Static FBML To Create Your Customized Fan Page
Social networking sites are widely used for business and personal pages and Facebook is a great place for businesses. Unfortunately, the default Facebook landing page is somewhat dull and looks exactly like every other page on Facebook. Static FBML however, allows the business to customize their fan page and to express themselves as never before.
Static FBML is short for Facebook markup language and is a feature which allows Facebook pages to display photos hosted on another server, Youtube videos or special backgrounds and customize their pages to suit their personality and message. The application is not enabled by default on Facebook pages but must instead be enabled just like any of the other available applications. Using FBML, a business can customize a tab and then make it the default landing page where visitors see their company message first.
Adding images to a Fan page and then making them clickable with a link leading outward is also possible using Facebook markup. Adding the basic html code to the box and then linking it outward was formerly impossible on Facebook. The static FBML application however is perfect for the fan page where news is hosted on the main site or product photos can be linked to descriptions on their site.
Static Facebook markup language is simply an application and option on Facebook which permits the user to add static html or CSS to Facebook and will display just as it would on a normal webpage. Unlike HTML editors the raw code without extra characters must be input into the box. Unlike the standard HTML page there is no need to add headers, meta-tags or any extra characters.
As great as this application is for businesses there are a few items that should be remembered when adding images and videos. The standard Facebook template requires jpegs and videos 560 pixels in width or smaller in order to fit on the page properly. Images should be optimized for web viewing and can be resized when they are optimized. An additonal point to be aware of is that javascript will not run from this application.
Image names should be a single name with no spaces. If a jpeg name is two words, a hyphen should be used to avoid problems in display. While an image has no height limitations the larger a photo is, the longer it takes to load and scrolling is not user friendly.
Simple HTML will usually work well in the FBML markup box. It is important when pasting code in the box to close the tags being used and allow no extra spaces. This markup language for Facebook is not much harder than regular HTML but it does require clean code without the extra characters WYSIWYG editors might insert.
Static Facebook markup language has made fan pages on Facebook a lot more configurable for the average business owner. Anyone who wants a unique look to their Facebook pages can use this simple application and add custom backgrounds, images, videos from outside sources and even more. This very popular social networking media is much easier to with the addition of the FBML application.
Now that you know what Static FBML is and what it’s all about, visit how to Make a Fanpage on Facebook.
