{"id":691,"date":"2016-09-25T16:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T16:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/?p=691"},"modified":"2020-02-15T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T16:10:36","slug":"google-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/benevolence\/events-benevolence\/google-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Benevolence theme can also display events from a Google Calendar in a style similar to the Events: Calendar page template.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Google Calendar<\/strong> template.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Setting Up a Google Calendar Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To set up a Google Calendar page, begin by creating a new page by selecting Pages<\/strong> \u2192 Add New<\/strong> from the main menu. You can name this page whatever you like, give it a header image, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, select Google Calendar<\/strong> from the Template<\/strong> section of the Page Attributes<\/strong> box. Save the page, and the Google Calendar Options<\/strong> box will appear below the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use the template, make sure you have entered a Google Calendar API key<\/strong><\/a> in Theme Options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting up the calendar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This guide assumes you have already created a calendar in Google Calendar that you want to display on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to Google Calendar<\/a> and click on the downward pointing arrow<\/strong> next to the name of your selected calendar. From the options list, select Share this Calendar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main screen of Google Calendar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On the following screen, check<\/strong> Make this calendar public<\/em> and make sure Share only my free\/busy information (Hide details)<\/em> remains unchecked<\/strong>. At the bottom of the page, click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calendar sharing settings, with the fields you need to look at highlighted.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You will be returned to the main screen of Google Calendar. Once again, click on the downward pointing arrow<\/strong> next to the name of your selected calendar. From the options list, select Calendar settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this page, scroll down to the Calendar Address<\/strong> section. Select and copy your Calendar ID<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calendar settings, with the Calendar Address<\/strong> highlighted.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Back in WordPress, paste the calendar address into the Google Calendar ID<\/strong> field in Google Calendar Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Google Calendar Options<\/strong> box in the Google Calendar page template.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This box also contains a setting for Event Color<\/strong>, which controls what colour the events displayed in the calendar will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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