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Configuration

Basic Configuration

The following fields are available in the backend of Joomla! ChurchCal:

  • ChurchCal URL: The URL of the ChurchTools Calendar, e.g.: https://my-domain.de/index.php?q=churchcal/ajax. It is important to add /ajax at the end of your URL.
  • Calendar IDs: The category IDs of the calendars to be displayed as comma separated list without any blanks, e.g.: 1,2,4. It is important that these calendars are configured for public access, otherwise you couldn't see anything except if you're logged in.
  • From day: The day to start displaying events from, e.g. 0 for current day, 7 for in a week, etc.; default: 0
  • To day: The day to end displaying events, e.g. 14 for in two weeks, etc.; default: 14
  • Max. entries: The maximum number of calendar entries
  • Sorting: The sorting order (ascending or descending); default: ascending
  • List format: HTML tagging of the list, either as <p> elements or as <li> elements
  • Show weekday: Whether or not to display the weekday (Monday, Tuesday, etc.); default: Yes
  • Weekday format: Format of the weekday, either short (Mon, Tue, Wed, etc.) or long (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.); default: long
  • Weekday separator: The string separating the weekday from the date/time; default: , (comma followed by a blank)
  • User specific language: If not given, the language of the Joomla! frontend will be used. If given, the respective language files need to be installed (pre-installed: de-DE and en-GB).
  • Date format: The date format according to PHP date function; default: j.n.y (e.g. 9.7.18)
  • Time format: The time format according to PHP date function; default: G:i (e.g. 17:00)
  • Start time separator: The string separating the date from the start time; default: , (comma followed by a blank)
  • Show end time: Whether or not to display the end time; default: No
  • End time separator: The string separating the start time from the end time; default: - (minus without blanks)
  • Description separator: The string separating the date/time from the description; default: : (colon followed by a blank)
  • Line break before description: Adds a line break <br> after date/time resp. before the description; default: No

Advanced Configuration

  • Module class suffix: You can enter the <div> class name here and use Joomla!'s custom.css to format your calendar entry.