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I'm looking into the CGCalendar module if it could in anyway add a new event with multiple custom dates. I see that it can submit an event with a recurring date over set time intervals, but the problem I'm trying to solve is submitting 1 event that takes place 4 to 5 times a year at arbitrary dates.

Does anybody have any pointers if this can be accomplished with the CGCalendar module and where and how I should start customizing any templates/code.

afaik this is not possible. even the recurring event function is not very good. it just takes the basic fields but no custom fields.

No, that's not possible.

But...
how about multiple events with same content for multiple dates.

You could set up a category and have the events listed under that category, then use the category to display them all in one list or calendar.

If this doesn't work and it only shows the first event of the category, put unique_only="0" in the CGCalendar call.

mr101010 wrote: No, that's not possible.

But...
how about multiple events with same content for multiple dates.

You could set up a category and have the events listed under that category, then use the category to display them all in one list or calendar.

If this doesn't work and it only shows the first event of the category, put unique_only="0" in the CGCalendar call.

Well I'm not worried about displaying events on the frontend. I'm just trying to make life easier for the editor on the backend that has to submit an event with the same content to 5 different dates.

So the final verdict for creating 5 events-date combo's at once has to be no?

I'm going through the code to see if I could actually add the functionality and stumbled upon 2 instances of "overlap_polciy" as compared to 8 times "overlap_policy"...doesn't look intentional, but don't know if it leads to a bug in the module.

I've actually gone another way and solved the problem I've stated in the topicstart.
With the AdvancedContent module I've added a few date fields to a page template and a dropdown that controls how many dates a page has and are shown on the frontend.

Now I'll have to find out how to create a page with the oncoming dates and corresponding pagetitles with links.

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isn't it much simpler to put those events in aan csv-file and import it?

Hi ElBombo, I am trying to do the same thing, just wondering if you ever managed to solve this completely to your satisfaction and (if so) how?
Many thanks,
Beattie

beattie wrote:Hi ElBombo, I am trying to do the same thing, just wondering if you ever managed to solve this completely to your satisfaction and (if so) how?
Many thanks,
Beattie

Yes I have, with enough time and dedication there always a solution to be found. As I stated above I've made a special template for the events that makes use of the AdvancedContent module, it has all kinds of extra's in it.
Creating a list of these events is done with content_dump, then at the end JQuery is used here & there to manipulate some of the content.