How to connect your Google calendar

WordPress Portal allows you to connect your public Google calendars to your portal calendar to group all of your events and appointments in one place to make it easy for you to manage your time and tasks.

Get your API Key

1. Go to the Google Developer Console and create a new project (it might take a second).
2. Once in the project, go to APIs & auth > APIs on the sidebar.
3. Find “Calendar API” in the list and turn it ON.
4. On the sidebar, click APIs & auth > Credentials.
5. In the “Public API access” section, click “Create new Key”.
6. Choose “Browser key”.
7. If you know what domains will host your calendar, enter them into the box. Otherwise, leave it blank. You can always change it later.
8. Your new API key will appear. It might take a second or two before it starts working.

Set your Google Calendar public

1. In the Google Calendar interface, locate the “My calendars” area on the left.
2. Hover over the calendar you need and click the dots.
3. A menu will appear. Click “Settings and sharing”.
4. Check “Make this calendar public”.
5. Make sure “See all event details” is selected.
6. Click “Save”.

Obtain your Google Calendar’s ID

1. In the Google Calendar interface, locate the “My calendars” area on the left.
2. Hover over the calendar you need and click the dots.
3. A menu will appear. Click “Settings and sharing”.
4. In the “Calendar Address” section of the screen, you will see your Calendar ID. It will look something like “[email protected]”.