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Where to find the iCal calendar URL on your Facebook page, which the Events Feed needs alongside the Events Token.
Would you like to display Facebook events on your site without looking up an iCal URL?
In this guide, we’ll walk you through what changed with the iCal URL for Facebook Events feeds and how to connect your events now. All you need is Custom Facebook Feed Pro and admin access to the Facebook Page whose events you want to display.
Requirements: Events feeds require the Elite license level of Custom Facebook Feed Pro. Connecting events without an iCal URL requires plugin version 4.11.0 or higher.
Before you get started, make sure Custom Facebook Feed Pro is installed and activated on your WordPress site.
Here is what we will cover.
- What Changed With the iCal URL
- Connecting Events With Your Own Facebook App
- Existing iCal Feeds
- Frequently Asked Questions
What Changed With the iCal URL
Before version 4.11.0, an events feed needed an iCal URL copied from your Facebook Page. Version 4.11.0 removed the iCal URL option from the feed builder and the Manage Sources screen. Events feeds now connect through your own Facebook App, which fetches your Pages for you. There is no iCal link to look up or paste.
Connecting Events With Your Own Facebook App
Connecting your events takes three steps. You register as a Facebook developer, create your own Facebook app and get the access token that links your events to the plugin. Our guide on creating a Facebook events access token covers each of those steps.
Once your events are connected, Events Sync can also copy them to The Events Calendar or Sugar Calendar. It can’t sync a source connected through an iCal URL, so reconnect that source using your own Facebook App first. To set up Events Sync, read our guide on syncing Facebook events to your WordPress calendar.
Existing iCal Feeds
If you set up an events feed with an iCal URL before 4.11.0, it keeps displaying as before. You don’t need to change anything.
The iCal URL on an existing feed can’t be changed from your WordPress dashboard anymore. If an existing iCal feed stops working, reconnect it using your own Facebook App.
To reconnect it, follow these steps from our guide on creating a Facebook events access token.
- Register as a Facebook developer, if you haven’t already.
- Create your own Facebook app.
- Get the access token that connects your events to the plugin.
That’s it! You now know how Facebook events connect without an iCal URL and what happens to feeds that already use one.
To copy your events into a calendar plugin, see syncing Facebook events to your WordPress calendar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below, we’ve answered some of the most common questions about the iCal URL.
Can I still add an iCal URL to an events feed?
Events feeds now connect through your own Facebook App instead. Version 4.11.0 removed the iCal URL option from the feed builder and the Manage Sources screen.
Will my existing iCal events feed stop working?
No, updating the plugin doesn’t stop it. Existing events feeds set up with an iCal URL keep displaying as before. If one stops working, reconnect it using your own Facebook App.
Which license level do I need for events feeds?
Events feeds require the Elite license level of Custom Facebook Feed Pro.
