[Hidden-tech] WordPress and FaceBook problem

Wed Jun 3 20:53:42 UTC 2020

Ok, thanks. I don't know what WP addon I'm using. Maybe whatever came with
WordPress?

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:30 PM Rich at tnr <rich at tnrglobal.com> wrote:

> David, you still have not told us what WP addon you are using - that makes
> a difference in the setup
> You appear to not be using WP.com but that's all I tell
>
> Also, you really need to keep this on the HT list (I added it) so you can
> get input from others.
>
> As for phone calls, someone else might help you there - I don't.
>
> Rich
> On 6/3/2020 10:11 AM, David Greenberg wrote:
>
> OK, I undestand the login part. So how would I get the posts on our
> WordPress site to show up on our FB professional page, or is this not
> possible to do directly? I'm including Bob in this discussion, as it is he
> who most frequently posts to FB for us. In case this helps, our website is
> here: fccpr.us and our FB page is here:
> https://www.facebook.com/FCContinuingPoliticalRevolution/
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 9:49 AM Christine Dutton <cgdutton7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think I see where the confusion is. You don't actually log into your
>> page. You only log into your personal page and navigate over to your
>> professional page.
>> Any person who has Admin and Editor access is able to access the
>> features and perform tasks-but there is NO specific login for the FB page.
>> Some orgs do create a "fake account" with the company name, but that is
>> also only a personal page.
>> *Christine Dutton*
>> *Dutton Consulting *
>> *413-626-6377*
>> *Find me on Facebook here!  <https://www.facebook.com/duttonconsulting/>*
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:53 AM David Greenberg <
>> david.greenberg3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you both for your response. Not surprising that I was not as clear
>>> as I could be, as I, personally, do not use Facebook at all. Here is some
>>> text from one of the admins of our FB page:
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>>> *We have a facebook page but do not know what facebook profile it
>>> represents. (again, I’m not sure if that is using the correct facebook
>>> terms). When I log in to facebook with my username and password, it
>>> produces my page. if I gave WordPress my facebook credentials it would post
>>> to my facebook page and those posts would then appear on the facebook pages
>>> of my friends. We don't know the username or password that we should give
>>> WordPress so it would post to our page.  I assume there must be a profile
>>> that produces that page. Is there a way to determine the account
>>> information for our page?  We have admin access (and editor access, etc).
>>> We can search for our page and update it, post to it manually, etc. but we
>>> don't have the login credentials that would log into the profile for our
>>> page.*
>>>
>>> Hope this helps. If not, maybe a phone call?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> David
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 1:14 PM Rich at tnr <rich at tnrglobal.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> your question is inconsistent - if it is a FB page you have access to,
>>>> then you can get to the admin panels that gives all that information.
>>>> And you need to clarify which WP plugin you are using (or if in WP.com)
>>>> -- there are many different options.
>>>>
>>>> Your use of the word 'link' is also not meaningful -- almost anyone can
>>>> post to any page BUT it might not be shown depending on the posters rights
>>>> of page access, admin or what.  In your last question it's about having
>>>> admin access to the target page, do you or not ?
>>>>
>>>> Rich
>>>> On 6/2/2020 11:25 AM, David Greenberg via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>>>>
>>>> WordPress will automatically post to FB if I enter FB credentials. My
>>>> problem is, although I have access to the existing FB page, I don't know
>>>> who set it up and whose account it is linked to and I have been unable to
>>>> find out this information. My question is: If I set up a new FB account, is
>>>> there a way to link it to an existing page to which I have admin access?
>>>> TIA.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
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