In this article you will find detailed instruction on how to install and configure "Facebook Products Tab" Magento extension. Using this extension you can show featured Magento products directly in your Facebook page.
After installation of the Facebook Products Tab Magento module via Magento connect, you will need to choose what products to show in your Facebook page.
Open any product in your Magento backend and switch "In Facebook" product attribute to "Yes".
After this you will need to setup new Facebook application for your Magento store.
Log in to your Facebook account, visit this link www.facebook.com/developers and click "+ Set Up New App" button.
Enter "Application name" e.g. "Store" and click "Create Application" button.
In the "About" tab enter "Application Name" and change application icon to your own.
In the "Facebook Integration" tab enter "Canvas URL", "Secure Canvas URL", "Tab Name" and "Tab URL".
You can change the iFrame size to "Auto-resize" if needed.
Save the application, you will be redirected to Facebook application summary page.
Click on the "Application Profile Page" link.
On the Facebook application profile page, click the "Add to my page" link:
Add application to your Facebook page:
Check you Facebook page, you will see new "Store" link with your Magento products.
Feel free to contact our team if you will need any help with module installation, customization or Facebook development.
70 Comments
tber
17 May 2011 06:56:37thanks for this cute extension! :)
Alonso
19 May 2011 09:04:08the funny this is that this directory doesnt exist on the server after installing the extension on magento, where can i find this directory or where should i look?
its imposible that facebook connects to a place where theres nothing called that way.
could you help me?
lusis
20 May 2011 00:37:12Turnkeye.com
20 May 2011 03:03:55> the funny this is that this directory doesnt exist on the server after installing the extension on magento,
Everything is correct. The /facebook-catalog/ is virtual directory, you cannot see it using FTP, just like 'admin' folder.
Alonso
21 May 2011 02:52:28i tried this but is doesnt seem to be working.
then i tried: http://www.tucocinlatina.com/index.php/facebook-catalog/
and i didnt work either
are there any typical mistakes that people do?
could you give me a hand?
thank you very much for time and attention!
Turnkeye.com
22 May 2011 23:32:11nerijus
24 May 2011 15:48:16You can check it:
http://vaistinejums.lt/facebook-catalog/
Please inform me as fast as you can.
thank you.
shehzad rah
24 May 2011 20:47:15just tried this extension, it is truly wonderful. only a small problem, aal products are retrived irrespective of the 'in_facebook' condition,
regards,
Turnkeye.com
24 May 2011 22:28:48This is CSS issue, please check permissions of this file:
http://vaistinejums.lt/skin/frontend/base/default/css/facebookproductstab.css
Turnkeye.com
24 May 2011 22:28:55Try to disable Magento flat catalog, by default attributes are not visible when this mode is activated.
And ‘in_facebook’ condition is actually product attribute.