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Instruction - WPL Facebook add-on app

Instruction - WPL Facebook add-on app

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Last updated: Sept 24, 2021
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Installation

Download WPL Facebook from your billing account. How to download products from billing?
Install Add-on through WPL dashboard > Purchased add-on. Then Facebook feature going to appear under the WPL menu.

 

In the Facebook add-on dashboard. In order to create a listing catalog, you need to get the below information.

Catalog Name

Access Token

Business ID

App ID

App Secret

In the following, we will explain how to get these credentials.
Firstly, make sure you have an account on https://developers.facebook.com/ and https://business.facebook.com

Application Setup

  1. Create a new application if needed with Business type.

  2. Fill the form and select a business manager account.

  3. Setup Marketing API.

  4. Go to https://business.facebook.com/settings/ and select your business if not selected.

  5. Click Users -> System Users and then Add button.

  6. Insert your desired name and select Admin as user role and create the user.

  7. Click the Add Assets button.

  8. Select your Facebook App and enable the permissions and then save changes.

  9. Click the Generate New Token button.

  10. Select your app and enable all possible permissions and then save the form.

  11. Copy the Access Token.

Credentials

  1. Go to https://developers.facebook.com and select your App.

  2. Navigate to Settings -> Basic. You can see App ID and App Secret here.

  3. Go to https://business.facebook.com and select your business.

  4. Click Settings and then Business Account Info. Your Business ID is here.

  5. The Access Token is what you generated and copied in step 11 above. You can debug your access token on the https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/accesstoken/ page to make sure it works fine.

Usage

So far you have got all the necessary information successfully. In the next step click on the "Next" button to go to your Facebook add-on dashboard:


If you go to WPL > Listing Manager you will find "Publish on Facebook" In each property. By clicking on this button you can add a property to the Facebook add-on > Sync section and then you can Sync properties





Ads on Facebook

  1. Go to https://business.facebook.com/settings/and select your business if not selected.

  2. Click Data Sources -> Catalogs.

  3. Then select your catalog and click the Open in Commerce Manager button.

  4. Click Catalog -> Items menu and then you can see the listings on the right.