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Subscription Calendars
What is a subscription calendar?
A subscription calendar is a live calendar feed that lets people add an entire schedule of events to their personal calendar in one action - not just a single event, but every event you publish, now and in the future. When someone...
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 | |...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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- What is a subscription calendar?
- How does subscription calendar syncing work?
- Can I collect information from calendar subscribers?
- Can I delete or block a specific subscriber?
- Subscription calendar vs. embeddable calendar: what's the difference?
- Can I import an existing Google or Outlook calendar into AddEvent?
- Can I use a subscription calendar for a sports team or league schedule?