--- title: "How to Get a Facebook Access Token for WordPress? (Easy Method)" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/get-a-facebook-access-token-for-wordpress/ date: 2024-06-25 modified: 2026-09-21 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "The Social Feed widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor shows live Facebook posts on an Elementor page, and to reach them it needs a Facebook access token. This page..." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/How-to-Add-Animated-Headings-In-Elementor-1-2-1024x554.jpg word_count: 1316 --- # How to Get a Facebook Access Token for WordPress? (Easy Method) ## - The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro ships the Social Feed widget, and with Pro deactivated the widget does not render at all. - Facebook for Developers generates two different access tokens in this guide, one for a Facebook page and one for an individual account. - Graph API Explorer requires specific permissions, including pages_read_user_content, pages_manage_metadata, business_management, user_likes, user_videos, user_posts, and user_link. - Access tokens expire in about 2 hours unless extended to about 2 months, and the Social Feed widget stops showing posts when the token lapses. The **Social Feed** widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor shows live Facebook posts on an Elementor page, and to reach them it needs a Facebook access token. This page walks through generating one on [Facebook for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/) — once for a Facebook **page**, and once for an **individual** account. ***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-widget/social-feed/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text) ## Before You Start - **Edition:** **Pro** — **Social Feed** ships only in The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. With Pro deactivated the widget does not render at all, and there is no free version of it.- **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Social Feed** and turn its toggle on.- **Prerequisite:** a Facebook account, and a Facebook developer account (you can create one during the steps below).- **Prerequisite for a page token:** admin access to the Facebook page whose posts you want to show.- **Where the token ends up:** in the Social Feed widget, open the item under **Social Feeds**, set **Source** to **Facebook**, and paste it into **Access Token**. **These steps happen on Facebook's own developer site, not in WordPress.** Facebook redesigns those screens regularly, so treat the sequence below as the shape of the job rather than a pixel-perfect script — see **Not verified** at the bottom of this page. ## Generate Access Token for Page To generate an access token for a Facebook page, follow the process: - Log in to your Facebook account and go to [Facebook for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/).- If you do not have a developer account, click the **Get Started** button at the top. Skip to step 4 if you already have one. ![Screenshot: If you do not have a developer account, click the Get Started button at the top. Skip to step 4 if you already have one](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-1-3.png) - Register for a developer account and follow the steps to create it. ![Screenshot: Register for a developer account and follow the steps to create it](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-2-2.png) - Once done, you will get to the **Apps** page. Click the **Create App** button. ![Screenshot: Once done, you will get to the Apps page. Click the Create App button](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-3-2.png) - On the next page, select the business profile you want to link with the app and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next page, select the business profile you want to link with the app and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-4-2.png) - On the next page, select **Other** and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next page, select Other and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-5-2.png) - On the next screen, select your app type. Select **Business** and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next screen, select your app type. Select Business and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-6-2.png) - Add an app name and email address. Optionally connect your business account. Click **Create App** when done. Facebook will ask for your password to authenticate. ![Screenshot: Add an app name and email address. Optionally connect your business account. Click Create App when done. Facebook will ask for y](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-7-1.png) - On the next page, go to **Tools > Graph API Explorer** from the top menu. ![Screenshot: On the next page, go to Tools > Graph API Explorer from the top menu](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-8-1.png) - On the next page, select your app from the **Meta App** dropdown. ![Screenshot: On the next page, select your app from the Meta App dropdown](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-9-1.png) - From the **User or Page** dropdown, select **Get Page Access Token**. A popup will open. Continue with your Facebook account, then select your Facebook page and follow the steps. You will now see two permissions in the **Permissions** tab. ![Screenshot: From the User or Page dropdown, select Get Page Access Token. A popup will open. Continue with your Facebook account, then selec](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-10.gif) - Add the **pages_read_user_content** permission in the **Add a Permission** field. ![Screenshot: Add the pages_read_user_content permission in the Add a Permission field](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-11.gif) - Add these two in the same way: - **pages_manage_metadata**- **business_management** You should now have five permissions in the **Permissions** tab. Permissions shown in green are not included yet. - To include them, click the **Generate Access Token** button. A popup will open. Continue with your Facebook account, then select your business profile and Facebook page and follow the steps. All permissions will now appear in black. ![Screenshot: To include them, click the Generate Access Token button. A popup will open. Continue with your Facebook account, then select you](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-12.gif) - From the **User or Page** dropdown, select your Facebook page and click **Submit**. Your page name and id will appear. ![Screenshot: From the User or Page dropdown, select your Facebook page and click Submit. Your page name and id will appear](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-13.gif) - Copy the page id and save it — it goes in the widget's **Page ID** field. ![Screenshot: Copy the page id and save it — it goes in the widget's Page ID field](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-14.png) - The token you have at this point is temporary and expires in about 2 hours. To extend it to about 2 months, copy it and go to **Tools > Access Token Debugger** from the top menu. ![Screenshot: The token you have at this point is temporary and expires in about 