savannahjan50 Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 We installed the maintenance update a few days ago and now our Calendar application is missing. It shows in the ACP under System/SiteFeatures/Applications as version 4.7.3, the same as our Forums and Downloads. However, it is just not showing up on the board.
Gary Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 Hi @savannahjan50, The most recent release, IPS Community Suite 4.7.3, has introduced a key change to the Calendar app (which is now known as the Events app). You can read more about the change in the blog entry and webinar below.
savannahjan50 Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) We use the calendar primarily to show when our members have a birthday. Now the 'events' page does not reflect the member birthdays. The 'events' format may be more advanced, but it left out one of the calendar's most basic, and for us, important functions. Edited October 17, 2022 by savannahjan50 Anja Müller and Ody Mandrell 2
Gary Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 The update also removed ability to show member birthdays on the Calendar/Events app. If you really want this feature for your community again, there is a plugin available in the Marketplace.
Anja Müller Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 Hi, Unfortunately, since the last system upgrade with an upgrade of the calendar app, our calendar no longer works. I initially thought it was because the URL is now .../events and I have already created a page with the same URL. Unfortunately, after changing my event site this problem persists. Is this only the case in our community or a fundamental problem? https://member.campernomads.net/events/ @savannahjan50 Same here with the birthdays 😕 @Gary Very sad that it's a paid plugin now. savannahjan50 1
Anja Müller Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 29 minutes ago, Anja Müller said: Hi, Unfortunately, since the last system upgrade with an upgrade of the calendar app, our calendar no longer works. I initially thought it was because the URL is now .../events and I have already created a page with the same URL. Unfortunately, after changing my event site this problem persists. Is this only the case in our community or a fundamental problem? https://member.campernomads.net/events/ @savannahjan50 Same here with the birthdays 😕 @Gary Very sad that it's a paid plugin now.
Adriano Faria Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Gary said: If you really want this feature for your community again, there is a plugin available in the Marketplace. Note: the version that adds a widget listing birthdays is still pending approval.
Gary Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Anja Müller said: @savannahjan50 Same here with the birthdays 😕 @Gary Very sad that it's a paid plugin now. Please note that this plugin is a third party one created by a member of the community, and not an additional charge from IPS.
Marc Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Anja Müller said: Hi, Unfortunately, since the last system upgrade with an upgrade of the calendar app, our calendar no longer works. Please go to support in your admin CP, and you will see an optional patch available. Please apply that and see if it resolves your error Anja Müller 1
Anja Müller Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gary said: Please note that this plugin is a third party one created by a member of the community, and not an additional charge from IPS. I understand. But before, it was included in the calendar app 😉 2 hours ago, Marc Stridgen said: Please go to support in your admin CP, and you will see an optional patch available. Please apply that and see if it resolves your error Patch applied, but problem persits 😕 Edited October 17, 2022 by Anja Müller savannahjan50 1
Jim M Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Anja Müller said: Patch applied, but problem persits 😕 We are investigating to see what is still happening with this again. Sorry for the inconvenience. Anja Müller 1
savannahjan50 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Posted February 3, 2023 Anja, we did a work around for this issue. It takes a good bit of time and effort. I first searched for members who had visited with the last year. I checked everyone on this list to see if they had added their birthday to their profile. Then I made a hand written list of these members and their birthdays. Next, with the created list of recently visiting members and their birthdays, I went into the calendar and added each birthday as an event, marking them as hidden. When you add an event, it will post about it, so if it is hidden, only admin can see it. Now, I look at the calendar every day, and at night before someone's birthday, I click on the event and 'unhide' it. Then I post a comment under the announcement or add a birthday emoji to make the post current. Another way to recognize birthdays is, once you have made your own list of members with their BD, create an announcement for each one. Yes, this is very labor intensive, but with an announcement, you can set the date for the announcement to be displayed and then made inactive the next day. After a member's birthday, I go in and delete the announcement. It doesn't make sense to me that the birthday function was written out of the software, how much space can that possibly take? 😠 indomitable_merged 1
Marc Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 8 hours ago, savannahjan50 said: It doesn't make sense to me that the birthday function was written out of the software, how much space can that possibly take? Its more about direction of the product than space 🙂
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