Calendar (Overview)

You can customize how calendars appear for view (including as a traditional grid or a vertical list with relevant details). Use a custom date range to specify a start and end date to limit the view to show all events within that time period.

Learn how to use the calendar.

Create and set up

Platform managers configure calendars.

Select Core.
Select Content.
Select Calendar.
Tip: For calendars related to other functions, the setup options available will be limited compared to other calendars. The options available ensure the calendar will continue to meet the requirements of those related functions. For example, when the School Athletics calendar is automatically active, then it is automatically available to all personas and can't be limited to only specified personas. Additionally the School Athletics calendar can't be deleted, although many other school generated calendars can be deleted. For persona generated calendars, only the status (active or inactive) and color can be changed.

Tip: To limit calendars by school level, campus location (for school with multiple campuses), or other groupings, we recommend you create a clone of the "friend" role for each desired grouping. Then add users to the appropriate role. Finally, create a new calendar or edit an existing one to use the new roles.

Feeds & types

Platform managers select Yes to enable users to export calendars as iCals feeds for use in other applications (such as for websites or for the calendar app native to an individual's smartphone). Select No to disable this option.

Feeds only show the previous two months, and up to twelve months ahead, for a total of 14 months. When new events are added, the iCal feeds are also updated to include the new events; they are considered rolling feeds.

Note: Due to server caching, newly added and edited feeds may take up to an hour before they appear on the calendar. Users can select Refresh to manually refresh the feed. The feed indicates an "in process” status while the request is processing.

The "events cover page" indicates which event categories are based on iCal feeds. Users can filter events to only show iCal feeds or event categories.

Warning: Events from iCal feeds don't appear in search results.

Create an event category

Platform managers can create event categories. After you create event categories, you can add events to the categories and use select the categories as filters when you create or edit a calendar. For instructions about how to create an event category or an event, see events.

Tip: You can also create event categories when you determine filters for new calendar or edit an existing calendar.

Schools can create events categories based off an existing iCal Feed. As you add a new category, enable the Use iCal URL and then type or paste the iCal URL into the text field. After you create an event category, you can't edit the Use iCal URL selection.

The "events cover page" indicates which event categories are based on iCal feeds. Users can filter events to only show iCal feeds or event categories.

Warning: Events from iCal feeds don't appear in search results. You can't add event directly to an iCal feed event category. Instead update the feed.