Badíʿ Calendar Extension - Version 4.0.0
Welcome to the updated version! Below is a list of what has changed recently in the Badíʿ (Wondrous) Calendar web extension.
Click here for an introduction to this Badíʿ Calendar extension!
If you haven't already, please take a moment and provide a review of the extension and tell others about it!
Developed and maintained by Glen Little.
Help wanted - can you help translate this extension into your language, or finish a partial translation? Please see this page for more information!
For changes to helper extensions, please see their pages:
Helper for Facebook (Chrome only)
Helper for Google Calendar (not working since Oct 2017)
Helper for Manifast (Chrome only)
History of Improvements
Version 4.0.0 (Chrome) - 8 Rahmat/Mercy 181, Sat, 29 Jun 2024
BETA version
Google requires all extensions to move to a new standard. This extension is now upgraded.
There are a few minor tweaks, but the features remain the same!
Please inform Glen if you encounter any issues!
Version 3.2.3 (MS Edge) - 5 Sulṭán (Sovereignty) 176 - Jan 22/23, 2020
Now available in the "new" Microsoft Edge browser. You can install it from the Microsoft Edge Addons store.
Version 3.2.3 (Chrome) - 4 Power (Qudrat) 176 - Nov 6/7, 2019
Fix "geocoding" issue - location name is available again.
Version 3.2.2 (Chrome) - 11 Dominion (Mulk) 175 - Feb 16/17, 2019
Adjusted sunset times used when exporting the Fast Days using "Event from sunrise to sunset". Remember that sunrise and sunset times are estimates that are affected by the geography of where you are.
Version 3.2.1 (Chrome) - 3 Honor (Sharaf) 175 - Jan 1/2, 2019
Added a new calendar view showing the Badíʿ month by week. Here are the new "weeks" layout and the "elements" layout for the same month:
Version 3.1.2 (Chrome) - 10 Loftiness (`Alá’) 174 - Mar 10/11, 2018
Minor updates. Improved printing for the calendar on page 3. Added a few more translations.
See this page for a high-resolution printable calendar with 19 months by Joe Paczkowski.
Version 3.1.1 (Firefox) - 17 Power (Qudrat) 174 - Nov 18/19, 2017
With the release of Firefox version 57, this extension now works well!
Version 3.1.1 - 14 Splendor (Bahá) 174 - Apr 1/2, 2017
Updated to allow the Helper for Google Calendar to display a yellow star for Holy Days.
Example for the First Day of Ridvan:
Version 3.1 - 11 Splendor (Bahá) 174 - Mar 29/30, 2017
Change languages on the Setup page.
Now you can view in any of the available languages, independent of your computer's language. However, some numbers may not be displayed correctly if you choose a language other than what your computer is using.
Added some Chinese translations.
Version 3.0.1 - 3 Intercalary Days (Ayyám-i-Há) 173 - Feb 26/27, 2017
Location can now be manually set, but must match your computer's timezone to give correct results!
Minor updates; some translation updates.
Announcement!
I've started a new website "app" for smartphones (and all computers; in English only for now)
View it now! https://www.wondrous-badi.today/
On Android phones, it will show an "icon" in the phone's status bar, just like the Chrome extension does, and a notification in the Android notifications drawer!
Sample pages:
Version 3.0 - 18 Might (`Izzat) 173 - Sep 23/24, 2016
Integration into Google Calendar has changed!
You must now install another web extension if you want Badíʿ dates to show in your Google Calendar pages!
Click here to see the "Badíʿ Calendar - Helper for Google Calendar" in the Chrome web store and install it now! (Refresh your Google Calendar tab after installing.)
Why was this done?
By creating a helper extension, the integration into Google Calendar can be added and removed without affecting the main extension. The main extension does not need to ask for permission to access the Google Calendar.
This opens the way to add other helper extensions! Do you use a website or web application where you would like to see Badíʿ dates? Please contact glen.little@gmail.com to discuss what can be done. It is quite likely that another helper extension can be created to do what you want!
