geekz/the-events-calendar-outlook-import-fix

A plugin to fix the problem of Outlook creating a new calendar when attempting to add events from The Events Calendar

The Events Calendar Outlook Import Fix

• Contributors: afragen
• Donate link: http://bit.ly/outlook-import-fix
• Tags: events, outlook, modern tribe, ical feed, icalendar
• Requires at least: 3.7
• Requires PHP: 5.3
• License: GPLv2 or later
• License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Fix import of calendar events from The Events Calendar to Outlook.

Description

The Events Calendar allows for the import of calendar events via download of a generated iCalendar file. This generated file contains the X-WR-CALNAME header, which is a valid header.

Unfortunately Outlook chokes and will create a new calendar when it sees this header instead of adding the event(s) to the default Outlook calendar. This plugin removes that header from the generated iCalendar file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I need this?

You would only need this plugin if you use The Events Calendar and your users only use Outlook for their calendar app. If your users don't use Outlook then using this plugin may have deleterious effects when importing events into Google Calendar or Apple's Calendar.

How can I help?

Please feel free to fork it and submit a pull request against the develop branch.