If you’re a business owner and use Facebook to market your business, then you probably have a Facebook page that you use to post content. If so, then adding Facebook page photo albums to your HTML is a must! Facebook pages are becoming more popular in terms of engagement and having them on your website can boost conversions, which is why we’ll look at why this is important and how you can get started with it today.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to embed Facebook page photo albums on any HTML website for free!
TL;DR – How to Embed Facebook Albums on a Website
There are two ways to embed Facebook Page Photo Albums on your website.
- Using a website widget
- Using the embed or link option
I will show you the steps for each of those methods so you can decide which one is the best for you.
Method 1: Use a Website Widget
To quickly embed Facebook Page Photo Albums to your HTML website, follow the steps below.
- Create your Facebook Page Photo Albums widget here.
- Customize your Facebook Page Photo Albums widget.
- Copy the Facebook Page Photo Albums widget embed code.
- Login to your HTML website admin panel and create or edit a page.
- Paste the embed code where you want the Facebook Page Photo Albums widget to appear.
- Save and view your page. Done!
That’s easy! Embedding Facebook Page Photo Albums widget on your HTML website will take only 2 minutes. If you need a more detailed guide, scroll down to follow our complete guide or watch our video guide.
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Method 2: Use the Embed or Link Option
There’s another way to share your Facebook page photo albums on your website without using a third-party plugin like SociableKIT. Follow the steps below:
- Go to your target Facebook page.
- Click the Photos button.
- Select the album that you want to show on your website.
- Select the photo or image you want to show on your website.
- Click the 3 dots button on the upper right corner of the page.
- Select the Embed option on the dropdown.
- Click the Copy code button.
- Login to your website’s admin panel.
- Create or edit the page where you want to embed your Facebook page photo albums.
- Paste the embed code you copied from Facebook earlier.
- Save your page. Done!
- To create the Facebook page photo albums feed on your website, you need to repeat steps 1 onwards to add more photos.
- You may choose method 1 or method 2, it depends on your needs. But in case you choose method 1, you can follow our complete guide below.
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Why Embed Facebook Albums Over Other Media?
Facebook albums receive the highest engagement rate compared to any other content type on the platform.
While this should be enough incentive for picking Facebook albums, we will highlight additional reasons below:
- Effective Visitor Engagement: Embedding Facebook albums provides dynamic content for website visitors to interact with compared to embedding Facebook photos.
- Better User Experience: Website visitors can easily find the content they want based on the album themes or titles.
- Convenience: Embedding Facebook Albums simplifies content management. You only need to update the collections, and the recently added photos will appear on your HTML website.
- Broader Audience Appeal: Photos have a wider appeal across most demographics, so embedding Facebook albums helps you cater to diverse audience interests.
- Ideal for Product Catalogs: You can display different images of the same product in a Facebook album and include shoppable links for each.
Benefits of Embedding Facebook Albums on Your Website
Integrating a Facebook album helps revamp your HTML website and provide engaging content for your visitors, among other benefits.
Here are the essential incentives for adding Facebook albums to your HTML website:
For Website
Here’s how Facebook albums integration benefits your HTML website:
- Visual Appeal: Showcasing dynamic photos on your website helps give it a fresh look, creating a strong impression on visitors.
- Online Visibility: Embedding Facebook albums with SEO-focused titles and descriptions can help your HTML website rank in organic searches. Visitors also tend to spend more time on albums, sending signals to search engines that your website contains useful content.
For Business
Embedding Facebook albums helps your business in the following ways:
- Social Proof: Displaying Facebook albums containing photos of your premises, activities, and personnel helps establish your business as credible and trustworthy.
- Lead Generation: You can embed shoppable Facebook albums on your website to entice visitors to place orders as they browse the photos.
For Website Visitors
Here’s how Facebook albums integration impacts your website visitors:
- Ease of Access: Instead of going to Facebook to view the albums, visitors can readily access the content from your website. This helps keep visitors on your website for longer.
- Effective Engagement: Customers prefer interacting with dynamic content (like Facebook Albums), especially when browsing product catalogs, over scrolling through static content.
Steps to Embed Facebook Albums on Website
Follow our complete guide below to embed Facebook Page Photo Albums on your HTML website for free. The guide is divided into two parts to make it easier to follow.
Create and Customize Your Facebook Page Photo Albums Widget
The first part is creating your Facebook Page Photo Albums widget using the SociableKIT dashboard. Customize the look and feel to match your brand. Follow the steps below.
- Sign up FREE or login to SociableKIT. You can login here if you already have an account. Once you sign up, you will start your 7-day premium trial. After 7 days, you can activate the free plan if you don’t need our premium features.
- Select “Facebook Page Photo Albums” on the dropdown. SociableKIT offers several social media feeds widgets. You might need to search it using the highlighted area below. Once found, you can then select it.
- Connect your Facebook page. Connect your Facebook account to select your target Facebook page on the dropdown. You need to be admin of the Facebook page you want to use. If your Facebook account is not yet connected, you will see this “Connect with Facebook” button. Click this button and follow Facebook’s steps to connect your account.
Once connected, you will see this dropdown where you can select the Facebook page you want to use.
- Customize your feed. Click the “NEXT” button to show the customization options of your social feed. You can change the layout, colors, font, and more to match your brand. Click the Save changes button.
- Copy the embed code. Click the “Embed on website” button on the upper right corner. Select your website builder. On the popup, copy the JavaScript embed code.
- Paste the embed code and save your HTML website page. Please follow the second part below to add Facebook Page Photo Albums widget to your HTML website.
Add Facebook Page Photo Albums Widget to Your HTML Website
The second part is adding your Facebook Page Photo Albums widget to your HTML website. After you customize your Facebook Page Photo Albums widget and copied the embed code, it is time to add it to your HTML website. Follow the steps below.