Removed the enable Google Calendar option on the Setup page.
Version 2.4.3 - 12 Might (`Izzat) 173 - Sep 17/18, 2016
Improved support for showing dates on Google Calendar pages. If something does not work for you, please let me know!
The Setup page now allows you to choose any color for the text of the toolbar icon! Here are some examples:
Some minor fixes.
Remember, if you prefer not to show Badíʿ date on the Google Calendar, you can turn it off on the Setup page.
Here is a view of the current settings on the Setup page.
(Clicking the arrows beside your location name will cause it to refresh.)
Version 2.4.1, 2.4.2 - 6 Might (`Izzat) 173 - Sep 11/12, 2016
Reduce the permissions asked for to just "https://calendar.google.com/calendar".
The integration with Google Calendar requires that the extension has access to the Google Calendar page. The extension does not make any changes to any events in your calendar and does not read or share your information. All it does is watch your screen when you are on the Google Calendar website and insert Badíʿ dates when it can.
Version 2.4.0 - 6 Might (`Izzat) 173 - Sep 11/12, 2016
Exciting new feature - integration into Google Calendar!!!
Now, whenever you view your Google Calendar in your browser, Badíʿ dates are displayed in that calendar.
For example, in the month view:
And in the week view:
Hold you mouse over any of the dates to view the sunset for that day and other information.
For those interested in the technical details, this is accomplished via "content scripts" and is modifying what you see on the screen. The underlying calendar is not changed, and you will only see this if you have the Badíʿ Calendar extension enabled in the browser.
This feature may not work when Google Calendar displays dates in other formats or languages. This is because the extension adds Badíʿ dates by reading the screen and carefully guessing what days are being displayed. So far, it only knows how to read the English date displays.
Badíʿ dates are shown in most views in the Google Calendar. However, they are not shown when editing an event due to the technical difficulty of knowing when the event's dates are being changed.
Please provide feedback about this integration with Google Calendar by commenting in the Google Store or by email to glen.little@gmail.com. If you would like to see this working another web calendar, such as the Microsoft Calendar, please let me know!
Version 2.3.6 - 19 Names (Asmá’) 173 - Sep 5/6, 2016
The icon's "tool tip" can now be customized. You can change the first two lines to show any date information.
Here are some samples of what you can do:
This is set up on page "12 Custom" at the bottom of the page:
Hide the time pointer showing the current time when "Show Times" is turned off.
Update the time pointer location throughout the day.
Version 2.3.5 - 18 Perfection (Kamál) 173 - Aug 16/17, 2016
If changed to a day other than today, highlight the day information in the top corner. (Remember... press the Home key to return to today's date!)
Add partial Thai translation.
Version 2.3.4 - 15 Perfection (Kamál) 173 - Aug 13/14, 2016
Found some code optimizations that speeds up initial loading.
Minor UI improvements.
Version 2.3.3 - 14 Perfection (Kamál) 173 - Aug 12/13, 2016
Add an arrow on the Calendar page for today, showing the current time of day.
The day shown here ends with sunset at 8:54 pm. The tiny arrow near the bottom of the day (above the red arrow) shows that it is almost sunset.
Changed the color of the selected day on the calendar pages.
Improved the 'star' image on the main calendar page for Holy Days.
* Remember, if you have suggestions for improvements or new features, please comment on the web store page, or send me an email at glen.little@gmail.com!
Version 2.3.2 - 13 Perfection (Kamál) 173 - Aug 11/12, 2016
Added "Next Month" and "Previous Month" buttons on the calendar pages.
Fixed display of words on the 'wheel' display.
Minor layout improvements.
Changed colors on the gregorian calendar page.
Enlarged calendar size when printing. (Print to PDF to use images in other software!)
Version 2.3.1 - 10 Words (Kalimát) 173 - Jul 20/21, 2016
On the two main calendar pages, now only show the current month. When printing, all the months are displayed, one per sheet of paper.
