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cp/wp plugin: all-in-one event calendar NOTES                   rev 5 sep 2020

Category: calendar
cp/wp: classicpress and wordpress 
webwalker: deprecated

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description: 

  Make and manage an event calendar

  Issues (below). I will be dropping it for a 
    simpler calendar plugin. [19 nov 2019]

  support:

  privacy:

  CP compat:  listed CP v1
  CP support: don't know
  Version recommendation: FREEZE at n.n | UPDATE OK

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sources: 

  Plugin page:
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar

  WordPress forums:
    https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-event-calendar
    https://wordpress.org/search/classicpress+all-in-one-event-calendar/?forums=1
  ClassicPress forums:
    https://forums.classicpress.net/search?q=%22all%20in%20one%20event%20calendar%22

  Docs and code:
    https://pluginwebsite.tld/

  Author: Tine.ly Network Inc.

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issues: 

  - lots of social media connections <d>30 sep 2019</d>
  - too much up-sell. Enforcing account activation; no feedback given.
      https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activation-required-why/#post-12147402
      https://wordpress.org/support/topic/event-calendar-extended-views-auto-deactiviate/page/2/#post-12094896
      https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forces-login-on-upgrade-to-2-6-deletes-all-events-on-downgrade/
  - excessive resource usage
      https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-disabled-this-plugin-due-to-huge-resource-usage/

  - event editing page bounces around on page load. 
       need to wait before you start typing!
  - links don't work in event description, neither regular nor shortcode drglink.



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➽ Install/config/uninstall:


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requires:

   php: > v.5.4
   wp:  > v.3.5


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recommended related plugins:


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install:

  the usual.


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settings:

  - no settings
    widget has options
    retrieval options are in shortcode or function
    modify display with your css.


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check:


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deactivate:


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uninstall:

  - deletes from database?

  tables: 
 


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➽ Notes:

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twig template engine:

  https://twig.symfony.com

  filters for variables
    https://twig.symfony.com/doc/2.x/filters/date.html


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customize:

  https://time.ly/wordpress-calendar-plugins-addons
  User guide: https://time.ly/wordpress-plugin-support (scroll down about half-way).
  Theme changes - Make a new calendar theme:
    https://time.ly/resources/additional-wordpress-settings/getting-started-with-the-timely-word-press-plugin/wordpress-calendar-settings/


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add to robots.txt to prevent over-enthusiastic google bot:

Disallow: /calendar/action~posterboard/
Disallow: /calendar/action~agenda/
Disallow: /calendar/action~oneday/
Disallow: /calendar/action~month/
Disallow: /calendar/action~week/
Disallow: /calendar/action~stream/

Looks like newer versions of alioec do this [8 oct 2019]
 

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➽  links and resources:


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➽  other plugins of same type:

  https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/
    This is the one i used before.
    Both recommended at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/activation-required-why/#post-12155338
      [nov 2019]

  https://wordpress.org/plugins/my-calendar/
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-event-planner/
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/xo-event-calendar/
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-events-calendar/
  https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendar/
    has colors for categories.

  
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  why this one:

    - recommended on classicpress compatible plugins.
    - gantt-chart style on calendar view.
    - don't want twitter/google/social connectivity.
    - ability to style events/categories.




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