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=== Calendar === |
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Contributors: KieranOShea |
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Donate link: http://www.kieranoshea.com |
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Tags: calendar, dates, times, events |
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Requires at least: 2.0 |
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Tested up to: 3.2.1 |
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Stable tag: 1.3 |
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A simple but effective Calendar plugin for WordPress that allows you to |
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manage your events and appointments and display them to the world. |
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== Description == |
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A simple but effective Calendar plugin for WordPress that allows you to |
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manage your events and appointments and display them to the world on your |
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website. |
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Features: |
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* Monthly view of events |
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* Mouse-over details for each event |
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* Events can have a timestamp (optional) |
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* Events can display their author (optional) |
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* Events can span more than one day |
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* Multiple events per day possible |
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* Events can repeat on a weekly, monthly (set numerical day), monthly (set textual day) or yearly basis |
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* Repeats can occur indefinitely or a limited number of times |
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* Easy to use events manager in admin dashboard |
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* Sidebar function/Widget to show todays events |
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* Sidebar function/Widget to show upcoming events |
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* Lists of todays events can be displayed in posts or pages |
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* Lists of upcoming events can be displayed in posts or pages |
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* Comprehensive options panel for admin |
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* Modifiable CSS using the options panel |
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* Optional drop down boxes to quickly change month and year |
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* User groups other than admin can be permitted to manage events |
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* Events can be placed into categories |
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* A calendar of events for just one of more categories can be displayed |
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* Categories system can be switched on or off |
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* Pop up javascript calendars help the choosing of dates |
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* Events can be links pointing to a location of your choice |
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* Full internationalisation is possible |
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* Comaptible with WordPress MU |
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== Installation == |
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The installation is extremely simple and straightforward. It only takes a second. |
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Installing: |
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1. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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2. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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3. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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Calendar -> Manage Events |
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Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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4. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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the page you have edited or created. You should see your calendar in action. |
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Upgrading from 1.2 or later: |
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1. Deactivate the plugin (you will not lose any events) |
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2. Remove your current calendar directory from the WordPress plugins directory |
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2. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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3. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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4. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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Calendar -> Manage Events |
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Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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5. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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the page you have edited or created page. You should see your calendar in action. |
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Upgrading from 1.1: |
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1. Deactivate the plugin (you will not lose any events) |
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2. Remove the Rewrite rules from your .htaccess file that you added |
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when you first installed Calendar. |
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3. Delete plugins/calendar.php, wp-admin/edit-calendar.php, wp-calendar.php |
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4. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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5. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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6. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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Calendar -> Manage Events |
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Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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7. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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the page you have edited or created page. You should see your calendar in action. |
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Uninstalling: |
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1. Deactivate the plugin on the plugins page of your blog dashboard |
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2. Delete the uploaded files for the plugin |
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3. Remove the text {CALENDAR} from the page you were using to show calendar, or delete that page |
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== Frequently Asked Questions == |
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= Where are the frequently asked questions for Calendar? = |
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They are located on [Kieran O'Shea's forum](http://www.kieranoshea.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10 "Kieran O'Shea's forum"). |
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Please note that you should check these before asking any support questions or thinking your calendar install isn't working |
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properly. |
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= Where can I get support for the plugin? = |
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Support is only available on [Kieran O'Shea's forum](http://www.kieranoshea.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10 "Kieran O'Shea's forum"). |
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Regrettably e-mail support became too cumberome to manage and so now all support and bug report e-mails for calendar will be ignored. All |
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such queries will be answered promptly on the forums, although please make sure you search first before asking your question. |
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= Can I remove the link to your site? = |
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Yes, you may do this, but please be aware that support will not be provided |
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to those who choose to remove the link. When you ask your support question |
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you will be asked for the URL to your blog and the presence of the link will |
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be checked before support will be provided. |
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== Screenshots == |
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1. Calendar being used on a blog page |
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2. Widgets showing in the sidebar |
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3. The event management screen of calendar |
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4. The category management screen of calendar |
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5. The options screen of Calendar |
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