For the main calendar page (see version 2.3.0 below):
Added an option to hide sunset times. This makes the calendar generic, applicable to anywhere, not just your location.
Added an option to use darker colors. This may be needed when using a projector or if the monitor colors are washed out.
Minor fixes and improvements.
Added partial German translation.
Version 2.3.0 - 3 Light (Núr) 173 - Jun 5/6, 2016
New Badíʿ-centric calendar display!
This layout shows the 19-day month in a fixed layout, with the first day of each month shown in the top-left corner.
As always, the sunset times are shown for your location.
When printed, each month is on a separate sheet of paper. Cut them out and use in a craft project!
See the tips in this sample screen for details:
Added a "refresh location" button on the "Setup" page.
Changed the order of some of the "page tabs" on the righthand side.
Changed calendar "export" of days that are "about 24 hours long" to make them 5 minutes less than 24 hours so that they display better when imported into Outlook or Google Calendars.
Version 2.2.2 - 7 Grandeur (`Azamat) 173 - May 21/22, 2016
Working to make internal code compatible with Firefox. This has required some changes. A beta copy is available for Firefox version 48+ in the Mozilla Add-ons gallery.
Renamed this website from "Chrome-Extension" to "Web-Extension" to reflect the upcoming Firefox version.
Minor improvements.
Starting on a Persian edition... not complete yet.
Other languages also need to be translated - if you can help, please see above!
Version 2.2.1 - 3 Grandeur (`Azamat) 173 - May 17/18, 2016
A few minor formatting changes.
Added a "Setup" tab to allow people to opt-out of collecting usage statistics as per Google Analytics Policy.
Modified internal code to allow the Web Extension to work in Firefox!
Version 2.2.0 - 17 Beauty (Jamál) 173 - May 12/13, 2016
Added a "Planner" tab to show events in the coming years.
Version 2.1.0 - 6 Beauty (Jamál) 173 - May 1/2, 2016
You can now choose to use Arabic names or your local language (e.g. English) as the primary language for dates:
This is set in the bottom corner of the first page:
Fixed a few minor issues throughout the Web Extension.
Improvements for printing on each page.
For example:
When printed is shown as:
This Web Extension has been partially translated into a few other languages. However, most of them need additional work to be completed. If you can help, please let me know!
Preparing to make a similar Web Extension for Firefox and Edge browsers.
Version 2.0.1 - 19 `Alá’ (Loftiness) 172 - Mar 18/19, 2016
Minor changes
Show sunrise time in mouseover tip in the toolbar during the Fast. (You'll see it next year!)
Enable a clean print view for the "wheel" (menu option 5) so it does not show the "pointer" check box.
Version 2.0.0 - 7 `Alá’ (Loftiness) 172 - Mar 6/7, 2016
Added "Custom Date Formats"
Have you wished you could copy the current date in your own format? Now you can create your own, custom, date formats for use on the first page.
In this example, a person has added three more formats:
Minor display changes
Version 1.9.3 - 6 `Alá’ (Loftiness) 172 - Mar 5/6, 2016
Fix "Open in a Tab" to accommodate bug in Chrome version 49.
Version 1.9.2 - 1 Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) 172 - Feb 25/26, 2016
Fix to sunset times shown on the Fast page. If you have previously printed the Fast times, please compare to the corrected times!
Minor display changes.
Version 1.9.1 - 18 Mulk (Dominion) 172 - Feb 23/24, 2016
Minor display fixes.
Version 1.9.0 - 13 Sultán (Sovereignty) 172 - Jan 30/31, 2016
Export Badíʿ date events to an external calendar, like Google Calendar, iCloud or Outlook.
See this page for full details!
See this YouTube video for an example of how to use it!
Version 1.8.1 - 18 Sharaf (Honor) 172 - Jan 16/17, 2016
Language translations
Complete: Dutch, Portuguese
Pending: French, Spanish, Tamil, Persian
Version 1.8.0 - 18 Sharaf (Honor) 172 - Jan 16/17, 2016
Added reminders before Feasts and Holy Days! Also for local sunrise and sunset!
