Where can I place the calendar?

On any Page Builder page or a custom web page. You can also add it to your theme via a content region.

What’s it good for on a store?

Product drops, restocks, flash sales, and in-store or virtual events your shoppers can follow.

Will it slow my store down?

No. The loader script is deferred and loads asynchronously after your content.

E-commerce

Event calendar widget for BigCommerce

Event Calendar Widget lets BigCommerce stores publish product drops, sales and in-person events in a branded calendar, added through an HTML widget or web page content.

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00Live demo

Try the live calendar

Browse the months and open an event — this is the real widget, running below.

01Why it fits

Built to feel at home in BigCommerce

Everything you need to publish events on BigCommerce, without the maintenance of a heavier tool.

Great for drops, sales and launch schedules
Add via an HTML widget or web page content
Shoppers can add your dates to their own calendar

BigCommerce has no built-in events calendar

Like most storefronts, BigCommerce centers on products. Event Calendar Widget adds a real calendar for drops and events that shoppers can browse and add to their own calendar, embedded with an HTML widget.

02Use cases

What people publish with it on BigCommerce

A few of the most common ways teams put the calendar to work.

01
Brands publishing product drop and restock schedules
02
Stores listing in-person classes, demos and pop-ups
03
Merchants counting down to sales and launches

03Setup

How to add a calendar to BigCommerce

Add it with the HTML widget — usually in just a few minutes.

1
Open Page Builder or a web page
In your BigCommerce admin, edit a page with Page Builder or create a web page under Storefront → Web Pages.
2
Add HTML
Drag in an “HTML” widget (Page Builder) or switch the web page content to HTML, then paste your snippet.
3
Save and publish
Save to publish your calendar.

bigcommerce-embed.html

<!-- Event Calendar Widget embed code -->
<div id="calendar-embed-cal-dot-et"
  data-calendar-link="your-calendar-id"
  data-theme="#2563eb"
  data-show-powered="true"
  data-mode="light"
  data-first-day-of-week="mon"
  data-view="month"
  data-show-side-panel="false"
  data-timezone="America/New_York"></div>

<script src="https://calget.com/assets/js/embedcalendar.js" defer></script>

04FAQ

BigCommerce questions

: On any Page Builder page or a custom web page. You can also add it to your theme via a content region.
: Product drops, restocks, flash sales, and in-store or virtual events your shoppers can follow.
: No. The loader script is deferred and loads asynchronously after your content.