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.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*- with BOM.

.. include:: ../Includes.txt


.. _introduction:

Introduction
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.. _what-it-does:

What does it do?
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This is a simple but powerful calendar extension for Typo3. Events can be created and edited in the backend very easy (see screenshots for details). The extension holds a plugin that can be placed on any page of your frontend and can display the events to the user.

I created this extension because most calendar-extensions I tried where to ugly or complicated or simply did not have all the features that I needed. So I made this extension as flexible and powerful as possible without making it to complicated.


Feature overview
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* simple event-management in Typo3-backend
* month-view frontend-plugin to display a calendar for one month
* day-view frontend-plugin to display all events of one day in a list
* month-view (simplified) frontend-plugin - same as the month-view plugin, only simplified and minified to fit in an extra small space, e.g. a sidebar
* list-view-mode to display a list of upcoming events
* easy import of csv-files (like the ones exported from Excel)

.. _screenshots:

Screenshots
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.. figure:: ../Images/month-view.jpg
   :width: 495px
   :align: left
   :alt: The standard month-view mode
   
   The standard month-view mode

.. figure:: ../Images/month-view-simple.jpg
   :width: 243px
   :align: left
   :alt: The simplified month-view designed for sidebars
   
   The simplified month-view designed for sidebars

.. figure:: ../Images/day-view.jpg
   :width: 521px
   :align: left
   :alt: The day-view displaying events
   
   The day-view displaying events

.. figure:: ../Images/edit.jpg
   :width: 757px
   :align: left
   :alt: Editing events in the backend
   
   Editing events in the backend

.. figure:: ../Images/plugin-configuration.jpg
   :width: 622px
   :align: left
   :alt: Inserting and configuring the plugin
   
   Inserting and configuring the plugin