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14 years 4 months ago #18793 by syndicate
How do I use this system to post new blog articles or K2 Items to facebook?

There seems to be other modules like this one that can do it, I would rather not have to buy a bunch of modules to do something as basic as this and seems everyone would want this, is this not included in JFB ?

Thanks
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14 years 4 months ago #18795 by fb_640843199
I agree and am currently struggling to find an easy answer... interested in solutions
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14 years 4 months ago #18798 by syndicate
Well I found 2 system which do this the most extensive are:

1. obSocialSubmit $40.00 USD ($65 for K2 and other extensions ) its in Euro
foobla.com/products/featured-joomla-exte...media-marketing.html

This one appears to have been around for years and has a lot of reviews on it on the JED
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/social-...l-auto-publish/14310

2. JV postmaster ($50 + $20 for K2)
www.jv-extensions.com/content/_/joomla-e...ns/jv-postmaster-r53
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/social-...l-auto-publish/14422
Doesnt seem to have any reviews not sure why? But there other ones seem to review well

I tried a few free ones which failed to work for one reason or another and there is a bunch of $10 - $20 ones which do just Facebook or Just Twitter etc. if you want it simple as you can also connect FB and Twitter within those interfaces themselves now, but I would like to see JFBC add this as then it would be an all in one component vs having to get Authorize and use 2, also some mods dont work with 2 components using Facebook API so not sure if this will fail also when running both at same time etc.
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14 years 4 months ago #18801 by alzander
This is in our task list of things to do. It hasn't been one of the larger requested features, though it's becoming more popular. The reasons it hasn't been done so far are:
* Difficulty in making it simple - We need to make sure that the right article is easily posted to the wall, but not before it's finished (published), not duplicated (if you publish/unpublish) and a couple of other common mistakes that we've heard of with some of the other extensions that do post to wall. When we add features, simplicity and power are required so that it doesn't cause more problems than it's worth.
* While not automated, it's pretty easy to post now. With the Open Graph features of JFBConnect, you can fully describe the page's title, description and image. Then, you can post it to your wall with a better (Facebook targeted) intro and explanation for your users. This is, honestly, the best way as posts that have a personal intro (and not just the first line of the article) will better engage your Facebook audience while still letting them see the Open Graph information about the article.

Obviously, there are some that want it all automated, and JFBConnect will get there. Until then though, there's the extra step of creating the post on your Wall and linking to the article.

Initially, when we do it, it will be Facebook only.. so if other networks are required, we'd recommend one of the other services for now. We do plan more Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ integration for our extensions, but don't want you to think anything is imminent.

Hope that helps explain,
Alex
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