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Most of what makes Calendar worth having in the suite comes from what sits next to it. This page is the summary; each connection has its own page with the detail.

Where a connection does not exist, it is listed as such rather than left out, so you can stop looking.

#Every connection

Connects to

What you get

Capable Search

A "Dates" column showing how many dates each result page contains, and a "Calendar" side panel subtitled "View dates from the page", badged with the number of dates found. Available in both products.

Confluence homepage feed

A card titled "Calendar", described as "See the latest updates from your calendar", shown only to signed-in users. It is a read-only agenda list. Double-click an item to open its source page.

Capable Dashboard

A resizable widget named "Calendar", with the helper text "View upcoming dates from pages". It brings together recently viewed pages, pages you are mentioned on, and the indexed date range. This is the only place that uses the date search index.

Confluence CQL search

Three search fields backed by the date index: "Capable Date Start", "Capable Date End" and "Capable Date Users".

Capable Sites

All three macros work on a published static site. Calendar shows a working calendar grid plus a downloadable .ics file. Event shows an inline pill plus an .ics button. Clock keeps ticking in the visitor's browser.

Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook

A one-way, read-only subscription through your personal iCal feed link, with a one-click button for each app.

External .ics files

One-way import into a saved calendar from the calendar catalogue.

Capable Approval

None. Approval review and expiry dates do not appear on calendars, and calendar events do not drive approvals.

Jira

None released.

Org brand themes

None. Applying a brand theme does not restyle the Calendar, Clock or Event macro. Only the settings you choose on each macro's Style tab take effect.

PDF and Word export

None. Exporting a page that contains any of the three macros shows a warning panel reading "PDF exports are currently not supported for", followed by the macro's name.

#The pages

#A few things worth knowing

  • A connection needs both halves installed. If you use Calendar as a standalone app, most of these are not available.

  • Anything that depends on search only reflects pages that have been indexed.

  • Published sites display Capable macros properly, which is where several of these pay off.

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