Modify fb_tab settings after initial configuration

Dave,

Clicking that link results in "The requested page could not be found."

also tried fb_tab_config_url($data['profile_id']) and got the same result.

The config URL is something like:

http://apps.facebook.com/myappname/fb_tab/config/183579735033391

Whereas the link above goes to something like:

http://apps.facebook.com/myappname/%252Ffb_cb/201753026509914/fb_page/183579735033391/fb_tab/config/183579735033391

No there's nothing else performing any url rewriting.

Just to clarify in case I'm doing something wrong...I've put print l('click to edit', fb_tab_config_url()); inside the FB_TAB_OP_VIEW operation, and I've just put that code in there as is, I haven't put it in as a markup value in the $return['eg_fb_og'] array which displays the content of the tab when viewed, I don't think thats the problem but just checking.

I really appreciate your continued support here!

Can anyone confirm that fb_tab_config_url() outputs the correct link to the configuration page when it's placed on a tab?

Ok, everything must be output from this $return['eg_fb_og'] array (from the examples in the documentation), fb_tab_config_url() works fine but it must be a value of that array and can't be used anywhere on its own. Hopefully this will help some beginner folk who arent versed enough in Drupal to automatically know this :P

Next problem! I only want to display the configuration link to the user who initially configured the tab, so I thought that would be pretty simple, something like:

global $user;
print $user->uid;
if ($user->uid == 3) {
  $return['my_module_fb_tab'] = array(
             '#type' => 'markup',
             '#value' => t('<a href="!href">Click here to configure</a>', array(
                          '!href' => fb_tab_config_url($data['profile_id']),
              )),
   );
}

I've used uid 3 in the example, its actually set to a $data['config']['eg_fb_og'] but thats not relevant to the problem, the print statement on the second line ALWAYS outputs 0, i.e. anonymous drupal user, no matter who is viewing the tab, users logged into drupal without the app installed, users logged into drupal with the app installed, the owner of the page with the app installed, doesnt matter who views the page, always $user->uid = 0.

if in the FB_TAB_OP_FORM operation:

global $user;
print $user->uid;

Results in the correct UID of the user viewing the tab.

if in the FB_TAB_OP_VIEW operation:

global $user;
print $user->uid;

Results in 0 no matter who is viewing the tab.

So my question is, how do I display the configuration link only if the user viewing the tab is the drupal logged in user who initially configured the tab?

Hi Dave,

I uncommented line 18 and synced properties, the tab edit URL seems to be blank though:

This will attempt to set the following application properties on facebook.com.

Array
(
    [uninstall_url] => http://www.mydomain.com/fb_app/event/myapp/post_remove/
    [authorize_url] => http://www.mydomain.com/fb_app/event/myapp/post_authorize/
    [callback_url] => http://www.mydomain.com/fb_cb/201753026509914/
    [connect_url] => http://www.mydomain.com/
    [tab_default_name] => Tab Name
    [profile_tab_url] => fb_tab/view
    [edit_url] => 
)

As far as I can see there is no tab edit link on the tab.

Dave,

I applied the patch and saved the app again, then synced props and the edit config url is now displayed as: fb_tab/config.

I don't see anything new on the tab though? Should there be an edit link displayed or what exactly does the patch do?

in #8 you mention "Then see if that edit link becomes available", where should the link be or how do I display it?

Following the directions in that post, when I click 'Go to App' the url is:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/fb_tab/config?fb_page_id=174537389277774

Nothing happens when I click the link, it's continually trying to do something (the firefox cursor throbber is moving) but the page doesnt load.

putting that url directly into the browser results in the Facebook internal 'page not found' message.

What I see is what they are discussing in the link you posted to facebook dev forum, click 'Edit Info' on a page, click 'Apps', I see my app with a 'Go to App' link, 'Edit Settings' link, and 'Link to this tab' link, it's not the same as the pic you have posted. See attached.

The 'Go to App' link URL I posted above does nothing, if put directly into the browser it says page not found.

Attached is a full screenshot showing that I am in the right place, and the available links are different to what you describe. Any ideas why this would be?

http://apps.facebook.com/MYCANVAS/fb_tab/config does indeed go to the edit page, just need to know how to make this available to the user.

yeah, this is what is confusing me, why do i see something different on the facebook user side than you do.

My facebook account is the account that created the page in the screenshot, so I would presume I can adminster all page settings.

I logged into facebook with a completely different username just to check it wasnt something strange with my account, and I see exactly the same thing as I described above.

Can anyone else chime in and describe what they see?

Dave, are you sure what you're looking at isnt a page visible only to the developer of the app or something?

Dave, that isnt the 'edit info' page for the users facebook page, so the user wouldnt have access to the page you are talking about, meaning the configuration link is not available to them.

The page administrator does not have access, you have added the app to the app's own page, meaning the app developer is the only one who has access to this edit link.

I have just confirmed this by doing the same thing and now I see the same as your screenshot, but the only reason I see this is because I've added the app to the app's own page, and because I'm the developer of the app I can access it. Every other user who adds the facebook tab to their page does not have access to this link if they click 'edit info' on their facebook page.

Furthermore, the 'Edit' link below my app (on a page that looks exactly the same as your screenshot), goes to the exact same URL as the 'Go to app' link I was talking about earlier:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/fb_tab/config?fb_page_id=201753026509914

This link does not work. However because its the same URL in both places it would suggest that each user can then access the config page by clicking 'Edit info' on their facebook page, and then 'Go to App' link, solving what I'm taking about above (each page admin should be able to do this and not just the page admin of the app page).

So in other words, if the link was working and going to the right place I think we'd be fine.

Yours goes to:
http://apps.facebook.com/MYCANVAS/fb_tab/config
This works when i paste directly in the browser

Mine goes to:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/fb_tab/config?fb_page_id=201753026509914
This goes nowhere

I've double checked everything on both the drupal and facebook sides, the config URL is set properly etc, baffling me why we have 2 totally different URLs for the 'Edit' link!

Dave, that was exactly it...the config url in the Facebook Integration section was set to "fb_tab/config" which i assumed was what it was supposed to be, changing it to the fully qualified URL worked perfectly, all page administrators can now edit their tab settings by viewing their facebook page, click on "Edit info" > "Apps" > "Go to app" link below the facebook application.

Not sure why the config URL is not being set correctly from the Drupal side, but its a minor issue.

I'd be happy to contribute to the DFF documentation explaining the tab config on this page: http://drupal.org/node/956034

If you are ok with that let me know how I should do this.

Thanks for your continued attention and development of the module, much appreciated.

Im just wondering...

Under Home › Administer › Site building › Facebook Applications › Application Detail
Facebook profile tabs > Edit URL

help text says "Recommended value is fb_tab/config."

If this field was actually set to an absolute url "http://apps.facebook.com/APPNAME/fb_tab/config" instead of the relative url "fb_tab/config" then it might work without having to override the URL on the facebook side?