How to make Comment Picker work in my group?
In order to make the Comment Picker app work for your Facebook group, there are a few pre-installation requirements that you and your group members needs to do. You need to install the Comment Picker group app to your Facebook group and ask group members to allow read access to the group app.
What are group apps?
Group apps are third-party apps that add tools and features to your Facebook group. They must be added by a group admin to be allowed access to a group. Apps can see group posts and comments once they've been added to a group. The app can't see your name, profile picture or that you're the author of posts and comments unless you allow read access as group member.
How to add Comment Picker group app to my Facebook Group?
To add Comment Picker group app to your Facebook group you should be a admin of a group. You can currently only add group apps via the browser on desktop. You can install a Facebook group app via the following steps:
- Navigate to Facebook group.
- Click Group settings in the left menu.
- Scroll to Manage advanced settings.
- Press edit icon to the right of Apps.
- Press Add apps.
- Search for Comment Picker.
- Select app and press Add to install group app.
Comment Picker is now added to your group apps.
Having issues? You can find more info on how to add Facebook Group apps or watch our video on how to add a Facebook Group app. You can also send us a message on Facebook.
How to allow access to Comment Picker group app as a group member?
In order to obtain names of commenters on group's posts, it is necessary to request that members of the group grant the Comment Picker group app access to their posts and comments within the group. It is important to ensure that the Comment Picker group app has been added beforehand.
- Navigate to Facebook group.
- Tap 3 dots in the upper right corner.
- Tap Manage group apps.
- Tap Comment Picker under Apps You Can Allow Access.
- Enable setting Authored posts and comments.
- Tap Allow access.
You will now see a popup with Access allowed. Press Done to close.
Which data does the group app have access to?
The Comment Picker group app has access to the group posts and comments of the group. By default, we don't have access to personal user data of the group members. That's why we need group members to allow access to the group app. With this permission from the group member we can get their name and app scoped user ID.
We don't have permission to post anything on behalf of your group of group members. We have been through a Facebook review with this app in order to get the group permissions, which ensures you that we don't store or sell your group data or personal info of your group members.