Posting an entry from WordPress to a Facebook fan page, although tedious,  is quite simple and easy. There is a way to automate this through the use of a Facebook application called “NetworkedBlogs”. Just follow these easy steps carefully to be able to auto-post directly to your Facebook fan page.

The first thing you have to do is create a fan page. For this tutorial, I created a fan page for this website. If you are not a fan yet, log on to your Facebook account now and click ‘Like’ on our page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-A-Website/155838514439501

HOW TO CREATE A FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

1. Type the following URL and go to the address shown below.
   
2. On the page, choose what the page is for and type in your Page name. In this case, I chose Website under the Brand, product, or organization drop-down list. Click Create Official Page when done. Don’t forget to tick the square across you being the official representative of the page you are creating.
   
3. Click Create Page.
   Now your Facebook fan page is created. Enter the necessary information about your product or company on the page. It is ideal that you add in a company logo or an image that best signifies the page you created.

LINKING WITH NETWORKEDBLOGS

1. On the search bar at the top of your Facebook page, enter ‘networkedblogs’. Facebook will give you some page suggestions, choose the right one as shown below.
   
2. On the NetworkedBlogs page, click Go to Application
   

   Then, click Allow.
   

3. Pick 5 blogs. You cannot skip this step.
   

   Click Next (at the bottom of the page).
   

4. And yet another page where you must follow a blog or blogs. You cannot skip this step either. Just choose one that you think is relevant to your page.
   

   Click the following link when it appears.
   

5. On the NetworkedBlogs homepage, click the Register a Blog link.
   
6. Enter all the necessary information about you blog. I am using this website as an example.
   
7. Click Yes if you are the owner of the website. In this case, I am.
   You will then need to verify ownership of the site. I chose to add a widget.
   
   I chose a textual badge to not interfere with the images I currently have on the site.
   
8. Copy the code for the badge.
   
9. On your WordPress site: Log in as Admin and look for Widgets. It should be under Appearance.
   
   Paste the code on one of the Text widgets. Don’t forget to click Save.
   
   
10. Back on the NetworkedBlogs page: Click on the Verify Widget button. It will tell you if the verification process is successful. Click Next.
    
11. On the page that opens, click on Set up Syndication.
    
12. Then choose the site you want to configure. Mine shows the fan page I created at the beginning of this tutorial. Click Install.
    
13. Click Add NetworkedBlogs.
    
    Then click Yes after you install NetworkedBlogs on the page.
    
    Don’t forget to tick the box to auto publish your WordPress posts to the fan page.
    
14. Click Allow to automate the posting to the fan page wall.
    

TESTING YOUR AUTO-POST

1. You can test if your auto-posting works, click on Publish a Test Post.
   
2. Click on the link to open your fan page.
   
3. Your fan page wall should show recent posts from your WordPress site.
   

Create more posts to update your Facebook fan page automatically. Don’t forget to tell your friends to click Like on your fan page. Please don’t forget to click Like on our Facebook fan page.

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