Restriction: This feature is available only in Premium groups, Enterprise groups, and legacy Free groups.
Location in desktop browser: Left menu > Admin > Preferences > Settings > Premium & Enterprise Features panel on the Settings page > Calendar section
Location on mobile device: Bottom of page > More > Admin > Preferences > Settings > Premium & Enterprise Features panel on the Settings page > Calendar section
! Important: Setting changes take effect after you click or tap the Update Group button at the bottom of the page.
Permissions
You can specify whether the Calendar feature is available on your group’s website and, if it is, who can view and create/edit events in the group’s calendar. From the Permissions list in the Calendar section of the panel, select the option you want to use.
In a group without subgroups (or the parent group if it has subgroups), the permission options are:
- Public can view, members can view and edit
The general public (anyone on the web) and group members can see the calendar, but only group members can create and edit calendar events.
- Members can view and edit
Only group members can see the calendar and create and edit calendar events.
- Public and members can view, moderators can edit
The general public (anyone on the web) and group members can see the calendar, but only moderators can create and edit calendar events.
- Members can view, moderators can edit
Only group members can see the calendar, and only moderators can create and edit calendar events.
- Members cannot view, moderators can edit
Group members cannot see the calendar. Only moderators can see the calendar and create and edit calendar events.
- Calendar is disabled
The Calendar feature is not available in the group.
In a subgroup, the permission options are:
- Public and parent group can view, members can view and edit
The general public (anyone on the web) and members of the parent group can see the calendar, but only subgroup members can create and edit calendar events.
- Parent group can view, members can view and edit
Members of the parent group can see the calendar, but only subgroup members can create and edit calendar events.
- Members can view and edit
Only subgroup members can see the calendar and create and edit calendar events.
- Public, parent group, and members can view, moderators can edit
The general public (anyone on the web), members of the parent group, and subgroup members can see the calendar, but only moderators can create and edit calendar events.
- Parent group and members can view, moderators can edit
Members of the parent group and subgroup members can see the calendar, but only moderators can create and edit calendar events.
- Members can view, moderators can edit
Only subgroup members can see the calendar, and only moderators can create and edit calendar events.
- Members cannot view, moderators can edit
Subgroup members cannot see the calendar. Only moderators can see the calendar and create and edit calendar events.
- Calendar is disabled
The Calendar feature is not available in the subgroup.
Send Invites On Join
Restriction: This setting is not available in legacy Free groups.
Select the Send Invites On Join checkbox to automatically send an iCalendar (ICS) file of all calendar events to new members when they join the group. Those members can use that ICS file to add the events to their own calendars.
This setting also automatically sends an ICS file of event cancellation notifications to members who leave the group.Those members can then use that ICS file to remove the group's calendar events from their own calendars.
Send Event Summaries, Summary Email Schedule
Restriction: This setting is not available in legacy Free groups.
Select the Send Event Summaries checkbox to automatically send a summary of upcoming calendar events (up to 20) to the group at a regular interval. Then select the interval from the Summary Email Schedule list.
After you save the settings, a message containing a summary of up to 20 upcoming group calendar events will be sent to the group at the interval you selected. The message’s subject line will contain the system hashtag #cal-summary.