Hi. We are moving our website to WordPress within a month, and I’m considering my options in regards to our Events Calendar.<\/p>\n
You can see our current implementation at<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.myflr.org\/events\/<\/p>\n
We are a network of radio stations, and each listening area has a community events calendar. Basically, we have 19 different calendars, and they are all mixed into one master calendar. In the right hand column people can select their listening area, search, etc.<\/p>\n
At any given time, we have about 1000 events. <\/p>\n
We also have three levels of events — Community, Featured, and Highlighted. You can see how the Featured and Highlighted get more exposure.<\/p>\n
We do accept user-submitted events that are then either approved or deleted by a moderator.<\/p>\n
Currently, we are using the Trumba Calendar service.<\/p>\n
It’s pretty good, but I think things could be cleaner. <\/p>\n
Here are main problems with Trumba:<\/p>\n
1. TimeZones. The Trumba system relies on timezones, and since we are in 4 different time zones, it gets very confusing — people have to select their own time zone in order to see the correct times. Times could easily just be in local times and people shouldn’t have to worry about that. <\/p>\n
2. Not Responsive Design \/ Mobile Friendly. <\/p>\n
3. Expensive. There is a monthly fee.<\/p>\n
Let me know if you think Event Calendar Pro \/ Community Events could meet our needs (can it handle 1000+ events, is there a way to “highlight” certain events, is there a way to filter\/sort by radio station, etc). Trumba is a fairly expensive monthly fee, so I would definitely be interested in an alternative.<\/p>\n
Thanks!<\/p>\n
Kerry Graham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-46802","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n