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Previously, we learned how to display Facebook page posts feed on your website using PHP.

Today, our tutorial will explore integrating Instagram into your website by displaying your Instagram feed using PHP. This can be a great way to showcase your content and keep your website visitors engaged with your brand.

Using PHP, we can easily connect to the Instagram API and retrieve your latest posts, allowing them to be displayed on your website. Any new content you upload to Instagram will automatically appear on your website, saving you the hassle of manually updating your website every time you post something new.

Following this tutorial can bring your Instagram content to your website, providing your audience with a seamless browsing experience and keeping them updated with your latest content. So, let's dive in and start displaying your Instagram feed on your website using PHP!

Display Instagram feed on website using PHP

We will use the official Instagram Basic Display API. This API allows users to read basic profile information, photos, videos, and albums of the connected account.

Here are the steps to display the Instagram feed on a website using PHP.

1. Retrieve long-lived access token.
2. Use our PHP code to display your Instagram feed.
3. Use our CSS code to make the display look good.
4. View our output.

Retrieve your long-lived access token

The long-lived access token is like a key that you will use to retrieve your Instagram photos and videos programmatically. You will use this token on our PHP code later.

1. Create a Facebook developer account. Create your Facebook developer account here. Then, you also need to create a Facebook application here.
2. Configure Instagram's basic display API. Instagram's documentation is good enough, and I don't want to repeat the exact same instructions here. Follow the guide here.
3. Get your long-lived access token. By default, Instagram API will give you a short-lived access token that is valid only for 24 hours. If you get your long-lived access token, it will be valid for 60 days. Learn how to get a valid long-lived access token here.

Use our PHP code to display your Instagram feed

Once you get your long-lived access token, use it as the value of the $token variable below. The code below will allow you to display the list of posts

<?php 
// query the user media
$fields = "id,caption,media_type,media_url,permalink,thumbnail_url,timestamp,username";
$token = "your_long_lived_user_access_token";
$limit = 10;

$json_feed_url="https://graph.instagram.com/me/media?fields={$fields}&access_token={$token}&limit={$limit}";
$json_feed = @file_get_contents($json_feed_url);
$contents = json_decode($json_feed, true, 512, JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING);

echo "<div class='ig_feed_container'>";
    foreach($contents["data"] as $post){
        
        $username = isset($post["username"]) ? $post["username"] : "";
        $caption = isset($post["caption"]) ? $post["caption"] : "";
        $media_url = isset($post["media_url"]) ? $post["media_url"] : "";
        $permalink = isset($post["permalink"]) ? $post["permalink"] : "";
        $media_type = isset($post["media_type"]) ? $post["media_type"] : "";
        
        echo "
            <div class='ig_post_container'>
                <div>";

                    if($media_type=="VIDEO"){
                        echo "<video controls style='width:100%; display: block !important;'>
                            <source src='{$media_url}' type='video/mp4'>
                            Your browser does not support the video tag.
                        </video>";
                    }

                    else{
                        echo "<img src='{$media_url}' />";
                    }
                
                echo "</div>
                <div class='ig_post_details'>
                    <div>
                        <strong>@{$username}</strong> {$caption}
                    </div>
                    <div class='ig_view_link'>
                        <a href='{$permalink}' target='_blank'>View on Instagram</a>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        ";
    }
echo "</div>"
?>

Use our CSS code to make the display look good

Here's the CSS code I used with the code above.

.ig_feed_container{
    width:100%; margin:0 auto; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.ig_post_container{
    border: 2px solid #f1f1f1; margin-bottom:25px; margin-left:3%; width:20%; height:550px; float:left;
}

.ig_post_container img{
    width:100%;
}

.ig_post_container .ig_post_details{
    padding:15px;
}

.ig_post_container .ig_view_link{
    margin-top:10px;
}

View our output

The output will look like the following.

We will also cover using a website plugin to achieve the same output. This is best for people who do not want to code. Continue reading below.

Display Instagram feed using a website plugin

If you do not want to code, use a "no-code" approach. You can use website plugins like SociableKIT. Follow this tutorial: embed your Instagram feed on your website. You can use its free plan if you do not need the premium features.

