Posts Tagged Facebook application tabs
Best Online Form Services for Facebook Static FBML Fan Pages
Posted by timware in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on June 2nd, 2010
In setting up Fan Pages on Facebook for a number of clients, there is often the need for a contact form so that Facebook users can contact a business right from Facebook. I decided to research several of the available online services that offer the creation and processing of forms, to determine which is best for setting up a form on a Static FBML application tab.
The services I checked out offer both free and paid plans. Either plan offers the same options in terms of form features etc. The difference with paid plans is in the number of different forms, or form recipients, or submissions you are allowed.
I looked at three services, Wufoo, Allforms and JotForm. I wanted to see which provided the most choice in terms of the form display/design, form validation (checking that required fields are filled in), and customization of the email the business receives from a form submission.
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Win a Facebook Static FBML Contact Form Application Tab for your Fan Page
Posted by Analisa in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on March 1st, 2010
This contest has ended. Thank you to all who participated. We will announce the 2 winners on our Facebook Page.
If you are interested in purchasing a contact tab for your Facebook page, visit our website to learn more!
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It’s time for another freebie from HyperArts! Last month we offered a free FBML page to our fans and followers (stay tuned for an update on our winners and their custom pages).
This month we would like to give away a custom contact form tab. You can see the contact form that we have on our HyperArts Page, which looks like this:
Winners will receive a static FBML application tab with a functioning contact form. This will appear on your existing Fan Page as a separate tab.
To be considered for this prize, please send an email with the subject line “FREE Contact Tab” to smo at hyperarts dot com.
Include the following information:
- Name
- Website
- A link to your existing Facebook Fan Page
Also, become a fan of the HyperArts Facebook Page, where we answer questions, share information and advice, and generally have a good time.
Contest Deadline: April 1, 2010.
Changes in Facebook – Boxes, Tabs, FBML and More
Posted by timware in Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on February 24th, 2010
As many know, Facebook is planning some pretty significant changes in the coming weeks (or thereabouts) that developers really need to be aware of. These are not trivial changes, but significant changes in how information is displayed. Here is the PowerPoint that was distributed earlier in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Tutorial: Customize Facebook Pages with “Static FBML” application
Posted by timware in Design, SEO - Google, Social Media / Inbound Marketing, Static FBML & FBML, Web Coding on March 25th, 2009
This is a how-to article on expanding your Facebook Fan Page (aka Business Page) by using the application Static FBML which allows you to add new “application tabs” to your tabs or box which can incorporate CSS, HTML, Facebook’s flavor of JavaScript, FBJS, and Facebook’s mark-up language FBML. FBML has greatly expanded what is possible on Facebook Pages and, if you’re sufficiently skilled with CSS/HTML and, optionally, FBML, you can make some really fine looking Pages.
You can check out our Fan Page Portfolio to see some of the pages we’ve developed.
Static FBML Fan Page Templates – Clean, Professional, Ready to Use
Also, we offer a number of ready-to-go Static FBML Fan Page templates for sale. The code is clean and Standards-compliant and displays well in all modern browsers (even Internet Explorer 6!).
I would also recommend Jesse Stay’s excellent book, FBML Essentials: Facebook Markup Language Fundamentals, published by O’Reilly.
Problems? Look here first!
If you have problems, you should definitely check out these two pages:
- The 16 Most Common Static FBML Problems and Their Solutions
- Static FBML FAQ — all you need to know about Facebook’s Static FBML application + Links to all our Static FBML Tutorials!
What You Should Know Before You Get Started….
- Static FBML can only be added to Facebook Fan Pages (aka Public Profiles, aka Business Pages);
- You CANNOT auto-run JavaScript in an FBML page – it must require a user action; you can also use FBJS (Facebook JavaScript);
- You SHOULD NOT use a <style type=”text/css”> tag — it works in most browsers, but NOT in Internet Explorer; you can, however, call an external style sheet via <link href=”http://yoursite.com/styles/layout.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” /> (Read this post about the difference between Internet Explorer and other browsers regarding Static FBML and CSS…);
- Maximum width of FBML page is 760px (However, Facebook has announced this will be reduced to 520px in the Summer of 2010.);
- Include ONLY the HTML/CSS that’s between the <body> and </body> tags; NO <html>, <body>, <head> or meta tags;
- In order to add applications to your Fan Page, you MUST have a personal profile associated with the Page as an Administrator; the Admin can add apps when logged in.
Static FBML Code Templates for Sale!
