Importing Events From Google Calendar

Would you like to import events from Google Calendar to your WordPress site? Sugar Calendar lets you import events directly from third-party calendar apps.

This tutorial covers how to export events from Google Calendar and import them to WordPress using Sugar Calendar.


Before getting started, make sure the Sugar Calendar plugin is installed and activated on your WordPress site and that you’ve verified your license.

Exporting Events from Google Calendar

To get started, open the Google Calendar app on your device. On the left sidebar under My calendars, hover over the calendar you’d like to export and click the 3 dot icon next to it.

Click the 3-dot icon

Then select the Settings and sharing option. This will direct you to the settings page for the specific calendar you selected.

Settings and sharing option

Next, scroll to the Integrate calendar section and click the Copy icon next to the Secret address in iCal format field.

Click copy icon in Google Calendar

Using this link will make your Calendar available to external applications without making your entire calendar public.

Importing Google Calendar Events to Sugar Calendar

Go to your WordPress admin dashboard after copying the .ics URL from Google Calendar. Then navigate to Sugar Calendar » Tools and select the Import tab.

Sugar Calendar settings page

Once there, paste the .ics URL you copied into the Enter an ICS URL field.

Enter ICS URL

Then click Import to proceed.

Import event from ICS URL

You should see a success message with the total number of imported events.

Imported events

The imported events will be added to the default calendar on your site. You can view them from the Sugar Calendar » Events page.

Sugar Calendar events

That’s it! You’ve now learned how to import Google Calendar events to Sugar Calendar.

Next, would you like to display calendars on your site’s frontend? Our guide on displaying event calendars covers the steps in detail.