Importing events from Google Calendar to Event Calendar

Google Calendar is a widely popular and convenient tool for organizing events. Integrating it with our Event Calendar widget lets you easily manage your events in the familiar Google Calendar, keeping everything up-to-date. With only the widget design done in Elfsight, you’ll enjoy a more streamlined and user-friendly experience.

This article guides you through managing the Google Calendar connection with our widget and explains which information is synced.

Connecting Google Calendar

The setup process slightly varies depending on whether your widget is empty or contains manually added events. Choose your case and follow the steps to start the integration process.

Event Calendar Widget with No Events

1

Open the Events tab and click Connect to Google Calendar:

2

In the pop-up window, choose the Google account you want to connect:

Next, click Continue:

Finally, allow Elfsight the required permissions:

3

After a successful connection, select the desired calendar to sync:

If no calendars are found, check your settings and retry the connection as suggested:

Your Google Calendar is now synced with the widget:

Event Calendar Widget with Existing Events

You can either sync events from Google Calendar or add them manually, but not both at the same time. So if you set up the integration, Google Calendar events will replace all manually added ones. Don't worry, you can always disconnect your Google Calendar, and the manually created events will reappear.

Ready to proceed? Follow the outlined steps to ensure a smooth integration.

1

Access the Events tab, then select Google Calendar Integration:

Click Connect to Google Calendar:

2

In the pop-up window, choose the Google account you want to connect:

Then click Continue:

Finally, allow Elfsight the required permissions:

3

Upon a successful connection, choose a calendar to sync:

If no calendars are found, check your settings and retry the connection as advised:

Your widget is now synced with the chosen Google Calendar, replacing all manually added events with those from the connected calendar:

Managing Events in Google Calendar

You can conveniently manage synced events by clicking the Open Google Calendar button:

To reliably create and edit synced events in Google, use the table below. It shows how the 6 data fields from Google Calendar map to the Event Calendar fields during integration:

Understanding with a visual example is easier. Here are the 6 fields filled in a Google Calendar event:

When synced, the event will look like this in the widget:

Switching Between Google Calendars

If you manage multiple Google Calendars and want to switch to a different one in the widget, it’s easy. Just follow the steps below.

1

Navigate to the Events tab, select the three-dots menu icon and choose Switch Calendar:

2

Select a new calendar from the displayed list:

Your widget is now synced with a new Google Calendar:

Disconnecting Google Calendar

Disconnecting your Google Calendar from the widget is simple. Here’s how to safely remove the integration.

1

In the Events tab, click the three-dots menu icon and select Disconnect Calendar:

2

Confirm your choice by clicking Disconnect in the subsequent window:

3

Choose between manually adding events in the widget or connecting a different Google account:

If you select the Manage Events Manually option, any previously added events will reappear:

Now you know how to manage the connection between Google Calendar and your Elfsight Event Calendar. Enjoy keeping your events up-to-date and organized effortlessly. Happy planning!

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