Bigwolf asked recently about where to add Facebook's Comment Box code in the News module.

Here is a quick tutorial how to hack the News module to make ti happen:

1) You need to create a Facebook Application for your XOOPS site, and fill out all the fields there:



Make sure that your URL ends with "/"

2) Once you properly fill out the form, and click on the "Create App" button, Facebook wants to make sure that you're a real person or a very smart bot:



3) Once you pass the security check, you'll see your Settings Page with your Application ID and Application Secret:



4) Now go to the Facebook Social Comments Website. Fill out the form with your data: your Website URL, number of default comments to be shown, and how wide should be the comment box, which will depend on your theme that you're using:



(Please note: you can change the settings later in your code)

5) Click on the "Get Code" button, and get your code:



6) Go to the file news_item.html located in the /templates directory in your News module, and place your code before the last line, which is:





7) Save it, make sure that in your Admin Preferences (General Settings) the "Check templates for modifications ?" is set to "Yes", and check out your News - you should see a Facebook Comments Box under your article:



That should do it. Have fun Xoopsing