We’ve noticed that some iPhone users have accidentally subscribed to individual events rather than the full Tacoma AGO calendar feed. This can happen if, instead of tapping the main “Subscribe to Calendar” link, a user clicks “Add to Calendar” on a single event. When this occurs, the phone treats that one event as a separate subscription, which can lead to repeated requests for that event and prevent future updates from appearing correctly.
To correct this, affected users need to unsubscribe from the individual events and then subscribe to the full calendar server:
Calendar Server URL:
https://tacomaago.org/events.ics
How to unsubscribe and resubscribe on an iPhone:
- Open the Settings app and go to Calendar → Accounts → Subscribed Calendars.
- Find any subscriptions that match a single event (these typically have the event name in the title) and tap Delete Account to remove them.
- Open Safari on your iPhone and navigate to https://tacomaago.org/events.ics.
- When prompted, tap Subscribe. The iPhone will now subscribe to the full calendar feed, ensuring all events are updated automatically.
Important tip for iPhone users:
The WP Events Manager plugin offers several “Add to Calendar” options for individual events, including Download ICS, Google Calendar, iCalendar, Office 365, and Outlook Live.
- Download ICS: Downloads a single event file. For iPhone users, this is usually a mistake because it can create persistent one-event subscriptions and won’t stay updated.
- iCalendar: This is the correct option for iPhone users — it subscribes to the full calendar feed, keeping all events up to date automatically.
- Google Calendar / Office 365 / Outlook Live are fine if you manage your calendar through those services.
Please note: Individual event subscriptions are now disallowed, so only full-calendar subscriptions will work. Subscribers using Google Calendar or other Android devices do not need to make any changes — your subscriptions continue to function normally.
If you are not currently subscribed and would like to do so, instructions are available here (login required):
https://tacomaago.org/subscribe-to-the-calendar
Thank you for helping us keep our calendar accurate and up to date!