it happens: Past interactions are not visible to the person adding admins.
• Ignoring account flags A flagged account cannot be added as an admin.Why it happens: Violation flags are not shown in the search results.Already happened: You requested access and still see no admin role on the Page.
• Reaching the admin limit There may be a limit on how many admins can be added to a LinkedIn Page.Why it happens: You expect to add another admin without checking the current admin count.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access