Making a calendar of upcoming events in drupal

** Minor modification of ( http://drupal.org/node/326061 ) ** Thanks to fhsm.

Install below mentioned modules under /sites/default/modules

• CCK
• Views
• Calendar
• Date

Step 1:

Go to Administer › Content management › Content types > add content type

The following settings are largely a matter of site needs and personal preference:
Under “Submission form settings”
Title = “Event”
Body = “Details”

Under “Work flow settings”
Decide to best fit your site. It is worth considering unchecking “Promoted to front page” if you expect to have numerous small events posted.

Under “Comment settings”
Make decisions which are appropriate for your site.

Save your new event content type.

Step 2:

From the content type screen (Administer › Content management) select manage fields next to your new content type.

Add a new field

Label = “Event Date and Time”
Field name = “event_datetime”
Type = “Datetime”
Widget type = “text field with custom input format”

Save your newly created event date/time field.

Step 3:

Create your first event
Create content > Group Event
Fill out the form for your event and save it.


Step 4:

Configure your calendar view

Administer > Site building > Views

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Enable the Default Node view: calendar (Calendar)
Clone the default view

View name = “calendar”
View description = “Calendar of group events”

Nextshould take you to the views edit screen

Down the right side you'll see all the different types of calendar (page, block etc) just work with the default view to start (it should be where you are by default).

In the Arguments panel
Click Date: Date (node.changed)
Near the bottom of the page under Date field(s):

uncheck = Node: Update date
check Content: Event Date and Time (field_event_datetime value)

Click Update

This set the start time of your event instead of the node update time as the argument for the view.

Click Add ... for Fields, and select the following:

Content: Event Date and Time (field_event_datetime value) Default
Content: Event Date and Time (field_event_datetime value2) Default

(remove) the default item "Node: Published"

On the Filters panel click the “+” logo to add a new filter
Check = Node: Type
Click add
On the following screen
Leave operator = “Is one of” and check = Events to limit your calendar to only the event content type.

Click Update

On the Sort criteria click the “+” to add a new criteria

Check = Content: Event Date and Time (field_event_datetime value)

click Add

Save it all by clicking Save