Step-by-step guide

Follow the steps below to display your Instagram feed using a website plugin.

1. Sign up for SociableKIT. You will be logged in automatically after you enter your email address.
2. Create a new solution. Select "Instagram feed" on the drop-down. Enter your Instagram username.
3. Click the Next button. It will show the customization options like layouts, colors, and more. Click the Save changes button.
4. Copy embed code. On the upper right, click the "Embed on website" button. Copy the embed code.
5. Paste on your website. Create a new page or edit an existing page on your website. Paste the embed code where you want the Instagram feed to appear.

Using SociableKIT, you can also display Instagram reels, Instagram hashtag feed, Instagram stories, and more on your website.

Output

Your Instagram feed using SociableKIT can look like the following.

What's Next?

Today we have learned how to show your Facebook page events on your website. Did you know that you can also display a Twitter feed on your website?

Let us go to the next tutorial: How to display a Twitter feed on website?

Previously, we learned how to display Facebook page videos on your website using PHP.

Today, in this tutorial, we will show you how to display Facebook page posts on your website using PHP. Posts from your Facebook page are essential to keep your audience informed, engaged, and updated with your latest content.

However, if you're not showing those posts to your website visitors, you miss out on a valuable opportunity to connect with them.

Our code in this tutorial will allow you to automatically display your Facebook page posts on your website using PHP. The integration process is straightforward, and once it's done, you can create and edit your posts on Facebook, and any changes will also be reflected on your website.

This will save you time and effort, as you won't need to manually update your website whenever you create a new post.

Overview

Our code for today will get any posts like videos, statuses, or pictures from your Facebook page using Facebook Graph API. We will beautifully display these posts or contents on a webpage (assuming it is your website) with Bootstrap.

See our step-by-step Bootstrap tutorial if you’re not yet familiar with this awesome front-end framework. It is also responsive, so it’s one advantage for mobile devices.

Don't want to code?

Before we continue coding, if you realize you do not want to code and need more features, you can use a website plugin called SociableKIT. It is the best no-code tool for the job.

You can easily customize the look and feel of your Facebook feed and embed it on your website in 3 minutes. The posts feed on your website will update automatically.

Follow this tutorial: Embed Facebook page posts feed on website. You can also embed other feeds, such as Facebook page events, photos, videos, and more. There’s a free plan that you can use if you don’t need the premium features of SociableKIT.

But if you like coding, continue with our tutorial below!

Code Output

It is essential to know where we are going. Once we finish the tutorial, we will achieve the output in the video below.

Enjoy the step-by-step tutorial below!

Create the index page

Create index.php file with basic HTML code

This index file will be loaded first and what we will see on the browser. Create index.php file. Put the following code.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>

    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <title>Display Facebook page posts on website</title>

    <!-- CSS will be here -->

</head>
<body>
    <!-- Facebook page posts will be here -->
    <!-- JavaScript will be here -->
</body>
</html>

Include Bootstrap and custom CSS

Here we include Bootstrap CSS and our own custom CSS to make our page look good. Replace <!-- CSS will be here --> comment with the following code.

<!-- CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-EVSTQN3/azprG1Anm3QDgpJLIm9Nao0Yz1ztcQTwFspd3yD65VohhpuuCOmLASjC" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="custom.css" media="screen">

Include JavaScript

Include Bootstrap and Font Awesome JavaScript. Bootstrap JavaScript is required for Bootstrap to work better. We use Font Awesome for the likes and comments count icons. Replace <!-- JavaScript will be here --> comment with the following code.

<!-- JavaScript -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-MrcW6ZMFYlzcLA8Nl+NtUVF0sA7MsXsP1UyJoMp4YLEuNSfAP+JcXn/tWtIaxVXM" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/dd3a1aa24e.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

Put code for Facebook page posts

Here's the body of our webpage. In this part, we will display the Facebook page posts. Replace <!-- Facebook page posts will be here --> comment with the following code.

