resolution for FB.getLoginStatus() called before calling FB.init()

Short answer

Add &status=0 to your js.src URL to make the warning disappear, ie:

//connect.facebook.net/fr_FR/all.js#xfbml=1&status=0

Full answer

FB.init() will be called internally by the facebook script upon loading if parameters are provided after the hash (#) sign. Here xfbml is passed, so FB.init() is called.

(source code: http://connect.facebook.net/fr_CA/all/debug.js line 8699 at the time of this post)

The default args for init() are used if not explicitly provided: status arg default is true - which makes the FB script call getLoginStatus() at startup, which complains because an app ID is needed for that function call.

FB social plugins doesn't need an app ID - they are rendered into an iframe originating from facebook.com, so FB login status and cookies as accessible to them.

The "Get the Code" wizards in the FB developers Social Plug-ins section generates a URL with thexfbml param, it should be updated with the status=0 param IMHO.

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answered May 16 at 17:09 sebastien trottier 48125