Calendar Block: Display Collection Events in an Interactive Calendar Format

Calendar Block: Display Collection Events in an Interactive Calendar Format

By Michael Turner

February 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM

Calendar blocks display collection items in a convenient calendar format, making them perfect for showing events, blog posts, products, album tracks, or gallery images.

Key Features:

  • Displays events with titles, times, and featured images
  • Shows items from a single collection page
  • Includes interactive month navigation
  • Responsive design adapts to screen size
  • Hover-to-view item excerpts

Setup Process:

  1. Edit a page or post
  2. Click Add Block or an insert point
  3. Select Calendar
  4. Choose a collection page to display content from

Collection Types Supported:

  • Events (optimized)
  • Blog posts
  • Products
  • Album tracks (version 7.0)
  • Gallery images (version 7.0)

Display Guidelines:

  • Current month shows by default
  • Featured images appear in date squares
  • Multiple items stack within date cells
  • Empty dates appear gray or match background
  • Events ending at midnight show on both days
  • Future scheduled blog posts won't appear
  • Upcoming events will display

Responsive Behavior:

  • Full features at >600px width
  • No images at <600px width
  • Only titles at <300px width

Best Practices:

  • Add excerpts and featured images to all items
  • Adjust event end times to 11:59 PM to avoid dual-day display
  • Use scheduling blocks for booking features
  • Resize blocks to fit your page layout

Note: Calendar blocks lack style tweaks and don't support booking functionality.

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