In case you missed the earlier announcements from Facebook, they plan to remove application boxes and application info sections as well as reduce the width of application tabs. These changes come into effect the week of August 23 – that is today! The biggest impact for our clients is that Fan Page tabs will shrink from 760 pixels wide (current) to 520 pixels wide to accommodate a slightly revised design.
The Facebook developers blog references the key changes:
Boxes. We will notify users via messaging in profile boxes and in the Help Center that the “Boxes” tab, boxes on profiles and Pages, and application info sections will be going away.
Application Tabs. Next week, we will give Page admins the ability to preview their custom tabs in the new 520 pixel width so they can modify their layouts as needed. All profile and Page tabs will be resized automatically beginning the week of August 23.
The full details are in this post from October 2009.
Contact me if you are unsure of how these changes affect your Facebook fan page or if you need help making the adjustments.
Cheers,RLM.
