Event Calendar for Joomla

Event Calendar for Joomla!^® is an event calendar for websites using Joomla CMS. This new extension is composed of a component, a module and a plugin configurable from the Joomla!^® administration and can be integrated to your site as a page content or as a module in any location designated for it.

Features

• Pick a date and add any information related to it, which will be shown using Tooltips. You can also use it for site reference; insert an URL in the selected date so the user will be automatically redirected to the link address;
• The information related to a date can be shown on your site by clicking it or by passing the mouse over it (onmouseover);
• Each date can be associated to one or more events; you can differentiate them by selecting different colors for each event;
• The Tooltips information can be edited using the HTML editor; allows you to choose format for the data.

Additional/new features recently added:

• Administrative Interface available for the Frontend;
• Backend Language support using Joomla Language API;
• Calendar size can be easily updated from the backend configuration;
• Now you can easily define how many months the calendar view must display;
• Can be published as Component, Module and/or Plugin.

All management and visualization are performed using modern Ajax technologies to improve our clients experience by creating a friendly and comfortable product.

Note: A version of this calendar is also available as a Dreamweaver extension and for non-Joomla websites (manual installation included). If you are interested in these additional versions then check the Event Calendar for Dreamweaver and non-Joomla websites.

Demo:

Click on the videos below to see how the calendar can be managed:

• Component Installation
• Module Installation
• Managing the Calendar: Creating and Renaming
• Managing the Calendar: Publishing
• Managing the Calendar: Content Management

Requirements:

Works with Joomla!® 1.5.x, Joomla!® 1.6.x, Joomla!® 1.7.x, Joomla!® 2.5.x and the new Joomla!® 3.0.x.

Note: If you need the product for other versions of Joomla, please apply here.

Installation and Use:

Download the calendar "Event Calendar", then proceed to the installation. To install the component in Joomla!^® you will need to access the Joomla!^® Administration menu, once there, follow the path Menu> Extensions> Install/Uninstall, select "Browse" and look for the previously downloaded file. Hit the "Upload File & Install" button.

Once the Calendar is installed, you will be able to set up the component. To do so, follow path Menu > Components and select "Event Calendar" component. You will be displayed the following options::

1. Create a new "Event Calendar" using "New" button, located on the top bar.
2. Publish the calendar by selecting Publish to the List or "Publish" button on the top bar.
3. To add information, click on "Data Manager" and enter the desired information.

To show the calendar on the website, Event Calendar offers two options; as module or as component.

Publish the Calendar as a component:

1. Go to Menu and click on "New" button.
2. Select "Event Calendar".
3. Add the menu name and Joomla basic parameters.
4. IMPORTANT: In the parameters select the calendar you wish to link to the menu and the language in which you wish to display it.

Note: The calendar is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese.

Publish the Calendar as a module:

First download the "Event Calendar" module for Joomla. Follow the same steps as with the component installation. If the component is not installed, the module will not be able to work.

Once installed, go to the Module Manager, Menu> Extensions> Module Manager and select "Event Calendar". You will need to specify which of the calendars created in the component will be shown, also select the language and the rest of the basic configuration data of Joomla that allows you to select the location of the module, etc. Finally publish the module and it will be displayed in your site.

Publish the Event Calendar into an article (as a plugin):

1. Install the two plugin packages (button plugin and content plugin) in Joomla (usually in Menus>> Extensions>> Install)
2. Go to the Plugin Manager (usually in Menus >> Extensions) and enable the "Content - Event Calendar" and "Editor Button - Event Calendar"
3. Now go to any article (Content >> Article Manager) and use the button named "Event Calendar" (located below the editor area) to insert the calendar. You will be asked to select the calendar that you want to insert.
4. Save your article and check it at the front-end.

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Note: Licensed under GNU GPL.