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Loyalist pushes business hours to a Facebook Page and then reads the Page back to confirm the change landed, so the listing's live state is something a restaurant can verify rather than assume. Holiday and seasonal hours reach the Page too, so a closure decided this morning can be published this morning.
How it works
Most listing updates are sent and then forgotten about, with no way to tell whether they took. The Facebook Page connection is different: hours set in Loyalist are pushed to the Page directly, and Loyalist then reads the Page back and compares what Facebook is publishing against the hours it holds. That read-back makes this the listing whose live state can be confirmed rather than assumed. Nothing here is applied by hand, and the same edit that reaches Facebook reaches the other listings on the account.
Key benefits
- The change is confirmed, not just sent. Loyalist reads the Page back after pushing and compares it against the hours it holds, so a push that silently failed is visible instead of being discovered by a guest who turned up to a closed room.
- Hours reach the Page without anybody logging in. The same edit that updates the rest of the listings on the account updates Facebook too, and it happens as a direct push rather than through a person applying it.
- Same-day changes are realistic here. Because the update is a direct push rather than a queued piece of work, a closure decided this morning can be published this morning.
- Holiday and seasonal hours reach the Page. Upcoming closures and shortened services are carried into what Facebook publishes for the week ahead, so the Page shows the right thing on the day rather than the usual weekly pattern.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Facebook connection actually manage?
Business hours on the Page. That is deliberately narrow: hours are the detail that goes stale most often and costs the most when it does. Other listing fields are not managed through this connection.
Do holiday and seasonal hours reach the Page?
Yes. Upcoming exceptions are carried into what the Page publishes for the week ahead, so a Christmas closure or a shortened summer service shows correctly on the day rather than the Page still advertising the standard week.
How does Loyalist know the Page is actually correct?
It reads the Page back after every push and compares Facebook’s published hours against the hours it holds. That comparison is what separates this listing from one that can only be written to, and it is why a failed update here does not go unnoticed.
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