March 8th, 2008
I’m excited to announce the Jotlet WordPress Widget! This is our first official widget to leverage our powerful Jotlet API. Now it’s easier than ever to show all or some of your schedule right on your blog! Check out the sample of the widget running in the sidebar of this blog.
Installing
To install the Jotlet Calendar Widget into your WordPress blog:
- Download the files here
- Upload jotlet-widget.php to your WordPress wp-content/plugins directory
- Login to your WordPress admin area, and activate the Jotlet Calendar plugin
Configuring
Setting up the Jotlet Calendar Widget is easy - all you need is your Jotlet API Key which you can get by emailing us (API keys are free!). In the Widgets screen of your WordPress Admin area, simply drag the Jotlet Calendar widget to the sidebar and click it to bring up the configuration screen. Enter your API Key and save your changes. Congratulations, Jotlet is now installed in your blog!
Viewing
Just view your blog’s main screen to see the Jotlet Widget in the sidebar. It’s that easy!
Get Involved!
Our new JavaScript API lets you quickly and easily write Jotlet powered JavaScript widgets and applications that you can include right in your own webpages! Email us for your own API Key and documentation, and start integrating your schedule into your own web-apps and web pages.
And stay tuned for more examples of our powerful JavaScript API!
Download the Jotlet Widget Here
March 5th, 2008
I am finally breaking our blog’s ominous silence, and it couldn’t be for a better reason! Today we’re announcing an extensive JavaScript API, and we’re asking for developers to help us beta test it! If you’re interested in working with our pre-release API, let us know, and we’ll get you an API key pronto!
What exactly is the API?
I’ll explain with a comparison: The Google Maps API changed how interactive maps were used on the internet. Not only did they make maps easier for the end user to browse and search, but easier for the developer and web-designer to set up and maintain. Google provided a generic map interface, and developers could extend and modify it to their hearts content. Suddenly it was incredibly easy to set up a map with custom locations and text filled right in!
Just like the Google Maps API, our new JavaScript API lets you embed a calendar straight into your own website using only some JavaScript and CSS - no iframes. Developers can now integrate a fully functional AJAX calendar directly into their site with only a few lines of code! In fact, I’ve included a sample calendar embedded right into this blog post. But not only can you embed one of our sample calendars into your webpage, you can even use our API to create your own custom calendar interface. You can build your very own custom interface, use our standard month, week, day, and list views, or anything in between!
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