Joomla Calendars
Calendars are tabular array of days and months in a year and are also defined as the systematic timekeeping and register of dates, social events, and appointments. It is one of the most basic things people need to view from time to time.
Being in a fast-paced world wherein every second counts people sometimes forget and missed a very important event in their life due to inaccurate and ineffective scheduling. That is why tools that prevent such circumstance were created with additional features to give convenience and make our life more manageable like Calendar applications.
These are very useful and essential, most especially for websites to include since it also let visitors see what is happening or upcoming events and other useful information they want to see on that site.
There are several calendar extensions available which you can choose from in Joomla platform. To name a few of the most popular are JCAL PRO, SIMPLE CALENDAR, and GCALENDAR.
SIMPLE calendar, as the name speaks itself, is one of the easiest and simplest forms of calendar extension yet provides efficient event management for small and medium-size organizations such as sports clubs. It shows the date of events in ascending order. Display can also be customized though it already looks pleasant with its quite professional and user friendly interface.
The GCALENDAR on the other hand, connects to a google calendar, which is the main feature of this component, and integrate it to joomla powered site. It’s capable of editing or adding events right on the site without having to go to Google calendar. As such, public events from google calendar can be readily displayed on joomla site. You can also modify or add new features to the component through google account. Upcoming events are shown on a list and with its countdown timer it informs you of the next event.
Last and certainly not the least, is JCAL Pro calendar. It is a more sophisticated and complex type yet easy to install and configure. It offers many options like templating system and multiple language translation. Events or occasions that are recurring are easily manipulated, no need to reschedule every week or every month or repeat the same information. You can display the next event in a recurring series as well as the non-recurring events. It also has the ability to post multi- colored events which corresponds to types of events you planned.
Whether big or small organization, church, clubs, schools or companies, calendar extensions are of great help if utilized properly to its main function. You’ll never miss a date, appointment, meeting or occasion anymore with these add –on components. Clients or friends will not be bothered where you at or what’s keeping you busy if you opt to make your schedule visible.
With Joomla Calendar extensions, you can never go wrong. Just select what works for you and fits your needs. Besides, it’s absolutely free! This is one great advantage of an open source application/software. And if certain troubles arise, technical support is prompt to address or answer your query.
