{"id":457,"date":"2021-10-27T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:46:25","slug":"my-calendar-quick-start-guide-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-quick-start-guide-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Start Guide &#8211; Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also get to this Quick Start Guide in the WordPress back end by going to Help -> Getting Started. It is meant to quickly give you the basics on how to use the My Calendar plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After activating My Calendar, a new default &#8220;My Calendar&#8221; page will automatically be created. The Calendar Page Location can be changed through the Settings > General screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary My Calendar Page is a standard WordPress Page, and can be edited in the same way as any calendar page. If you delete the page, you will need to assign a new calendar page. The plugin will mostly work without a primary calendar page, but there are some functions that depend on knowing where the plugin can be found on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"The My Calendar basic management settings\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/image-1.png 670w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/image-1-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customize your calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to My Calendar page. You&#8217;ll find it in your Pages list at WordPress > Pages. It will be named &#8220;My Calendar&#8221; and have a flag indicating that it&#8217;s your primary page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the bottom of the editor, you&#8217;ll find the My Calendar Display Options (click the arrow to open). This is a way to set the defaults of how your calendar will look on the front end. Go to <a data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"385\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-display-options\/\">My Calendar Display Options documentation<\/a> to learn more about these options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Display-Options.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the My Calendar Display settings in the block editor.\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Display-Options.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Display-Options-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Display-Options-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/My-Calendar-WordPress-plugin-Display-Options-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meta boxes. My Calendar page &#8211; Display Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to My Calendar > Add Event to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-add-event\/\">create new events<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to My Calendar > Categories to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-categories\/\">add categories<\/a> and change the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-category-icons\/\">category color or icon<\/a> for your categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to My Calendar > Locations to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joedolson.com\/my-calendar\/my-calendar-location-add-new-location\/\">add locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can also get to this Quick Start Guide in the WordPress back end by going to Help -> Getting Started. It is meant to quickly give you the basics on how to use the My Calendar plugin. After activating My Calendar, a new default &#8220;My Calendar&#8221; page will automatically be created. 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