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Joomla Module that displays Facebook Fanbox into Joomla 1.5 websites.
A lot of people have downloaded module and did not know how to add it and configure so I have created this short tutorial to help you on how to configure Facebook Fanbox for joomla.
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Module has following parameters:
API Key:
Page ID: |
You can obtain Facebooki API key and Page ID by following the following method:
Go to your facebook page and then clicking on Add Fan Box to your site. A new page will open where you will have some text in a box looking like this following,
<script src="http://static.ak.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php/en_US" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">FB.init("THIS IS YOUR API KEY");</script><fb:fan profile_id="THIS IS YOUR PAGE ID" stream="1" connections="10" width="300"></fb:fan><div style="font-size:8px; padding-left:10px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wear-Aloud/112854738515">Wear Aloud</a> on Facebook</div>
Note: You do not need to copy anything else!
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| Enable Connect Script: |
Enable this if you are not using any other module or code which uses connect script.
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| Include Stream: |
Select Yes if you want to display pictures of your fans.
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| Number if fans: |
Select how many pictures of your facebook friends you want to show
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| Width: |
Sets width of Fanbox
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| Height: |
Sets height of Fanbox.
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| Link to Page: |
Enable to display a link to your Facebok page
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| Page Name: |
Enter text that you want to show as a clickable link.
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| Link: |
Actual URL link of your facebook page or any other page.
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| Target: |
Select New Window if you want the link to open in new window or Parent window if you want the user to stay on same page.
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| Text after name: |
Enter text to display after Page name text. (Not clickable)
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What is Facebook Fanbox
The Fan Box is a social widget that allows Facebook Page owners to attract and gain Facebook fans from their own website.
The Fan Box lets users:
* See how many users are already fans, and see some of their friends who are
* Read recent posts from the Page
* Become a fan with 1-click without needing to visit the Page
What Do I Need to Know?
Before you add a Fan Box to your website, you need the following:
* A website, and the ability to modify files on your website
* A Facebook Page that promotes your website (you must be an admin of the Page)
* A basic understanding of how to install and configure Joomla 1.5 modules
Files included:
File mod_fbfanbox.zip module zip file has following zip files included:
mod_fbfanbox.php
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main php file that calls helper file |
mod_fbfanbox.xml
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xml file that cotains all settings for module |
| helper.php |
helper file contains all code |
| index.html |
empty html file for security
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| tmpl/default.php |
template file that displays output |
| tmpl/index.html |
empty html file for security |
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