<div class="container">
	<div class='col-lg-12'>
		<h1 class='page-header'>Display Facebook page posts on website</h1>
		
		<?php include "facebook_page_posts.php"; ?>

	</div>
</div>

Custom CSS

Create custom.css file

Create a custom.css file. This file was used inside the index.php file. Put the following code.

/* profile css will be here */

/* post css will be here */

/* other css will be here */

Profile CSS

The following CSS code is intended for profile information on the page. Replace /* profile css will be here */ comment with the following code.

.profile-info{
    overflow:hidden;
}

.profile-photo{
    float:left;
    margin:0 .5em 0 0;
}

.profile-photo img{
    width:40px; height:40px;
}

.profile-name{
    float:left;
    width:85%;
}

.profile-message{
    margin:1em 0;
}

Post CSS

The following CSS code is for post information on the page. Replace /* post css will be here */ comment with the following code.

.post-link{
    text-decoration:none;
}

.post-content{
    background: #f6f7f9; overflow:hidden;
}

.post-content img{
    width:100%;
}

.post-status{
    margin:.5em; font-weight:bold;
}

.post-picture{
    width:25%; float:left;
}

.post-info{
    width:70%; float:left; margin:.5em;
}

.post-info-name{
    font-weight:bold;
}

.post-info-description{
    color:#999;
}

Other CSS

These are other CSS codes used to make our web page look good. Replace /* other css will be here */ comment with the following code.

.page-header{
    margin:50px 0;
}

.time-ago{
    color:#999;
}

.like-count-summary{
    margin-top:10px;
}

Display Facebook page posts

Create facebook_page_posts.php file

This file will be used to be the central place where the Facebook page posts feed will be requested (from the Facebook Graph API), processed, and displayed. Create a facebook_page_posts.php file. This file was also used inside the index.php file. Put the following code.

<?php
include "functions.php";

// parameters will be here

// json link and contents will be here

// posts loop will be here
?>

Create functions.php

We have one function in this file. Its purpose is to convert a date and time value to a "time ago" format. For example 1 day ago, 2 hours ago, 1 month ago, etc. Create functions.php file. This file was used inside the facebook_page_posts.php file. Put the following code.

<?php
// to get 'time ago' text
function time_elapsed_string($datetime, $full = false) {

	$now = new DateTime;
	$ago = new DateTime($datetime);
	$diff = $now->diff($ago);

	$diff->w = floor($diff->d / 7);
	$diff->d -= $diff->w * 7;

	$string = array(
		'y' => 'year',
		'm' => 'month',
		'w' => 'week',
		'd' => 'day',
		'h' => 'hour',
		'i' => 'minute',
		's' => 'second',
	);
	foreach ($string as $k => &$v) {
		if ($diff->$k) {
			$v = $diff->$k . ' ' . $v . ($diff->$k > 1 ? 's' : '');
		} else {
			unset($string[$k]);
		}
	}

	if (!$full) $string = array_slice($string, 0, 1);
	return $string ? implode(', ', $string) . ' ago' : 'just now';
}
?>

Parameters

These variables contains the parameters needed to make a request to the Facebook graph API. Replace // parameters will be here comment with the following code.

// prepare parameters
$fb_page_id = "YOUR_PAGE_ID";
$api_version = "v11.0";
$profile_photo_src = "https://graph.facebook.com/{$api_version}/{$fb_page_id}/picture?type=square";
$access_token = "YOUR_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN";
$fields = "id,attachments,message,picture,icon,created_time,from,story,likes.limit(0).summary(true),comments.limit(0).summary(true)";
$limit = 30;

Specify your Facebook page ID and token

You need to replace YOUR_PAGE_ID and YOUR_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN with your own. There are two ways to retrieve your page ID and token.

The first method is this: To get your Facebook page ID, follow this tutorial. To get your Facebook page access token, follow this tutorial. This method can be time-consuming.

We can do this process for you but there will be a service fee of $50. Also, you will need to make us an admin of your Facebook page. If you want to avail of this service, pay using this link. After the payment, you will receive further instructions from [email protected]

The second method this: We built and maintain a tool where you can easily retrieve your page ID and token. It costs $30. You can buy an access here. This method is faster and easier.

