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1. mhenry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I have been using Wordpress as a CMS/Blog for my band's website and I am having trouble finding a plugin to do exactly what I want, so I figured I'd post here.

   Currently, the members in my band use a Google Spreadsheet to put in their availability and work schedules. We use it to figure out when to hold practices. Now I a collaborative m trying to move everything we do over to the Wordpress install on our server. Is there a plugin that does something similar? Maybe even more specifically for the availability of users within a Wordpress install, probably something useful with blogs with multiple authors and contributors.

   I don't want the calendar to be public, rather internal. But that is something that can easily be fixed with minor editing.

2. jleuze
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Why aren't you guys using Google Calendar rather than Spreadsheet?

3. mhenry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I have no idea, the drummer set it up and we thought it was a good idea so we went with it. Still, is there any sort of plugin that for Wordpress that can give us this kind of functionality internally?

4. jleuze
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Well there was your first mistake, never let the drummer make any decisions! ;)

   Calendars and event planning is still an area where WordPress has a lot of room for growth. There are only a few decent plugins, and they are all designed to be forward facing, for your visitors to see.

   If you aren't already using it, I'd strongly recommend GigPress for publishing events for your fans. It's an awesome plugin!

   I don't honestly think there is a plugin that would help you manage the members of the band behind the scenes. But that's ok, since only the band has to see it, it doesn't necessarily need to be a part of WordPress.

   As I said, Google Calendar. That's the first thing I would check out. It is much easier to use than Google Spreadsheet, and built for what you want to do.

   You create a separate calendar just for the band, stick everything on there, gigs, practice times, and you can share it with the whole band. If you give them permission to edit it, then everyone can pop in the times they are free, and it should be easy to see where they line up for all of you.

   I think you would have better luck with the calendar versus the spreadsheet. It is more user friendly, you can add a widget to gmail, set up reminders, and you can access it from a mobile. So no excuses for ditching practice! :)

5. mhenry
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I already found GigPress and love it. I found a plugin literally called Google Calendar that let me embed a calendar right into our admin panel. I haven't fully set it up yet, but it should be perfect for what we need. Thanks for your help!

6. jleuze
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Ah, I forgot about that plugin, that would be handy. No problem mhenry!

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