Title: Availability for WordPress users.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Availability for WordPress users.

 *  [mhenry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhenry/)
 * (@mhenry)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/)
 * I have been using WordPress as a CMS/Blog for my band’s website and I am having
   trouble finding a plugin to do exactly what I want, so I figured I’d post here.
 * Currently, the members in my band use a Google Spreadsheet to put in their availability
   and work schedules. We use it to figure out when to hold practices. Now I a collaborative
   m trying to move everything we do over to the WordPress install on our server.
   Is there a plugin that does something similar? Maybe even more specifically for
   the availability of users within a WordPress install, probably something useful
   with blogs with multiple authors and contributors.
 * I don’t want the calendar to be public, rather internal. But that is something
   that can easily be fixed with minor editing.

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 *  [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140521)
 * Why aren’t you guys using Google Calendar rather than Spreadsheet?
 *  Thread Starter [mhenry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhenry/)
 * (@mhenry)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140719)
 * I have no idea, the drummer set it up and we thought it was a good idea so we
   went with it. Still, is there any sort of plugin that for WordPress that can 
   give us this kind of functionality internally?
 *  [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140720)
 * Well there was your first mistake, never let the drummer make any decisions! 
   😉
 * Calendars and event planning is still an area where WordPress has a lot of room
   for growth. There are only a few decent plugins, and they are all designed to
   be forward facing, for your visitors to see.
 * If you aren’t already using it, I’d strongly recommend [GigPress](http://gigpress.com/)
   for publishing events for your fans. It’s an awesome plugin!
 * I don’t honestly think there is a plugin that would help you manage the members
   of the band behind the scenes. But that’s ok, since only the band has to see 
   it, it doesn’t necessarily need to be a part of WordPress.
 * As I said, Google Calendar. That’s the first thing I would check out. It is _much_
   easier to use than Google Spreadsheet, and built for what you want to do.
 * You create a separate calendar just for the band, stick everything on there, 
   gigs, practice times, and you can share it with the whole band. If you give them
   permission to edit it, then everyone can pop in the times they are free, and 
   it should be easy to see where they line up for all of you.
 * I think you would have better luck with the calendar versus the spreadsheet. 
   It is more user friendly, you can add a widget to gmail, set up reminders, and
   you can access it from a mobile. So no excuses for ditching practice! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [mhenry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhenry/)
 * (@mhenry)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140728)
 * I already found GigPress and love it. I found a plugin literally called Google
   Calendar that let me embed a calendar right into our admin panel. I haven’t fully
   set it up yet, but it should be perfect for what we need. Thanks for your help!
 *  [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140729)
 * Ah, I forgot about that plugin, that would be handy. No problem mhenry!

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/availability-for-wordpress-users/#post-1140729)
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