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How to create a Facebook application and configure for the CRM News app

For Facebook Pages and Instagram network we could create one Facebook application. The creation and configuration is hard because requires a lot of attention. There are a lot of details.

First of all, should be created a Facebook application:

• Go to https://developers.facebook.com/
  
  
• Sign In and click on the link My Apps.
  
  
• Click on the button Create app.
  
  
• Select Other and click on Next.
  
  
• Select Business.
  
  
• Enter the app name and click on the button Create app.
  
  
• It's important to select a Business account and your business should be verified. 
  
  
• Click on the link Add Product.
  
  
• Enable the Facebook Login for Business product.
  
  
• In the Facebook Login for Business product enter your website url.
  
  
• In the Facebook Login for Business product -> Settings -> Valid OAuth Redirect URIs enter the url which you could copy from the Midrub CMS -> administrator panel -> User page -> Networks -> Facebook Pages -> Redirect Url.
  
  
• Last important step is to add the business information, app category, app logo, Privacy Policy URL and Terms of Service URL in your Facebook application -> Settings -> Basic.
  
  
• Enable the permission email and public_profile.

Now should be configured the Facebook Pages network in the Midrub CMS:

• Copy the App ID and App secret from your Facebook application -> Settings -> Basic.
  
  
• The copied App ID and App secret should be used in the Midrub CMS -> administrator panel -> User page -> Networks -> Facebook Pages.
  
  
• In the Additional Permissions field you have to add these permissions: pages_manage_engagement,pages_read_engagement,pages_manage_posts
  
  
• Then you have to request these permissions from Facebook.

You could read how to create the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy pages here: https://cms.midrub.com/articles/how-to-create-the-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy-pages