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How to connect with Facebook

This article will help you create the Facebook login for your site.

If you have already created your Facebook Login app please skip to the second section.

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   1. Go to https://developers.facebook.com
   
   
   2. Create an account if you don't have one or log in with your Facebook account
   
   
   3. Once you are logged in click on my apps in the top right corner
   
   
   4. Click add a new app. A pop-up window should appear.
   
   
   5. Type the app display name eg: "My awesome app"
   
   
   6. Enter the email address of your choice.
   
   
   7. Click create app. You may be asked to pass a security check
   
   
   8. On the left menu click Settings, then on the drop-down click basic
   
   
   9. In App Domains enter your website address without the "www" and without "https"
   
   
   10. Scroll down to the bottom and click add platform
   
   
   11. Click website
   
   
   12. In the site URL enter your address with the "https" or "www"
   
   
   13. click save.
   
   
   14. Sometimes you would be asked to provide the privacy URL and terms URL enter these to your privacy and terms URL
   
   
   15. Click save in left side menu click + next to the project
   
   
   16. Choose set up on the Facebook Login
   
   
   17. Choose web from the options
   
   
   18. Make sure the site URL is correct, then click Save and continue
   
   
   19. In the left menu click Facebook Login then settings
   
   
   20. Enter https://yourwebsiteaddress/social.php?page=fb
   
   
   21. Click save
   
   
   22. In the top bar turn the switch from off to on to make your app active.
   
   
   
   

Now you have your Facebook login complete we need to get it to work with your site.

1. Go to your Facebook Login app


2. In the left-hand menu click basic


3. Copy the App ID


4. Now go to your Admin Panel


5. Click Plugins in the left menu


6. Choose Social Auth


7. Click Facebook Connect settings


8. Paste the App ID into the Facebook App ID


9. Go back to your Facebook Login App


10. To get your App secret key click show


11. You may need to enter your password to show the key


12. Once revealed copy the key


13. Back on your admin panel paste the secret key into the Facebook secret


14. Click the switch above to enable the Facebook login

You should now be able to have your users create an account using their Facebook accounts.

 

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