The Events Calendar - Facebook Import Set Category

facebook-import-set-category.php

/**
 * Sets events from Facebook by Tribe Events Facebook to use a predetermined category
 *
 * IMPORTANT: Replace "{CATEGORY ID}" on Line 35 (wp_set_object_terms...) with the ID of the category for imported events on your site.
 * IMPORTANT: This sets a term in the default "category" taxonomy. You may prefer to set the term in the 'tribe_events_cat' taxonomy
 *
 * @param   $post_id 	int 	id of post being inserted
 * @param 	$post 		obj 	the post object
 *
 * @uses 	get_post_type()
 * @uses 	get_post_meta()
 * @uses 	wp-set_object_terms()
 * @uses	wp_is_post_revision()
 *
 * @todo 	Tag based on event sponsor
 * @todo 	UI and saved option to select category of imported events
 */

function mrw_tag_imported_events( $post_id, $post ) {
  
  // stop if args aren't set or we're not dealing with an event
  if (! ( isset($postId) && isset($post->post_type) ) && ! get_post_type($post_id) == 'tribe_events') {
		return;
	}

	// get the field Tribe sets for event source
	$mrw_event_origin = get_post_meta( $post_id, '_EventOrigin', true );

	// if source is facebook and this isn't a revision, set a category for the post
	if( $mrw_event_origin  == 'facebook-importer' && !wp_is_post_revision( $post_id ) ) {

		// set category to 'community events'
		wp_set_object_terms( $post_id, {CATEGORY ID}, 'category', true );

	}

}
add_action( 'wp_insert_post', 'mrw_tag_imported_events', 11, 2 );