How to Import Code to Facebook
Facebook is a social networking site that is highly customizable through Facebook apps. Written by outside developers, Facebook apps add features to users' profiles. If you've written code for Facebook, you must import the code as an application. While the actual code resides on your own website, creating a Facebook app via Facebook's Developer app allows you to use the code in your Facebook profile.
Instructions
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Upload your code to your website and name the directory "canvas." For example, if your website is "www.mysite.info," then upload your code to "www.mysite.info/canvas."
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Install the Developer app on your Facebook account. To find the Developer app, type "Developer" in the search text box at the top of your Facebook profile and click the magnifying glass icon. Click "Apps" in the left-hand column, then click "Developer." To install the app, click "Go to app" and "Allow."
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Fill in the registration form with details about your code. For example, type a name for your code into the "Application name" text box. When you have filled out the form, click the check box indicating that you agree with the terms and conditions, then click "Submit."
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Click the "Facebook Integration" tab.
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Type a name for your code into the "Canvas Page" text box.
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Type the URL for the canvas page you created in Step 1 into the "Canvas URL" text box. This completes the registration process, making your code available as an app on Facebook. Once your code is available, you can install it on your Facebook profile by searching for the name of your app in the search text box at the top of your profile.
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Tips & Warnings
Your code will be available to any Facebook user, so make sure the code you upload doesn't contain anything you want to keep private, like sensitive information about you.
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