AutoFacebook [Support]

[WHOSYOURDADDY]

***IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR THOSE WHO MANAGE SEVERAL FACEBOOK PAGES***

Like most I have been scratching my head on how to get this app from Jamielife (Thanks Jamielife) to post new products in our zen cart to the proper Fan Page/Business Page.

Each fan page has its own page id and access token. The easy part was getting the page ID the hard part was figuring out how to get the the access token for the specific page.

After you have gone through the initial steps outlined by Jamielife to get the app authorized the next steps will allow you to have this app post to the page of your choosing.

Here is the solution.:

1. Run this link in your Browser. Please replace ~URL~ with your connect URL (Facebook Application dialog) and ~APPID~ with your application ID


You will need to add https// to the following links

graph.facebook.com/oauth/authorize?type=user_agent&client_id=~APPID~&redirect_uri=~URL~&scope=publish_str eam,offline_access,manage_pages

If done correctly you get your zen cart with the URL Parameter Access Token

2. This URL will return to you a URL parameter access_token.
3. Save the token somewhere;
4. Load This URL. Replace ~TOKEN~ with the token received from Facebook at point 2.

graph.facebook.com/me/accounts?access_token=~TOKEN~

5. As a result you will get the json with all your pages and all access tokens. Save them somewhere;

Once you have this data it is simple going into the update_product.php at lines 88-92 and change them according to the information associated with the specific page that you want to mod to post to.

Test to make sure it works

I have tested it on 1.3.9f with the latest version of Jamielife's mod with success

Good Luck

[jamielife]

***IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR THOSE WHO MANAGE SEVERAL FACEBOOK PAGES***

Like most I have been scratching my head on how to get this app from Jamielife (Thanks Jamielife) to post new products in our zen cart to the proper Fan Page/Business Page.

Each fan page has its own page id and access token. The easy part was getting the page ID the hard part was figuring out how to get the the access token for the specific page.

After you have gone through the initial steps outlined by Jamielife to get the app authorized the next steps will allow you to have this app post to the page of your choosing.

Here is the solution.:

1. Run this link in your Browser. Please replace ~URL~ with your connect URL (Facebook Application dialog) and ~APPID~ with your application ID


You will need to add https// to the following links




If done correctly you get your zen cart with the URL Parameter Access Token

2. This URL will return to you a URL parameter access_token.
3. Save the token somewhere;
4. Load This URL. Replace ~TOKEN~ with the token received from Facebook at point 2.



5. As a result you will get the json with all your pages and all access tokens. Save them somewhere;

Once you have this data it is simple going into the update_product.php at lines 88-92 and change them according to the information associated with the specific page that you want to mod to post to.

Test to make sure it works

I have tested it on 1.3.9f with the latest version of Jamielife's mod with success

Good Luck

You can do this, but you don't have to as you've already allowed your app to access all your pages.

You could just take the individual page's number (which will be in your browser's address bar when you navigate to the facebook page):



and fill it in for line 96 where you see:

$page_id = "Your page ID"; 

[jamielife]

Ok so this MIGHT fix it:

However, I can't recreate the problem so I am unable to test.

I think that it is server related and has to do with DNS/cURL settings. So if you're having a problem where something isn't getting posted to facebook (but just about everything else is) Download: http://htmyell.com/images/share/autoFacebook_fix.zip extract the included facebook.php file and replace the facebook.php file located on your server in: "admin/includes/modules/facebook/"

You don't need to change anything else, this will just change the core facebook api fille.

Once you replace it, hopefully everything will work.

...fingers crossed...

Please let me know.





NOTE: This is not an upgrade to the existing autoFacebook 2 mod, it is just a potential fix for those people having issues with the current mod. If everything works fine for you, you do not need to download this.

[countrycharm]

Ok so this MIGHT fix it:

However, I can't recreate the problem so I am unable to test.

I think that it is server related and has to do with DNS/cURL settings. So if you're having a problem where something isn't getting posted to facebook (but just about everything else is) Download: http://htmyell.com/images/share/autoFacebook_fix.zip extract the included facebook.php file and replace the facebook.php file located on your server in: "admin/includes/modules/facebook/"

You don't need to change anything else, this will just change the core facebook api fille.

