Showing date on the Full Calendar plugin

[treesevu87]

I am using the Full Calendar plugin in a popup to select appointment dates. On selecting the first appointment date, it works fine showing the “Date to display at first” date. But when opening the popup for the next appointment date, I would like to be able to send a date to the calendar for it to show, however it continues to show the prior selected date. Is there a way to tell the calendar to show a specific date after it’s initial page load? Am I missing something obvious, this seems fundamental.

[designers.netizens]

Hi @treesevu87

• Add a workflow when the popup is shown (e.g. “When Popup X is opened → Full Calendar A → Go to date [Dynamic date]”).

• Pass in the date you want the calendar to display (for example, the current appointment’s date).

That forces the calendar to jump to the correct date every time the popup opens.

Maybe this works for you

[treesevu87]

Thanks @designers.netizens for your suggestion. I have a workflow that shows the Popup, can you be more specific about the “Go to date” action you describe? Is that an element action, I don’t see that as an option to include in the workflow? Thanks again.

[designers.netizens]

Go to your workflow where you show the popup.

1. Add another action after “Show Popup X”.

2. In the action list, search for “Full Calendar → Go to date”.

   • If you don’t see it, make sure you’ve selected the correct calendar element.

   • It should appear under the Plugins category (not “Element Actions”).

3. Pass your dynamic date into this action (e.g. Current cell’s Appointment Date).

4. Every time the popup opens, the workflow will force the calendar to display that date, instead of remembering the old one.

This way the calendar always “jumps” to the intended date, even if it was previously showing another date.

[treesevu87]

@designers.netizens, Thanks, I appreciate your help. When I go to add an action after “Show Popup X”, there is no “Go to date” action for “Full Calendar”. Looking in the Plugins section there is no option, nor in the Element Action section (see below). I am using the Bubble.io Full Calendar plugin, any ideas on why the “Go to date” action is not showing up?

[designers.netizens]

Hi @treesevu87, I hope you are doing well. Let me guide you step by step

Calendar Setup

• On your Full Calendar element, look for the property “Date to display at first”.

• This can be dynamic — it doesn’t have to be a static date.

1. Create a Custom State

   • On the page (or the calendar element itself), create a custom state called calendar_date of type date.

   • Example: On the page element → Add state → Name = calendar_date → Type = Date.

2. Link Calendar to the State
   • Set the calendar’s Date to display at first = Parent group's calendar_date (or Page's calendar_date if you put the state on the page).
3. Button Workflow

   • Add a workflow: When Button is clicked → Set state → Page’s calendar_date = 2026-08-03. ( You need set your dynamic value )

     

   • This updates the custom state with the target date.

   • The calendar automatically refreshes and jumps to that date.