GCE 2.1.0 now updated for GCal API v3
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Great news. We’re pretty darn sure your Google calendar displays will work once again.
Nick and I have been working on the switch to the new Google Calendar API (version 3), and after a bunch of tweaks and testing we believe it’s now good to go.
Please update your GCal Events plugin to 2.1.0 (or higher) and let us know in the forums if it’s still not working.
Google basically requires an API key for all requests now. By default the WordPress plugin now uses a shared public API key we generated.
Our request limit shared among all users is currently 500,000 requests per day and 5 requests per second. We applied for more today, but we’ll have to wait to hear back from Google if we’re allowed na increase.
At 330,000+ plugin downloads we’re not sure if this is sufficient or not yet for everyone. But we do know that the caching provided in our plugin helps reduce the number of requests.
If you’re concerned about this quota set for all plugin users, you do have the option of generating and using your own GCal API key across your sites. More info and instructions are found on the General Settings page after you update.
Sorry again for the downtime the last couple days. We’ll do our best to tackle these issues a little more in advance in the future.
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