Saturday, October 8, 2011

Enable Facebook Timeline


Enable Facebook Timeline For Your Profile !!!!!

Facebook new development released a profile layout changing method called "timeline". It is a collection of your photos, posts and apps. You can see what you did in last year or last month. All Facebook status updates that you made can be reviewed by rolling back using the new timeline. This brilliant new feature can be enabled only through the developers page and will be visible to only those people who have enabled Facebook developers App. How ever facebook is looking forward to release this to all the users in future. This is a preview of my new timeline(click on it to enlarge).

How to Enable Timeline feature
- First log in to your facebook account.
- Then search for "Developer".
- Go to the first link.
- Press allow if you did not have used it before. The facebook developer page will appear.
- Click on the Create new app button towards your top-right-corner side.
- Enter "Timeline" as the App display name
- Enter any name for App namespace without space. (It should be more than 7 characters)
- Check the I agree to the Platform Privacy Policy and click continue.
- Security check will be appear. Submit the security captcha code.
   (If you have not verified your facebook account it will ask for it. Verify it using mobile verification.
   You can set it as "show only to me" from your profile info. So it will not be visible to others.)
- Now you will see the Basic settings page. (If you see the app namespace blank enter a name without space and hit Save settings.






Go towards the left side Look for the "Open Graph" Link, and click the "Get Started using open graph" link. Fill the blanks as shown below,
  • People can read a book



- Then click on Get started
- You will come up with a settings page. Leave them as default. Then click Save Changes and Next.
- Another settings page will appear. Leave them as default. Click Save Changes and Next.
- Next page is about the layout of the profile.
- Select the Layout style as "Gallery"







- Click Save and Finish.Now the app is complete
- You will see a message from the "Developer Release"






- Press Get It Now.
- Now you will see your updated profile.
- before publish it click on Start Tour.
- After the tour press Publish Now.


Note : During the developer release, only other developers will be able to see your new timeline. Everyone else will see your old profile.


- That's all. Start exploring this brilliant new feature! Enjoy!