Can’t import Google Calendar to The Events Calendar

  • Resolved susantau

    (@susantau)


    2 years ago

    I have the free version of Events Calendar as i am just testing the Events Calendar waters… To get started, I need to import where I have been keeping all my events for years — Google Calendar.

    I downloaded the .ics file from GC, which I then opened in Excel and saved as a .csv file. But when I import this file into Events Calendar, I get a single column containing what appear to be under-the-hood labels for the various calendar fields.

    I read on one of your help pages https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/importing-data-from-a-csv-file/ that “The CSV import tool is free … and included when you install The Events Calendar.” And I checked and indeed my Events Aggregator tool is NOT disabled.

    So what on earth can I be doing wrong in trying to import my Google Calendar to Events Calendar?

    Any ideas will be immensely appreciated — thanks!

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  • GeoffBel

    (@geoffbel)

    Hey @susantau

    Thank you for reaching out.

    You are right. Opening a .ics file in Excel does not work. At least not without some conversion (there are tools for that).

    The best way to import from Google Calendar is by using our Event Aggregator premium add-on. Here’s how that works.

    You can test it out for free here.

    Basically, you find your Google public or private URL, and you import away.

    Let us know how that goes,
    Geoff

    GeoffBel

    (@geoffbel)

    Here is an even better article on how to import from Google Calendar
    https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/importing-events-from-google-calendar/

    Thread Starter susantau

    (@susantau)

    @geoffbel, thanks so much for your response and the article! I have not had a chance yet to look this info over, but I will do my best to respond here very soon — give me the weekend. Thanks again!

    Thread Starter susantau

    (@susantau)

    OK, so it sounds like what you are basically saying is that it is not possible to import Google Calendar into The Events Calendar without purchasing the premium add on Events Aggregator. The partial version of Events Aggregator that comes with the free version of The Events Calendar is not able to import a Google Calendar.

    Do I have this correct now?

    Plugin Support Abz

    (@abzlevelup)

    Hi @susantau,

    The partial version of Events Aggregator that comes with the free version of The Events Calendar is not able to import a Google Calendar.

    Yes, that’s correct. It is not built-in on the default version.

    Please if you have more questions in regard to this premium add-on, please open a Support Ticket on our Help Desk. Also, for us to follow WordPress Forum Guidelines in regard to this kind of query.

    Thank you,
    Abz

    Plugin Support Abz

    (@abzlevelup)

    Hey @susantau, this thread has been inactive for a while, so we’re going to go ahead and mark it Resolved. Please feel free to open a new thread if any other questions come up, and we’d be happy to help.

    Cheers,
    Abz

    Thread Starter susantau

    (@susantau)

    Hey Abz,

    Thanks so much for answering my question. Sorry I missed that when you answered over two weeks ago.

    All best,
    Susan

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by susantau.
    Thread Starter susantau

    (@susantau)

    So I am using the Events Calendar sandbox to try out Events Calendar Pro and the Aggregator functionality. I’m still running into a problem. I follow the instructions given on this page: https://theeventscalendar.com/blog/learning/adding-a-google-calendar-to-wordpress/#:~:text=To%20begin%20importing%20your%20Google,ll%20see%20several%20options%20appear to provide the Events Import my Google Calendar Public address in iCal format?and then I click to Preview. The events look correct, so then I click Import. After about 10 minutes, I get this message:

    Unable to process this import – a breakage or conflict may have resulted in the import halting.

    Can you please advise? I have I think until Monday to use the sandbox site.

    Thanks!

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by susantau.
    Plugin Support Abz

    (@abzlevelup)

    Hi @susantau, no worries, and thanks for writing back, and no worries in regard to the delayed response. We’d like to help you regarding this and for us to help you better, please open a Support Ticket on our Help Desk. Also, for us to follow WordPress Forum Guidelines regarding premium plugin queries and questions.??

    One of my colleagues will be with you shortly. We look forward to helping you out with this one.

    Hang in there,
    Abz

    Plugin Support Darian

    (@d0153)

    Hi @susantau

    We haven’t heard from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved. Feel free to start a new thread if you have any more questions.

    Thread Starter susantau

    (@susantau)

    Hi Darian, Thanks, yes, this is basically resolved. I submitted a ticket to your HelpDesk a couple weeks ago and received excellent support there. For more info to anyone curious about this post, you can see my other post here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/importing-google-calendar-using-ec-pro/#post-16359524

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by susantau.
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