Now that your Google Street View Trusted virtual tour is live, you can share it with your social media community. Adding the virtual tour to your Facebook Business Page is a great way to let your followers and other Facebook users virtually walk inside your business. This can be done in 8 easy steps. Below are the Step by Step instructions on how to add the tour as a new Tab on your Facebook Business Page.
Step 1:
Open a new browser window and log in to your Facebook Business page.
Open a new browser window and log in to your Facebook Business page.
Step 2:
Click this link to go to the Woobox Custom Tab Facebook App and click on "Install Page Tab". This app will allow you to create a custom tab on your page for the virtual tour.
Click this link to go to the Woobox Custom Tab Facebook App and click on "Install Page Tab". This app will allow you to create a custom tab on your page for the virtual tour.
Step 3:
A new browser window will open and you'll be prompted to choose what Facebook page to add the app onto. Select the page from the drop down menu and Click on the Add to Page button.
A new browser window will open and you'll be prompted to choose what Facebook page to add the app onto. Select the page from the drop down menu and Click on the Add to Page button.
A new link called "Welcome" will be created on your Facebook Page Menu.
Step 4:
Click on the Configure Page Tab. If it's your first time using the Woobox dashboard to configure tabs, you may be asked to authorize the Woobox application. This allows the app to verify that you are an admin of the Facebook page and allows you to update the content of the tabs for your pages.
Click on the Configure Page Tab. If it's your first time using the Woobox dashboard to configure tabs, you may be asked to authorize the Woobox application. This allows the app to verify that you are an admin of the Facebook page and allows you to update the content of the tabs for your pages.
After verifying, you will be taken to the Woobox dashboard.
Step 5:
In the Edit section of Woobox dashboard, paste the code for the tour in the "Page Source" area. To get the code, open another browser window and go to the Google virtual tour link we provided to you in the “How to Embed Your Google Tour” email. Navigate to a starting position within the virtual tour, the point at which you want the tour to begin on Facebook. It will embed exactly as shown. Click on the icon with 3 vertical dots in top-left corner, located to the right of the business name.
In the Edit section of Woobox dashboard, paste the code for the tour in the "Page Source" area. To get the code, open another browser window and go to the Google virtual tour link we provided to you in the “How to Embed Your Google Tour” email. Navigate to a starting position within the virtual tour, the point at which you want the tour to begin on Facebook. It will embed exactly as shown. Click on the icon with 3 vertical dots in top-left corner, located to the right of the business name.
After clicking, select "Share or embed image." Click "Embed image" tab in the window that opens.
Choose the size you want the virtual tour to display in. You can select this from the drop down list on the left. The default size is set to "Medium" however you can change this to "Small" or "Large". You can also create a custom size of your choosing. We recommend a custom size of 810 px wide x 600 px tall to display correctly in the Facebook window. Click and copy (CTRL + C) the embed code to the right of the size drop down. It should be highlighted and start with “<iframe src="https”. Paste (CTRL + V) the code into the "Page Source" section of the Woobox dashboard. Save Settings.
Step 6:
In the Tab Settings section of the Woobox dashboard, you can set the Tab Image and Tab Name. We recommend "Virtual Tour" for the Tab Name. Save Settings.
In the Tab Settings section of the Woobox dashboard, you can set the Tab Image and Tab Name. We recommend "Virtual Tour" for the Tab Name. Save Settings.
Step 7:
In the Share Settings section of the Woobox dashboard, you can set the Share Image, Title and Description as well as add a Share button for the tour.
In the Share Settings section of the Woobox dashboard, you can set the Share Image, Title and Description as well as add a Share button for the tour.
This information will appear when you share the link of the tour on Facebook. Save Settings.
Step 8:
Configuration complete! At the top left hand side of the Woobox dashboard, click on the "View Facebook Tab" link to see the new tab you've created and make sure you like what you see.
Configuration complete! At the top left hand side of the Woobox dashboard, click on the "View Facebook Tab" link to see the new tab you've created and make sure you like what you see.
