Posts Tagged custom tabs
The Future of Static FBML Custom Tabs, Now that Facebook is Moving from FBML to iFrames
Posted by timware in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on August 20th, 2010
Yesterday, August 19, 2010, Facebook announced that in the pursuit of simplifying and standardizing their platform, they would be moving away from FBML and towards iFrames, both for canvas applications and Page tabs.
Facebook Static FBML, an app that allows those with minimal coding experience to create their own custom tabs, may be a victim of this change, as well as those amateur coders and the FBML Entrepreneurs who love them.
Facebook's Announcement of the FBML / iFrame Change
Namita Gupta wrote on the Facebook Developer Blog:
We are also moving toward IFrames instead of FBML for both canvas applications and Page tabs. As a part of this process, we will be standardizing on a small set of core FBML tags that will work with both applications on Facebook and external Web pages via our JavaScript SDK, effectively eliminating the technical difference between developing an application on and off Facebook.com.
Facebook's Previous Advice about Moving your Deleted Boxes Content to Custom Tabs? Forget about it!
Back in February when Facebook was letting everyone know that they would soon be getting rid of both the boxes Wall sidebar and the Boxes tab, it advised: "Create custom content in FBML on a custom tab (optional). Move deleted content from Boxes to a new tab on your page by adding the FBML application to your page."
Well, that was then and this is now. Now it appears they're saying something very different.
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Facebook Static FBML Custom Tabs - 520-Pixel Reduction Previews Available to Admins NOW!
Posted by timware in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on August 10th, 2010
When I checked our Fan Page today, I was greeted by friendly message from Facebook — the long-promised/threatened width reduction application tabs was being rolled out in preview for Page admins. The message:
I took a look at one of our application tabs in Facebook, and it showed the reduction of available space to the custom tab to 520 pixels. I checked around at a number of other fan pages and am seeing the changeover for all Pages I admin.
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FBML Tutorial Videos
Posted by Analisa in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on May 21st, 2010
We have been asked lots of questions about FBML and developing custom tabs for Facebook Pages. Often they are the same basic questions and we are happy to answer them...But sometimes telling you how to do things is not nearly as effective as showing you!
Here are some videos that show you set-by-step instructions for optimizing your Facebook page and custom FBML tabs with video, music, photos and more:
Static FBML Code Templates for Sale!
