Connecting With Facebook

I spent quite a bit of time yesterday updating my I Heart Mets site to Drupal 6. One thing that I added that wasn't included in the Drupal 5 version of the site was support for Facebook Connect. I made the connection using the Facebook Connect module for Drupal.

Adding Facebook Connect to the site was pretty simple thanks to the module. I followed the directions in the Read Me file for the module and things seem to work fine. This is one of those modules where you need to download files from another site (in this case Facebook) and perform some configuration on Facebook as well. That's why it's very important that you consult the Read Me file for the module.

The Facebook Connect module adds a number of features that can help you to grow a community site.

1. New users can sign up using their Facebook account information.
2. Users can use their Facebook picture as their picture on your site.
3. Users can import their Facebook profile information into their profile on your site.
4. Users can invite their Facebook friends to join your site.
5. When connected users comment on your site they can have a message published back into their feeds on Facebook.
6. If a user is logged in to Facebook they can login to your site simply by clicking the "connect with Facebook" link.

I think that adding this feature to a Drupal powered community site makes a lot of sense because it seems like everyone is on Facebook right now. These features make it easier for users to interact with your site and also eases the process of having them introduce the site to their friends.

I have included some screenshots below that show some of the features added when you use the Facebook Connect module.