JSON link and contents

In this part, we will build the whole request link and get the response from the API. Replace // json link and contents will be here comment with the following code.

// build json link and get contents
$json_link = "https://graph.facebook.com/{$fb_page_id}/posts?fields={$fields}&limit={$limit}&access_token={$access_token}";
$json = file_get_contents($json_link);
$obj = json_decode($json, true);
$feed_item_count = count($obj['data']);

Loop through posts

Once we got the response or the data from the API, we will loop through it this way. Each loop contains a Facebook post from your page. Replace // posts loop will be here comment with the following code.

// loop throug posts
foreach($obj['data'] as $post){
    include "extract_values.php";
    include "display_values.php";
}

Extract values

Create extract_values.php file

Create extract_values.php file. This file was used inside facebook_page_posts.php file. Put the following code.

// post id, link, and page name will be here

// when it was posted will be here

// attachments will be here

// message and story will be here

// likes and comments count will be here

Extract post ID, link and page name

In this code, we will get the post ID and page name. We will also build the link to the original post on Facebook. Replace // post id, link, and page name will be here comment with the following code.

// post id, link, and page name
$id = isset($post['id']) ? $post['id'] : "";
$link = "https://www.facebook.com/{$id}";
$page_name = isset($post['from']['name']) ? $post['from']['name'] : "";

Extract post date

The following code retrieves the post date and time. We convert this value to a "time ago" value. Post date will look like this: 4 weeks ago. 3 days ago, 1 month ago, 2 years ago. We are using the time_elapsed_string() function from functions.php file in this part of the code. Replace // when it was posted will be here comment with the following code.

// when it was posted
$created_time = isset($post['created_time']) ? $post['created_time'] : "";
$converted_date_time = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($created_time));
$ago_value = time_elapsed_string($converted_date_time);

Extract attachments

We will get the post attachments. Attachments contains the post type, image or thumbnail, post title, and description. These data makes a post look more informative. Replace // attachments will be here comment with the following code.

// attachments
$att_type = "";
$att_title = "";
$att_description = "";
$att_image = "";
if(isset($post['attachments'])){
    $att_type = isset($post['attachments']['data'][0]['type']) 
        ? $post['attachments']['data'][0]['type'] : "";

    $att_title = isset($post['attachments']['data'][0]['title'])
        ? $post['attachments']['data'][0]['title'] : "";

    $att_description = isset($post['attachments']['data'][0]['description'])
        ? $post['attachments']['data'][0]['description'] : "";

    $att_image = isset($post['attachments']['data'][0]['media']['image']['src'])
        ? $post['attachments']['data'][0]['media']['image']['src'] : "";
}

Extract message and story

The $message variable contains the custom text entered by the user for the post. The $story variable contains values such as "added an even" or "updated their status". Replace // message and story will be here comment with the following code.

// message and story ("updated their status." or "added an event")
$message=isset($post['message']) ? $post['message'] : "";
$message=htmlspecialchars_decode(str_replace("\n", "<br>", $message));

$story = isset($post['story']) ? $post['story'] : "";

Extract likes and comments count

The likes and comments count are important signals of engagement. The following code is how we get these values. Replace // likes and comments count will be here comment with the following code.

// likes and comments count
$likes_count=isset($post['likes']['summary']['total_count'])
    ? $post['likes']['summary']['total_count'] : 0;

$comments_count=isset($post['comments']['summary']['total_count'])
    ? $post['comments']['summary']['total_count'] : 0;

Display values

Create display_values.php file

This file was also used inside facebook_page_posts.php file. Create display_values.php file. Put the following code.

<?php 
echo "<div class='item_box'>
    <div class='row'>";

        <!-- left side of the post will be here -->
        <!-- right side of the post will be here -->

    echo "</div>
    <hr />
</div>";

Display profile photo, story, post date, and message

The following code will display the page's profile photo, page name, date posted, and message. All on the right side of the post. Replace <! -- left side of the post will be here --> comment with the following code.

