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The simplest way to do this is to use Google Calendar, assuming you have a Google account go to [[https://calendar.google.com]], you should see something like this:
The simplest way to do this is to use Google Calendar, assuming you have a Google account go to [[https://calendar.google.com]], you should see something like this:


[[File:GoogleCalendar.png]]
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Click the + button above "My Calendars", and fill in some details about your village, making sure to set the timezone to GMT+1. Once that's done, add some events to the calendar.
Click the + button above "My Calendars", and fill in some details about your village, making sure to set the timezone to GMT+1. Once that's done, add some events to the calendar.
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Once you open the settings select to enable public sharing:
Once you open the settings select to enable public sharing:


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And finally click the "Get Shareable Link" button, and copy the link given - you can take that link and drop it into [[InsertURLHere]]. If the schedule changes, or you have new events, just update your Google Calendar and the schedule will update shortly afterwards.
And finally click the "Get Shareable Link" button, and copy the link given - you can take that link and drop it into [[InsertURLHere]]. If the schedule changes, or you have new events, just update your Google Calendar and the schedule will update shortly afterwards.


[[File:GetShareableLink.png]]
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Revision as of 21:31, 24 August 2018

Publishing Your Village's Schedule

For villages running talks, workshops, games, meetups, or anything else they can be added to the online schedule so that people can find them and join in. These instructions will help you get that set up.

To do that you need an ical feed of your events. If you already know what that is, grab the URL, and add it at InsertURLHere. If you have no idea what that means, read on, its really easy.

Creating a Feed with Google Calendar

The simplest way to do this is to use Google Calendar, assuming you have a Google account go to [[1]], you should see something like this:

GoogleCalendar.png

Click the + button above "My Calendars", and fill in some details about your village, making sure to set the timezone to GMT+1. Once that's done, add some events to the calendar.

Once that's done hover over the calendar in the list and click on the menu button to the right of the name.

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Once you open the settings select to enable public sharing:

PublicSharing.png

And finally click the "Get Shareable Link" button, and copy the link given - you can take that link and drop it into InsertURLHere. If the schedule changes, or you have new events, just update your Google Calendar and the schedule will update shortly afterwards.

GetShareableLink.png