Zap Calendar Global Settings Used with Front End Editing

Check these Zap Calendar global settings when front end editing of events is desired:

• Allow editing of events from the frontend: Allowable options are not allowed, public, registered, and special
• Allow owners to delete their events from the frontend: yes or no

You may also be interested in these settings used with front end editing:

• Allow adding past events: yes or no
• How far in the future to create events: enter # of days or 0 to not set a limit
• Create repeating events in frontend: yes or no

Add/Suggest Events

To enable adding events from the front end, check the Zap Calendar global settings to verify editing is permitted.  If the "allow editing..." option is set to registered or special, the user must be logged in in order to add events.  Also, verify the "Add/Suggest Event Icon" setting in the view is enabled.  To allow event suggestions only (which requires approval before allowing the event to appear on the calendar), update the global setting "Approve Mode" to "requires approval".

Editing Events

Only owners can edit their events from the front end.  Site adminsitrators can edit any event in the front end.  Verify the global setting "Allow editing of events from the frontend" is set.  Users must be logged in in order to edit events.  Plus sign icons [+] appear next to event titles to those events tha can be edited.  There is also an edit button in the event details screen.  If editing a repeating event, a dialog box appears giving the user the option to edit the individual event or the entire series of events.

Deleting Events

Only owners can delete their events from the front end.  Site administrators can delete any event in the front end.  Verify the global setting "Allow owners to delete their events from the frontend" is set to "yes". Minus sign icons [-] appear next to event titles to those events that can be deleted.  There is also a delete button in the event details that allows an event to be deleted.  If deleting a repeating event, a dialog box appears giving the user the option to delete the individual event or the entire series of events.

The event owner can be changed using the back-end event editor.