Facebook's Developer Forum

The Facebook Developer Forum (http://forum.developers.facebook.com) should always be one of your first resources for finding information. (See Figure 18-1.) Always search for your problem before asking someone else about it, because with thousands of answers, you're bound to find a thread that answers your question. Also, occasionally a Facebook employee may chime in, as they like to hang out and make sure questions are getting answered.

Figure 18-1: Facebook's Developer Forum should be one of the first resources you visit when you need help.

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The search box for the forum is in the upper-right corner of the page. Use this to search for your question. Enter any keyword or phrase that you think might return the results that you need.

When you search, a list of all the items that match your search query will appear. They will be sorted by the most recent, first. Each will be in its own topic, showing the person's response that matches your keyword. Click the topic name to see the full thread (or click Go to Post).

As I write this, Developer Forum is organized into five basic sections:

  • Facebook Platform: These are general questions about Facebook development and access to the API.
  • Basics: Here you can find questions about getting started on Facebook Platform, updates from Facebook, and policies, and you can also leave feedback.
  • Technical: This is more a miscellaneous ...

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