Team Calendars for Confluence not working due to error 'The calendar id can only contain letters or numbers'
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Problem
- You are using Confluence 3.5.x or above.
- Team Calendars for Confluence has been installed but some calendars are showing the following error within the UI: "The calendar id can only contain letters or numbers".
The following may appear in the atlassian-confluence.log:
Error rendering macro 'calendar' : com.atlassian.renderer.v2.macro.MacroException: The calendar id can only contain letters or numbers
Cause
This error comes from the old Confluence Calendar Plugin rather than Team Calendars for Confluence. The two plugins will not work side-by-side: the old Calendar Plugin is not compatible with Confluence 3.5.x and up.
Resolution
- Go to Confluence Administration > Plugins to access the Universal Plugin Manager.
Click on the Manage Existing tab.
- Find and disable both the Confluence Calendars Plugin and the Team Calendars for Confluence.
- Re-enable just the Team Calendars for Confluence.
If this is not successful, uninstalling the Confluence Calendars Plugin completely has been known to resolve this error, where simply disabling has not worked. Also, because the Confluence Calendars Plugin is not compatible with Confluence 3.5.x or above, it is recommended that the plugin is uninstalled.
Last modified on Mar 30, 2016
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