This template tag was obsoleted. You can display "Edit Link" by the following code. It is recommended to check viewer's session cookie to detects whether or not a user is signed in before showing the edit link.

<a href="<$mt:cgipath$><$mt:adminscript$>?__mode=view&_type=entry&id=<$mt:entryid$>&blog_id=<$mt:entryblogid$>">edit</a>

A link to edit the entry in context from the Movable Type CMS. This tag is only recognized in system templates where an authenticated user is logged-in.

Attributes:

• text (optional; default "Edit")

  A phrase to use for the edit link.

Example:

    <$mt:EntryEditLink$>