From 098330df304b9e5f759c121da5556de83c3359e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Willingham Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 18:32:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Brought README up to date. --- facebook/README | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/facebook/README b/facebook/README index 9687558e..650ae1e3 100755 --- a/facebook/README +++ b/facebook/README @@ -1,35 +1,31 @@ Installing the Friendica/Facebook connector -1. register an API key for your site from developer.facebook.com - a. We'd be very happy if you include "Friendica" in the application name - to increase name recognition. The Friendica icons are also present - in the images directory and may be uploaded as a Facebook app icon. - Use images/friendica-16.jpg for the Icon and images/friendica-128.jpg for the Logo. - b. The url should be your site URL with a trailing slash. - You may use http://portal.friendika.com/privacy as the privacy policy - URL unless your site has different requirements, and - http://portal.friendika.com as the Terms of Service URL unless - you have different requirements. (Friendica is a software application - and does not require Terms of Service, though your installation of it might). - c. Set the following values in your .htconfig.php file - $a->config['facebook']['appid'] = 'xxxxxxxxxxx'; - $a->config['facebook']['appsecret'] = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; - Replace with the settings Facebook gives you. - d. Navigate to Set Web->Site URL & Domain -> Website Settings. Set Site URL - to yoursubdomain.yourdomain.com. Set Site Domain to your yourdomain.com. - e. Chose "Website" (the url should be your site URL with a trailing slash) in the - "Select how your app integrates with Facebook" section. -2. Enable the facebook plugin by including it in .htconfig.php - e.g. - $a->config['system']['addon'] = 'plugin1,plugin2,facebook'; -3. Visit the Facebook Settings section of the "Settings->Plugin Settings" page. - and click 'Install Facebook Connector'. -4. This will ask you to login to Facebook and grant permission to the - plugin to do its stuff. Allow it to do so. -5. Optional step: If you want to use Facebook Real Time Updates (so new messages - and new contacts are added ~1min after they are postet / added on FB), go to - Settings -> plugins -> facebook and press the "Activate Real-Time Updates"-button. -6. You're done. To turn it off visit the Plugin Settings page again and - 'Remove Facebook posting'. +1. Visit https://developers.facebook.com/apps to register an app. + a) Click "Create a new app" + b) We'd be very happy if you include "Friendica" in the application name + to increase name recognition. + c) Edit your app settings on the setup page. The Friendica icons are present + in the images directory and may be uploaded as a Facebook app icon. Use + images/friendica-16.jpg for the Icon and images/Friendica-128.jpg for the logo. + d) In the App Display name enter the name of your app (this should default to the + name you chose in part a). + e) Enter YourDomain.com in the App Domain field and hit return. + f) In "Select how your app connects with Facebook select "Website" and enter the + full URL to your Friendica install including HTTPS and a trailing slash. + +2. Enable the Facebook plugin by clicking on the icon next to it's name on the plugin + page of your admin panel. + b) return to the Facebook plugin page in your admin panel, and fill in the App-ID + and Application Secret settings you got from Facebook. + c) Click save. + d) Finally, return to the Facebook settings page, and activate real-time updates. + +3. To use the Facebook plugin, visit the "connector settings" area of your settings + page. Click "Install Facebook Connector". +4. This will ask you to login to Facebook and allow the plugin to do it's stuff. + Allow it to do so. +5. You're done. To turn it off visit the Plugin Settings page again and + 'Remove Facebook posting'. Vidoes and embeds will not be posted if there is no other content. Links and images will be converted to a format suitable for the Facebook API and -- 2.39.5