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Facebook tab app using Dropbox Public Link (Link Error SOLVED)

Creating a Facebook tab app using a Dropbox public link used to be simple, util Facebook made changes to it recently.

An unknown error "There was a problem saving your changes. Please try again later." will surface if you pump in the direct Dropbox link into the (Secure) Page Tab Url.

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Solution

  • To solve this, you have to input into the Page Tab Url your Dropbox public link of the html file from

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/123456/foldername/index.html

    to

    https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/123456/foldername/index.html

    Solution

    This is accurate as of August 2013. Enjoy!