How to get a Facebook Page Access Token

Step 2 of 4

Create a Facebook App

Click My Apps, then click Create App.

Enter an app name (any name is fine, for example ProCon). Enter your email address and click Create App ID. Complete the security check by confirming you are not a robot.

Select App type. From the list, choose Create app without use case, then click Next.

Step 3 of 4

Get and extend your Page Access Token

Go to developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer/ and select the same app you just set up from the Facebook App drop-down list.

In the Add Permissions field, enter the following permissions one by one. If you only want to connect Facebook Pages, you do not need Instagram permissions:

• pages_read_engagement
• pages_show_list

Click the Get Token drop-down and select Get Page Access Token.

Follow the prompts to authorize your app. Ignore the Submit for review notice — the app will remain in Development mode.

Select only one Page from the list so the Page Access Token is generated correctly if you manage multiple Pages.

Once you’ve completed these steps, Graph API Explorer provides a temporary (about 1 hour) access token. Copy this temporary access token.

Go to https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/accesstoken/, paste the temporary token into the Access Token field, and click Debug.

Click Extend Access Token at the bottom. It will display the never-expiring access token. Select the token and copy it with Ctrl/Cmd + C.

Step 4 of 4

How to use the access token

Now that you have the access token, connect it in WordPress:

1. Log in to your WordPress site (WP-Admin).
2. Go to Easy Social Feed → Facebook or Instagram.
3. Click the Setup manually button.
4. Select the type: Page or Group (skip this for Instagram).
5. Paste the access token you copied earlier into the Access Token field (see screenshots below).
6. Click Submit.
7. Follow the on-screen steps in the plugin dashboard to display your posts and photos.