Hello Chris and thanks for the compliments
Well, Google changes some screens every now and then without notice so the instructions you may have found may need update, will check that
As for your screenshot, you can see that on the right of the checkbox there’s a small dropdown. It is currently selecting ‘See only free/busy’. This setting shares the free/busy status of the calendar owner (not used by the plugin) but not the events details which is what you’re after. Try changing this setting. Also, make sure you have an API key registered in the plugin settings page, Google needs this, you can obtain it from Google Developers Console.
If you are new to the plugin, you might be interested knowing that a new version is rolling out between today and tomorrow. It introduces a lot of new features as well as a redesigned UI. There’s a beta available in these forums (see the sticky threads) but at this point you might want as well get the official release. If you already created some calendars, the new plugin will update them. If you can make backups it’s always recommended when updating plugins in general.
Cheers
Hi Fulvio,
Thank you for your speedy response.
The other options in the drop-down were greyed out but I’ll leave it for now and wait until the new version comes out which I’m looking forward to integrating.
Thanks again,
Chris
For anyone stumbling across this thread, I thought I’d post the solution. This will likely apply to the new version of the plugin too if no events are displaying.
The issue comes down to account type. The instructions on making the calendar public work perfectly for personal Google accounts. However if you are using a premium Google account e.g. Google Apps For Business. There’s another setting that you’ll need to change. You need to change the admin settings for your calendars to allow outsiders to see event information. This can be done by:
- Visiting https://admin.google.com
- Login and navigate Apps > Google Apps > Setting for Calendar
- Below ‘Sharing settings’, you’ll likely have ‘Only free/busy information’ selected. Change this to the option below ‘Share all information, but outsiders cannot change calendars’
- Save this and wait (it can take up to 24 hours to propagate apparently)
After this change has propogated go back to your Google Calendar, select ‘Share this Calendar’ under the calendar you want to be publicly viewable. Select ‘Share this calendar with others’, then ‘Make this calendar public’.
Now the important part – from the select box drop-down, select ‘See all event details’ which should no longer be greyed out (if you’ve followed the above steps correctly).
You should now see your events.
Hope this helps.
