[Platform] Facebook Share button on the WordPress site throws an error

The Send and Like buttons work alright, then why not the Share button?

“App Not Set Up: This app is still in development mode, and you don’t have access to it. Switch to a registered test user or ask an app admin for permissions.”

Try, try, try and try again. Sleepless nights. Nothing works. I check in Facebook for Developers that the APP is actually enabled for Public. Can’t get a handle around why is it still not working.

Eureka moment: I realize that the App ID that appears on the URL that opens when Share is clicked has an App ID which doesn’t match that of my Application. If I manually change the App ID to the one that appears on the Facebook for Developers site, the share functionality works fine. Now, it boils down to how do I correct the App ID that shows when the button is pressed.

After All: This problem has boggled my head for too long – several days. Finally, I figure that this is a bug in the plug-in I was using (plug-in called ‘Facebook’). I found another very simple and useful replacement (plug-in called: “Social Ring“). It works pretty smoothly (‘malai’ in local lingo). Not only does that let me share and like on facebook, twitter, google+, but it also lets the user save content (blogs) as PDF! Not only that, it will even allow emailing, and printing the blogs.

However, I still can’t get rid of my older ‘Facebook‘ plug-in since it is somehow connected to the LIKE US ON FACEBOOK widget that appears on the top right of my posts. But that’s alright, I can live with two plug-ins.

Problem solved, and I can sleep tight at least until the BUGs bite again.. Ciao!

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