FAQ: Permission Problems using New Facebook
On my previous post, I was explaining how to fix permission problems using the old Facebook. Today, I will explain how to fix permission problems on the new Facebook.
As I noted in my previous post, you may be having permission problems if you experience the following:
- Simplaris Blogcast doesn’t post stuff to your mini-feed.
- You aren’t receiving friend’s feeds even though it is published on your friend’s mini-feed.
- You can’t add a tab for Simplaris Blogcast when using the ‘new’ Facebook
- Simplaris Blogcast isn’t being displayed on my profile for me or my friends.
If you find yourself experiencing any of these problems and are using the new Facebook, please follow these directions.
First click on the on the Applications menu and click on Simplaris Blocast. This will take you to your “My Blogcast” page inside Simplaris Blogcast. Next, hover on the Settings menu and then click on “Simplaris Blogcast Settings”.
First, we will change the wall permissions for Simplaris Blogcast. We can do this by selecting the wall tab on the dialog box that just appeared. Change the radio button so the “Allow Simplaris Blogcast to publish specific sizes automatically” option is selected. After selecting this option, the sub-options should appear. Select the “Full” sub-option to allow Simplaris Blogcast to publish Full Stories.
Next, we will change the profile permissions. Select the Profile Tab in the dialog box. Make sure that both the Box option and the Tab option say “Added” instead of “Available”. If one of the options says “Available”, please click on the added click beside it. Also, make sure the privacy setting is set to “My Networks and Friends”.
Now click the close button on the dialog box and go into Simplaris Blogcast and press the update button. Everything should now be working. If it isn’t working, send me an email at bugz@jkwiens.com.
I do not have the wall tab under the edit simplaris blogcast application settings screen. I have been trying to get facebook to show my blog feed, but so far I can only get it to show under a blogcast tab, not on my wall. Any suggestions?
I don’t have a “Wall” tab either and my settings look a little different than the screen shots on this page.
The article is a little outdated. However, you should be able to figure out the permissions.
The big thing is to make sure that the “Publish to streams” checkbox is checked and the “Access my data even when I’m not using the application” checkbox is checked on the “Additional Permissions” tab.
There is no such alternatives on the “additional permissions”-tab..
If they aren’t there, there is something wrong with your facebook setting. I would first try following the instructions at http://blogcast.simplaris.com/?p=151. If that doesn’t work, please send me screenshots to bugz@jkwiens.com.
Hi!
Thanks for a great FB application, it works fine but i have a question regarding the “blogcast it” button in the “my blogcast” page. Isn´t there any way to let the application automatically blogcast my posts to the newsfeed, now i have to log in to facebook after posting a post on my blog and then select “blogcast it” before it displays on my feed.
I have set the permissions so Simplaris Blogcast are able to publish to the newsfeed but i still must manually blogcast it!
I am having exactly the same problem as the previous poster.
I tried to follow the directions here, however there is no “wall” tab on the application settings.
Here are the settings as I have them:
NO TAB FOR WALL
PROFILE TAB:
Box: Added
Tab: Added
Info section: Added
Privacy: Friends of Friends
BOOKMARK TAB
No selection
ADDITIONAL PERMISSIONS TAB:
Access my data… (checked)
Pulish to streams (checked)
Hi,
I’m having the same issues as everyone else here. Also Facebook just updated its whole page so it all looks different now. The Simplaris settings are also now different to those described in the article above.
The answer above “The article is a little outdated. However, you should be able to figure out the permissions” is not an answer.
Can anyone else add anything to this discussion?
Cheers,
Gordon
These settings are now under “Account” - hoveron that, pick applications, pick Simplaris and you’ll see the wall option, etc.