Facebook share link - can you customize the message body text?

Question

I\'m trying to create a link that will share a page on Facebook. So far I\'ve got:

href=\"http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php
?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F
         


        

Answer 1

NOTE: @azure_ardee solution is no longer feasible. Facebook will not allow developers pre-fill messages. Developers may customize the story by providing OG meta tags, but it's up to the user to fill the message.

This is only possible if you are posting on the user's behalf, which requires the user authorizing your application with the publish_actions permission. AND even then:

please note that Facebook recommends using a user-initiated sharing modal.

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