The next step is to add custom CSS declarations to the new document to override elements in the Google calendar. You’ll need to create 2 new PHP files, the first: customcalendar.php is the actual calendar file, and customcalendar.css, a CSS file to style the calendar. The Calendar API is a REST API that can be accessed through explicit HTTP calls or via the Google Client Libraries; the API exposes most of the features available in the Google Calendar Web interface. Each Calendar user is associated with a primary calendar and a number of other calendars that they can also access. Open the web browser on your phone or tablet. Soulver 3 0 4 x 2. Go to www.calendar.google.com. Sign in to your Google Account. After you sign in, you should see your Google Calendar events. Your events are synced automatically so you can access your calendar from any mobile device or computer.
Every request your application sends to the Google Calendar API must include an authorization token. The token also identifies your application to Google.
Day 1: Getting Started. The good news is that you don’t need to do anything to get started with. You can use the Google Calendar API to find and view public calendar events. If you're authorized, you can also access and modify private calendars and events on those calendars. Use the Google Calendar API to achieve deeper integration with Google Calendar. Mobile apps, Web apps, and other systems can create, display, or sync with Calendar data.
About authorization protocols
Your application must use OAuth 2.0 to authorize requests. No other authorization protocols are supported. If your application uses Google Sign-In, some aspects of authorization are handled for you.
Authorizing requests with OAuth 2.0
All requests to the Google Calendar API must be authorized by an authenticated user.
The details of the authorization process, or 'flow,' for OAuth 2.0 vary somewhat depending on what kind of application you're writing. The following general process applies to all application types:
- When you create your application, you register it using the Google API Console. Google then provides information you'll need later, such as a client ID and a client secret.
- Activate the Google Calendar API in the Google API Console. (If the API isn't listed in the API Console, then skip this step.)
- When your application needs access to user data, it asks Google for a particular scope of access.
- Google displays a consent screen to the user, asking them to authorize your application to request some of their data.
- If the user approves, then Google gives your application a short-lived access token.
- Your application requests user data, attaching the access token to the request.
- If Google determines that your request and the token are valid, it returns the requested data.
Some flows include additional steps, such as using refresh tokens to acquire new access tokens. For detailed information about flows for various types of applications, see Google's OAuth 2.0 documentation.
Here's the OAuth 2.0 scope information for the Google Calendar API:
Scope | Meaning |
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar | read/write access to Calendars |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly | read-only access to Calendars |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events | read/write access to Events |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events.readonly | read-only access to Events |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly | read-only access to Settings |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.addons.execute | run as a Calendar add-on |
To request access using OAuth 2.0, your application needs the scope information, as well asinformation that Google supplies when you register your application (such as the client ID and theclient secret).
Tip: The Google APIs client libraries can handle some of the authorization process for you. They are available for a variety of programming languages; check the page with libraries and samples for more details.
Perform Google Workspace Domain-Wide Delegation of Authority
In enterprise applications you may want to programmatically access users data without any manual authorization on their part. In Google Workspace domains, the domain administrator can grant to third party applications domain-wide access to its users' data—this is referred as domain-wide delegation of authority. To delegate authority this way, domain administrators can use service accounts with OAuth 2.0.
For additional detailed information, see Using OAuth 2.0 for Server to Server Applications
Ever wonder how to embed a Google calendar into your website? To display upcoming events for yourself or for your community? I think the best way to do this is with a Google Calendar!
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There are many WordPress plugins to add calendars on your website, but I find that it’s easier to use a Google Calendar because I’m already using it for various purposes (ex. my personal calendar, my team calendar, and my program calendar). So it’s so much easier to just enter my events in my Google Calendar, and just display that information on my websites. That way, I don’t need to redo calendar events in another system.
Here is how to Embed a Google Calendar so it Displays on Your WordPress Website:
Method 1: How to Embed a Google Calendar Using HTML Code
This method of how to embed a Google calendar uses simple HTML code that you copy and paste. Even if you are not crazy about dealing with HTML code, you can simply follow the steps below to easily copy the code that Google generates for you and paste that into your WordPress website.
Step 1) Inside Google Calendar click the down-arrow next to the calendar you want to embed, and select Calendar settings.
Step 2) Copy the iframe code displayed in the ‘Embed This Calendar’ section. (Option: customize the color, size, and other options before creating the code).
Step 3) Paste this code into your website in the HTML editor of your Blog and hit PUBLISH.
Google Calendar Web App
(More detailed instructions can be found here in the Google Calendar Help.)
Step 4) View Your Calendar on Your WordPress Website!
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Here is an example of an embedded Google Calendar from my intermediate WordPress training classes:
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Method 2: How to Embed a Google Calendar into Your WordPress Website Using a Plugin
If it’s important that you embed your Google Calendar into your website with a plugin, because you want a certain look, here are a couple of popular options.
All-in-One Event Calendar
This is a free WordPress calendar plugin that lets you display your events in various ways. While it allows you to create events right in your WordPress admin panel, it can also pull in your Google Calendar entries and display them, using Google Calendar’s feed. Both free version and premium versions are available.
This is a free WordPress calendar plugin that lets you display your events in various ways. While it allows you to create events right in your WordPress admin panel, it can also pull in your Google Calendar entries and display them, using Google Calendar’s feed. Both free version and premium versions are available.
Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin
You’ll need to go through a bit of a tech setup process to connect your WordPress site and your Google Calendar, but once that connections is made, your website will seamlessly show your Google Calendar and allow you to have various display options.
You’ll need to go through a bit of a tech setup process to connect your WordPress site and your Google Calendar, but once that connections is made, your website will seamlessly show your Google Calendar and allow you to have various display options.
Did you know, Google provides some other cool tools that you can easily share or embed right on your website besides Google Calendar. Check out these other blog posts to learn what else you can do on your website using Google tools!
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Google Calendar For Website
(this article was originally published Nov 30, 2011)