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Would you add Facebook Connect as an option for members to sign in and share their activity on your site to their facebook wall? Or why not? As a user, I personally opt out of Facebook connect at times and prefer to sign in as a new member. Why? Well, let's say its a shopping site and I am buying something for a bride to be who happens to be one of my FB friends, I dont want her to know what I am buying, if its a surprise.
What are you your thoughts?

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Offering Facebook Connect (now called Facebook Login) is a useful option, but it should be designed so sign-in and sharing are separate, explicit actions. ’s privacy concern about surprise purchases is valid — avoid any default or automatic publishing. is right that it expands reach, and ’s WordPress plugin point is practical; just vet any plugin for security and platform-policy compliance. ’s example shows the social value, but social features must be controllable by the user.

Practical checklist before adding it:

  • Request the minimum scopes (usually public_profile and email) and avoid publish permissions unless you really need them.
  • Keep login and “share this” separate: signing in must not auto-post. Provide an explicit share button and a preview of what will be posted.
  • Implement account-linking flows: when a Facebook email matches an existing account, prompt to link or create a separate account. Store the Facebook user ID and the local user ID so identities are reliable.
  • Verify access tokens server-side with the Facebook Graph API and handle token expiry, revoked access, and disabled accounts.
  • Vet third-party plugins for updates, secure configuration, and that they follow Facebook Platform Policy.

Privacy, legal and operational notes:

  • Make sharing opt-in, show clear language about what will be shared, and allow users to unlink or delete the connection from their settings.
  • Follow data-minimization and retention rules (GDPR and similar laws apply depending on users’ locations).
  • Test edge cases (duplicate emails, revoked permissions, slow network, rate limits) and log useful events for support.

For implementation details and the latest rules, see Facebook Login documentation and Facebook Platform Policy, and review GDPR basics for legal obligations:

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There's nothing wrong with adding it as an option. As you so rightly said YOU have a choice which way to sign in. As a site owner you're making your site accessible to more users and potentially getting more marketing out of it.

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Would you add Facebook Connect as an option for members to sign in and share their activity on your site to their facebook wall? Or why not? As a user, I personally opt out of Facebook connect at times and prefer to sign in as a new member. Why? Well, let's say its a shopping site and I am buying something for a bride to be who happens to be one of my FB friends, I dont want her to know what I am buying, if its a surprise.
What are you your thoughts?

Facebook is powerful.It is used more and more widely today.So i am agree with your suggestion.Adding facebook connect is convenient for our users.But you know it will cost the website a lot.

At the same time,i am worried about one thing. Is everyone could see the show before added a facebook connection?Don't worry.Please see the example here:

http://www.123flashchat.com/facebook-messenger-chat.html

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How complicated is it for a site to add Facebook Connect? Is it a labor intensive process?

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There's nothing wrong with adding it as an option. As you so rightly said YOU have a choice which way to sign in. As a site owner you're making your site accessible to more users and potentially getting more marketing out of it.

I think the more options the better. I actually found an add-on for WordPress that allows people to share the content from a WordPress page/blog in a while bunch of ways, some I am still investigating so that I can understand them better and possible find new channels to communicate through.

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How complicated is it for a site to add Facebook Connect? Is it a labor intensive process?

It's not too difficult to add facebook connect to your site (although documentation could be better). It is more difficult to integrate the functionality and information e.g. someone looks onto your site through FB Connect and leaves a comment, you need to store the info of that user somewhere. Or if you want to setup a relationship between their local login and fbook login.

There is a lot of documentation, but it can be confusing without much knowledge of the facebook api.

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Thanks for the clarification. I was consulted on a startup to use Facebook Connect since it helps bring people together via online sharing.

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