KA Facebook Like Box is a Joomla Module that displays Facebook Like Box also known as Facebook Fan Box in Joomla websites. KA Facebook Like Box is a social widget that allows Facebook Page owners to attract and gain Facebook fans/connections directly from their own website. These fans/connections result in more social presense of your website/business and bring more traffic to your website from Social Networks.
The LikeBox lets users:
- See how many users are already fans, and see some of their friends who are
- Read recent posts from the Facebook Page
- Allows Facebook user to become a fan with 1-click without needing to leave your website
| Features | Free Version | Pro Version |
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| Enable/Disable connect script |  |
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| Configure width and height | |
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| Configure show faces | |
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| Configure show streams | |
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| Configure show header area | |
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| Support for all major browsers | |
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| Language Support |  |
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| Customised link to your page | |
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| No limit on number of fans | |
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| Choose font styles | |
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| Customised border colours | |
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| Customised background colours | |
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| Fans area styling | |
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| Enable/Disable Streams | |
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| Enable/Disable Stream names | |
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| Enable/Disable Stream dates | |
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| No developer link | |
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| Help documment on how to setup | |
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| Configure rendering modes | |
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| Configure force wall setting | |
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| Price | Free | $14.99 (Buy Now) |
Demo
Free Version Demo |
Pro Version Demo |
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Documentation
This documentation will help you to setup Fanbox Free Module on Joomla 1.5 and 1.6 websites.
Requirements
What you need to install Facebook Fanbox Free?
- Access to a Joomla website with admin access to install moduels. For more info see Joomla Installation.
- A basic understanding of how to install and configure Joomla 1.5 or 1.6 modules. For more info see Joomla Extensions Install/Uninstall
- If you need to also have a look at Managing a Module in Joomla 1.5
- It would also help you to know Editing a Modlue in Joomla 1.5
- URL of Facebook Page that promotes your website
Installing
To install login to Joomla as administrator and install from Module from the Modules page
Configuring
You can configure and customise the look of your Fanbox by selecting the options that you require.
Make sure you are still logged in as admin and go to the module page.
Then go through the setting listed bellow to make your changes
To learn how to create Facebook Page and How to get Facebook page ID please visit How to create Facebook Page tutorial.
| Modules Parameters | |
| Facebook Page URL | URL of the page for Fanbox/Likebox. |
| Width | Width of Fanbox |
| Height | Height of Fanbox |
| Show Faces | Show or not profile photoes of people. |
| Show Stream | Show or not the stream of public profile |
| Show Header | Show or not Find Us on Facebook bar on top. |
| Connect Script | Enable/Disable Connect Script call. |
| Advanced Parameters | |
| Module Class Suffix | A suffix to be applied to the CSS class of module for indivudual styling. |
| Cachingt | Select whether to cache the content of module. |
| Cache Time | The time before the module is recached. |
Version history
Version 2.0
- Added support Joomla 3.0
Version 1.3
- Added support for SSL
Version 1.2
- Compatability for Joomla 2.5
Version 1.1.2
- Added support for Places wall or just checkins from friends
Version 1.1.1
- Added latest layout from Facebook
- No need for API Key, only need Page URL
