8 Facebook Tools for Web Developers

A famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi goes like, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win”. Facebook stands as the live existing example that just proves the validity of this quote.

Before Facebook reached its prime MySpace was at the very top and users of MySpace, which were generally among all the ages, overlooked Facebook, they even went on to laugh at their determined ideas to become a recognized platform and finally, they brawled on account of privacy matters and despite all that, Facebook won fair and square.

Since now that it is vibrant that “since we can’t beat them it is time to join them”. As seen across all the leading news channels, including ABC News and CNN, websites and even blogs, Facebook designer tools can now easily be included into your own website.

There are countless means to plug websites of any nature shape and kind into Facebook thereby cultivating a community, heartening discussions and even refining user appointment and snowballing page views.

This article is aimed at highlighting eight basic tools for web developers to incorporate Facebook into their sites and gaining all the advantages formerly mentioned.

8 Facebook Tools for Web Developers

1.  “Like” Button

First there is the possible inclusion of the famous “like” button into your website which simply allows users to share content they appreciate on your site with their Facebook friends.

Whenever any user “likes” your site a Newsfeed is generated on his Facebook account with a link back to your website.

There is another available option of employing Open Graph protocol to stipulate info about the entity your site encloses.

We suggest this be exercised if the site you have crafted encompasses info about real world entities like movies.

This is because if this prerequisite is available and then you include Open Graph tags on your Web page, the page becomes alike to a Facebook page.

This, in simpler words, means that when a user clicks the Like button on your page, immediately a linkage is established between your page and the user’s Facebook page.

Your page starts appearing in the "Likes and Interests" segment of the user's profile, and you gain the aptitude to issue informs to the user.

2.  Activity Feed

Secondly we have the possible inclusion of activity feed segment of Facebook that allows Facebook users to outlook their friends' current doings on the network.

Since the entity is compered by Facebook, the plugin can parade personalized content regardless of the fact that the user has logged onto your site or not.

The activity feed shows it when operators “like” stuff on your site, when they share content from your site in Facebook or even if they remark on any page of your site.

If the user is logged onto Facebook at the time, the plug in will automatically be modified to highlight content from their friends. And if the user is logged out, the activity feed will display endorsements from across your site and give the user a choice to log onto Facebook.

3. Recommendations

The Recommendations plug in displays tailored references to the users of your site. Since, like before, content is presented by Facebook, the plug in can exhibit tailored references whether regardless of the fact that the user has logged onto your site.

To spawn the recommendations, the plug in deliberates all the social connections with URLs from your own site. For a logged in Facebook member, the plug in will give partiality to and highpoint items her friends have networked with.

4. like Box

Like Box is a communal plug in that enables Facebook account owners to entice and build up“Likes” from their personal website(s).

The Like Box primarily permits users to:

* Identify how many people already like their Page and particularly which one of their friends like it

* Read current posts from the Page

* Like the Page with just one simple click, without even needing to visit the Page

5. Login with Faces

The Login Button shows only profile pictures of the particular users friends who have previously signed up for his site in addition to a login button.

6. Facepile

The Facepile plug in exhibits the Facebook profile pictures of people who have already liked your page or even signed up for your site.

7. Comments

Comment Box is another communal plug in that allows people to comment on your site. Supplementary features comprise moderation tools and distribution.

Comments Box employs social signs to make apparent the uppermost quality comments from and for each user.

Comments are even effortlessly shared with other friends or with random people who like your Page on Facebook.

8. Live Stream

The Live Stream plug in allows people to visit your site or application share activity. Live Stream runs finest when you are administering a real-time event, like live streaming video for concerts or webcasts etc.

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