PublishActionOfUser vs. PublishStoryToUser
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publishActionOfUser and publishStoryToUser are two similar functions, that have caused a lot of confusion. This is a summary of what they do do and don't do, to try to relieve some of the confusion.
[edit] feed.publish* Behavior Summary
| publishActionOfUser | publishStoryToUser | |
|---|---|---|
| Publishes to minifeed | Yes | No |
| Publishes to newsfeed | Friends' (possibly) | Own |
| Prefix | The user's name is a prefix to the title
(if you don't specify <fb:userlink>) | There is no prefix added to your title |
| Limits on usage | Limited always | Unlimited to app developer's newsfeed |
| Send restrictions | 10 times per user in any 48 hour period | Once per user every 12 hours |
| Tags Allowed in Title | fb:userlink, fb:name, fb:pronoun, a | a |
| *the 'a' and 'fb:userlink' tags can be used a maximum of once each in the title | ||
| Tags Allowed in Body | fb:userlink, fb:name, a, b, i | a, b, i |
[edit] Other Restrictions
- Title length is limited to 60 characters (excluding tags)
- Body length is limited to 200 characters (excluding tags)
- <fb:userlink> in the title must be the feed's owner
- If an <fb:userlink> is not found in the title, one will be prepended automatically
- The <fb:userlink> is not added for publishStoryToUser
- Included images must have an associated link
- The associated image links must be http links. Notably, https links do not work. (bug?)
