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September 8, 2015 at 8:43 am

I searched for this topic, but the closest I could find was this: https://eventespresso.com/topic/ics-ee4/

If this hasn’t already been implemented, I would like to make an enhancement request for EE 4 Core:

1. Upon an approved registration, the email sent to the registrant must include iCAL event details which can be automatically recognized and added to the registrant’s email calendar.

2. It is not sufficient to just send a link to the web site. The email must have the correct MIME multipart type in the header so that it is recognized and processed correctly by Gmail, Outlook, Mac Mail, etc.

3. The event information (Content-Type: text/calendar) must contain, at the minimum:
a. Event title
b. Event starting time and duration
c. Event location
The Description field must contain:
d. Hyperlink to the event
e. The first 500 characters of the event text (or as much as will reasonably fit into the Description).

I found this useful link on how to send MIME multipart emails using PHP:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14277002/php-send-ical-using-php-mailer

Benefits of implementing this feature:
1) Leverage existing technology in webmail, thick clients and smartphones to process calendar information smoothly.
2) Reduce time spent on reminding registrants about their events.
3) Reduce the number of no shows.
4) Reduce the likelihood that registrants will make mistakes about the event time, location and other details.

I can volunteer to help beta test this feature. Thank you in advance!