Set Up Facebook Login

Attenders can log in to your Church Online Platform using their Facebook credentials. When they do, Facebook authenticates them, and a user account is automatically created within the Church Online Platform. This involves a two-step process between Facebook and the platform.

Setting up the Facebook App

  1. Go to developers.facebook.com and create an account, if needed.
  2. Click My Apps.
  3. Click Create App.
    1. Under App Details:
      1. Select an App Name (i.e., ChOP SSO).
      2. Provide an App Contact Email.
    2. Under Use Cases:
      1. Select Authenticate and request data from Facebook login.
    3. Under Business:
      1. Select Your Business Portfolio (or create one).
    4. Under Requirements:
      1. Review your publishing requirements, which should be Business Verification and App Review.
    5. Under Overview:
      1. Review the summary and click Go to Dashboard.
  4. Under Dashboard, review each of the requirements. Fill in any data until you have a green checkmark for each:
    1. Customize and Authenticate:
      1. Give permission for email address.
      2. Under Settings:
        1. In the Valid OAuth Redirect URLs section, enter your Church Online Platform URL and Custom Domain (if you are using one), and add /auth/facebook/callback.
          1. Example: https://churchname.online.church/auth/facebook/callback Also, if you have a Custom Domain, add that too.
          2. Example: https://live.churchname.com/auth/facebook/callback
          3. NOTE: Do not use the Quickstart guide.
      3. Save changes.
    2. Review testing requirements (and you can test now or later).
    3. Review Business Verification.
    4. App Review:
      1. Add your privacy URL or https://www.life.church/privacy/
      2. Add data deletion policy URL or https://www.life.church/privacy/
      3. Select a the category Lifestyle.
  5. Click Publish.
  6. Get App Settings:
    1. Go to the side menu and click App Settings > Basic.
    2. Select Show and copy the App ID and App Secret for a later step. Keep the Facebook developer tools page open.
    3. Check your privacy policy URL
    4. Check your Data Deletion URL. (i.e. This can be the same as your privacy policy URL if is your policy specifies the information.)
    5. Set your Terms of Service URL (you can use your own or use https://churchonlineplatform.com/terms/)

Setting up the Facebook Login within the Church Online Platform

  1. Log in to the Admin in your Church Online Platform account.
  2. Go to Admin > Integrations > Facebook.
  3. Paste the Facebook App ID and App Secret you copied earlier into the correct fields.
  4. Click Save.

Turn on the Facebook Application

  1. Once you have the Facebook integration set up in the Church Online Platform, navigate back to the Facebook developer tools page.
  2. Navigate to Go live in the left menu.
  3. Fill in any required fields.
  4. Click Go live at the bottom of the screen.

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