Adding an Event to a Visitors Native OS Calendar w/ Js

[rjfoleyiv]

Request

Including “Add to Calendar” functionality for Calendar Events. Allowing visitors to add an event to their native OS' calendar.

Should be do-able with Js. 👈🏻 Repo suggested by @acketon.

[ashleykolodziej]

This should be possible according to @acketon - this was done in PrePress in the event details block.

Requirements

• This should also have an admin screen toggle so that we can choose whether or not to have it enabled on a site.
• Toggle should be off by default.
• Admin screen option should be accessible by ID Admins only.

[acketon]

Law is requesting this as an enhancement to their site. Some additional conversation with @alana29s today:

• Should not be tied exclusively to BU Calendar, could be very useful for other types of dates/events/post types/etc
• Should this go into BU Responsive Customizations as a new feature that can be used in themes where needed to stick an "add to calendar" button?

[acketon]

This appears to be a more modern JS library for generating these and is more up to date than the OUI Calendar library above: https://github.com/add2cal/add-to-calendar-button

another:
https://felixg.io/products/add-to-calendar

[alana29s]

I utilize this type of download to calendar button often. I use it from websites and from email notifications. On the web I often see different implementation from a single download button, to a popup that provides options for multi calendar support. I'll try to remember to look at the various implementations next time I use these features on other sites.

It would be helpful to gather requirements to determine the calendars that require support to use in selecting an existing plugin/package.