Add admin setting to change default Calendar view (Month / Week / Year)

Feature
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Hi there :waving_hand:

For sites that rely heavily on the Upcoming Events page, many community members prefer a weekly view by default. Currently, /upcoming-events always loads the Month view first, even if a user prefers Week (or Day, Year).

Feature request

Add a simple admin site setting to configure which view /upcoming-events loads by default:

upcoming events default view:
  - /upcoming-events/month   (current default)
  - /upcoming-events/week
  - /upcoming-events/year

Why this matters

  • Weekly view is more practical for teaching timetables, shift patterns, and events-dense communities
  • Reduces repeated switching every time users visit the page
  • Improves UX parity with mobile calendar apps that default to Week view

Current workaround

Admins can force redirect to /upcoming-events/week (prior to upcoming-events/week/2025/10/27) with a Theme Component, but that:

  • is hacky
  • applies to everyone globally (hard to scope)
  • doesn’t give true admin UX control

Thank you! This would be a small change with a big usability improvement for event-focused communities :raising_hands:

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