# \#events **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/events/241.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Private, group-internal events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-group-internal-events/412794)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-group-internal-events/412794 "2026-09-19T06:20:21Z")
Currently, event entries are always part of the calendar UI element which can be added to a category. There is no way to restrict an event to a special user group. If you have a multi-community Discourse setup, all commu… --- ## [Filter and highlight events based on tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-and-highlight-events-based-on-tag/293977)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-and-highlight-events-based-on-tag/293977 "2026-09-17T16:41:18Z")
Two more thoughts / requests… We have an Events category, and we use discourse post event enabled to have a category-level calendar populated from the posts. We also use tags a lot, so it would be nice to: Be able t… --- ## [Improved event reminder preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427 "2026-09-17T06:26:42Z")
We are introducing new event reminder preferences. Currently, all event reminders are sent via a notification based on the organizer’s reminder settings: While this is useful for members who spend a lot of time in … --- ## [Discourse Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events/97376)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events/97376 "2026-09-15T15:23:23Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Events adds dynamic and interactive calendar and event features to your Discourse site. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need… --- ## [Calendar/Event ICS export: wrong time (+1 h) when importing into Outlook with TZID=Europe/Berlin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-event-ics-export-wrong-time-1-h-when-importing-into-outlook-with-tzid-europe-berlin/409797)
**Author:** [@Michael\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_D)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-event-ics-export-wrong-time-1-h-when-importing-into-outlook-with-tzid-europe-berlin/409797 "2026-09-15T15:08:54Z")
Version: Discourse 2026.1.5 (ESR), discourse-calendar plugin Summary New events created with a set timezone (timezone="Europe/Berlin" and showLocalTime="true") show the wrong time by +1 hour when downloading the .ics f… --- ## [Event date and time not visible in Categories view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-date-and-time-not-visible-in-categories-view/412078)
**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-date-and-time-not-visible-in-categories-view/412078 "2026-09-14T19:56:31Z")
Hi all! I noticed that the date and time visible close to an event topic title disappears in the Categories view. Is this a feature or a bug? Could this be customisable somehow? I need to have date and time always visib… --- ## [Removing Going status still keeps you in event chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-going-status-still-keeps-you-in-event-chat/412261)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-going-status-still-keeps-you-in-event-chat/412261 "2026-09-14T12:19:07Z")
When clicking on the chat for the event, and clicking on ‘Going’, you can access the chat. But after retracting your ‘Going’ status on the event, you are still in the chat. I suppose this is unintentional? --- ## [Mobile event chat has too big UI elements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-event-chat-has-too-big-ui-elements/412206)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-event-chat-has-too-big-ui-elements/412206 "2026-09-11T19:18:42Z")
The UI elements on mobile for the Going chat seems a little large… Not to mention the plus button is a little cut off. --- ## [Create individual event topics for recurring events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-individual-event-topics-for-recurring-events/370600)
**Author:** [@opcourdis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/opcourdis)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-individual-event-topics-for-recurring-events/370600 "2026-09-11T12:02:54Z")
Hi, Recurring events are individual events, however when you create one it does not create individual topics. So if you click on 1 of those recurring event to participate to it then your participation is present on all… --- ## [Event card content should flex better on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-card-content-should-flex-better-on-mobile/412086)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-card-content-should-flex-better-on-mobile/412086 "2026-09-11T02:01:59Z")
Just happened to notice that event cards look really bad on mobile. Here is a test one I made on try. It’s fairly obvious to me that the “SEP 10” bit, the title, and the menu dot should flex differently. --- ## [Make event fields disabled or mandatory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755)
**Author:** [@Stephane\_Roy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephane_Roy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-event-fields-disabled-or-mandatory/411755 "2026-09-10T14:28:31Z")
Hello, Would it be possible for the administrator to configure the available event fields—or set defaults configurations—for a specific category ? For example: To remove or mandate the location field. To set the time… --- ## [Incompatibility of Events with Topic Form and Form Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incompatibility-of-events-with-topic-form-and-form-templates/412101)
**Author:** [@Stephane\_Roy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephane_Roy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incompatibility-of-events-with-topic-form-and-form-templates/412101 "2026-09-10T14:18:50Z")
Hello, I’m encountering bugs with both types of Discourse templates in an “Events” category. With a “topic template”: The template doesn’t appear below the event in the composer :neutral\_face: With the form templa… --- ## [Add recurrent items within a date-range](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-recurrent-items-within-a-date-range/286514)
**Author:** [@FunctionalJerk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FunctionalJerk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-recurrent-items-within-a-date-range/286514 "2026-09-09T19:48:46Z")
Using the discourse-calendar-and-event, my fellow students and I were missing a feature that we think would improve the benefit of this plugin greatly. Imagine this case: We are using a calendar topic in order to organ… --- ## [Optimize the selection of the month for an event](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimize-the-selection-of-the-month-for-an-event/411753)
**Author:** [@Stephane\_Roy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephane_Roy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimize-the-selection-of-the-month-for-an-event/411753 "2026-09-09T16:39:54Z")
Hello, I’d like to suggest a usability improvement for this scenario: When creating a 2-day event using the composer, if the start date is several months away— for example, July 14, 2027— would it be possible for th… --- ## [Discourse-events can cause 500 when deleting a topic in development: uninitialized Calendar::Extractor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events-can-cause-500-when-deleting-a-topic-in-development-uninitialized-calendar-extractor/411731)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events-can-cause-500-when-deleting-a-topic-in-development-uninitialized-calendar-extractor/411731 "2026-09-08T04:24:37Z")
While testing some unrelated topic-deletion changes in a local development instance, deleting a topic returned a 500 Internal Server Error. The development instance which produced the error was running this exact Discou… --- ## [Recurring events management glitches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-management-glitches/411780)
