{"id":1950750,"date":"2021-08-23T21:27:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T01:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=tribe-knowledgebase&#038;p=1950750"},"modified":"2025-05-12T23:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:52:06","slug":"connecting-to-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/connecting-to-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting to Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7vozxbR9XW8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-kb-palette-0-background-color has-background\">\u25b6\ufe0f<strong>Note:<\/strong> This video may refer to products and features that have since been merged or changed. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the content of this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Events Calendar Pro you can connect your virtual events to Facebook via your Facebook page and livestream directly from your event page on your website, or embed your pre-existing Facebook videos (video privacy must be set to Public in order to embed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you connect to the Facebook API, you&#8217;ll be able to embed Facebook Live right from your event page. In addition, you can then include your pre-existing Facebook Videos on your event page as well. There are a few steps to get there, but we&#8217;ll have you up and running in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-create-a-facebook-app\">Create a Facebook App<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: You will need a Facebook Developer account in order to create an app. Learn more about how to register for a Facebook Developer account <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/docs\/development\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now if you haven&#8217;t already done so, the first thing you&#8217;ll want to do is create a Facebook App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/apps\/<\/a> and click <strong>Create App<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-09-at-12.51.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Create a Facebook App\" class=\"wp-image-1953147\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to fill out your <strong>App details<\/strong>, <strong>Use cases,<\/strong> <strong>Business<\/strong>, and <strong>Finalize <\/strong>them. Then click Next at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1534\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6.png 1534w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select &#8220;other&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1504\" height=\"1137\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-11.png 1504w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-11-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-11-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-11-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1504px) 100vw, 1504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, add the required basic information and click <strong>Next<\/strong>, then <strong>Create App<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8.png 1520w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-configure-your-facebook-app\">Configure Your Facebook App<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll want to configure the app to suit your needs. To do that, head over to <strong>App Settings &gt; Basic<\/strong> in the left-hand sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12.png 2280w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-1536x579.png 1536w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-2048x772.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong>App Domains<\/strong>&nbsp;field, enter the domain name of your website where you will be using the Virtual Events plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong>Privacy Policy URL<\/strong>&nbsp;field, enter the full URL of your website\u2019s privacy policy.<br>If your website doesn\u2019t have a privacy policy, use your homepage URL instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Save Changes<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy your App ID and App Secret, as you&#8217;ll need to enter these fields on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13.png 2200w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-1536x633.png 1536w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-2048x844.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, click <strong>Add Product<\/strong> in the left sidebar, choose Facebook Login, and click <strong>Set Up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-11.54.06-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950986\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Settings, toggle <strong>Login with the JavaScript SDK<\/strong> to <strong>Yes<\/strong>, add your website domain, and click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-11.57.42-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950988\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-facebook-credentials-to-wordpress\">Add Facebook Credentials to WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost there! Now you&#8217;re ready to add your credentials to your WordPress site. Once you log in to your site, navigate to <strong>Events Settings &gt; Integrations<\/strong> and scroll down until you find the Facebook Live Video section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your <strong>Facebook App ID<\/strong> and <strong>Facebook App Secret<\/strong> and click <strong>Save Facebook App<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-19.png 994w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-19-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-19-768x327.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you forgot to record these fields in the previous step, no worries! You can <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">navigate to your Facebook App<\/a> and go to Settings &gt; Basic to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re just adding existing Facebook Videos, then you&#8217;re all set now! To stream Facebook Live videos right in your event, continue on to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-facebook-page-name-and-id\">Add Facebook Page Name and ID<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to add Facebook Live, you&#8217;ll need to add the Facebook page name and ID next. As of right now, our plugin is only compatible with Facebook pages (not groups), so if you haven&#8217;t already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/473994396650734?id=939256796236247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">created a page<\/a>, you&#8217;ll want to go ahead and do that next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Page Name is simply the label for your Facebook Page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1866\" height=\"1096\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1.png 1866w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1-1536x902.png 1536w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-1.43.22-PM-1-1568x921.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1866px) 100vw, 1866px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your<strong> Page ID<\/strong> is the phrase or set of numbers located at the end of your Facebook page URL or under <strong>About <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Page<\/strong> <strong>Transparency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1831\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14.png 1831w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14-1536x586.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1831px) 100vw, 1831px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a Facebook page with a URL like this:&nbsp;<code>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simplemusicfun<\/code>&nbsp;then the Page ID is just&nbsp;<em><strong>simplemusicfun<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your page URL is structured like this:&nbsp;<code>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simplemusicfun-1234567890<\/code>&nbsp;then the ID is&nbsp;<em><strong>1234567890<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your page URL is structured like this:&nbsp;<code>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/simplemusicfun\/123654123654123&nbsp;<\/code>then the Page ID is actually the number at the end so in this case it is&nbsp;<em><strong>123654123654123<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have this information entered in the provided fields, click <strong>Add<\/strong>. Then click <strong>Continue with Facebook<\/strong> to complete the authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1964531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16.png 475w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you are all set up to automatically share your Facebook livestreams and Facebook Videos on your event pages. You can add as many Facebook pages as you&#8217;d like by clicking Add Facebook page and following the same process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now see a Facebook Live option when you configure your virtual events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you run into issues, under &#8220;Permissions and Features&#8221; when you&#8217;re looking for the public_profile permission within App Review, your business may need to be verified. this wasn&#8217;t required at the time of this article update. 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