Facebook Post Embedding

[Randy W]

 

3/27/2022 - Facebook post embedding seems to be broken - you may see simply white space where there previously was an embedded Facebook post. Hopefully, they will fix the problem, although I haven't seen anything about it.

I copied this code from https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/embedded-posts/

April 1 - okay now fixed - at Facebook end (no changes here)

<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F20531316728%2Fposts%2F10154009990506729%2F&width=500&show_text=true&appId=387918445756028&height=274" width="500" height="274" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe>

 

Facebook embedded post -

End embedded post

 

What it should look like

Edited December 16, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

This seems to affect not just new posts, but every previous embedded post. Facebook video embedding still seems to work.

For now, you'll just have to click the corresponding link to go to the actual Facebook post.

Embedding Facebook posts or other posts which require the use of html coding is available ONLY to admins.

Edited March 27, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Facebook embedding seems to be functional once again. Hopefully, they can keep it that way.

[Randy W]

I think they're jacking with us again

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All I want to do is embed some posts

Edited October 12, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

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Edited October 12, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

I have resubmitted a request for the new "oEmbed Read" functionality - hopefully, they can see their way to providing stable access to it.

 

[Randy W]

Sigh

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[Randy W]

Your request results for December 16, 2022 at 1:31 AM

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Approved: Oembed Read

Posted by Facebook on Thursday, August 27, 2015

Firefox tells me

Firefox Can’t Open This Page

To protect your security, www.facebook.com will not allow Firefox to display the page if another site has embedded it. To see this page, you need to open it in a new window.

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Websites can use x-frame options or a content security policy to control whether other websites may embed them in their own pages. They are important security tools designed to prevent clickjacking, which is an attack that allows malicious sites to trick users into clicking their links.

To visit a site that has shown this message, you can open the link in a New Tab or New Window in Firefox. Note that in some cases, the embedding page will not work correctly without access to the blocked page. In this case, you will need to contact the owner of the broken site for troubleshooting. 

 

Apparently, Facebook has changed their interface to NOT allow the iFrame embedding that they have used in the past (and still provide as an option when you click the "Embed post"). But to allow the JavaScript SDK embedding

 

Apparently, Zuckerberg is too distracted with his META crap to get the act together here.

 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

The 'embed post' option doesn't even work - it uses the iFrame code, which "Facebook refuses to connect".

You have to click through on the 'Advanced settings" to get to the JavaScript SDK code.

Edited December 16, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

 

I found a place to enter the App Id and App Secret for Facebook. Maybe now the automatic embedding will work

Yes!

Edited December 22, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

These guys are CRAZY, I tell you, CRAZY!

As far as I can see, it affects advertising on Facebook/Meta only, and not the embedded linking that I use it for, but I'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure that that is the case.

 

[Randy W]

Interesting - I'm not seeing ads any more. Instead, I'm seeing a LOT of "suggested for you" posts, like this one. Most of which ARE interesting (unless I sign up for one).

Maybe that's what they meant by restricting me from advertising

 

[Randy W]

Facebook is crazy

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Edited August 16, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

WTF are they thinking ??!?

 

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I have no idea why I would want "access to data from users", or to "assign roles and permissions to people".

Access to user data includes birthday, email, age range, gender, link to profile, friends, location, likes, messenger contact, user photos, videos, and posts.

As long as the Facebook embed function works, I'm happy, and don't want the other stuff.

When I try to follow what they want me to do by Dec. 15, 2023, it tells me

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You're no longer allowed to use Facebook Products to advertise. You can't run ads, manage advertising assets or create new ad or business accounts.

 

 

OKAY FINE!!?!

 

 

Edited August 26, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

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Oembed Read
The oEmbed Read feature allows your app to get embed HTML and basic metadata for public Facebook and Instagram pages, posts, and videos. The allowed usage for this feature is to provide front-end views of Facebook and Instagram pages, posts, and videos. You may also use this permission to request analytics insights to improve your app and for marketing or advertising purposes, through the use of aggregated and de-identified or anonymized information (provided such data cannot be re-identified).

We have this feature activated, and it does not seem to require any "business verification".

Edited August 26, 2023 by Randy W (see edit history)