Once you replace it, hopefully everything will work.

...fingers crossed...

Please let me know.





NOTE: This is not an upgrade to the existing autoFacebook 2 mod, it is just a potential fix for those people having issues with the current mod. If everything works fine for you, you do not need to download this.

Still doesn't post the description of the product..

[WHOSYOURDADDY]

You can do this, but you don't have to as you've already allowed your app to access all your pages.

You could just take the individual page's number (which will be in your browser's address bar when you navigate to the facebook page):



and fill it in for line 96 where you see:

$page_id = "Your page ID"; 

I'm not talking about the User Access Token - have you tested through your method to insure that it works as you prescribe?

According to my post in this thread (post #147) when I tested using your prescribed method FB gives back an error code of 200

As I stated in my post here in this thread (post #149) according to FB Developers Wiki error 200 is a permission error.

So yes you have the User Access Token that allows posting through the admin privileges granted for that fan page but by not changing the page access token that is different for each page, to the specific access token for that page FB will not allow access by the script.

what you will see in the page access token is the following

Application Number|user ID and User Access Token|Fan Page ID|Fan Page Access Token

the Application Number, User ID and User Access Token remains the same but the Page ID and Page Access Token are what changes from fan page to fan page.

Think about it, it is a extra level of security to help insure fraudulent access and posting onto face book does not occur

{
"name": "Bugs Bunny Frontier",
"category": "Websites",
"id": "29469045921",
"access_token": "some secret string."

"name": "Daffy Duck Play Pen",
"category": "Websites",
"id": "15326801473",
"access_token": "some secret string."

"name": "Mother Goose Brothel",
"category": "Websites",
"id": "19785012358",
"access_token": "some secret string."
},

The above information is what is gleamed from FB by using the procedure I have outlined earlier.

So by simple changing the page ID without changing the page access token that matches produces an FB error code of 200 (Permission Denied) when the update_product.php is called when adding a new product to the zen cart.

When the facebook authorization runs for the first time, FB will look at what session was last used and stored in the cookie session on the users computer to determine which page ID and associated page access token to authorize. Which for those such as myself that mange several pages my not be the one that we want the cart to post to.

I'm not a programmer but I am one hell of a researcher.

[jamielife]

I'm not talking about the User Access Token - have you tested through your method to insure that it works as you prescribe?

You are right, I was thinking about the authentication process for autoFacebook1. I'm starting to think I manage too many mods to keep track of em all.

I've got a fix for this developed that lets you select your page from a drop down which will be available in the next version.

[WHOSYOURDADDY]

You are right, I was thinking about the authentication process for autoFacebook1. I'm starting to think I manage too many mods to keep track of em all.

I've got a fix for this developed that lets you select your page from a drop down which will be available in the next version.

LOL it happens to the best of us - I'm just glad I was able add something positive to this thread

I have programmer friend that uses me as his beta tester for work he does - If there is a bug I will find it LMAO

It really is a great mod with a lot future development possibilities!

Now to start working on what you and countrycharm just went through on posting descriptions!!!

[DesH]

Installed AutoFacebook v2, seemed to install ok, but when i add a new product in zencart at the top it informs me that Facebook was successfully updated, but nothing showing on facebook. I'v uninstalled and re installed the app 3 times without any errors showing at all but can not get anything to show in facebook at all. Anybody any ideas what i can check to try and find whats going wrong.

[adnanrana]

I installed Version 2 a few days ago, and it is working perfectly. Also installed Autotweet, which is also working fine.

Thanks very much for this excellent modules and all your help.

Adnan Rana
PC Point Ltd

[WHOSYOURDADDY]

Installed AutoFacebook v2, seemed to install ok, but when i add a new product in zencart at the top it informs me that Facebook was successfully updated, but nothing showing on facebook. I'v uninstalled and re installed the app 3 times without any errors showing at all but can not get anything to show in facebook at all. Anybody any ideas what i can check to try and find whats going wrong.

If you mange several pages check them all to see which one it posted too!

If it is posting to the wrong page I have provided a temporary procedure to get the information you need earlier in this thread.
(post #156 on page 16 of this thread)

Jamielife is working an upgrade for those of us that manage several pages.