{"id":368,"date":"2021-10-19T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T18:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/?p=368"},"modified":"2025-12-23T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:24:24","slug":"my-calendar-widgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Widgets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Widgets are located under <code>Appearance &gt; Widgets<\/code> or in the <code>Appearance &gt; Customize &gt; Widgets<\/code> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Widgets do not provide different functionality than <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"400\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-shortcodes\/\">shortcode<\/a> functions, but they do make it easier to implement secondary calendars. Widgets are pictured using the block widget interface, but are also available in the classic widget interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Calendar: Today&#8217;s Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Used to display events occurring on the current day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1447\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Todays-Events.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the widget settings for the Today's Events widget.\" class=\"wp-image-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Todays-Events.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Todays-Events-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Todays-Events-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Todays-Events-768x926.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Today&#8217;s Events<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Calendar: Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Used to show lists of events related to the current date. Can be configured to show either dates from the past or in the future. It is able to show events based on a number of dates in the future (e.g., all events in the next week) or based on a number of events in the future (e.g., the next 7 events.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2398\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Upcoming Events widget settings.\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events-768x1535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events-769x1536.jpg 769w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Upcoming-Events-1025x2048.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Calendar: Mini Calendar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mini calendar widget shows a compact version of the calendar grid. It is the same content and options as the main calendar, but sized to fit in narrow spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1531\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the settings for the Mini calendar widget.\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-803x1024.jpg 803w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-768x980.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Calendar: Mini Calendar block widget<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Calendar: Simple Event Search<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show a basic event search interface. The free version of My Calendar only offers a simple text search; an advanced search is available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joedolson.com\/my-calendar-pro\/\">My Calendar Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Simple-Event-Search-1024x431.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the simple event search widget settings.\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Simple-Event-Search-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Simple-Event-Search-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Simple-Event-Search-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Simple-Event-Search.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simple Event Search<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Calendar: Event Filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Event filters are used to filter views of My Calendar. <strong>This interface is largely obsolete,<\/strong> as these features have been incorporated into the Main My Calendar interface as navigation options. However, this can be useful for offering filtering tools separately from the main calendar page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Event-Filters-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"Settings for the My Calendar Event Filtering widget.\" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Event-Filters-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Event-Filters-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Event-Filters-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Widgets-Event-Filters.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Event Filters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Widgets are located under Appearance &gt; Widgets or in the Appearance &gt; Customize &gt; Widgets section. Widgets do not provide different functionality than shortcode functions, but they do make it easier to implement secondary calendars. Widgets are pictured using the block widget interface, but are also available in the classic widget interface. 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