I can’t see GravityCalendar settings or create a calendar
If the GravityCalendar tab is missing from Gravity Forms form settings, or the calendar creation screen shows a blank page, your WordPress role does not hold a capability that reaches the calendar settings.
What you might see:
- The “Calendar Feeds” tab doesn’t appear in Gravity Forms form settings
- Clicking “Create a Calendar” from GravityKit → All Calendars shows a blank/white screen
- The calendar settings were working before but suddenly disappeared
First, update GravityCalendar
In GravityCalendar 2.22.0 and newer, any role that can edit forms reaches the calendar settings, with no extra capability to grant. If you are running an older version, updating is the fix.
Use the steps below if you are staying on an older version, or if you want to give the calendar settings to a role that cannot edit forms.
How to fix it
Grant the GravityCalendar capabilities to your role using a role editor plugin like Members.
- Go to Members → Roles
- Click on your role (e.g., Administrator)
- Click “GF Add-Ons” in the sidebar
- Check “GravityCalendar: Form Settings”
- Click Update
- Log out and back in
GravityCalendar Capabilities
| Capability | Members Plugin Label | Controls |
gravityview_calendar | GravityCalendar: Form Settings | Calendar tab in form settings, create/edit calendars |
gravityview_calendar_uninstall | GravityCalendar: Uninstall | Uninstall GravityCalendar |
Why this happens
GravityCalendar has its own capability, gravityview_calendar, and no role holds it unless someone grants it. Before version 2.22.0, that left two situations:
- Administrators reached the calendar settings only because Gravity Forms treats them as having every capability. No other role had a way in unless the capability was ticked by hand.
- On sites running the Members plugin, administrators could lose that blanket access as well, so the tab disappeared for them too — usually right after a role was edited.
From 2.22.0, the calendar settings also accept gravityforms_edit_forms — the capability Gravity Forms already requires to open the form settings screen. Anyone who can open that screen can now open its calendar tab, and nobody else gains access.
If you’ve added the capabilities and still can’t access Calendar settings, contact support.
