1 === Calendar === |
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2 Contributors: KieranOShea |
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3 Donate link: http://www.kieranoshea.com |
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4 Tags: calendar, dates, times, events |
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5 Requires at least: 2.0 |
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6 Tested up to: 2.8 |
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7 Stable tag: 1.2.2 |
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8 |
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9 A simple but effective Calendar plugin for WordPress that allows you to |
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10 manage your events and appointments and display them to the world. |
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12 == Description == |
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13 |
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14 A simple but effective Calendar plugin for WordPress that allows you to |
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15 manage your events and appointments and display them to the world on your |
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16 website. |
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17 |
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18 Features: |
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20 * Monthly view of events |
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21 * Mouse-over details for each event |
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22 * Events can have a timestamp (optional) |
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23 * Events can display their author (optional) |
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24 * Events can span more than one day |
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25 * Multiple events per day possible |
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26 * Events can repeat on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis |
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27 * Repeats can occur indefinitely or a limited number of times |
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28 * Easy to use events manager in admin dashboard |
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29 * Sidebar function/Widget to show todays events |
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30 * Sidebar function/Widget to show upcoming events |
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31 * Lists of todays events can be displayed in posts or pages |
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32 * Lists of upcoming events can be displayed in posts or pages |
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33 * Comprehensive options panel for admin |
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34 * Modifiable CSS using the options panel |
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35 * Optional drop down boxes to quickly change month and year |
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36 * User groups other than admin can be permitted to manage events |
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37 * Events can be placed into categories |
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38 * A calendar of events for just one of more categories can be displayed |
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39 * Categories system can be switched on or off |
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40 * Pop up javascript calendars help the choosing of dates |
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41 * Events can be links pointing to a location of your choice |
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42 * Full internationalisation is possible |
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43 * Comaptible with WordPress MU |
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44 |
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45 == Installation == |
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46 |
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47 The installation is extremely simple and straightforward. It only takes a second. |
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48 |
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49 Installing: |
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51 1. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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53 2. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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54 |
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55 3. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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56 |
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57 Calendar -> Manage Events |
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58 |
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59 Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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60 |
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61 Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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63 4. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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64 the page you have edited or created. You should see your calendar in action. |
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65 |
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66 Upgrading from 1.2 or later: |
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68 1. Deactivate the plugin (you will not lose any events) |
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70 2. Remove your current calendar directory from the WordPress plugins directory |
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71 |
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72 2. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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73 |
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74 3. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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75 |
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76 4. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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78 Calendar -> Manage Events |
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80 Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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81 |
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82 Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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83 |
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84 5. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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85 the page you have edited or created page. You should see your calendar in action. |
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86 |
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87 Upgrading from 1.1: |
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89 1. Deactivate the plugin (you will not lose any events) |
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91 2. Remove the Rewrite rules from your .htaccess file that you added |
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92 when you first installed Calendar. |
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93 |
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94 3. Delete plugins/calendar.php, wp-admin/edit-calendar.php, wp-calendar.php |
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95 |
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96 4. Upload the whole calendar directory into your WordPress plugins directory. |
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98 5. Activate the plugin on your WordPress plugins page |
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100 6. Configure Calendar using the following pages in the admin panel: |
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102 Calendar -> Manage Events |
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104 Calendar -> Manage Categories |
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106 Calendar -> Calendar Options |
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107 |
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108 7. Edit or create a page on your blog which includes the text {CALENDAR} and visit |
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109 the page you have edited or created page. You should see your calendar in action. |
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110 |
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111 Uninstalling: |
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113 1. Deactivate the plugin on the plugins page of your blog dashboard |
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115 2. Delete the uploaded files for the plugin |
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117 3. Remove the text {CALENDAR} from the page you were using to show calendar, or delete that page |
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118 |
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119 == Frequently Asked Questions == |
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120 |
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121 = Where are the frequently asked questions for Calendar? = |
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123 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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124 Please note that you should check these before asking any support questions or thinking your calendar install isn't working |
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125 properly. |
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126 |
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127 = Where can I get support for the plugin? = |
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129 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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130 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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131 such queries will be answered promptly on the forums, although please make sure you search first before asking your question. |
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133 = Can I remove the link to your site? = |
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135 Yes, you may do this, but please be aware that support will not be provided |
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136 to those who choose to remove the link. When you ask your support question |
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137 you will be asked for the URL to your blog and the presence of the link will |
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138 be checked before support will be provided. |
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139 |
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140 == Screenshots == |
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142 1. Calendar being used on a blog page |
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144 2. Widgets showing in the sidebar |
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146 3. The event management screen of calendar |
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148 4. The category management screen of calendar |
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150 5. The options screen of Calendar |
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