Facebook FanBox 
Version
1.1.2 (last update on Oct 17, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
80
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
318029
Date Added
3 August 2009
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
- Displays a Link back
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 Joomla 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7 website, and the ability to install modules
- A Facebook Page that promotes your website
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A very good addition to any Joomla website. Easy to install and adapt to your website. Many thanks for a great free addon.
We bought this extension and had some small issues, which we reported to the admins on their contact form , twitter and forum as well.
But its 3 days already and there is no SUPPORT or reply from their side.
Client is getting furious and this is out of pure frustration.
If you cant support a product, its no meaning, keeping it commercial.
But its 3 days already and there is no SUPPORT or reply from their side.
Client is getting furious and this is out of pure frustration.
If you cant support a product, its no meaning, keeping it commercial.
Owner's reply
Seems you are confused and reviewed wrong product as this product is not commercial.
We do provide a free support in our forums to the users who do not have a membership. Membership users have access to priority ticket support system.
Regards
I tried to use this module in my site and found it very difficult to find information on setup.
I did create the facebook application and the module didn't work. After a while, I just gave up and installed another extension that did the same in seconds with no need to API
I did create the facebook application and the module didn't work. After a while, I just gave up and installed another extension that did the same in seconds with no need to API
hello dear developers -
to be honest: i am absolutly overwhelmed and totally convinced! This is one of the most intriguing extension i ever saw in my whole live! I have had tons of stuff (whistle and bells) in my past ten years of PHP-Nuke, PostNuke usage. I have seen tons over tons of extensions and zillions of things that extend the usage of a content management-system. But this is one of the most intriguing and most amazing thing i ever saw in my live! I love it! One Question though. Can i install it witout any App-Key. (Note the zootemplate.com - fanbox does not need this.) Your work rocks!! Keep it up! It is much more than excelent it is HOT! Joolin -
to be honest: i am absolutly overwhelmed and totally convinced! This is one of the most intriguing extension i ever saw in my whole live! I have had tons of stuff (whistle and bells) in my past ten years of PHP-Nuke, PostNuke usage. I have seen tons over tons of extensions and zillions of things that extend the usage of a content management-system. But this is one of the most intriguing and most amazing thing i ever saw in my live! I love it! One Question though. Can i install it witout any App-Key. (Note the zootemplate.com - fanbox does not need this.) Your work rocks!! Keep it up! It is much more than excelent it is HOT! Joolin -
I am very new to Joomla! so I need things to be super-easy! This module installed like a dream and I got it up in running in about 3 minutes. The documentation is very good, it seemed a bit daunting at first, but if you just follow the steps it all works out. It worked first time in no time. It was also very easy to style afterwards - I am very pleased yay!
I purchased this and installed it only to find that it did not work....as it crashed the site..so i had to uninstall it
Owner's reply
hi,
sorry that you had problems, I don't see any post in our forum related to this issue. please post in our forum and we will have a look and help you to resolve any issues.
regards
Tried getting this to work for several weeks. Still dead in the water
Owner's reply
please post in our forum and tell us what problems you having and we will do our best to help you out.
This is a pretty handy component, but as mentioned below it doesn't cope well with SSL, so you can apply this patch to plugins/system/myApiConnect.php,
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The mod works great. For noobies - be sure to read what you need to get it going. This is not difficult but sometimes people overlook the simple things. You need the API key from Facebook developer apps - you create your own key from within your own Facebook account. The Page id = the long number at the end of your Facebook page url - but just the number, not all the extra stuff behind it.
Quick install. Took me about 20 minutes to get my API and page id and setup where I wanted it on the page in my site. I was using the free version, but I am now going to get the paid version and the Twitter module, too.
It does what it says and it looks great. I do recommend this to others wanting to insert the Facebook Fanbox on their Joomla 1.5.x sites.
Thanks to other reviewers who posted hints on what to do and the link to get there.
Keep up the good work!
Quick install. Took me about 20 minutes to get my API and page id and setup where I wanted it on the page in my site. I was using the free version, but I am now going to get the paid version and the Twitter module, too.
It does what it says and it looks great. I do recommend this to others wanting to insert the Facebook Fanbox on their Joomla 1.5.x sites.
Thanks to other reviewers who posted hints on what to do and the link to get there.
Keep up the good work!
installed and used within 5 mins.
to get the API key you need to set up YOUR OWN developer key in facebook at this link. http://www.facebook.com/developers/apps.php
you click on set up new application and after you enter the app name (choose anything) it will generate the key.
To get the page ID number just go to the page you want to link it to and take the last string of digits from the url in the address bar.
highly recommend this app and a good webpage by developer
thanks!!
to get the API key you need to set up YOUR OWN developer key in facebook at this link. http://www.facebook.com/developers/apps.php
you click on set up new application and after you enter the app name (choose anything) it will generate the key.
To get the page ID number just go to the page you want to link it to and take the last string of digits from the url in the address bar.
highly recommend this app and a good webpage by developer
thanks!!
Hey guys.. no need to give this programmer bad reviews... Facebook stopped allowing people to be come FANS of things.. its now.. just..
like..
yuck
thats why this plugin doesn't function anymore
like..
yuck
thats why this plugin doesn't function anymore
Owner's reply
Facebook have now changed the Become a Fan button to Like button and few other things in the API. This extension still functions exactly the way it looks in demo.
Easy to install and set up, all the options I could have wanted and looked great on the page but after one day it just stopped working. There's just a blank space where the fanbox should be. There's absolutely no support on the website, no forum, no documentation and no FAQ and you have to pay to contact the developer. If it works it's great, if it doesn't your out of luck.
Owner's reply
Sorry to hear you had problems.
Facebook recently done some changes to their API and I also experienced problems. Facebook have now changed the Become a Fan button to Like button and few other things. If you still having problem then please contact me on my website.
I am working on to setup forum but not ready yet.
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