Circular Year Planner

Circular Year Planner is a WordPress plugin that visualizes fiscal years and events in a circular calendar. Perfect for organizations and businesses that want to plan and communicate their activities in a visually appealing way.

Features

• Circular Calendar View – Year’s months, weeks and events in concentric rings
• Flexible Event Management – Customizable event types with individual colors
• Administrative Settings – Manage event types and fiscal years
• Easy Integration – Use shortcode to display the calendar
• REST API – For external integrations
• Responsive Design – Works on all devices
• Dynamic Scaling – Rings automatically adjust for 6+ event types
• Month Dividers – Visual guide lines for better readability

Usage

Use shortcode in any page or post:

[circular_year_planner]

Parameters:

• year – Display specific fiscal year, e.g. [circular_year_planner year="2024/2025"]
• types – Display only certain event types (index), e.g. [circular_year_planner types="0,1"]
• width and height – Customize size, e.g. [circular_year_planner width="1000" height="1000"]

Technical Information

• Uses WordPress built-in jQuery
• SVG-based rendering for sharp graphics
• REST API endpoints for external integrations
• Follows WordPress Coding Standards

Additional Info

For support and questions, visit the plugin page on GitHub: https://github.com/andlun57/year-planning

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel
3. Go to “Year Planning” → “Settings” to configure
4. Add events via “Year Planning” → “Add Event”
5. Use shortcode [circular_year_planner] to display the calendar

1. 

   Circular calendar view with months, weeks and events

2. 

   Administrative settings for event types

3. 

   Event editor with dates and type

1.0.22 – 2025-10-26

• Fixed color scheme functionality – color schemes now properly apply to the calendar
• Added CSS support for blue and green color schemes

1.0.21 – 2025-10-26

• Fixed CSS for dropdown menus to be consistent width
• Fixed alignment issues in settings page event type rows

1.0.20 – 2025-10-26

• Removed load_plugin_textdomain() function call (WordPress loads translations automatically)
• Removed load_textdomain() method and its hook

1.0.19 – 2025-10-26

• Changed prefix from “cyp” to “cypl” (4 characters minimum)
• Updated all class names, constants, and option names
• Changed post type from “cyp_event” to “cypl_event”
• Updated REST API namespace from “cyp/v1” to “cypl/v1”

1.0.18 – 2025-10-26

• Fixed contributors field in readme.txt
• Removed inline styles and scripts from settings page
• Moved all CSS to external files using wp_enqueue_style
• Moved all JavaScript to external files using wp_enqueue_script
• Added proper translation support for JavaScript strings
• All code now follows WordPress Plugin Directory guidelines

1.0.15 – 2024-10-17

• Dynamic ring size for 6+ event types
• Rings scale automatically proportionally
• Month dividers as radial guide lines
• Extra marked year divider line
• Better visual delimitation of months and years
• GPL v2 license added
• WordPress Plugin Directory guidelines followed

1.0.14 – 2024-10-16

• Week numbers now displayed every other week
• Better readability of week numbers

1.0.13 – 2024-10-16

• Text automatically flips on the left side
• All event text is now readable regardless of position

1.0.12 – 2024-10-16

• Event rings made 50% wider
• Light gray background on all event rings

1.0.11 – 2024-10-16

• Shortened display of fiscal year
• Fiscal year displayed as “2025” or “24/25”

1.0.0

• First version