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Google Calendar in Your Sidebar (again!)

Posted: December 6, 2007 | Filed Under Hacks, Usability

Update – looks like this is no longer working. As an alternative, I would suggest using this: Google Calendar in Your Sidebar (iPhone Version)

I love my Google Calendar, but loading up the official web site each time I want to check it out is sometimes a burden.

Since I use it much more as a to-do list rather than actually setting up events and times I needed a quicker way to access. So I thought, why not figure out a way to open it in the sidebar in Firefox?

Google Calendar in Firefox Sidebar

Here are the steps to get it done:

  1. Create a new bookmark (right-click and select “Bookmark this link…”) for this address or drag it to your bookmarks toolbar:

    Mini Google Calendar

  2. Right-click on that bookmark and select “Properties”.

    Step 2
  3. Check the box that says, “Load this bookmark in sidebar” and you are good to go! I promise you this is a tip that is easy enough for anybody to use and setup.

Now you can access your Google Calendar and upcoming events on your agenda without pulling up a new web page.

Bonus: Check out my previous Google Calendar/Sidebar hack using the iPhone friendly version of Google Calendar. Also you can open Google Notebook to your sidebar too. Don’t forget about adding Google Talk to your sidebar!

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  • Interesting…so, I’m assuming it would work for any web site. For example I have a successful work at home business online, if I apply the same principal it will work for my site as well?
  • gfox
    I noticed that iGoogle doesn't display the calendar, which I think is where the original code came from.

    I am using the mobile version, but the one featured in this article look so much nicer. I hope the Goog fixes it.
  • Also here is an alternative that still works:

    http://www.google.com/calendar/m
  • Yep, looks like Google broke it. Going to the "embed into web page" and trying to grab that code doesn't even work.
  • Jessica Donadio
    Same thing here, it was working well for a while, but now doesn't load any longer. Is there a fix?
  • gfox
    This was working for me since you posted it, but recently it stopped. Does this tip still work? Did the big G change something?
  • Aadeel
    It only loads the first calendar in my feed list rather than all calendars. Is it possible to make it so it'll always show all the calendars instead of me having to check which calendars to show in the drop-down box every time?
  • Crazy Piojo
    GREAT! *_*

    Amazing, easy and useful!

    Thanks ^_^
  • Thanks Sara!
  • I fought with this for a while, and then found a setting on my sidebar (All-in-One Sidebar extension, so may not be global) that said "Small screen rendering" That was causing the single line digits. So, that might help some folks.
  • Noel
    @nudel: Thanks for that - works a treat.
  • Al
    Also works in Opera by adding it to the panel
  • lorenzo
    how come it doesn't follow the time in google calendar?
    it still follows the US timezone even if my google cal is set in another continent. how to fix please?
  • nudel
  • nudel
    To change the event list date format from US m/d to UK/AU d/m, change 'up_dateFormat=0' to 'up_dateFormat=1' in the URL string.

    I.e.
    http://www.google.com/calendar/gadget?up_showAg...
  • Noel
    Comment similat to Heinz's: Can't get the 'proper' date format, even though I made and saved changes on the iGoogle version: The changes won't bleed through tot he sidebar version. Want it to show 31/12/05 not the US format.
  • Heinz, try the tip in comment 2. :) Thanks for all the feedback everybody - hope you subscribe an keep coming back for more.
  • Heinz
    how do i change the URL to get the time format to 23:54,
    i managed to change the language to german but still having problem with the time... greetz
  • anonymous
    works nicely. but loads in fullscreen, when loading by keyword. those anyone know a fix for this?
  • Sean
    Works great here!
  • Daniel
    Quick Add fails to work here.
  • looks interesting Howard!
  • You can also use the Prism GCal.webapp from Mozilla to access your Gmail, GReeader, GDocs etc....

    You can also build your own (bookmarklet):

    [url]http://prismspectrum.com/bookmarklet/[/url]
    prism bookmarklet
  • I tried it two more times, but it still displayed strangely - with the dates being listed one by one on separate lines; then my agenda at the bottom.

    Now, I have tried it again (same browser, settings, etc.) and it looks just fine.

    Go figure! :) Thanks, Mitch!
  • Works a treat here, even with my Google Apps calendar (which usually means all the clever tricks won't work).

    Thanks!
  • Hi Ellie, it comes from the iGoogle gadget for it, so you might check there and make sure you don't have it set to hide the calendar.

    <center><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/gmkeeler/gocaloptions.gif"></img></center>

    Also make sure your logged into Google Calendar/Google too. Hope that helps!
  • Didn't display like that for me. :( Long list of days, instead of a calendar.
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