How to Add a Welcome Tab on Facebook page

Before you start make sure
1. You are logged on into Facebook
2. Your are the administrator of the Facebook page where the new tab has to be added

There are many ways in which a tab can be added to a Facebook Page. In this post we will see how to use STATIC FBML to create a new tab on your Facebook Page.

Steps to add a new tab onto Facebook Page

1. Open https://www.facebook.com/add.php?api_key=fdfd01c9df7d644a68a4e989ae861e44&pages=1&page=191733884195510 in a browser

2. Choose the Facebook Page where the new tab has to be added from the dropdown list


3. Static FBML Application will ask you to allow access to your profile information for it to work. Click on the button Add Static FBML


4. On adding Static FBML onto your Facebook Page, you'll be taken to your Facebook Page and the left side links/tabs will be appear as shown below


Notice the lowermost Tab "FBML 1". This is the newly added Tab.
At this stage if you click on the new tab, it will open a blank page.

5. New Tab is created. Now you need to:
a. Rename the Tab for it to make sense to users/fans/friends
b. Add / Design the content that will be shown on clicking on this Tab

6. To Rename the Tab "FBML 1" to say, "Welcome!"
a. Click on on the top right corner of the Facebook Page

b. You'll reach the following page


c. Look closely at the left navigation menu

These are the various category of settings defined for any Facebook Page.

d. Click on "Apps" in the left navigation menu


e. At the bottom is the newly added Application, "FBML - FBML". Just below the Application, you'll find 3 hyperlinks: "Go to application", "Edit settings" and "Link to this tab". Click on "Go to application"

f. A new page will open that will allow you to write whatever you want to display via the New Tab.


g. To Rename the Tab from "FBML" to "Welcome!", write Welcome! in the Box Title field. Click on Save Changes button. In another browser open your Facebook Page and you'll see that your New Tab has now become Welcome! tab.

h. In the added FBML Application, in the FBML field, type

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