**Author:** [@louk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-management-glitches/411780 "2026-09-07T05:52:20Z")
I notice that any attempt to alter any one day in a recurring event results in any preceding recurring events disappearing, and then every event from the amended day going forward is also amended. Is there any ability t… --- ## [Combining Category types](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-category-types/409045)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-category-types/409045 "2026-09-05T22:16:40Z")
I can assign multiple types to a single category, but that doesnt work very well: all posts are marked as unresolved if support+mark is turned on, the user cant specify they have a support request all posts show “vote … --- ## [📅 New Calendar Feature: End Date for Recurring Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-calendar-feature-end-date-for-recurring-events/368527)
**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-calendar-feature-end-date-for-recurring-events/368527 "2026-09-05T06:39:24Z")
You can now set an end date for recurring events in Discourse Calendar! :sparkles: This much-requested feature allows you to specify when a recurring event series should stop, giving you more control over your event … --- ## [Editing event end date → post event date on topic title not updated (since 3.6.0.beta2 update)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-event-end-date-post-event-date-on-topic-title-not-updated-since-3-6-0-beta2-update/387466)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-event-end-date-post-event-date-on-topic-title-not-updated-since-3-6-0-beta2-update/387466 "2026-09-04T16:30:14Z")
Tested on 3.6.0.beta2, as far as I recall, issue didn’t appear on beta1 Steps: Create new topic with event start date in the past and end date in the future (e.g. in 3 hours) Publish topic, post event date on topic ti… --- ## [Calendar RSVP Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-rsvp-posts/390058)
**Author:** [@mariodsantana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mariodsantana)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-rsvp-posts/390058 "2026-09-02T15:18:27Z")
:information\_source: Summary Creates short topic replies for RSVP events :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - mariodsantana/discourse-calendar-rsvp-posts · GitHub :open\_book: Install Guide How to i… --- ## [How to show subcategory events in a category's calendar while topic list stays "no subcategories"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-subcategory-events-in-a-categorys-calendar-while-topic-list-stays-no-subcategories/411053)
**Author:** [@Tonja](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tonja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-subcategory-events-in-a-categorys-calendar-while-topic-list-stays-no-subcategories/411053 "2026-08-27T11:30:15Z")
Hey there :slight\_smile: We have a parent category (used by our organization’s training/academy team) with 5 subcategories, each dedicated to a different training topic where the actual event posts live. The parent ca… --- ## [Discourse Calendar is now Discourse Events!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-is-now-discourse-events/409916)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-is-now-discourse-events/409916 "2026-08-26T13:02:42Z")
To better reflect everything this plugin can do, we’ve renamed Discourse Calendar to Discourse Events. :discourse: Discourse Events is available on our Business and Enterprise plans. We’ve made a lot of recent improv… --- ## [Event silently fails if description is longer than 1000 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-silently-fails-if-description-is-longer-than-1000-characters/410769)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-silently-fails-if-description-is-longer-than-1000-characters/410769 "2026-08-24T15:31:34Z")
Summary: If an event description is over 1000 characters, it appears blank, or the previous event description shows. This is caused by a hard limit in the discourse\_post\_event\_events table : description character varyin… --- ## [Increase event description limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-event-description-limit/397771)
**Author:** [@Lou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-event-description-limit/397771 "2026-08-24T10:14:20Z")
site-wide only max number of characters in an event description – increase from 1000 to ?? maybe 3000? I have users who want to put a significant amount of text into the event description. This would be useful if it i… --- ## [Calendar down? The calendar for all my users is down. Pretty big deal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-down-the-calendar-for-all-my-users-is-down-pretty-big-deal/410469)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Scott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Scott)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-down-the-calendar-for-all-my-users-is-down-pretty-big-deal/410469 "2026-08-19T19:47:48Z")
Hi all, The calendar for all the ~1200 of my users at awg.osdr.space is down I saw there was some sort of new release? Here is what me and everyone else is seeing. Please help ASAP --- ## [Zoom webinar livestream in the Events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zoom-webinar-livestream-in-the-events-plugin/410355)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zoom-webinar-livestream-in-the-events-plugin/410355 "2026-08-18T17:50:42Z")
You can now run Zoom webinars as livestream events in the Discourse Events plugin, letting members watch the webinar and participate in chat without leaving Discourse. :discourse: For customers on our hosting, Discours… --- ## [Creating and managing calendars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-managing-calendars/283773)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-managing-calendars/283773 "2026-08-14T20:52:44Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to create and manage calendars in Discourse using the Calendar (and Event) plugin. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: All users Calendars are a powerful feature in Discourse… --- ## [Potential bug where data in custom fields is cleared if certain fields change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-bug-where-data-in-custom-fields-is-cleared-if-certain-fields-change/410050)
**Author:** [@dubwoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dubwoc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-bug-where-data-in-custom-fields-is-cleared-if-certain-fields-change/410050 "2026-08-14T11:20:23Z")
If the Location or URL field or the Event Image “field” changes, any data that was entered in to any of the Custom Fields will be cleared. This feels like a bug rather than intended behavior. If it is a bug.. This is h… --- ## [Questions about the Zoom Livestream integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816 "2026-08-12T20:34:16Z")
Hi I’m testing the Livestreaming Zoom webinars, and I have a few questions: Does this work only for a Zoom webinar or is it possible to work for a Zoom meeting? We are only using Zoom meeting so I’m wondering if I can… --- ## [Sport communities and calendar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sport-communities-and-calendar/409643)
**Author:** [@fuse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sport-communities-and-calendar/409643 "2026-08-11T16:19:12Z")
Is anyone running a sports community and using the calendar features? Thinking out loud…. Can you post a season schedule on the calendar, use that topic for discussion and chat for that game? An ignorant question as I… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/events/241.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=events)