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Are you installing a new Facebook-related WordPress plugin & need to enter Facebook App ID & secret key?

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As a blogger or a developer, you would need to create App ID & secret key today or one day to get things done. Today I was configuring one WordPress plugin that used to work before without the requirement of Fb App Id & secret key, but now it’s not the same. The plugin I was trying to configure was Facebook Album embed & even after embedding an album from my Facebook page, it was giving me error:

“message”: “An access token is required to request this resource.”

I realized this was one issue that many of you might be facing due to recent changes in Facebook’s API. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Facebook developers page to create a new app & get your own Facebook App ID & Secret key.


How to create a Basic Facebook APP & get App ID & Secret Key:

These are simple steps that can be followed by anyone without the requirement of being a developer. So if you are configuring a Facebook related WordPress plugin or using a 3rd party app which requires Fb Secret Key & ID, this tutorial would be of great help.

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Head over to Facebook developers page & click on create a new app

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  • Select the kind of app you are using. For configuring WordPress plugin, it’s usually websites.

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  • On the next page give a name to your app. Make it relevant or if you are testing this right now, call it test app.

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  • Click on Create new Facebook App Id. In the pop-up select the category for the app.

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  • Click on create app ID. On the next page click on Skip at the top right & you will be taken to your created App page, where you can retrieve your app id & secret key.

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  • Click on show in front of App secret, and you need to enter your Facebook account password to see the App secret key.
  • Now copy-paste the App ID & App secret values in the plugin or tool that you are configuring.

In my case, I was configuring Facebook Albums plugin & it worked flawlessly after pasting the values in the plugin settings. I hope this quick guide would help you when in need to configuring any Facebook related plugin on your blog.

  • Also see: How to find Facebook Application Id & Admin ID 

Feel free to ask me questions if you are unable to complete the process or stuck in between. If you know someone who need help with this, do let them know about this resource.

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