Event descriptions import without line breaks

[Anna]

When I import through iCal link from Google Calendar, the event descriptions do not appear with line breaks and characters are added in.

This is how it is typed into the Description field in Google Calendar:
Contact person:
Aaron Schmitt, President
812-760-8921
[email protected]

Does not meet every month; advisable to contact President prior to attending.

Website:
http://www.unoevansville.org/midtown/

This is how it appears on my website:
Contact person:nAaron Schmitt, [email protected] not meet every month; advisable to contact President prior to attending.nnWebsite: nhttp://www.unoevansville.org/midtown/

[George]

Hey Anna,

This is indeed a current limitation with the plugin.

The iCal file-type specification itself does not allow for line breaks, so there’s very little that we can do as a WordPress plugin to try and “get around” that limitation with the file type itself. But we’re working on it, and hopefully in the coming months or year or something we’ll invent some clever way of getting line breaks into WordPress via the iCal importer.

For now, unfortunately, there’s really not much that can be done here 🙁 I’m sorry to bear that bad news Anna! Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help with.

Cheers,
George

[Anna]

Hi George,

Thanks very much for the response. I have figured out a work around that you can share with anyone willing to do the most basic of coding.

At the beginning of each paragraph in the description within Google Calendar, put <p>. At the end of each paragraph in the description within Google Calendar, put </p>.

For links, this is the code: type text you want to appear here

Here is an example of a description for an event in Google Calendar:
<p>FREE Kids Meal w/Adult Meal Purchase!</p><br/><p>1st Monday: Activity with CFA Team Members</p><p>2nd Monday: Funsters!(Balloon & Face Painting)</p><p>3rd Monday: Craft Time w/the Cow</p><p>4th Monday: The Balloon Guy!</p><p>Website: http://www.cfarestaurant.com/crosspointe/events</p>

This is how it appears on the website:
FREE Kids Meal w/Adult Meal Purchase!

1st Monday: Activity with CFA Team Members

2nd Monday: Funsters!(Balloon & Face Painting)

3rd Monday: Craft Time w/the Cow

4th Monday: The Balloon Guy!

Website: http://www.cfarestaurant.com/crosspointe/events

[George]

Anna – thanks a ton for sharing your solution here! Great to know. I’m sorry that something simpler isn’t currently possible, but stay tuned to plugin updates in the event that we are to come up with a clever workaround here.

Best of luck with your site!

Thanks,
George

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