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Experts agree that Creating Business Page Facebook is essential in order to advertise your blog online. But just recently, Facebook discontinue Static FBML and replaced it with IFrames. Now, I am confused on what to do with my facebook pages and how I can make use of this Iframes on my page. Also, I noticed that there is no landing page in Iframe... Any idea guys?

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A short, practical update anchored to the old thread: FBML was phased out in favor of iframe-based Page Tabs, which means the tab content runs from an external web host (so full HTML/CSS/JS is allowed) rather than inside Facebook’s FBML renderer. That historical change forced the move to hosting tab pages externally and treating each tab as a small web app. (mdgsolutions.com)

Concrete, low-friction steps that match how admins actually add an iframe tab today: create an app in the Facebook (Meta) developer dashboard, add the Page Tab platform in the app settings, supply both the Page Tab URL and the Secure Page Tab URL (HTTPS), then add the app to the Page using the Add Page Tab dialog or the Pages /tabs Graph API. Make the app “live” (not in development/sandbox) when adding it to non-developer accounts. These are the same mechanics discussed in earlier answers but filled out into a checklist. (stackoverflow.com)

Common gotchas and troubleshooting notes, based on years of developer experience and the platform changes since 2011: tab content must be served over HTTPS (Facebook will hide insecure tabs for users on secure browsing), any server headers that block framing (for example X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors) will prevent the tab from loading, and Page Tabs historically have poor or no support on mobile so a mobile-targeted redirect or separate mobile URL is often required. Also note a platform restriction added later: programmatic creation of custom tabs via the API can be limited (pages with many fans or whitelisted apps); this explains why some tabs cannot be added automatically to all pages. (socialmediaexaminer.com)

Context and recommendation mentioning earlier replies: was right to advise hosting the tab content externally (that is still required), and ’s pointer to developer docs was the right direction then — but the current checklist above (create app, provide secure URLs, make app live, test as page admin, mind headers and mobile) is what produces a working business tab today. For many business goals (lead capture, sales, signups) a dedicated HTTPS landing page plus Meta Ads or a Page CTA often converts better than relying on a Page Tab alone.

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Adding iFrame to your Facebook Fan page is not very difficult to do. You can upload an app through any hosting services and then install an app via Facebook developers area. Personally I use hostFB as hosting for my Facebook fan page. This is free hosting, but I find it very convenient. After the registration you can upload your app through the service and then get the Canvas URL to install via Facebook developers’ area. I hope this information will help you.

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Hi there Mark! Thanks for giving me information about creating business page facebook. Will surely give your advice a try. :)

Member Avatar for mark_mcfinn23

You are welcome. At that, iframes are very customizable and flexibe. Using iframe on your fan page you will be able to add video to your page and opt-in forms which are great to create email list from facebook, creating project with numerous pages is also possible with iframe. Good luck!

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Can you please explain a little more?

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Can you please explain a little more?

Starting from March 11th facebook does not allow FBML on fan pages, so when starting your new Fan Page you will have to implement iframes to it. Of course, iframes have many advantages over static FBML which I have described in the above posts, but you need to find the server to host your facebook iframe application. I advised charlenej to use hostfb.com as hosting for facebook fan page application which is the hosting I use myself. If I misunderstood your question, please specify what is unclear for you and I will try to explain it in more details.

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could you please let us know what is iftame and what is used for?

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could you please let us know what is iftame and what is used for?

The details of iframe and how it can be used have been explained really well in facebook developers' documentation....!! Here is the link

Here is an example of a Facebook Tab made from iframe
http://www.facebook.com/cafereena?sk=app_187849624601108

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I heard about iFrame in Facebook fan page but haven't try it yet and even how to use it properly. Thanks for sharing information and links to learn more about it.

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