Short Code and Widget Reference

This page describes the options that apply to short codes and Widgets. If the widget configuration form doesn't allow you to set the value for an option, you can place the value in the Other Options field on the Widget configuration screen. For example, you could set "Other Options" to

time_format="g:i a" date_format="d/M"

Short Code/Widget Arguments

Name	Applies To	Description
allow_recurrence	Add Event Form	1 to allow recurring events, 0 to only allow one-time events.
by_method - required	All except add event form.	Method to extract data. Support values: calendar_id item_type_id location_id resource_type_id <= ! Events Filter resource_id <= ! Events Filter style_id <= Events Filter Only
by_id - required	All except add event.	ID of calendar, resource, etc. to retrieve. E.G. 2.
cal_item_id	View Single Event	The cal item id of a specific event to display. If the value is present on the URL, it will override any value contained as an attribute on the short code.
CDSearchText	Search	Text to search for. Normal connectDaily search logic applies.
collapse_label	Events Filter	Label displayed with filter legend to indicate clicking on the legend collapses the filter box.
collapse_threshold	Events Filter	If more than collapse_threshold filter options are present, collapse the
date_format datetime_format time_format time_continuation_separator	Detailed List, Simple List	PHP Date Time Format codes to use. Refer to the PHP documentation for date() for additional information. You can escape characters with \\ to prevent them from being interpreted. For example, you can put a format of "\\H H i" to show the time as: H 12:34 The time continuation separator is a string to place between a start and end time for an event. The default value is " - ".
maxcount	Detailed List, Simple List, Search	Max # of items to return.
dayspan	Detailed List, Simple List, Search	# Days to retrieve events for.
enable_dropdown	Responsive Full-Sized Calendar	"1" to enable the selection dropdown, "0" to disable it. Say you're viewing calendars by event type, setting enable_dropdown="1" would display a calendar with a dropdown allowing you select which event type you're viewing.
enable_styles	Responsive Full-Sized Calendar	"1" to display event styles from connectDaily, "0" to disable them.
exclude_ids	Events Filter	A comma-separated list of IDs to not show in the list.
height, width	Add Event, Calendar IFrame	Height and width of IFrame to insert. Units must be included. E.G. height="1024px" width="600px"
required_fields	Add Event Form	Space or comma-separated list of additional fields to mark as required. Field names are the input element names without the CD prefix. E.G. contact_info.
show_endtimes	Detailed List, Simple LIst	Set to "1" to display event end time.
show_starttimes	Simple List	Set to "1" to display event start times.
target	Mini-Calendar	The mini-calendar by default displays the day's content in a popup. If you specify the target attribute, you can specify an HTML element (div) to place the day's content into. For example, if the div's ID is "myDiv", then add this to the mini-calendar widget's other options: target="#myDiv"
title	Events Filter	Legend for checkbox field set.
view	Calendar IFrame	Specify connectDaily page to display in IFrame. Some examples are: ViewPlanner.html, ViewList.html, ViewDay.html, ViewYear.html, etc. Default: View.html
wrap_events	Responsive Full-Sized Calendar	"1" to wrap long event titles, "0" to truncate them.

See Also: Remotely Extracting Data specifically for jsonp, Filtering On Multiple Options