Embedded Posts

Embedded Posts are a simple way to put public posts - by a Page or a person on Facebook - into the content of your web site or web page. Only public posts from Facebook Pages and profiles can be embedded.
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FAQ

How can I check if a post can be embedded?

To embed a post, first check if the post is public by hovering over the audience selector (you'll see a globe icon):
If the post has any other type of privacy setting, it will not be embeddable.

What should I expect to be shown in the Embedded Post?

The embedded post will show any media attached to it, as well as the number of likes, shares, and comments that the post has. Embedding posts will let people using your web site see the same rich information that is shown on Facebook.com, and they will enable people to follow or like content authors or Pages directly from the embed.

Is there a way to get the embed code while looking at a post?

You can also get the embed code directly from the post itself. If the post is public, click on the icon that appears in the top right corner of the post on Facebook:
Choose 'Embed Post' from the drop down menu that appears. You will see a dialog appear with the code to embed your post in it:
Copy and paste this code into your web page in the place where you want it to appear.
The code in the Embedded Post dialog includes a snippet which inserts the Facebook SDK for JavaScript into your web page. If you already include this snippet elsewhere on your page, you can remove it if you wish, although it will not cause any issues if included twice.

If I embed a post and the author then deletes the post or changes the post audience selector from public, what will happen to my embed?

The following message will display in place of the embedded post:

Can I customize how the post is displayed on my web page?

Currently, you cannot customize how Embedded Posts are displayed on your page. The size of the post is fixed to the same dimensions as it's shown on Facebook.

If I embed a very long post, will it get truncated?

Yes the post will get truncated with a "see more" option. Clicking "see more" will display the full post on your web page.

How do I find public posts on Facebook to embed?

You can discover great public posts on Facebook by:
  1. Liking the pages or following the profiles of public figures and news publishers – You can like the page or follow the profiles of popular public figures such as celebrities, musicians, and sports figures. You can also like news publishers and follow journalists to find breaking news updates and commentary to embed.
  2. Browsing Hashtag feeds – You can find comments and updates by browsing through hashtag feeds, like this feed for the popular hashtag #throwbackthursday. Click on hashtags that people are using to see a feed of posts that include that hashtag. Learn more about hashtags on Facebook here
  3. Facebook Interest Lists – Facebook interest lists are a great way to browse posts by public figures you are interested in. You can subscribe to Interest Lists that exist already like "Photographers" and "Hollywood on Facebook" by searching for them here or you can create your own. Learn more about Interest Lists here
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