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Troubles linking to FB Page via status update

[UPDATE] I checked this StackExchange out, but this does not work! It converts the typed in markup language into this question mark...

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I manage a Facebook Page that deals with music videos, and I always link back to the original artist / group for discovery purposes (the reason for this question) and giving credit to them. However, I am having a difficult time with one link to a specific group.

The main Facebook Page title that I am trying to link to is 15&

Normally, in a post, you would type in @15& or @Stack Overflow, and you would select the correct item from the drop-down menu. As such...

Facebook Link via Status Update

However, that does not work because of the & at the end of the name. That stops me from linking to that page. There are no more suggestions in the drop-down to choose from.

However, I thought there was a workaround to this by linking through the ID, but I have not been able to figure it out.

Something like, @[PageID]. In my case, @[413447808702858]; however, this does not work!?

What is the workaround to doing this?

Here is the Facebook Graph for 15&, but I copy-pasted the text below.

{
   "id": "413447808702858",
   "about": "15& Official Facebook",
   "band_members": "\ubc15\uc9c0\ubbfc (Jimin)\n\ubc31\uc608\ub9b0 (Yerin)",
   "can_post": false,
   "category": "Musician/band",
   "checkins": 0,
   "cover": {
      "cover_id": 677497282297908,
      "offset_x": 0,
      "offset_y": 0,
      "source": "https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/s720x720/10320593_677497282297908_5814182992929119023_n.jpg"
   },
   "has_added_app": false,
   "is_community_page": false,
   "is_published": true,
   "likes": 151126,
   "link": "https://www.facebook.com/15andOfficial",
   "name": "15&",
   "parking": {
      "lot": 0,
      "street": 0,
      "valet": 0
   },
   "record_label": "JYP Entertainment",
   "talking_about_count": 5017,
   "username": "15andOfficial",
   "website": "http://15and.jype.com, http://cafe.daum.net/15And,     http://twitter.com/jypnation, http://www.youtube.com/jypentertainment",
   "were_here_count": 0
}
Solution

  • You can type the page's username, this will give the exact page name with that username

    15&

    the page username is 15andOfficial