Facebook is making changes to your Fan Pages

Last October Facebook announced plans to remove the application boxes and application info sections from facebook pages, as well as reduce the width of application tabs in order to slim down for a new sleeker look.

Sometime during the week of August 23rd, those changes will be going into effect.

Officially, Facebook says, “These updates are designed to simplify navigation for users, reduce complexity for developers, and enable us to build the next generation of tools for growing your business with Facebook.  ….Based on feedback from developers, we have committed to the following plans to ensure a smooth transition:

• Boxes. We will notify users via messaging in profile boxes and in the Help Center that the “Boxes” tab, boxes on profiles and Pages, and application info sections will be going away.
• Application Tabs. Next week, we will give Page admins the ability to preview their custom tabs in the new 520 pixel width so they can modify their layouts as needed. All profile and Page tabs will be resized automatically beginning the week of August 23.”

You also probably have a nice little warning at the top of your page like this one:

But what does this mean for you, the average Facebook Fan Page admin?

1. That “Boxes” tab in your top navigation will be gone- as will its content. (but did anyone REALLY use that stuff anyway?)
2. You better resize any custom tabs, graphics, and landing pages! Next week, Facebook will give Page admins the ability to preview their custom tabs in the new 520 pixel width so that you can modify your layouts as needed – otherwise it will automatically get re-sized and will either break, look awful, or miraculously work (probably only if it looks awful now).

So heads up! You’ve been warned!

(…of course if you’re a Captico client, we’ll take care of all of this for you )

Tags: changes, Corrie Davidson, developer, facebook, fan page

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