{"id":953238,"date":"2015-04-04T01:24:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T08:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/problem-with-google-calendar-link\/"},"modified":"2015-04-11T06:37:34","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T13:37:34","slug":"problem-with-google-calendar-link","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/problem-with-google-calendar-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem with Google Calendar link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I am having trouble with the Google Calendar link for events. Below is what the link looks like. It seems that there is way too much stuff in there. Are you using the excerpt() function to pass the event description to the Google calendar? I have customized it because I need to keep some of the formatting.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison, the iCal export link works perfectly:<br \/>\n    http:\/\/test.wednesdaynighthop.com\/event\/20150415\/?ical=1&#038;tribe_display=<\/p>\n<p>I just need to know if that&#8217;s the case. If so, I will fix this up myself.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<br \/>\nGilles<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?action=TEMPLATE&#038;text=April+15%2C+2015+-+Theme+Party%3A+Spring+Festival&#038;dates=20150415T213000\/20150416T000000&#038;details=%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_row+wpb_row+vc_row-fluid%22%3E++++%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_row-fluid+clr+vc_row-fluid%22%3E++++++++++++++++++++%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_col-sm-2+vc_col-xs-12+wpb_column+clr+column_container++%22+style%3D%22margin-top%3A15px%3Bmargin-bottom%3A20px%3B%22%3E%09%09%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_text_column+wpb_content_element+%22%3E%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_wrapper%22%3E%09%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vcex-recent-news-date+my-news-date%22%3E%3Cspan+class%3D%22day%22+style%3D%22font-weight%3A500%22%3E15%3C%2Fspan%3E%3Cspan+class%3D%22month%22+style%3D%22font-weight%3A700%22%3EApr%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_col-sm-10+vc_col-xs-12+wpb_column+clr+column_container++%22+style%3D%22margin-bottom%3A10px%3B%22%3E%09%09%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_text_column+wpb_content_element+%22%3E%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_wrapper%22%3E%09%09%09%3Cp%3EGood-bye+dark+cold+winter+days%2C+hello+warmth%2C+sun%2C+and+new+green+vegetation%21+Spring%2C+the+season+of+love+and+fresh+beginnings%2C+is+finally+here%2C+and+we+want+to+greet+it+with+our+Spring+Festival.+Bring+your+laughter+and+joy%2C+give+a+hug+to+an+old+friend%2C+and+be+ready+to+make+a+new+one%21%3C%2Fp%3E%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%21&#8211;+.vc_row-fluid+clr+vc_row-fluid+&#8211;%3E++++%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%21&#8211;+.vc_row+wpb_row+vc_row-fluid+&#8211;%3E%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_row+wpb_row%22%3E++++%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_row-fluid+clr%22%3E++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%21&#8211;+.vc_row-fluid+clr+&#8211;%3E++++%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%21&#8211;+.vc_row+wpb_row+&#8211;%3E%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22vc_col-sm-12+wpb_column+clr+column_container++%22+style%3D%22margin-bottom%3A0px%3B%22%3E%09%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_text_column+wpb_content_element+%22%3E%09%09%3Cdiv+class%3D%22wpb_wrapper%22%3E%09%09%09%09%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+%09%3C%2Fdiv%3E+Together+we%26%238217%3Bll+play+some+%26%238220%3Blawn%26%238221%3B+games%2C%C2%A0win+heartwarming+prizes%2C+and+of+course+we%26%238217%3Bll+dance%2C+dance%2C+dance%21+And+how+about+adding+some+spring-themed+colors+and+prints+to+our+outfits%3F+Let%26%238217%3Bs+make+our+dance+floor+look+like+%28View+Full+Event+Description+Here%3A+http%3A%2F%2Ftest.wednesdaynighthop.com%2Fevent%2F20150415%2F%29%3C%2Fp%3E&#038;location=1400+N.+Shoreline+Blvd+%23A-1%2C+Mountain+View%2C+CA%2C+94043%2C+United+States&#038;sprop=website:http:\/\/test.wednesdaynighthop.com&#038;trp=false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-953238","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Problem with Google Calendar link -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/problem-with-google-calendar-link\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Problem with Google Calendar link -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hello, I am having trouble with the Google Calendar link for events. 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