Attachments on calendar

[Matt Saunders]

Hi there I run a dance music site and I woul dlove to see the ability for my members to upload there event flyer to the event they add into the calendar


If this is already possible then please people dont be shy on letting me know ;)

[¤Neville¤]

You could get a custom moder to do that, for a reasonable price, if it really matters.

[Matt Saunders]

I would prefer to see it added to the next release or the next release

[Matt Saunders]

Do anyone think that this could be added please. I feel that it would be good if people could attach things to the calendar.

[bfarber]

Perhaps, but 2.3 is already locked.

We generally don't reply to state if something will be added. If we decide to add it, we will. :)

[AndyF]

Does sound like a good idea for a future version at some point (seperate switch for it would be good same as allowing pm attachments etc) :)

+1

[rakaposhi]

What sort of Calendar does not allow the addition of attachments!!??

c'mon guys, this is an important feature...

[Will L.]

+1

[TCWT]

Wonder why this was omitted, it's essential to have it.

[bfarber]

Wonder why this was omitted, it's essential to have it.

If it's essentialy, why is this the first time in nearly 2 years that I've heard anyone suggest it? :whistle: I have no idea how long the calendar feature was in place *before* I came on board at that.

[arcticblue]

If it's essentialy, why is this the first time in nearly 2 years that I've heard anyone suggest it? :whistle: I have no idea how long the calendar feature was in place *before* I came on board at that.

If not 'essential' so very practical ;)
If adding an event e.g. a gathering/meeting/event/happening/wedding/journey, the related information about that could be added as an attachment (invitation, menu, dress codes, checklist, etc) if already existing in another digital form.

[bfarber]

Oh yeah, I agree. Or sometimes people's sites are related to bands and uploading a flyer to the calendar event would be nice. Or if there is a concert uploading a flyer would be good. Or a baby shower, maybe a wedding registry page from a site. Lots of possibilities.

Just was pointing out perhaps "essential" wasn't the right word. :P

[The Clash]

+1

[rakaposhi]

If it's essentialy, why is this the first time in nearly 2 years that I've heard anyone suggest it? :whistle: I have no idea how long the calendar feature was in place *before* I came on board at that.

Only very recently have I started to use the Calendar properly. I think there's been a disconnect btw the forums and the calendar... the former overshadows the latter. Most of my members ignore the Calendar.. sometimes they even post events in the forums...

Now that there's the ability to RSS the output to other pages on my site, I've been making a concerted effort to use it... and I just expected it to have the normal post box features... so when I couldn't find an attachment option, I hunted through the admin settings, connvinced that it had to be there somewhere.

I think the Calendar has a lot of potential, but you guys need to somehow expand its features and make it more visible to users.. one example could be calendar categories... eg I have a 'whats on' calendar but it would be great to be able to post events under 'arts', 'food', 'sports' - you get the idea.

Try and make the Calendar more of a listings-type app, where users can see events not only in the traditional Calendar view, but also all events on one page, eg row by row.

[Strange_Will]

If it's essentialy, why is this the first time in nearly 2 years that I've heard anyone suggest it? :whistle: I have no idea how long the calendar feature was in place *before* I came on board at that.

Because most people don't even USE the calendar.

[TCWT]

Brandon, maybe if you add a feature like alarm clock, event reminders on Calendars..more will use. :P Something like a popup to remind you of an event. There is a personal notepad, why not event reminders? ;)

[bfarber]

Brandon, maybe if you add a feature like alarm clock, event reminders on Calendars..more will use. :P Something like a popup to remind you of an event. There is a personal notepad, why not event reminders? ;)

I'll add the alarm clock in after I add the coffee maker. I like coffee more - and I hate it when my alarm clock goes off and coffee isn't ready.

[arcticblue]

Because most people don't even USE the calendar.

A pity, but maybe true?
For 'personal'/'family' forums the Calendar would be a very useful 'section'. I would also guess that professional sites could use the Calendar for more things as well (e.g. events, competitions, dead-lines, reminders, member expiration issues, etc). There are so many use cases involving date and time... just think about what you 'should' do today or even a week or month ahead... quite a few things, huh ;)

IMO, the Calendar is one part of IP.Board that has much potential in growing, both in features and in ease-of-use.
Main point is that the Calendar could be much 'more'...

[Jaymez]

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[jts2005]

Because most people don't even USE the calendar.

I don't use it because it isn't well integrated. if It created visible topics in the forums my members would use it more.

[henke37]

I hope that v 3 solves this issue once and for all by getting rid of all these topic posers. If people are able to reply to something, it's a topic, period.
Just add a db field in the topics table to indicate if the forum id is actually a forum or some other sort of id, like a bug tracker or calendar event.

[bfarber]

If people are able to reply to something, it's a topic, period.

Are you talking about the calendar events? If so, people cannot (presently) reply to them.