How to insert calendar on Home Page??

  • Resolved kdardis

    (@kdardis)


    7 years, 7 months ago

    I’m using the Events Calendar plugin to integrate events on a website. I can’t for the life of me find a shortcode or template tag to pull in the calendar view on the home page. I’ve searched the technical docs high and low, and just haven’t had any luck.

    Basically, the client wants a section on their home page to show upcoming events on one side (easy enough), and then on the other show a calendar view of upcoming events. Then the rest of the site would function as normal, with the /events page showing the full calendar, as well.

    Is this something in which I would need the PRO version to accomplish? If not, please let me know what shortcode/template tag to use to pull in that calendar.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/

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  • alfateefje

    (@alfateefje)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    You can use a grid, for example visual composers Grid, to display posts (events) on your homepage. You don’t need the Pro version.

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi there, we are in the same position, I looked at this plugin last week and got stuck.

    Alfateefje – you have not answered the question. We most likely can put the calendar into a visual composer, page, post and even sidebar, but how do we get it in there?
    There’s no short code or instructions….

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    @bloohair: This is not your topic. If you require assistance then, as per the Forum Welcome, please post your own topic.

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry, I will start a new question

    alfateefje

    (@alfateefje)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    If you have created a grid, for example a “Post Masonry Grid” on your homepage or wherever, then you can edit this grid.
    Select Tribe-events in the data_source tab:

    http://screencast.com/t/FQhzsmVccUer

    Thread Starter kdardis

    (@kdardis)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    I believe @bloohair has successfully stated the inadequacies of the previous post’s answer. I completely agree with what he/she said… HOW do we get a calendar to show up? The instuctions for this particular topic in the plugin are quite vague.

    I apologize, but it seems silly to post a duplicate question, as that is also frowned upon in the forum. Feel free to follow-up with this @bloohair unless you are able to find answers elsewhere!

    Thread Starter kdardis

    (@kdardis)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    @alfateefje I’m not familiar with a visual composer grid… It sounds like your solution is a workaround to create our own calendar, rather than use the calendar that’s already built in the plugin. Is this correct?

    Also, is the grid you suggest responsive?

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    KDardis,
    Visual Composers and Masonry grids are responsive.

    But my website isn’t designed to have a grid system. It should not matter whether a website uses a grid or not. Simply inserting a shortcode into a sidebar, page or post should suffice?

    However, I will have a look at Alfateefje’s link.

    Thread Starter kdardis

    (@kdardis)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    @bloohair and anyone else who needs help with this: I was actually able to get a response elsewhere on this topic. Here is what I received from a support representative:

    We are actually in the process of building a feature that would allow you to embed full calendar views on any page or post using a shortcode and that should come out in Events Calendar PRO version 4.3 if all goes according to plan.

    In the meantime, I’m afraid there is no easy way to embed full calendar views so that the calendar is both on the homepage and the main calendar page. Events Calendar PRO does indeed include several shortcodes that allow you to embed the calendar widgets (i.e. the mini calendar) on any page or post, so that may very well get you what you need for now, but I at least wanted to throw that out there.

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    OK, I found it! (Sort of)
    https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/linking-to-specific-event-views/
    This page tells you where the calendar is hidden.

    So on your website you have link like this:
    http://www.mywebsite.com/events/month

    So that’s getting a link to it, would be handy to have it embed onto the page. Or is that only available in the Pro version?

    alfateefje

    (@alfateefje)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    Unfortunately this calender plugin doesn’t provide any shortcodes…

    But why not use a grid?
    I thinks most themes come with a grid builder like VC Grid or The Grid or something like that. Or you can buy at themeforest.com

    Thread Starter kdardis

    (@kdardis)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    @bloohair the calendar itself can be viewed on the /events page of your site… just make sure you don’t already have a page called /events as it may cause conflict with the plugin.

    But yes, you are correct. In order to use their calendar elsewhere on the site, they have a “Mini calendar” that you could use in a sidebar. That is in the PRO version.

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks Kdardis,
    I hope my discovery above is also useful to you.

    I can now at least put a button on the course pages that will take you to the month view.

    bloohair

    (@bloohair)

    7 years, 7 months ago

    No, not all themes use a grid system actually.

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