Facebook Event Link not displaying

[Wade]

function tribe_link_to_fb_event() {
	// Check if the event is associated with a Facebook event
	$fbid = tribe_get_event_meta( get_the_ID(), '_FacebookID' );
	if ( empty( $fbid ) ) return;
	// Form and display a link to the FB event page if so
	echo '<p class="mt0 mb3"><a class="tribe-events-button" href="' . esc_url( "http://facebook.com/events/$fbid/" ) .'" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSVP on Facebook</a></p>';
}

The code in the above snippet found in the knowledge base returns nothing now, what is the updated snippet?

[Wade]

Found it.

_EventFacebookID is the new post meta ID…really curious why you thought it was a good idea to change that field…

[Wade]

Updated snippet if anyone else needs it, with fallback for the legacy ID:

<?php // Check if the event is associated with a Facebook event
			$fbid_legacy = tribe_get_event_meta( get_the_ID(), '_FacebookID' );
			$fbid_new = tribe_get_event_meta( get_the_ID(), '_EventFacebookID');

			if( !empty($fbid_new )) {
				$fbid = $fbid_new;
			} else {
				$fbid = $fbid_legacy;
			}

			if ( !empty( $fbid ) ) {
				// Form and display a link to the FB event page if so
				echo '<a class="mt1 tribe-events-button" href="' . esc_url( "http://facebook.com/events/$fbid/" ) .'" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSVP on Facebook</a>';
			}
		?>

[Cliff]

Hi Wade.

Sorry to cause you a little extra headache in the transition. It does use a new meta key, as you’ve discovered.

And thanks for sharing your updated snippet!

Have a great week.

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