{"id":11033,"date":"2018-08-24T18:05:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T22:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=11033"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:30:02","slug":"facebook-sharing-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/facebook-sharing-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Sharing Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of August 1, 2018, Facebook has completely removed the ability for all third-party applications to automate posting to Facebook timelines. This affects any provider that offers automatic posting to Facebook and is not isolated to Qgiv. It affects our Facebook integration within the peer-to-peer event fundraising center,&nbsp;which allowed participants to automate Facebook posts based on various triggers. Unfortunately, this feature will be removed from the Qgiv platform. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we are actively exploring new ways to leverage the Facebook API to extend the reach of your organization.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more info about the API changes that are affecting anyone offering automatic posting to Facebook here: <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/04\/24\/new-facebook-platform-product-changes-policy-updates\/\">https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/04\/24\/new-facebook-platform-product-changes-policy-updates\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of August 1, 2018, Facebook has completely removed the ability for all third-party applications to automate posting to Facebook timelines. This affects any provider that offers automatic posting to Facebook and is not isolated to Qgiv. 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