Configuring Social Counter Widget

Table of Contents

1. Facebook
2. Twitch

1. Facebook

• First, configure the Facebook credential at Customizer → JNews : Additional Option → Global API Key → Facebook API.
• Create a new Facebook App by clicking this link.
• Create your first App by pressing Create App

• Choose Consumer as your app type.

• Submit the Display Name and App contact email. Business Account information is optional. Then Create App.

• Submit your Facebook credential to confirm the app creation. After the app has been created successfully, navigate to the new app you just created then go to Setting → Basic.

• Submit the Privacy Policy URL & User data deletion. This field is required to change the App Mode to live.
• Now, you can set your app live by clicking on the App Mode toggle.
• You can obtain App ID & App secret which later needed at Customizer → JNews : Additional Option → Global API Key → Facebook API.
• After submitting Facebook App API to the customizer, click on the link to connect to your Facebook account.
• Lastly, you will need to configure the social counter widget. Please navigate to Dashboard → Appearance → Widgets and add JNews – Social Counter Widget if you have not done so.
• In the widget, go to General → Social Account and choose Facebook Page as the Social Account. The Social URL should be the page ID you wish to obtain the follower count from.
• To get the page ID, go to your Facebook dashboard then navigate to the Page. Choose a page and go to the About tab.

• You can get the page ID information in the More info section.
• If everything is configured accordingly, the Facebook counter should work and displays directly on your site.

2. Twitch

• To configure Twitch social counter, you first have to submit the API information at Customizer → JNews : Additional Option → Global API Key → Twitch API.
• You can create Twitch App at https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps/create.

• Fill in all the information then click on the Create to create the app.

• After creating the App, click on manage. Click on the New Secret to create new secret then save the App.
• Use the Client ID & Client Secret to Customizer → JNews : Additional Option → Global API Key → Twitch API.

• Click on the link to connect to your Twitch account and obtain the toke needed for the Twitch social counter to function.
• After successful login, you can configure your social counter widget and use the Twitch user name as the Social URL.