Calendar Sync to Apple & Google Calendar

  • Resolved kazuyoshida

    (@kazuyoshida)


    6 years, 9 months ago

    I see that one can import events to for example Apple Calendar or Google Calendar, but I was wondering how one can subscribe to the calendars from for example Apple Calendar (on Mac or iOS device) or Google Calendar, so if any changes are made to the calendar, they automatically sync to the apps.

    Example 1: We for example change the start time of the event on the Website from 6pm to 7pm -> it automatically syncs to the Apple calendar or Google Calendar.

    Example 2: We add a new event to the calendar to the website -> it automatically syncs to the Apple Calendar or Google Calendar.

    Example 3: We delete a event -> it automatically removes the event from the Apple Calendar or Google Calendar.

    I think we are looking for a webcal feature. Even some code to add to the functions.php would work for me, as long as it works.

    Looking forward to your reply. Thank you.

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  • Hey there @kazuyoshida!

    Thanks for reaching out.

    You can see on the the bottom of our demo page there is an export events button. If you use the the URL of this button which looks like → https://wpshindig.com/?ical=1&tribe_display=month — the calendar should stay synced with any new additions or changes. However if you download the file by just clicking the export button, you will only get the current events.

    Hope that helps!

    We actually have a snippet to update the button to subscribe → https://gist.github.com/cliffordp/be034504a2c530495b7d58e704352069

    Since this thread has been inactive for a while, I’m going to go ahead and mark it as resolved. Don’t hesitate to create a new thread any time you help again!

    Ed ??

    Thread Starter kazuyoshida

    (@kazuyoshida)

    Thank you for your reply.
    I have tried the add the GitHub snippet to my theme’s functions.php, but it makes my website go blank (white screen).
    What am I doing wrong?
    Have you tested this snippet recently?
    Thank you for your help.

    Yes, I have tested the code. It’s just a simple script that uses jQuery to modify how the links are generated.

    Make sure you do not include the opening <?php tag.

    Thread Starter kazuyoshida

    (@kazuyoshida)

    Thank you. It seems to be working now.
    However, it only seems to show the current month in the calendar app.

    (1) Is there a way to sync ALL events?
    (2) If a change is made to the event on the website within “The Events Calendar”, will it automatically sync to the Calendar app when subscribed to it?

    Thank you for your support.

    If they subscribe to yoursite.com/events/?ical=1&year-feed, that might work for actually subscribing, you can try this snippet → https://gist.github.com/cliffordp/ab1f7c4d95723ee6f892 — no guarantees here, just an idea.

    You can vote for this feature as others have → https://tribe.uservoice.com/forums/195723-feature-ideas/suggestions/3777092-subscribe-to-calendar-via-ical — the more interest a feature request gets, the more of a chance that it gets added.

    Take care,
    Ed ??

    Thread Starter kazuyoshida

    (@kazuyoshida)

    Hi Ed,

    Thanks for your continued support.
    I think I may have found a link that works as a subscription for iCal.
    If you can confirm this works for you, maybe others can benefit from this link.

    webcal://yoursite.org/calendar/list/?tribe_paged=0&tribe_event_display=list&ical=1&tribe_display=list

    Do you have a snippet that would change the button to the link above?
    Please note that we use /calendar/ not /events/ after the domain.

    Thank you.

    Barry

    (@barryhughes-1)

    I’m afraid further technical support is beyond what we can offer here in the free support forums, @kazuyoshida – The Events Calendar is certainly flexible and built to be customizable, but we’re going to have to leave it to you write a snippet for this one (perhaps you can build upon the one Ed shared earlier) ??

    The correct solution in terms of general usability is that the calendar is an own user (eMail) and all the events you like to put in the calendar, you invite that user. It’s then very versatile and generic.

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