Jason Schwanz dot com

I can plugin to that

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I started writing my first Wordpress plugin tonight, and of course the thing I undertake is not a simple thing. I’ve setup a couple of websites for two different groups, and it would be ideal for them to have their own calendar on their website. However, none of the currently available event calendar plugins really fits the bill for what I’m wanting to do. Enter me and my big idea of “well, I can just build it.”

Keep in mind what I said above, this is my first attempt at a plugin. What I’m trying to achieve with the plugin is this:

• easily add, modify, and delete events in a similar fashion to how Posts and Pages are handled
• events can be set as all day events or time specific events
• events can be multiple days
• reoccuring events is a must
• functionality to display a small calendar in the sidebar, with a variable number of months displayed
• functionality to display a list of the X number of closest upcoming events
• functionality to display a full page calendar

So, as you can see I have my work cut out for me. With a very active 2-year-old at home I don’t know how much time I’ll be able to dedicate to this. I’ll definitely keep the “world” updated with my progress.