Problem with Timezones

  • Resolved ChrisW

    (@chrw)


    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hi and thank you for your great plugin! Unfortunately I have a little problem with using timezones.

    The file I imported contains the following timezone information:

    BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
    TZID:Europe/Berlin
    X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin
    BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
    TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
    TZOFFSETTO:+0200
    TZNAME:CEST
    DTSTART:19700329T020000
    RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
    END:DAYLIGHT
    BEGIN:STANDARD
    TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
    TZOFFSETTO:+0100
    TZNAME:CET
    DTSTART:19701025T030000
    RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
    END:STANDARD
    END:VTIMEZONE

    The events look like this:

    BEGIN:VEVENT
    UID:1288@g********.de
    DTSTAMP:20191227T235149
    DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20191201T180000
    DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20191201T190000
    SUMMARY:Vst. Dornröschen
    LOCATION:Hauptbühne/Graben\, Oper
    TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
    SEQUENCE:188
    END:VEVENT

    The file passes the iCal Validator. The timezone in WordPress is set to Berlin, but the event shows up in the month calendar grid as 17:00, not 18:00.

    I don’t check it regularly, but I think it worked a few weeks ago?

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  • Plugin Author Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

    (@room34)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    I’m troubleshooting a similar issue with another user of the plugin. I’ve been struggling to replicate his exact issue on my test server. I have a question for you: Are you using Multisite?

    The other user is running Multisite. My test site is not. However, I just encountered a similar problem on a client’s site that is using Multisite, and I plan to test that further today.

    Thread Starter ChrisW

    (@chrw)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    No, I’m not using Multisite. However, the blog is inside a password protected subfolder of the domain.

    Plugin Author Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

    (@room34)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    OK, thanks. I have a new version of the plugin I’m working on with a couple of modifications to the timezone handling. It is resolving these issues on my test site, but it did not help the other user I mentioned.

    I haven’t checked it into the repository yet because I feel it needs more testing. If you’d be willing to try it out, you can download it (version 4.7.2) here:

    https://do4.room34.com/transfer/wp/ics-calendar-4.7.2.zip

    To install it, you’ll need to deactivate and delete the current version of the plugin, then install this by going to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.

    If you find it fixes the issue, let me know. If it does not, or if it introduces any new problems, let me know, and then revert to the previous version of the plugin by deactivating and deleting this version and reinstalling the plugin (version 4.7.1) from the repository.

    Thread Starter ChrisW

    (@chrw)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    It works! Thank you very much!

    I found no new problems, but I only had a quick look at the calendar.

    Plugin Author Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

    (@room34)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    Thank you! I’m not sure exactly when you tested this, but I uploaded a slightly modified version about 10 minutes before you replied, fixing a small bug I just discovered. If you tested it before that, please try the newest version (same URL) and let me know if it changes anything for you.

    Thread Starter ChrisW

    (@chrw)

    6 years, 5 months ago

    I tried it directly before I replied. Tried it now again with the same result: the problem is solved (at least for me…) and I recognize no new problems. No idea which version I tested the first time. 🙂

    Thanks again for the fast help!

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