Facebook Stuff Which You Can't Be Found Anywhere Else.
Below - A confection of general answers, tutorials, tips, & thoughts.
Note - Feel free to ask Questions, like and share this link.
How To - Set a page up in 15 minutes or less (if you're quick)
- Select & edit an image, you can use a free image editing tool such as Microsoft Paint or http://www.gimp.org/, host it somewhere, like with a free image hosting tool like http://freevps.us/img/, then copy & paste the HTML code into the Static HTML editor on your page, & click save.
How To - Choose where fan redirects to after clicking like
- Choose your destination web address, then copy & paste the following code snippet after the last part of your code in the non-fans editor box to redirect new fans to the wall after clicking like.
Note: replace { and } with < and >. fb reads angle brackets as code, thus the curly brackets:
{script type="text/javascript"}
top.window.location = 'http://URL-OF-DESTINATION-TAB/';
{/script}
How To - Choose where page is opened when clicked
target="_top" opens the link in the same iframe, target="_blank" will open the link in a new page. Not including the target attribute will take the user off of facebook and to the linked site.
- For simple directions on how to use/add links to your code: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp
How To - Add Flash Player Functionality
- For simple directions to set up a flash player check out: http://www.free-video-hosting.net/embed-flash.php
FAQ - To Remove or Add a Tab
- Go to your page & click "Edit Page" to bring up the admin settings. Select "Apps" from the left sidebar, find the Static HTML apps (look for the star icon), and click on "Edit Settings." There will be an option to add or remove the tab.
- Go here to add another tab after: http://www.facebook.com/add.php?api_key=128953167177144&pages
FAQ - I Can’t Add to Page
I) If you are "Using Facebook as a Page" Facebook may not let you add the app, switch back to your account. II) Check to make sure you’re an admin. III) Applications can only be added to Fan Pages & other Applications, they cannot be added to Personal Profile or Groups.
FAQ - I don’t have a Landing Page option, help!
- Having the category as community or something similar (like education) is the most likely reason the landing page option isn't available.
- Change the category of your page, & if this doesn't work, request a change by contacting Facebook here http://on.fb.me/emS66o.
FAQ - My page is Blocked
- You can appeal to Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=block_appeal
FAQ - How do you enable the contact developer link?
- Answer: Setting up the developer link is essential in maintaining communications with your users & fans. Go to your page>Edit Info link towards top>App Settings, click “Edit”>Select “Email”> Put in the email you want questions directed to>Scroll to bottom, click “Save Changes.” The link will appear on the lower left of the page.
Tip - What’s going on with FBML?
- Facebook is in the process of deprecating FBML. All but these 14 legacy XFBML will lose their functionality in the near future:
fb:activity
fb:add-profile-tab
fb:bookmark
fb:comments
fb:friendpile
fb:like
fb:like-box
fb:live-stream
fb:login-button
fb:recommendations
fb:serverFbml
fb:profile-pic
fb:user-status
The XFBML guide can be found here:
http://fbdevwiki.com/wiki/FB.XFBML.parse
The Facebook reference here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/FB.XFBML.parse/
The FBML reference here:
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/fbml/
Tip - Free HTTPS Image Hosting
- Follow the directions below to use a free https enabled server called http://freevps.us/img/ to upload and host images to use on your fan page:
1) Go to http://freevps.us/img/, click on 'Choose File' and upload your selected photo.
2) If your picture is wider than 520px, click on 'Resize Image' and enter '510' for the width.
3) Copy and paste the HTML code into the Static HTML white box of choice, or just copy the code directly into the editor.
- Example of HTML for a simple tab with an image using this site:
Tip - Want to know Facebook’s current platform status?
- For more recent & broad info: http://downrightnow.com/facebook,
- For more major & specific, but less recent info: http://developers.facebook.com/live_status/
Tip - Call to action
- If you're using the landing page to get more folks to like your page (as you should be), use the smallest and clearest amount of information possible. Internet users have incredibly short attention spans.
Tip - A simple way to translate pages
- If you need to read web pages in a different language, use the Google Chrome browser, then click the wrench icon in the top right, then >options>under the hood>translate.
Did U Know - Suggest to Friends & Share functionality transferred to Like & Send
- Facebook has merged the like & share button functionality into the like & send buttons, respectively. When a user clicks 'Like' it can appear in the news feed, when a user selects send, they can personally message page recommendations.
Featured App Fix - Import a PDF document in tab
- This website simplifies adding PDF documents into any html content for your page: http://www.scribd.com/
Featured App Fix - Making a Schedule
Set up an account & get your imbed code here: http://calendar.google.com/
FAQ - Get Facebook code/plug-ins for your Page
- This link will take you to the code generator. Here read the instructions & write in the requested info, then copy and paste the code into your page: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
Our Starting Phase Approach
- We were better able to make this app by I) staying current with tech & facebook news (http://techcrunch.com/ & http://www.allfacebook.com/ were great resources, II) consistent curiosity & looking for added functionality/lost functionality that could be better replaced - When we found a functionality facebook was taking away, we tried to make the simplest & least invasive tool to replace & improve that functionality.
Simple Best Practices - Managing Your Page
-The News Feed is the primary place people interact with your page, so make quality posts to your facebook page to get onto news feed. A simple way to do this is by finding online articles your audience would be interested in (get value from) & post on your wall Monday-Friday.
- Reply to all wall, discussion, etc. posts with an answer that (again) provides value to your user/fan. This can be as simple as posting the link to an article that answers a user question or just giving your thoughts on a subject, since you can probably speak knowledgeably on your page's subject.
- Find & use trusted sources, such as Facebook for business best practices: http://www.facebook.com/business & here: http://bit.ly/jCO3gr
Happy Creating =) )
