Creating a Facebook App

The Facebook App option saves users the process of registration. For example, instead of the user having to register to a store, the user can use the Login with Facebook option, and then all of the user’s registration details are retrieved from Facebook. This eliminates the sometimes lengthy process of registration, which can cause the user to leave the page.

To be able to implement Facebook Login on your store, you first need to create an application in Facebook. When you set up the Facebook login on uStore, you will need the application ID provided by Facebook.

Prerequisites

·     Before you create a Facebook app, make sure that you have an account on Facebook.

·     If you haven’t registered as a Facebook developer, you will be requested to do so once you start creating the app.

To create a new app on Facebook:

1.       Log on to Facebook and go to https://developers.facebook.com

2.       On the toolbar at the top of the page, click Apps and then Add a New App.

3.       Click WWW, enter the name of the app, and then click Create New Facebook App ID.

4.       From the Category list choose Apps for Pages, and then click Create App ID.

5.       In the Tell us about your website section, enter your site’s (store’s) URL and/or mobile site URL. Make sure that you add https:// to the URL address.

6.       On the toolbar click Apps and select your app name.

The Dashboard opens. Notice that the App ID appears here. Make a copy of this number for later use.

See Also

Learn about setting up Facebook registration