How to create Facebook App
In this guide, you will learn how to create Facebook App. As a result, you will get Facebook App ID and App Secret. These credentials you can use to connect WordPress Social Feed Plugin.
Steps:
Video tutorial
1. Create Facebook app
1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Go to the Facebook Developer page.
- Click Get Started to create a Developer account.
- If you already have a developer account then click My Apps
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3. Follow the Facebook Registration steps and click Complete Registration.
- If you already have a developer account go to step 4.
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4. When registration is successfully completed you will be redirected to a Developer Dashboard.
If it didn't happen click My Apps and after click a green button Create App.
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5. Follow Facebook App creation steps. Select an app type Business and click Next.
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6. On the details step you must provide the Display name. It can be any name. A contact email can be the same.
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7. Click the button Create app and re-enter your Facebook account password.
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7.1 If you get the error message:Something went wrong. We're working on getting it fixed as soon as we can.
- Clear a Browser cache
- Try to create an App a little bit later.
- Try to use another Facebook account to create an app.
- If it does not help change your Facebook account password.
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8. After successful app creation you will be redirected to the app panel.
2. Configure Facebook app
9. Now we will configure the app.
- On the left sidebar click the Settings -> Basic button.
- On the Basic page provide the correct privacy policy URL to your website.
- Save changes.
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- On the left sidebar click the Facebook Login -> Settings button.
- Enable Login with the JavaScript SDK checkbox. (The value must be yes)
- In the field Allowed Domains for the JavaScript SDK provide your website domain
- Save changes.
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- On the left sidebar click the App Review -> Permissions and features.
- Find 4 permissions and enable them in the list of Permissions and Features:
- pages_show_list
- pages_read_engagement
- pages_read_user_content
- instagram_basic
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3. Connect Facebook App to Social Feed Plugin
When the app is successfully configured we need to connect the WordPress plugin with that App.
- On Developer Facebook Dashboard, go to Settings -> Basic.
- Find App ID and App secret.
- Copy App ID and paste it into the appropriate field on the WordPress Plugin setting page
- Copy App Secret and paste it into the appropriate field
Note: Don't copy dots. Click the button Show to copy a real secret
- When App ID and App secret are saved on your website click Add source button to add pages.
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Congratulation!
You have successfully created and connected Facebook App.
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