This installation guide is created to help you with Facebook Store module installation and configuration. Facebook Store module is ultimate, feature-rich application that will allow you to open your own Facebook store in few minutes.

Step 1. Business page creation in Facebook.

You can skip this step, if you already have Facebook page for your company or brand. If not, open this page http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php and follow Facebook instructions.
 

 

Step 2. App registration in Facebook.

 
When Facebook page is created, you will need to register new Facebook Application. After registration you will be able to add it to your Facebook business page.

Follow these steps to register new Facebook App:

1 – Login to your Facebook account and open this URL: https://developers.facebook.com/apps
2 – Click “Create New App” button on the top of the page:
3 – In the new pop-up window, enter “App Name” and click “Continue”:
 

 
4 – You will see new window with basic configuration options of the application, enter values marked on the screenshot below:
 

 
Description of each required option:
 

Option Option value Description
1 Icon Mini-icon of your Facebook application. Recommended size is 16px x 16px.
2 Display Name The name of the app, using no more than 32 characters and no less than 3.
Please make sure that your app name does not violate the trademark or other rights of a third party.
Otherwise, we may be forced to remove your app by Facebook support.
3 Contact Email Primary email used for important communication related to your app.
4 Page Tab Name The user-facing title of your Page app, you will see it on your business page.
5 Page Tab URL Content pulled from this base URL to load when users visit your tab.
Correct value is: http://www.Your-Magento-Store.com/index.php/facebook-store/
* Don’t forget to change Your-Magento-Store.com address with your own store address.
6 Secure Page Tab URL Content pulled from secure base URL for users on HTTPS (required by October 1).
Correct value is: https://www.Your-Magento-Store.com/index.php/facebook-store/
* Make sure that you entered HTTPS URL.
7 Page Tab Edit URL URL given to Page Admins to edit/customize their Page Tab app.
Correct value is: http://www.Your-Magento-Store.com/index.php/facebook-store/
* Don’t forget to change Your-Magento-Store.com address with your own store address.
8 Page Tab Image Image of your Facebook application. Recommended size is 111px x 74px.
9 Page Tab Width Sets the page width used when your app is displayed in a custom app tab. Choose "Wide (810px)" variant.

 
5 – Application is configured successfully, now you should click “Save Changes” button.

For further configuration, copy App ID number from the top section of the basic configuration screen:
 

 
Note: You will need App ID value for Magento configuration on the next step.
 

Step 3. Module installation in Magento.

 
Now you need to install Facebook Store module in your Magento store.

Note: Disable Magento compiler before module installation.

1 – Download module package to your local computer, unzip it.
2 – Upload module files to your Magento store using any FTP manager (e.g. you can use http://filezilla-project.org/).
3 – Login to your Magento admin panel and clear Magento cache.
 

Step 4. Module configuration.

 
After module installation you will see new “Facebook” option in the main menu:
 

 
Choose “Settings” option and enter App ID value that you copied on Step 3, save the results:
 

 
Module installation is almost complete, now you need to link Facebook page and Facebook application you created. To do that, click on the "Connect this App ID with my Facebook page" link in General Settings of Magento.

You will see this Facebook pop-up window:
 

 
Note: If you see error on this step, please make sure that you created Facebook business page (see Step 1) or you are administrator of the existing Facebook page.

Select your Facebook page from the drop-down and click “Add Page Tab” button.

Congratulations! Installation is complete.