Facebook has recently introduced a widget called “Fan Box” that Facebook page administrators can install on their website so that their readers can see the facebook page updates directly on the website almost in real-time. On the top of that, readers can also become a fan of the Page by simply clicking a button on that widget itself. According to Facebook, over 8 million users become fans of Facebook Pages every day to connect with their favorite public figures and organizations and get updates directly in their streams. Now with the help of this new facebook fan box widget, users can connect with brands, musicians, celebrities, businesses, and more, whether they’re on or off Facebook.
The Fan Box is very easy to install and just takes a few simple steps to fully integrate it with your existing website. If you are a facebook fan page administrator, you should be able to get the Fan box widget running on your page by copying only four lines of JavaScript.
How to Add a Facebook Fan Widget on your Website
To install the Facebook fan widget, first login to your facebook account and go to your facebook Page – there you should see “Add Fan Box to your site” right underneath your Page’s profile picture. Each Fan Box includes the Become a Fan button. You can customize the Fan Box to include additional features including the stream of recent posts as well as a list of fans. The Fan Box can integrate tightly into your website – it takes a minimum of 200px width and 64px height for the button, and 554px height with all features included. You can read more detailed instructions on the Facebook Developer Wiki.
Here are some examples of different uses of the Facebook Fan Box:
- Threadless is currently using the Fan Box to feature the videos and posts they make to their Facebook fans.
- Newsweek has nicely integrated the Fan Box to encourage readers to become a fan and get news updates through Facebook.
- Coca-Cola’s Fan Box integration encourages Coca-Cola customers to become fans on Facebook.
So don’t wait up, go and install your Facebook Fanbox widget on your website today and get more facebook fans and free exposure to your fan page.
What others are saying about Facebook Fan Page?
Facebook Releases New “Fan Box” Widget to Turn Website Visitors into Facebook Fans – Inside Facebook
Facebook Fan Box Widget Links Celeb Sites, Pages – AppScout
Facebook wants you to become a fan with the new “Fan Box” – Webbyist
Facebook Introduces The Fan Box. Take That, MySpace. – Techcrunch
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By having Facebook Fan Box in our website, it’s much easier to access the uptodate Facebook page and directly communicate with other friends all over the world.
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I’m interested in adding the facebook fanbox widget to my web site, but I do not have “Add Fan Box to your site” on my facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Build-A-Thriving-Business-Network/163264904102. Why is that? How can I work around it? Thanks
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@Rebecca McClain – Hay Rebecca, open your Facebook page, and right beneath the Logo of your page there should be a link called “edit page” (if you are an administrator).
So go into the edit mode and look for a section called “Promote your page” and underneath you should find Add fanbox link.
Or just go to this page instead: http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/
Hope this helps.
Cheers
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I’ve been looking for this widget as I would like to integrate it in my blog. Thank you for the information.
said:
Hey very well explained man.
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yo! is there a way not to use facebook fanbox but faceboox friends? i dont want to create a fanpage,but i want to use my own facebook account to have more friends or so..maybe if there is a way with this please tell me..or email me, thanks!
nice site though.
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Hi Sanjay, Unfortunately it only works for Pages at the moment.
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Cool post, Thanks for sharing! Will definitely be returning again for a read!
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Thanks for the tip I was wondering were everyone was getting those like buttons
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Just finish reading your article and just realized how lucky I am today, never know that the fan box widget exist until now. Thanks for the post, can wait to use widget on my facebook.