2 hours. To extend it to about 2 months, copy it and go to To](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-15.png) - Paste it in the field under the **Access Token** tab and click **Debug**. ![Screenshot: Paste it in the field under the Access Token tab and click Debug](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-16.png) - You will see the token's details. Scroll down and click **Extend Access Token**. ![Screenshot: You will see the token's details. Scroll down and click Extend Access Token](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-17.png) - Facebook will ask for your password. The extended token, valid for about 2 months, appears. Copy and save it. To put it to work, see [How to Add Live Facebook Feed in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-live-facebook-feed-in-elementor/). ![Screenshot: Facebook will ask for your password. The extended token, valid for about 2 months, appears. Copy and save it. To put it to work,](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-18.png) *Once the access token expires you have to generate a new one, or the Social Feed widget stops showing posts.* ## Generate Access Token for Individual Account To generate an access token for an individual account, follow the process: - Log in to your Facebook account and go to [Facebook for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/).- If you do not have a developer account, click the **Get Started** button at the top. Skip to step 4 if you already have one. ![Screenshot: If you do not have a developer account, click the Get Started button at the top. Skip to step 4 if you already have one](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-1-4.png) - Register for a developer account and follow the steps to create it. ![Screenshot: Register for a developer account and follow the steps to create it](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-2-3.png) - Once done, you will get to the **Apps** page. Click **Create App**. ![Screenshot: Once done, you will get to the Apps page. Click Create App](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-3-3.png) - On the next page, select the business profile you want to link with the app and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next page, select the business profile you want to link with the app and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-4-1.png) - On the next page, select **Other** and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next page, select Other and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-5-3.png) - On the next screen, select your app type. Select **Consumer** and click **Next**. ![Screenshot: On the next screen, select your app type. Select Consumer and click Next](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-1.png) - Add an app name and email address. Optionally connect your business account. Click **Create App**. Facebook will ask for your password. ![Screenshot: Add an app name and email address. Optionally connect your business account. Click Create App. Facebook will ask for your passwo](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-2.png) - On the next page, go to **Tools > Graph API Explorer** from the top menu. ![Screenshot: On the next page, go to Tools > Graph API Explorer from the top menu](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-3.png) - Select your app from the **Meta App** dropdown. ![Screenshot: Select your app from the Meta App dropdown](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-4.png) - In the **Permissions** tab, add **user_likes** in the **Add a Permission** field. ![Screenshot: In the Permissions tab, add user_likes in the Add a Permission field](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-5.gif) - Add these in the same way: - **user_videos**- **user_posts**- **user_link** You should now have five permissions, including the default **public_profile**. Permissions shown in green are not included yet. - To include them, click **Generate Access Token** and continue with your Facebook account. All permissions turn black and the token is ready. ![Screenshot: To include them, click Generate Access Token and continue with your Facebook account. All permissions turn black and the token i](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-app-id-secret-m-i-6.gif) This token is temporary too — about 2 hours. Extend it with steps 17 to 20 of **Generate Access Token for Page** above. ## Which token for which setting - **A token is tied to one Facebook Type.** A page token only works with **Facebook Type** = **Page**, and an individual token only with **Individual**. They are not interchangeable.- **Page ID is only needed for a page.** It is the numeric id from step 16, not the page's name or its vanity URL.- **The widget's field is called Access Token** whichever kind you generated. ## Limitations - **Tokens expire.** Two hours unextended, about two months extended. There is no renewal inside WordPress — when it lapses the feed shows an error card and you come back here.- **Facebook changes these screens.** Button names and the order of the app creation wizard move around. The permissions you need do not.- **An app in development mode only sees its own admins' content.** If your feed is empty but the token is accepted, check the app's mode on the developer site. ## Not verified So you know exactly what has and has not been checked: - **The developer-console steps themselves.** Facebook's developer screens change often and were not walked through for this revision; the sequence and the screenshots below are the ones this page already carried.- **A feed of real posts from a connected Facebook account.** This page was checked without ever entering a real access token, API key or password, so what the finished Facebook feed looks like once connected was not observed for this revision.- **Whether the permission list is still exactly these five.** Facebook adds and retires permissions; the list here is the one this page has carried. ## Troubleshooting ### The feed shows "Somthing Wrong" and 400 Facebook refused the request — that spelling is the plugin's, not a typo here. Most often the token has expired, or it was generated for the other **Facebook Type**. ### Some permissions stay green They are requested but not granted. Click **Generate Access Token** again and complete the popup; granted permissions turn black. ### I cannot find Get Page Access Token It is in the **User or Page** dropdown inside the Graph API Explorer, not in the app settings. ### The token works but no posts appear Check **Page ID** is the numeric id, and that the page actually has public posts of the **Content Type** the widget is asking for. ## Related Docs - [How to Add Live Facebook Feed in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-live-facebook-feed-in-elementor/)- [How to Get an Instagram Access Token for WordPress? (Easy Method)](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/get-an-instagram-access-token-for-wordpress/)- [How to Create a Multi-Social Media Wall Feed in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-multi-social-media-wall-feed-in-elementor/)- [Social Feed Elementor Widget: Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/social-feed-elementor-widget/)