How to add event to Google Calendar app

Add the Google Event Calendar app to your site to keep your audience up-to-date with your schedule. 

By displaying your calendar, you can showcase your availability, upcoming events, and more. You can update the calendar layout to show a month, a week, or today's agenda. To align with your brand, you can also customize your calendar's color scheme and fonts.

How to add event to Google Calendar app

Step 1 | Add Google Event Calendar to your site

Add the Google Event Calendar app to your site from the Wix App Market.

To add the calendar to your site:

  1. Go to the Wix App Market.
  2. Type "Google Event Calendar" in the search bar and select Google Event Calendar from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click Add to Site. If you work on multiple Wix sites, select the relevant site.

How to add event to Google Calendar app

  1. Click Add to Site.

Step 2 | Connect your Google account

You can sign into to any of your Google accounts to sync your event calendar.

To connect your Google account:

  1. Click the calendar in your Editor.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click Connect Account.

How to add event to Google Calendar app

  1. Enter the credentials of the account you want to display.
  2. Click Allow to give access to Wix.com.

Step 3 | Set up your events visibility

Choose which of your events are shown to site visitors, which show as busy, and which events are private. 

To select the visibility of your events:

  1. Click the calendar in your Editor.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click the Calendars tab.

How to add event to Google Calendar app

  1. Select the checkboxes next to the calendars you want to be visible to your site visitors, and visible but with details hidden.

Important:

If the Calendars tab shows the message "Not visible to site visitors", your event information is not visible in your site's Google Event Calendar app. To display the details of your events, change your access permissions.

Step 4 | Change the layout, display, and settings

Customize the format of your calendar and how the details of your events appear to site visitors:

  • In Layout, you can change your calendar to show a month, a week, or the day's agenda. 
  • In Display, you can choose to show time zone, event start time, and how to display private events.
  • In Settings, you can select 12 or 24 hour time format, which day of the week your calendar starts on, and if your calendar shows your site visitors time zone, or a custom time zone.

How to add event to Google Calendar app

To customize your layout, display, and settings:

  1. Click the calendar in your Editor.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click to expand steps to customize your layout, display, and settings:

Choose a layout for your calendar

Update your display settings

Step 5 | Design your calendar

You can customize your calendar to compliment your site, match your fonts, and align to your brand's color palette.

To design your calendar:

  1. Click the calendar in your Editor.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click the Design tab. 
  4. Choose the elements you want to customize:

How to add event to Google Calendar app

How do I add an event to my Google Calendar?

You can quickly create an event for a specific time if you see "Add title and time" in the text box..
On your computer, open Google Calendar..
Click the space next to date you want to add an event to..
Add a title and time for your event..
Click Save. Calendar will automatically create an event at the time you set..

Why can't I add an event to my Google Calendar?

This usually indicates you do not have permissions to edit or add events to the calendar you picked. To fix this, ask the calendar owner to give you editing privileges on Google Calendar, and then reconnect your Google Calendar account in Zapier.

How do I create a calendar event in Gmail app?

If you are already logged in to Google Apps, open Google Mail by clicking the [Mail] tab at the top of the screen. Open the email you wish to turn into an appointment. From across the top of the screen, click [More]. From the drop-down menu, click “Create event.” You will be taken to a Google Calendar edit event page.