Help your community subscribe to your calendar on a personal device

Misty Flowers

January 16, 2017 16:21

This article helps site admins share a direct calendar subscription link so visitors can add school events to their personal devices dynamically. The process involves copying the calendar's iCal URL from New Calendars module settings and placing it with instructions on a Composer page.

💡Quick answers

Where is the calendar URL found in New Calendars module? In the calendar's 3-dot More menu > Settings > Integrate Calendar field; copy the link displayed there.
Where on a Composer page should the subscription URL and instructions be placed? In a Content element or the Footer Content section of the Calendar element's Design settings.
When does the orange bell alert icon appear? Only when Calendar Manager is your primary calendar tool.
Is the orange bell alert icon available in the New Calendars module? No. The alert icons and the setting to turn them on or off are not part of the New Calendars module.
How can visitors subscribe to a calendar from a personal device without the orange bell icon? Share the calendar's iCal URL with instructions on a Composer page, as described in the steps below.

Ready to get started with New Calendars?

We're excited to share our updated plan and timeline for transitioning to the New Calendars module. Thank you for your patience and support as we work to make this migration smooth. Although our original timeline has shifted, we're confident this revised plan will ensure a successful rollout.

Clients interested in migrating to the new module can submit a request to their Client Success Manager or email clientsuccess@finalsite.com.
As the rollout progresses: All clients on Calendar Manager will gain access to an automated migration utility to help streamline the transition.

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This article helps site admins with help for their community to subscribe to their calendar feed so that events can show up on their personal device dynamically, anytime new events are made. This includes copying the original calendar URL and making it available to your community on a Composer page.

Alert icons not available in New Calendars module

Alert icons (the orange bell) and the setting to turn them on or off are available only when Calendar Manager is your primary calendar tool. They are not part of the New Calendars module.

Step 1: Copy the URL from Calendar settings

Go to the original source of your calendar that is feeding onto the Calendar element displaying the calendar you'd like your community to be able to subscribe to.

Open the New Calendars module, hover on the calendar you would like to share, and click on the 3-dot More menu.
Click to open Settings. Locate the Integrate Calendar field and copy the link displaying there.

Step 2: Paste instructions with the URL onto a Composer page

Go to the Composer page where you have connected the calendar(s) you'd like your community to be able to subscribe to.
Open a Content Element or use the Footer Content in the +Design settings area.
Copy the instructions (Text to copy and paste onto your page), being sure to paste your Calendar URL into the instructions.

Text to copy and paste onto your page

Here is some text to be easily copied and customized on your site:

Subscribe to this Calendar!

Want to add these events to a personal device?

Step 1: Copy this URL: (insert your Calendar URL here).
Step 2: Follow these instructions to subscribe on an iOS or Android device.

You have now subscribed to our calendar!

Alert icons and the New Calendars module