WP SOCIAL FACEBOOK LOGIN

Getting Started #

In order to allow your visitors to login with their Facebook account, first you must create a Facebook App. The following guide will help you through the Facebook App creation process. After you have created your Facebook App, head over to “Settings” and configure the given “App ID” and “App secret” according to your Facebook App. Let’s Learn…

Create Facebook App #

• Go to https://developers.facebook.com/apps/
• Log in with your Facebook ( if you are not logged in )
• Click on “Register Now” button

• You will face a popup there you need to click Next button.

• After clicking Next Button you might face reCAPTCHA for verification purpose.
• Here you also need to describe yourself. Select any option from there.

• On welcome screen, click on Create First App button. Here you’ll be asked for Display Name and Contact Email of your New App ID. This app name will be displayed to the users when they will try to “Login with Facebook”. So, make sure you provide with a meaningful name here.

• After you fill up Display Name and Contact Email click Create App ID button. Then It will take you to the facebook product list page.

From the product list page click on Set Up button from “Facebook Login” product.

• On the Left side of your screen you’ll see Settings under Facebook Login App menu. Click there then go to Valid OAuth Redirect URIs .

• You will find the redirect URIs form WP Social Plugin.
• Click get started button of facebook login.

From Settings Dropdown select Basic Submenu. Here you can find the App ID and  App Secret.Then click on the “Show” button in the “App Secret” text box. You can copy the “App Id” and “App Secret” that you can use for Facebook API calls. But when you first create Facebook app, it remains private and available only to you for testing purpose. Here users can only use this after you make the app live. For the live app you must enter a Privacy Policy URL. Here you also need to fill other information like.

• App Domains,
• Contact Email
• Zip
• Address,
• City
• Country and more.

When you’re done click Save Changes button.

When everything is done, Switch to “In Development” from the top. It will make your app public.

Use your client ID and client Secret with WP Social #

1. After the successful facebook app creation process you will need to go to WP social plugin from dashboard.
2. Click get started button of the facebook app login.
3. Open Settings Tab.
4. Here you need to copy and paste Client ID and Client secret.
5. Click Save changes button.