Setting Facebook comments web plugin

facebook sorting plugins facebook-fql
Jan Turoň picture Jan Turoň · Sep 20, 2011 · Viewed 7.8k times · Source

The default sorting order of the facebook comments plugin is by social status. How do I set the default order to reverse chronological on my web page?

I know there is an option on the top of the plugin. But not all users know about it and the sorting order is confusing.

Answer

Jan Turoň picture Jan Turoň · Oct 2, 2011

I was googling a lot without success, so I solved this by some reverse engeneering...

  1. Use some browser code inspector to see which iframe was inserted by facebook javascript that adds the comments plugin into the page. Copy the facebook_crazy_url of that iframe (see step 2). The inserted iframe seems to be the only thing that is needed to run the comments properly
  2. Get rid of the FB javascript and insert your own iframe instead: set the url to "https://www.facebook.com/plugins/comments.php?channel_url=facebook_crazy_url&order_by=reverse_time"

Related questions

Use Device Login on Smart TV / Console

I have noticed that Facebook seems to support Device Login with a token / PIN Code instead of user/login to be used on devices like TV or console: https://www.facebook.com/device In the search of the dev page …

Read More
Where can I find my Facebook application id and secret key?

In my Facebook account, where can I find these application IDs, secret key, all?

Read More
Facebook API - How do I get a Facebook user's profile image through the Facebook API (without requiring the user to "Allow" the application)

I'm working on a CMS that fetches a user's profile image from their Facebook URL (that is, http://facebook.com/users_unique_url). How can I accomplish this? Is there a Faceboook API call that fetches a user's profile image …

Read More