// left side
echo "<div class='col-md-4'>
    <div class='profile-info'>
    
        <div class='profile-photo'>
            <a href='https://fb.com/{$fb_page_id}' target='_blank'>
                <img src='{$profile_photo_src}' />
            </a>
        </div>

        <div class='profile-name'>
            <div>";
                echo !empty($story) ? $story : $page_name;
            echo "</div>
            <div class='time-ago'>{$ago_value}</div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <p class='profile-message'>
        {$message}
    </p>
</div>";

Display attachments, likes, and comments count

The following code will display the attachment image, title, and description on the right side of the post. There is a link to the post on Facebook. It will also display the likes and comments count. Replace <! -- right side of the post will be here --> comment with the following code.

// right side
echo "<div class='col-md-8'>
    <a href='{$link}' target='_blank' class='post-link'>
        <div class='post-content'>";

                if($att_image){
                    echo "<div class='post-picture'>
                        <img src='{$att_image}' />
                    </div>";
                }

                else{
                    echo "<div class='post-status'>
                        View on Facebook
                    </div>";
                }

                // if there's an attached title and description
                if($att_title && $att_description){
                    echo "<div class='post-info'>
                        <div class='post-info-name'>{$att_title}</div>
                        <div class='post-info-description'>{$att_description}</div>
                    </div>";
                }
            
        echo "</div>
    </a>

    <div class='like-count-summary'>
        <div style='float:left; margin:0 .6em 0 0;'>
            <i class='far fa-thumbs-up'></i> {$likes_count}
        </div>
        <div style='float:left;'>
            <i class='far fa-comments'></i> {$comments_count}
        </div>
    </div>
</div>"; 

Source code or SociableKIT?

You can choose whether to download our source code or use the SociableKIT Facebook page events widget.

What's Next?

Today we have learned how to show your Facebook page posts on your website. Did you know that you can also display Instagram feed on your website?

Let us go to the next tutorial: How to display an Instagram feed on website using PHP?

Welcome to the start of our Social Media API Tutorial Series! We will start with this tutorial about how to display Facebook page events on your website using PHP.

In today's digital age, social media plays a crucial role in connecting businesses with their customers. As a business owner, you understand the importance of keeping your website up-to-date with the latest information about your company, including upcoming events.

However, manually updating your website with events from your Facebook page can be time-consuming and tedious.

In this tutorial, we will explore a solution to this problem by demonstrating how to use the Facebook API and PHP to automatically display your Facebook page events on your website.

With the code provided, you will be able to seamlessly integrate your Facebook events into your website, ensuring that your audience is always up-to-date with the latest happenings at your business.

Say goodbye to manual updates and hello to a streamlined and efficient way of sharing your events with your fans, audience, and customers.

Overview

This code will get the list of events from your Facebook page. It will show data such as event image, name, time, description, etc. from your Facebook fan page without using any Facebook PHP SDK, just the Facebook Graph API!

We will display these event data on a webpage, assuming it is a website made with PHP. We will use a user interface powered by Bootstrap. If you’re not yet familiar with this awesome front-end framework, see our step-by-step Bootstrap tutorial here.

Don't want to code?

Before we continue coding, if you later realize you do not want to code and need more features, you can use a website plugin called SociableKIT. It is the best no-code tool for the job.

You can easily customize the look and feel of your Facebook page events feed and embed it on your website in 3 minutes. The events feed on your website will update automatically.

Follow this tutorial: Embed Facebook page events on website. You can also use the Facebook group events solution if you use Facebook groups. There's a free plan that you can use if you don't need the premium features of SociableKIT.

But if you like coding, continue with our tutorial below!

Final output

We have to know where we are going. If we completed the tutorial below, we will achieve the following output in the video below.

Create the index page

Create index.php file

This page is what will be loaded on the browser. Create an index.php file. Put the following basic HTML code.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
 
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
    <title>Display Facebook page events on website</title>

    <!-- CSS will be here -->
 
</head>
<body>

    <!-- Container will be here -->

</body>
</html>

CSS code

We're going to use Bootstrap to make our page look good. We'll also put some custom CSS. Replace <!-- CSS will be here --> with the following code.

