{"id":9398,"date":"2024-07-11T09:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T08:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9398"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:56:55","password":"","slug":"13-how-to-import-an-external-calendar-into-churchtools","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/create-administer-calendars\/13-how-to-import-an-external-calendar-into-churchtools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to import an external calendar into ChurchTools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can use iCal to display and save existing calendars in ChurchTools, either in a new or already existing ChurchTools calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ferien, Feiertage und liturgischen Kalender abonnieren\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwD2Y9WlYp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">The data of the imported calendar is saved directly in your ChurchTools database and gets refreshed once a day. Meaning that after the external calendar has been imported you could remove the iCal-Link from the ChurchTools calendar and all the dates will still be saved in ChurchTools.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Create a new calendar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow our instructions on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/create-administer-calendars\/13-how-to-create-a-calendar\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9387\">create a calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Enter iCal-Link<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add any iCal-Link, i.e. one that shows the school holidays of your federal state: https:\/\/www.schulferien.org\/deutschland\/ical\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-342.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-342.png 340w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-342-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Existing Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Open calendar settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-345.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-345.png 340w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-345-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-345-288x512.png 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Enter iCal-Link<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-344.png 340w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-344-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Confirm import<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-343.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-343.png 440w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-343-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-343-360x155.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/create-administer-calendars\/13-how-to-create-a-calendar\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9387\">How to create a calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/subscriptions-reminders\/13-how-to-subscribe-to-a-calendar\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9404\">How to subscribe to a calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/basics-calendar\/13-what-different-types-of-calendars-exist\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9406\">What different types of calendars exist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use iCal to display and save existing calendars in ChurchTools, either in a new or already existing ChurchTools calendar. New Calendar 1. Create a new calendar Please follow our instructions on how to create a calendar. 2. 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