WoogleCal: Google Calendar WordPress plugin
Some time ago we thought it would be great to map out all the Dutch Web 2.0 events in a public calendar, and implement it on this blog. What better tool to do that sort of thing than Google Calender right!? Kinda… The XML output format of Google Calender is really - really - crap. I have absolutely no clue why Google didn’t just follow the usual RSS or Atom guidelines, but standard WordPress RSS-parsers don’t like it. So I got to work to make myself my first custom plugin. Et voila: WoogleCal!
(no support is given for this plugin, please visit the WP forums for questions)
Ain’t it kewl? It’s based on firstRSS, for which we have to thank Chris. It’s features are somewhat alike: you just implement the “[wooglecal:feed URL here]” tag in a page and you’re basically done.
It spits out the events in chronical order, and leaves out the events in the past. That way you get a quick overview of the events that are on the agenda. Also: if you add the “Website: website URL here” text in the event description in Google Calender, it automatically links to the URL.
Let me know if you’ve got any questions regarding this plugin. All comments are welcome!
