I want to show a calendar in a topic, not the top of the category. When I have events in the category these show in the top of category calendar, thus [chrome_I7xVKW42Nw] but when I embed the calendar in a topic, the events do not show up. [chrome_KkxXSq0jg8] What am I missing?

Hi ya, Are they the same calendar and how did you embed it in the post? Can you add events to the calendar in the post by using local dates in replies? I assume you’ve already seen Creating and managing calendars .

I’m not sure what you mean by “the same calendar”. I’d like them to be. I added it to the post through [calendar][/calendar] using markup mode. Rereading the cited document, I see now that I’ve created a “topic calendar” in the post as I’m able to add an entry using “insert date/time” in a reply. M…

[image] Lou: I’m not sure what you mean by “the same calendar”. Sorry, that was a red herring. [image] Lou: Maybe there’s no way to do what I’m trying to do? That’s correct. There is no way to have a topic calendar with the same behaviour as a category calendar. They are intended to s…

[image] HAWK: What is your use case? There were complaints that the calendar at the top of the category takes too much real-estate / scrolling. If there were a way to collapse it that would be helpful.

Is there a way to ask for a feature for this plugin, i.e., to optionally allow collapse of the category calendar?

[image] Lou: Is there a way to ask for a feature for this plugin Sure, create a topic in Contribute > Feature with the calendar-and-event tag :slight_smile:

Calendar on top of category shows events, but embedded calendar doesn't

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Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin) March 1, 2026, 6:23pm 7

Sure, create a topic in Contribute > Feature with the calendar-and-event tag

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