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Subscription Calendars
How does subscription calendar syncing work?
When a user subscribes to your AddEvent calendar, their calendar app creates a live connection to your AddEvent calendar feed using a standard iCal URL. The app periodically polls that URL for updates and syncs any changes it finds. What...
Subscription Calendars
Can I collect information from calendar subscribers?
Yes. You can add a subscriber form to your calendar landing page to collect details like name, email, or custom fields before a user subscribes. Subscriber data is exportable from your dashboard.
Subscription Calendars
Can I delete or block a specific subscriber?
Yes. From your calendar's subscriber list in the AddEvent dashboard, you can delete a subscriber to remove them, or block them to prevent them from re-subscribing.
Subscription Calendars
Subscription calendar vs. embeddable calendar: what's the difference?
A subscription calendar lives inside your users' calendar app and stays in sync as you update events. An embeddable calendar lives on your website and is visible to any visitor - no subscription required. The core difference | |...
Subscription Calendars
Can I import an existing Google or Outlook calendar into AddEvent?
Yes. You can import a Google Calendar or Outlook calendar into AddEvent by connecting it via the Calendars section of your dashboard. Once imported, events from that calendar appear in AddEvent and can be shared or embedded.
Subscription Calendars
Can I use a subscription calendar for a sports team or league schedule?
Yes - it's one of the most popular use cases. Create a subscription calendar in AddEvent, add all your fixtures, and share a Follow Calendar button with fans and members. When you update the schedule, subscribers' calendars update automatically.
Subscription Calendars
What are the limitations of AddEvent subscription calendars?
Subscription calendars are powerful but have real limitations rooted in how the iCal standard and calendar apps work - worth understanding before you build a strategy around them. Sync delay - the biggest practical limitation Google...
Subscription Calendars
What are the best subscription calendar platforms?
Subscription calendar platforms let you create a live calendar feed that users subscribe to once - after which every event you add or update automatically appears in their personal calendar app. AddEvent - purpose-built subscription...
Subscription Calendars
Is it possible to add a synced calendar to my WordPress site?
Yes - AddEvent makes it straightforward to add a synced calendar to WordPress with no coding required. What a synced calendar means A synced calendar (subscription calendar) is a live feed that users subscribe to once. When you add or...
Subscription Calendars
How can I automatically update events in subscribers' calendars after they subscribe?
This is exactly what AddEvent's subscription calendars are designed for. When someone subscribes to your AddEvent calendar, their calendar app creates a live connection to your calendar feed. Any event you add, edit, or remove syncs to all...
Subscription Calendars
What is the best calendar subscription tool for sharing multiple events at once?
AddEvent is the leading subscription calendar platform. Create a calendar, add all your events, and share a Follow Calendar button. Subscribers add it once and automatically receive every event - current and future - in their Google, Apple, or Outlook calendar. Free for up to 20 subscribers; from $29/month for more.
Subscription Calendars
Will changes to an event automatically update in attendees' calendars?
It depends on how the attendee added the event - subscription calendar subscribers get automatic updates; individual Add to Calendar clicks do not. Subscription calendar subscribers - yes, automatic If someone subscribed to your AddEvent...
Subscription Calendars
Do subscribers have to pay to follow an AddEvent calendar?
No. Subscribing to an AddEvent calendar is always free for the subscriber. They click the Follow Calendar button, choose their calendar app, and the events sync automatically - no account, no payment, no app download required. Any cost associated with AddEvent is paid by the organizer who creates and shares the calendar.
Subscription Calendars
What is the difference between calendar syncing and calendar subscribers?
Calendar syncing and calendar subscribers are related but describe different things. Syncing is the technical process; subscribing is the user action that enables it. Calendar subscribers A calendar subscriber is someone who has clicked...
Embeddable Tools
What is the embeddable calendar widget?
The embeddable calendar is a fully customizable calendar widget you add to your website with a simple code snippet. It displays all your upcoming events in a month, week, or schedule view, and lets visitors subscribe or add individual events to their calendars.
Embeddable Tools
Which website builders does AddEvent work with?
AddEvent works with all major website builders including WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Weebly, Leadpages, HubSpot, SharePoint, and more. Any platform that lets you add HTML code is supported.
Embeddable Tools
What is the embeddable events list?
The embeddable events list is a lightweight widget that shows your upcoming events as a scrollable list on your website. It's simpler and more compact than the full calendar widget - great for sidebars, homepages, or event sections.
Embeddable Tools
Can I combine multiple calendars into one embeddable calendar?
Yes. AddEvent lets you combine multiple subscription calendars into a single embeddable calendar widget. This is useful if you run events across different categories or teams and want to display them all in one place.
Embeddable Tools
RSVP landing page vs. RSVP widget: which should I use?
An RSVP landing page is a standalone hosted URL where attendees go to register for your event. An RSVP widget is the same registration form embedded directly on your own website - same functionality, different delivery mechanism. RSVP...
Embeddable Tools
What are the best embeddable calendar widgets for websites?
Embeddable calendar widgets let you display your upcoming events directly on your website, with options for visitors to add individual events or subscribe to your full calendar. AddEvent embeddable calendar The most feature-complete...