The main intention to have this tab in fan page is to display the timer of days left for an occasion. You can have this for showing a countdown timer for any celebration like Christmas too.
Facebook Countdown
To set up a "Countdown Timer" app to your Facebook fan page,
- Log in to your Facebook account
- Type "Countdown Timer" app in Chart search. There you will get list of different kind of apps. Select "Countdown Timer For Page" app
- Click "Go to App" button
- Select from the list of fan pages that you are admin of and click "Include" besides the page name
- Select the type of screen you desire the timer to be on your selected fan page
- After picking the type, now start entering the information in the text boxes below. -
- First get in the title of the timer then the message for the viewers.
- Enter the occasion date and time
- Click "Conserve" then click "Sneak peek" button
- Now you can see the timer for a specific event which displays the remaining days and time left.
- Now if all things are right, then click "View" button.
- The tab will be seen on the page.
- Click "Post to Page" for ending up the procedure.
- Last but not least check whether the tab is seen on the page by clicking your page name.
Look in the image above. If the tab is inserted it will be displayed with this icon as revealed above.
Successfully you have actually set a "Countdown Timer" app or tab for your Facebook Page. And one more thing please don’t forget to share this awesome trick to use the Facebook Countdown with your friends.