Hello,
There are 2 questions related to calendar view.
1. Can you please let me know when the calendar view project will be ready? I attach the link I found regarding the project
https://toolset.com/2019/06/do-you-need-calendar-view-for-toolset/
2. Meanwhile is there any alternative way (Suggested WordPress plugin ? ) I tried few event calendars but none was connecting with the custom post types as I wanted to.
Thank you.
Hi,
Thank you for contacting us and I'd be happy to assist.
1. Can you please let me know when the calendar view project will be ready?
- I've checked and the work on the calendar view project is still underway. I'm afraid, we don't have a time estimate to share at the moment, but we announce the release of all prominent features through our blog:
https://toolset.com/blog/
2. Meanwhile is there any alternative way (Suggested WordPress plugin ? ) I tried few event calendars but none was connecting with the custom post types as I wanted to.
- For now, you can check out the third-party plugin "The Events Calendar":
https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/
I've seen it in use by many Toolset users on their website and if you face any challenge or difficulty, you're welcome to share specific details about the requirements and I'll be able to share a solution or workaround, accordingly.
regards,
Waqar
Thank you so much for your reply.
Regarding the second reply : For now, you can check out the third-party plugin "The Events Calendar":
Can you please let me know how to connect Events Calendar with my custom type posts?
Thank you
Thanks for writing back.
The Events Calendar plugin can show its own post type "tribe_events" in a calendar view and not the custom post types.
If your goal is to create a link/connection between the posts in your custom post types and the event posts added through The Events Calendar plugin, you can use the Toolset's post-relationship feature:
https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/
In case, it is not the solution you're looking for, please share some specific details about your project's requirements.
Thank you for the reply.
My goal is to have Events Calendar plugin shows my already created custom post types. Thru the solution prost-relationships seems that I need to recreate custom fields.
Do you mind if you can login to my website and create the link so Events Calendar will show my custom post types? I have already 34 custom posts that need to be shown in the Events Calendar.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing these details.
You're welcome to install and activate the Events Calendar plugin and then share temporary admin login details so that I can see how this custom post type and custom field(s) are currently set up.
Note: Your next reply will be private and please make a complete backup copy, before sharing the access details.
Hello,
Please let me know if there is any update after your examination of my website.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for waiting, while I examined your existing setup.
I understand that currently, you're using the "Wedding Forms" custom post type, to collect information about the individual events. The custom fields needed for this post type are under the field group "Field Group for Wedding Forms".
Instead of managing the "Events" (from Events Calendar plugin) and "Wedding Forms" post types separately, it would make sense to use only one post type "Events" for this purpose.
In the settings for "Field Group for Wedding Forms", you can make it available for the "Event" post type too.
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A plugin like "Post Type Switcher" ( https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-switcher/ ) can be used to convert the existing "Wedding Forms" posts to "Event" posts so that their custom fields data also remains intact.
Please let me know if this solution will work for you and I'll share the next steps on how to make Toolset's date type custom field, work with the Event Calendar plugin's date field.
Thank you for examining my setup.
As long as new added wedding forms post types utilizing the existing toolset forms will be available to Events Calendar then yes please let me know the next steps.
My understanding so far is that Post type switcher will convert posts to event posts but I don't know if thru toolset forms I will keep adding new wedding forms as Events Calendar's posts.
Iryna.
Hello again,
On my effort of adding and posting forms for events and when I copy post forms (Add and edit mode) I am losing my fields and I have to put them back manually.
Can you show me an easy way how to copy forms without losing my fields' position settings?
Thank you so much.
Thanks for sharing the update.
I've noticed that you've correctly updated the setting of "Field Group for Wedding Forms" so that the fields inside are also available for the events post.
As for the post forms for adding or editing wedding forms posts, you don't need to recreate them, from the start.
You can go to the edit screen of your existing forms and in the "Post type to create/edit" field select "Events" instead of "Wedding Forms".
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Please let me know once the steps for the post forms and the post switching have completed. After that the only thing that will need our attention would be saving the date with each event, that is compatible with the Events Calendar plugin.
( I'm currently running some tests on my website around this specific point and will share my findings once it completes )
I realized that I can't show custom fields to the Events calendar.
Correct me if I am wrong.
The Events calendar shows primarily its own fields and I don't know how to show custom fields in its calendar view.
Mainly to replace post title that uses in calendar fields with custom fields.
The Events Calendar plugin offers its own templating file system to customize its single event and calendar views:
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Toolset Types plugin also offers its own methods to call the custom field values in the PHP template files:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/
If you're not comfortable with PHP code customizations on-your-own, you can consider hiring a professional from our list of recommended contractors:
https://toolset.com/contractors/
In case, using The Events Calendar plugin seems too complex, an alternative can be to drop it in favor of a simpler "WP FullCalendar" plugin.
( https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fullcalendar/ )
It will help in showing your "Wedding Forms" posts in a calendar view.
My issue is partially resolved now. Thank you!