<!-- CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-EVSTQN3/azprG1Anm3QDgpJLIm9Nao0Yz1ztcQTwFspd3yD65VohhpuuCOmLASjC" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="custom.css" media="screen">

Create custom.css

These are just some additional customization for our user interface. Create a custom.css file. Put the following code.

.page-header{
    margin:30px 0;
}

.nav{
    margin-bottom:30px;
}

.event_item{
    margin-bottom:50px;
}

Container code

These divs have Bootstrap classes. It will contain our Facebook page events. Replace <!-- Container will be here --> with the following code.

<div class="container">
    <div class='col-lg-12'>
        <h1 class='page-header'>Display Facebook page events on website</h1>
        
        <!-- PHP code will be here -->

    </div>
</div>

PHP code

The code below gets the parameter from the URL about what to display. By default, it is "upcoming" events. The navigation.php file will help the user to select upcoming or past events.

The fb_page_events.php file will contain our request to the Facebook Graph API. Replace <!-- PHP code will be here --> with the following code.

<?php 
$display = isset($_GET["display"]) ? $_GET["display"] : "upcoming";
include "navigation.php";
include "fb_page_events.php";
?>

Create navigation.php file

This file will show two tabs that will allow our users to select upcoming or past events. Create a navigation.php file and put the following code.

<?php 
$upcoming_class_active = $display=="upcoming" ? "active" : "";
$past_class_active = $display=="past" ? "active" : "";

echo "<ul class='nav nav-tabs'>
    <li class='nav-item'>
        <a class='nav-link {$upcoming_class_active}' href='index.php'>Upcoming Events</a>
    </li>
    <li class='nav-item'>
        <a class='nav-link {$past_class_active}' href='index.php?display=past'>Past Events</a>
    </li>
</ul>";
?>

Display Facebook page events

Create fb_page_events.php file

This file will contain the process of building a request to the Facebook Graph API. Create fb_page_events.php file. Put the following code.

<?php 
// specify date range will be here

// unix timestamp format will be here

// request parameters will be here

// build the api request will be here

// sort to display upcoming events will be here

// looping through events will be here
?>

Specify date range

The code below identifies the "since" and "until" dates that will be used for the API request. For upcoming events, the "since" date is the date today and the "until" date is two years from today.

For past events, the "since" date is the date from two years ago and the "until" date is the date yesterday.

Replace <!-- specify date range will be here --> with the following code.

// specify date range
$year_range = 2;

if($display=="upcoming"){
	// date range for upcoming events
	$since_date = date('Y-m-d');
	$until_date = date('Y-12-31', strtotime('+' . $year_range . ' years'));
}

else{
	// date range for past events
	$since_date = date('Y-01-01', strtotime('-' . $year_range . ' years'));
	$until_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime('-1 day'));
}

Convert to unix timestamp

Unix timestamp is required by the Facebook Graph API. We will convert the since and until dates using the code below. Replace <!-- unix timestamp format will be here --> with the following code.

// unix timestamp format
$since_unix_timestamp = strtotime($since_date);
$until_unix_timestamp = strtotime($until_date);

Specify request parameters

The variables below are needed to complete the parameters needed for the Facebook Graph API request. Replace <!-- request parameters will be here --> with the following code.

// request parameters
$api_version = "v11.0";
$fb_page_id = "YOUR_FACEBOOK_PAGE_ID";
$access_token="YOUR_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN";
$fields="id,name,description,place,timezone,start_time,cover";

Specify your Facebook page ID and access token

You need to replace YOUR_PAGE_ID and YOUR_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN with your own.

To get your Facebook page ID, follow this tutorial. To get your Facebook page access token, follow this tutorial.

We can do this process for you but there will be a service fee of $50. Also, you will need to make us an admin of your Facebook page.

If you want to avail of this service, pay using this link. After the payment, you will receive further instructions from [email protected]

Build the API request

The code below completes the API request link and get the response using file_get_contents() function. We will also decode the response so we can easily retrieve the data. Replace <!-- build the api request will be here --> with the following code.

