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Dani 5,664 The Queen of DaniWeb

I just noticed tonight that the Login via Facebook feature hasn't been working for an embarassingly long time (aka multiple days). I checked it out, and apparently FB decided to change something on their end to break our OAuth integration. It was an easy fix, and it's working again. Sorry for the massive inconvenience!

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Thanks to for fixing the third-party login disruption. For anyone who arrives later while troubleshooting a broken "Login with Facebook" flow: provider-side changes (API version deprecations, permission/consent changes, redirect-URI validations, or an app flagging) are common root causes. When maintainers push a quick fix, most user-side problems are caused by stale local state or the need to re-grant permissions rather than a persistent account problem.

Visitors experiencing the problem after the fix can try these steps:

  • Log out of DaniWeb, then open a private/incognito window and attempt "Login with Facebook" to rule out cached session state.
  • Clear cookies/site data for both daniweb.com and facebook.com, or revoke the DaniWeb app from the Facebook account settings and reauthorize the app during the next login.
  • If a mobile Facebook app is installed, check Facebook Settings > Apps and Websites and remove/re-add DaniWeb there before retrying.
  • If the account was created only via Facebook and login still fails, use the site’s password-reset flow (using the email tied to the Facebook account) to add a local password; if that is unavailable, follow the site’s support/contact process.
  • Note and record any error messages or HTTP status codes shown — those help maintainers identify the exact OAuth stage that failed.

For site maintainers: add automated OAuth health checks, pin and test Graph API versions on staging before upgrading, keep valid OAuth redirect URIs current, log and surface clear OAuth error messages to users, and offer a local password fallback at signup to reduce lockout risk. Thanks again to for resolving the outage promptly.

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