django-facebook 1.0

Facebook open graph API auth backend implementation using the Django web framework and python.

# Django Facebook by Thierry Schellenbach (http://www.mellowmorning.com)

Login and registration functionality using the new facebook open graph api.

• Actually creates user models and profiles

• Robust facebook user data -> django account conversion

## Required django apps

• django.contrib.auth (Django core app, included)

• django-registration

## Additional dependencies

• python-cjson

## Implementation

### Step 1 - Settings

Define the settings in django_facebook/settings.py in your settings.py file.

### Step 2 - Url config

add

url(r’^facebook/’, include(‘django_facebook.urls’)),

to your global url.py file.

### Step 3 - Ensure the FB JS api is available on all pages you want to login

[Facebook JS API](http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/javascript/)

### Step 4 - Update your models

Add to your user profile model

about_me = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True) facebook_id = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True) facebook_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True) facebook_profile_url = framework_fields.URLTextField(blank=True, null=True) website_url = framework_fields.URLTextField(blank=True, null=True) blog_url = framework_fields.URLTextField(blank=True, null=True) image = models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True) date_of_birth = models.DateField(blank=True, null=True)

### Step 5 - Template

See examples/connect.html.

For more details, see the [Facebook docs](http://developers.facebook.com/docs/).