Show recurring events in the new Event Web Part
Hi,
I have the new look Sharepoint online and I notice when creating events in the Events Web App, you don't have the option to configure as a recurring event.
If you create the event and then go site contents > events and manually drill into the event and setup recurring, the event no longer shows up in the Events Web Part.
I think being able to setup recurring events is basic functionality for any calendar so can we get the feature added/fixed?
Regards,
Andrew
Andrew Morris
shared this idea
AdminSites Product Team
(Product Owner, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
Thanks for asking for this capability. This isn’t in our current plans. We suggest using the Group Calendar functionality for great Microsoft Exchange backed features like recurring events.
88 comments
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Daniel Maurer
commented
Microsoft's suggest to use Group Calendar functionality does NOT allow for calendar overlay. Calendar overlay doesn't allow for multiple site overlay, even if they are on the same HUB. Please update event web parts to display reoccurring event items.
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andre
commented
When using the Group Calendar in combination with the Events webpart recurring events are not shown correctly. It shows all events (birthdays) from jan. 1st instead of the events of this month.
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Anonymous
commented
Group Calendar is not an appropriate alternative solution for our use case. We are trying to utilize the Events webpart across multiple hub site with an aggregated view in the hub site. Please add in proper functionality for recurring events
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Melanie
commented
Group Calendar is not an alternative because you can not show aggregated events on the hubsite from all related sites.
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Jonathan Bennington
commented
The classic SP Calendar list seems to show the events, however, the new Modern WP does not. So we can set them up, or drag n drop from Outlook, but they don't display. (?)
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Eduard Pfeifer
commented
We are Microsoft Partner.
Users ask for this feature in almost every project. -
Nancy Skaggs
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WE NEED THIS. The Group Calendar "solution" provided is NOT VIABLE for our users. FYI, This feature is requested on at least 3 user voice posts, for a combined vote total of 1000+ (currently). Clearly this is IN DEMAND. Please take action sooner.
1. (513 votes night now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/20472028-recurring-events
2. (160 votes right now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/32262616-new-event-web-part-should-support-recurring-events
3. (this UV, 395 votes right now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/330318-sharepoint-administration/suggestions/20296774-show-recurring-events-in-the-new-event-web-part -
Anonymous
commented
2nd'd @Admin ... offering an alternative solution that falls just as short as the current problem is not helpful. The group calendar is a poor experience when you are using your SharePoint as a communications hub (DUH!). Instead of offering up another bad idea - agree to take this issue to the developer to be fix as soon as possible. Event Calendaring is a "no brainer," and it should behave in the same way across all inter-connected platforms, (Outlook, SharePoint, etc). Otherwise, Microsoft - you haven't created the seamless platform you thought you had.
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Florian Wobee
commented
@Admin please merge this with
as this is an important feature that may not be getting all the votes tallied.
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Mary
commented
@Admin ... offering an alternative solution that falls just as short as the current problem is not helpful. The group calendar is a poor experience when you are using your SharePoint as a communications hub (DUH!). Instead of offering up another bad idea - agree to take this issue to the developer to be fix as soon as possible. Event Calendaring is a "no brainer," and it should behave in the same way across all inter-connected platforms, (Outlook, SharePoint, etc). Otherwise, Microsoft - you haven't created the seamless platform you thought you had.
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Kevin Graeme
commented
The Group Calendar is (sadly) not a possible solution for our Intranet. Modern Communication sites do not include a Group Calendar, and for Modern Team sites, the Group Calendar does not have a viewer security role. We would actually LOVE to use a real Outlook Group or Shared calendar rather than a SharePoint list calendar IF the Outlook calendar could be visible to site visitors and not just Members/Owners.
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Anonymous
commented
This needs to be a part of your plans.
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Mindy
commented
I agree. It's time that this feature gets added to the Events Web part. For the life of me, I cannot grasp why it's "not in your plans right now". Please listen to your users who are requesting this feature.
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Ishita
commented
Hello,
This is a basic feature being requested by so many publishers. It's time it should be added.
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Diana Cortado
commented
Calendars remind us frequently of recurring appointments all the time. We post upcoming meetings, events etc that are recurring events and had worked in the past but now no longer work in our Upcoming Events Web Parts list. They are displayed on the main calendar, which is a click away, but the Upcoming Events Web list which gives a short snapshot of the special events (up to 10 items) for the week no longer displays recurring events. :-(
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CH
commented
We just migrated from SP2013 to SPO and this breaks key existing functionality. Also our tenant has not enabled the use of Groups.
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Scott Morrison commented
This is a no-brainer. Come on!
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SDADM
commented
This feature is requested on at least 3 uservoices, for a combinned vote total of 1001 (currently).
1. (513 votes night now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/20472028-recurring-events
2. (160 votes right now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/32262616-new-event-web-part-should-support-recurring-events
3. (this UV, 328 votes right now) https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/330318-sharepoint-administration/suggestions/20296774-show-recurring-events-in-the-new-event-web-part -
Star D.
commented
For events that repeat we NEED the recurrence to avoid creating multiple events and hitting the list view threshold.
It may not have been in your plans back when "right now" = 2019, but please, reconsider your stance.
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Dawson
commented
So, you (MS) stated back in May 2019 that this feature was not in your plans. You now have 68 comments and 323 votes. Is that sufficient feedback to get this added to SharePoint Online? I just did an online search for this topic and there are posts across the internet about this dating back to 2016. I think it's time to listen to what your customers are asking for and not what I can only assume is a MS Teams group request.
I need this feature so much that I actually looked into creating a custom team site just for the purposed of having a group calendar that will display recurring events in the events web part of a portal (which, I'd like to highlight, is both and unproductive use of my time and a poor experience from one of your company's flagship productivity products). Turns out that the Group Calendar is actually a third-party app by a company that doesn't even proofread its description. Kind of lowers my confidence when Microsoft is telling me that I should use a third-party, second-rate Teams app just to get basic functionality from a SharePoint calendar web part.
C'mon guys, seriously.... fix this (and yes, I am intentionally using "fix" instead of "feature"--having a calendar web part display events correctly is a basic requirement--otherwise it defeats the purpose of creating a calendar web parts in the first place).
