Fixed Facebook Photo Posts displayed as links instead of embeds
I think this is the correct behaviour.
We only convert individual posts or videos - I'm not sure what Facebook would classify that as exactly, but it appears to be a page containing multiple posts so it's not actually something they support embedding from.
We only convert individual posts or videos - I'm not sure what Facebook would classify that as exactly, but it appears to be a page containing multiple posts so it's not actually something they support embedding from.
The are listed under Posts on the Page. I think it's a technicality that their links are photos.
Here's an example of a Page where literally every Post has a link like the above:
WDW News Today
WDW News Today, Orlando, Florida. 143,124 likes · 22,104 talking about this. WDWNT is a daily updated resource for all news and information on Disney Parks worldwide, focusing on the Walt Disney...
www.facebook.com
Ctrl-click the "x min" under a post to get a link in the above format. There is no post link, making it literally impossible to embed a post from pages using Photos in posts. Am I to tell every Facebook page owner that creates Posts using Photos that they are doing it wrong?
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Turns out these are embeddable.
Links like this:
Can be converted to:
I promise you I did try this last night but either my internet connection was playing up or Facebook was having an off day because I pasted that photos link into this page and nothing happened: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/embedded-posts/
Links like this:
Code:
https://www.facebook.com/WDWNewsToday/photos/a.441846857712/10156711002317713/?type=3&permPage=1
Code:
https://www.facebook.com/WDWNewsToday/posts/10156711002317713/I promise you I did try this last night but either my internet connection was playing up or Facebook was having an off day because I pasted that photos link into this page and nothing happened: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/embedded-posts/
Facebook videos not embedding either:
www.facebook.com
Note: changing the URL action from watch to videos allows the same video to embed:
280K views · 2.7K reactions | Get a sneak peek at the Uncovered Skyliners at Walt Disney World @chipandco | Chip and Company
Get a sneak peek at the Uncovered Skyliners at Walt Disney World @chipandco
www.facebook.com
Note: changing the URL action from watch to videos allows the same video to embed:
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