Facebook Tutorial – Application Settings(Basic & Authentication)
Continuing on my first facebook tutorial,which was just a mere begining on to get things started, i would like to move to a more basic but important aspect of facebook application development.
Application settings
Yes application settings..! I used to wonder..that why do facebook want so many information about our application..?? But..it wasn’t for facebook..it is for us..!!
I’ll try to explain every setting in detail to give you a better idea of how your application would behave if you. You can then modify these settings to make your application work the way you want it..!!
Application settings : Basic
Essential Information
Application Name : Cannot contain Facebook trademarks or have a name that can be confused with an application built by Facebook.
Application ID : ID of your application given by facebook. It’s like username of your application.
API Key : Your public API key. API is an Application Programming Interface, an interface that defines the ways by which an application program may request services from libraries and/or operating systems.
Secret : Do not share your secret key with anyone. It’s like password for your application.
Basic Information
Description : The plaintext description of your application.
Icon : The image that appears next to your application name throughout Facebook. Size Limit : 16×16 px
Logo : The image that appears in the Application Directory and with your requests. Size Limit : 75×75 px
Language : The native language of your application. Facebook supports many other langugaes than english.
Developers : Developers can edit this application and see it in sandbox mode. These names also appear on your application’s Application Profile.
Developer Contact Email : The email address where Facebook can contact you.
User Support Address : The address where users can contact you about your application. You can enter an email address or an absolute URL.
Help URL : The absolute URL to your application’s user help page.
Privacy URL : The absolute URL to your application’s privacy settings page.
Terms of Service URL : The absolute URL to your application’s terms of service.
Installable to? : Which types of Facebook profile can your application be installed to? It can be installed to either facebook pages or users.
Post-Authorize Callback URL : Facebook pings this URL when a user first authorizes your application.Cannot be a Facebook-framed page. When a user allows or authenticates your application you can redirect the user to a new location or page using this parameter. It can be used as a greeting page to welcome user to your application.
Post-Remove Callback URL : Facebook pings this URL when a user removes your application.Cannot be a Facebook-framed page.When a user removes or uninstall your application you can redirect the user to a new location or page using this parameter. It can be used for removing users database information and greeting them goodbye.
Will be continued...
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