Never miss a Diamond OA event: Sync the forum to your calendar!

[mpaulhac]

Thanks to a new Discourse feature, staying in the loop just got a lot easier! You can now sync the forum’s events directly to your own personal calendar.

How does it work?

Discourse has added a new Calendar tab to your user preferences. This allows you to subscribe to forum feeds using apps like Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Microsoft Outlook.

To get started:

1. Navigate to your Preferences → Calendar tab.
2. Click Generate Subscription URLs.
3. You’ll see one-click buttons for:
   • Google Calendar: Pre-fills the feed in your browser.
   • Microsoft Outlook: Opens the web subscription dialog.
   • Apple Calendar: Launches your native app via webcal://.
   • Copy URL: For any other app that supports ICS feeds.

The best part?

You get to decide exactly what shows up in your schedule. You can choose to follow:

• All forum events (to see everything happening).
• Events you are going or are interest in.
• Your bookmarks that have specific reminder dates.

I hope this new feature helps you stay connected more easily Let me know if you have any trouble setting it up!

[Mark]

Hi Marion. Help an old man out… where can I find the <Navigate to your Preferences → Calendar tab>? On which menu or page would I find this? I promise I have looked and I have been found wanting.

[mpaulhac]

Hi Mark, no problem at all, I’m happy to walk you through it!

First, click on your avatar in the top right corner, then select the profile icon. This will open a menu where you can click on ‘Preferences’.

You’ll land on the page shown below, where you can select the ‘Calendar’ option:

Hope this helps! Let me know if you’re still having trouble