For full details, see this page: Badíʿ Calendar Reminders
Added the option to open up into a normal tab in Chrome by right-clicking on the main date icon:
Or, as before, from the bottom of the pop-up window:
Version 1.7.2 - 12 Masá'il (Questions) 172 - Dec 22/23, 2015
Minor fix to correctly show some accented characters.
Version 1.7.1 - 7 Qudrat (Power) 172 - Nov 9/10, 2015
Minor improvement to Gregorian calendar display
Updated some translations
Version 1.7.0 - 7 Qudrat (Power) 172 - Nov 9/10, 2015
Added a live 12-month "Gregorian Year" calendar. Each Badíʿ day is shown split between the evening and day, with the sunset time shown.
When viewed full-screen and then printed, the entire year is printed on 12 sheets of paper!
Changed tab order
Use the "forward-slash" key ( / ) to switch between AM and PM. Use up and down keys to move between months in the calendar views
Minor bug fixes
Version 1.6.1 - 17 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 31/Nov 1, 2015
Speed improvements
Updated Portuguese translation
Added keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Right / Ctrl+Left moves forward / backward by 7 days
Version 1.6.0 - 16 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 30/31, 2015
Added a page similar to the well-known 'color-wheel' view of the calendar. This can show a static year, or turn to show the current date.
Changed page menu system to support more pages with longer names, shown here, before and after.
Remember to try the full-page and the print features!
Version 1.5.3 - 10 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 24/25, 2015
When viewing the popup, you can click on the new full-page icon to view the calendar in a normal browser tab. You can then:
use it as you would use the popup
print the content at any time
bookmark the tab to reopen it later without using the extension button. (If you add it to your set of home page tabs, it will be opened whenever you open the browser!)
Version 1.5.2 - 10 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 24/25, 2015
Update Tamil translation
Improve popup loading time, show message while loading
Version 1.5.1 - 4 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 18/19, 2015
Update translation information and analytics
Version 1.5.0 - 4 `Ilm (Knowledge) 172 - Oct 18/19, 2015
Added Tamil translation
Layout refresh to better support multiple languages - minor layout changes
Changed order of side tabs.
Standardized samples list across translations
Fixed: changing "Event start" time on Events tab did not update event start times in the table.
New feature: If you view information for a different day or in a different tab, then close the popup, then re-open it within 5 minutes... that day and tab are displayed again. If the date is not for today, it is highlighted in yellow for a few seconds. (Remember, you can press the Home key to return to the current time.)
Try these keyboard shortcuts!
PgUp, PgDn, Home, Left, Right, Up, Down, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Shift+Left, Shift+Right
Version 1.4.3 - 12 Mashíyyat (Will) 172 - Oct 7/8, 2015
Minor fixes; faster to open
Version 1.4.2 - 11 Mashíyyat (Will) 172 - Oct 6/7, 2015
Minor improvements to the calendar
Minor fix to remember "event start" time
Version 1.4.1 - 5 Mashíyyat (Will) 172 - Sep 30/Oct 1, 2015
Set Events page to show Holy Days by default
Version 1.4.0 - 5 Mashíyyat (Will) 172 - Sep 30/Oct 1, 2015
Added two new pages:
Events - showing Feasts and/or Holy Days for the chosen Badíʿ year
Fast - showing the sunrise and sunset times for the Fast
Added Ayyám-í-Há to the Calendar view
Can now select tabs by pressing the corresponding number keys 1 to 5.
Version 1.3.11 - 13 `Izzat (Might) 172 - Sep 19/20, 2015
Added Dutch
Minor improvements
Version 1.3.10 - 18 Asmá’ (Names) 172 - Sep 5/6, 2015
Added Spanish
Version 1.3.9 - 17 Asmá’ (Names) 172 - Sep 4/5, 2015
Minor improvements
Updated samples - removed some not in use and added another
Version 1.3.8 - 14 Asmá’ (Names) 172 - Sep 1/2, 2015
Minor updates to calendar and samples