- Copy your free Facebook Page Photo Albums widget embed code. Make sure you followed the first part above. It detailed how to you can create and customize your widget to get your free embed code.
- Open your HTML file.
- You can create a new HTML page or edit your existing HTML page.
- Paste the Javascript code you copied from SociableKIT. Paste it where you want the widget to appear.
- Save your HTML page.
You may now upload your HTML page to your web hosting.
Video Guide: Embed Facebook Page Photo Albums on Your HTML Website for Free
Watch our YouTube video below to learn how to embed Facebook Page Photo Albums on your HTML website for free.
Troubleshooting Facebook Album Integration on Websites
When embedding Facebook albums on an HTML website, you might encounter issues that could undermine performance or user experience.
Below are common pitfalls you may face during HTML Facebook Albums integration and their solutions:
Defective Embeds
The embed code you use might be incompatible with HTML websites, resulting in an error message.
In this case, you should modify the code, including removing unsupported functions and replacing them with working ones, then repeating the embedding process.
The safer bet would be to embed using our SociableKIT widget. You only need to connect your Facebook page to our FB embed code generator to produce an optimized script that you can add to your HTML site.
Private Facebook Albums
Embedding private Facebook albums can result in a blank feed. The same happens if the albums were initially set to public and viewable on your HTML website but later changed to private.
For any of these reasons, go to Facebook and reset the privacy settings to public, making them accessible on your website.
Unresponsive Feeds
HTML websites do not come pre-set to display their elements responsively. As such, the Facebook albums embed might appear distorted when viewed on different devices, especially mobile phones.
You could modify your code base and include responsive containers for different screen sizes.
But why go through the trouble and risk triggering other display issues when you could use SociableKIT? Embed the Facebook albums using our widget to make the feed responsive without altering your website’s HTML files.
Limited Styling Options
Embedding a Facebook Albums feed using the link option means you must use the standard theme and layout unless you are willing to modify your website’s code.
Alternatively, use our SociableKIT widget for flexible personalization features that let you style the widget to your preference.
New Photos Not Syncing
A common concern among website owners is: “Why are recent photos added to the Facebook Albums not appearing on my HTML website?”
The most likely reason is that your Facebook albums integration is not configured to refresh the feed whenever new photos are updated.
If so, we recommend switching to SociableKIT for a quick, long-term fix. Our widget refreshes regularly (maximum times the Graph API allows), ensuring the displayed feed is updated.
How to Customize Your Facebook Albums Widget for HTML
Customizing your Facebook Albums feed for HTML is straightforward, especially if you embed using a website widget.
Here’s a simple guide for how to personalize various aspects of your Facebook Albums widget to make your HTML website stand out:
- Widget Theme: Pick colors that complement or contrast the website’s background theme based on your preferences. Complementary colors help enhance brand recall value while contrasting colors make the Facebook albums feed the main attention grabber when visitors open your website.
- Profile Settings: Decide whether the profile details, including the name, photo, and description, should appear on the feed.
- Feed Layout: Pick the layout that best suits the embedded Facebook albums, such as Masonry, Grid, or Carousel.
- Post Count: Specify how many albums should appear on the feed simultaneously. We recommend displaying up to 20 thumbnails (20 albums) to provide enough content without overwhelming website visitors.
- Font Settings: The font family (type, size, and color) you choose should match the one used on your website.
- Call-to-Action (CTA) Statements: Include a persuasive CTA alongside the feed to guide website visitors toward the desired action.
- Interactive Buttons: Add social media buttons on your HTML website alongside the Facebook feed to motivate visitors to share the content on their social pages.
The customization tips highlighted above are vital for embedding an engaging feed for your website visitors. However, manually coding them would be time-intensive, making the integration process hectic.
Our advice?
Embed Facebook Albums using our SociableKIT widget so you can customize the feed without coding. Also, we recommend visiting our pricing page and getting any of our premium packages to unlock advanced customization features that let you personalize every aspect of your Facebook Albums feed.
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Embed Facebook Page Photo Albums on Your HTML Website in 2 Minutes
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Let’s address some common questions about embedding Facebook albums on an HTML website:
Does Displaying Facebook Albums Affect My Site’s Load Time?
Yes and no. Displaying Facebook albums affects your HTML website’s loading speed only if you embed multiple feeds on a web page. This is because your website has to execute numerous requests each time visitors load your page.
You can reduce the impact on your site’s loading speed by using our SociableKIT widget, which lets you embed several albums as a single feed. Also, we have configured the widget to ‘lazy loading,’ so it only executes after when visitors scroll to that section.
Will Facebook Albums Automatically Update on My HTML Website?
Yes. Embedding Facebook Albums on your HTML website using our SociableKIT widget ensures the feed updates automatically.
Can I Embed Multiple Facebook Albums on One Page?
Yes. You can embed multiple Facebook Albums on one page. Our SociablekIT widget lets you display the albums as a single feed for effective visitor engagement. The albums are organized by category or theme so visitors can choose the content they want to engage with.Learn how to embed a Facebook photo Album (one album) on an HTML website.
Conclusion
Adding Facebook page photo albums to your HTML site is a great way to showcase your photos and boost posts. What’s more, it’s simple to do and it really helps you to engage with potential customers and grow your Facebook page.
Use our SociableKIT widget to simplify the embedding process, especially for a first-time user. Our widget doesn’t require coding, which cuts the set-up time to about two minutes. We also have a responsive support team to help you resolve any integration issues.
Create a SociableKIT widget today and leverage Facebook photo albums to revamp your HTML website and drive engagement!
