The main objective to have this tab in fan page is to display the timer of days left for an event. You can have this for showing a countdown timer for any celebration like Christmas too.
Facebook Countdown App
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 type 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 want the timer to be on your chosen fan page
- After picking the type, now begin getting in the information in the text boxes below. -
- First go into the title of the timer then the message for the viewers.
- Get in the occasion date and time
- Click "Save" and then click "Preview" button
- Now you can see the timer for a specific event which shows 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 completing the procedure.
- Lastly inspect 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 shown with this icon as shown above.
Effectively you have 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 App with your friends.