// build the api request
$json_link = "https://graph.facebook.com/{$api_version}/{$fb_page_id}/events/attending/?fields={$fields}&access_token={$access_token}&since={$since_unix_timestamp}&until={$until_unix_timestamp}";
$json = file_get_contents($json_link);
$obj = json_decode($json, true, 512, JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING);

// for those using PHP version older than 5.4, use this instead:
// $obj = json_decode(preg_replace('/("\w+"):(\d+)/', '\\1:"\\2"', $json), true);

Sort to display upcoming events

Sorting is needed to properly display the upcoming events. The code below will let the upcoming events to be displayed from the date nearest to today up to the farthest date. Replace <!-- sort to display upcoming events will be here --> with the following code.

// sort to display upcoming events
if($display=="upcoming"){
	function sortFunction($a,$b){
		if ($a['start_time'] == $b['start_time']) return 0;
		return strtotime($a['start_time']) - strtotime($b['start_time']);
	}
	usort($obj['data'],"sortFunction");
}

Loop through events

The code below will loop through each events returned from the Facebook Graph API. Replace <!-- looping through events will be here --> with the following code.

// looping through events
foreach($obj['data'] as $event){
	include "extract_values.php";
	include "display_values.php";
}

Extract and display events data

Create extract_values.php file

In this file, we will extract different types of event data. Create extract_values.php file. Put the following code.

<?php 
// start date and time will be here

// basic info will be here

// location will be here
?>

Extract date and time

The code below will let us get the event's start date and time. Replace <!-- start date and time will be here --> with the following code.

// start date and time
$timezone=isset($event['timezone']) ? $event['timezone'] : "America/Los_Angeles";
date_default_timezone_set($timezone);

$start_date = date( 'l, F d, Y', strtotime($event['start_time']));

// in my case, I had to subtract 9 hours to sync the time set in facebook
$start_time = date('g:i a', strtotime($event['start_time']));

Extract basic information

The code below will let us get the event ID, name, description, and thumbnail. Replace <!-- basic info will be here --> with the following code.

// basic info
$eid = $event['id'];
$name = $event['name'];
$description = isset($event['description']) ? $event['description'] : "";
$pic_big = isset($event['cover']['source']) ? $event['cover']['source'] : "https://graph.facebook.com/{$api_version}/{$fb_page_id}/picture?type=large";

Extract location

Here we will get the event's complete address or location. Replace <!-- location will be here --> with the following code.

// location
$place_name = isset($event['place']['name']) ? $event['place']['name'] : "";
$city = isset($event['place']['location']['city']) ? $event['place']['location']['city'] : "";
$country = isset($event['place']['location']['country']) ? $event['place']['location']['country'] : "";
$zip = isset($event['place']['location']['zip']) ? $event['place']['location']['zip'] : "";

$location="";

if($place_name){ $location.="{$place_name}"; }
if($city){ $location.= $location ? ", {$city}" : "{$city}"; }
if($country){ $location.= $location ? ", {$country}" : "{$country}"; }
if($zip){ $location.= $location ? ", {$zip}" : "{$zip}"; }

if(empty($location)){
    $location="Location not set.";
}

$complete_event_add="{$location}";

Create display_values.php

The code below will display an event item with data we extracted earlier. Create display_values.php file. Put the following code.

<?php 
echo "<div class='row event_item'>
    <div class='col'>
        <img src='{$pic_big}' class='card-img-top' alt='...'>
    </div>
    <div class='col'>
        <h2 class='card-title'>{$name}</h2>
        <p class='card-text'>
        {$start_date} at {$start_time}
        </p>

        <p class='card-text'>
        {$complete_event_add}
        </p>

        <p class='card-text'>
        {$description}
        </p>
        <a href='https://www.facebook.com/events/{$eid}/' target='_blank' class='btn btn-primary'>More info</a>
    </div>
</div>";
?>

Source code or SociableKIT?

You can choose whether to download our source code or use the SociableKIT Facebook page events widget.

What's Next?

Today we have learned how to show your Facebook page events on your website. Did you know that you can also display Facebook photo albums and photos on your website?

Let us go to the next tutorial: How to display Facebook page photo album on website?