JCal Pro is a powerful extension for Joomla that allows you to create and manage events on your website. One of its great features is the ability for your viewers to export future events directly from the front end of your site.
This functionality is incredibly useful for users who want to add your upcoming events to their desktop, mobile, or online calendars, ensuring they never miss an important date. Here is a birds-eye view of this feature.
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The "Events Feed" Menu Item Type
You must set up a menu item using the JCal Pro's "Events Feed" menu item type to allow your viewers to export future events. It generates a downloadable .ics export file of upcoming events.
You will have a few options to configure the export file to your requirements.
The "Events Feed" Menu Item Configuration
Here’s what you can customize with the "Events Feed" menu item:
- Category Filter: Choose which JCal Pro event categories will be included in the exported .ics file.
- Location Filter: Limit the export file to include the upcoming events only at specific locations.
- Format: The iCal format is required for the export functionality.
- Future Date Range: Define the date range for upcoming events in the exported calendar.
Conclusion
The JCal Pro Joomla extension lets front-end users export upcoming events from their calendars in iCal format. This will enable them to import future events into their favourite desktop or mobile calendar apps, like Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
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