Support

Install help, first-run tips, troubleshooting, and how to contact us.

Getting started

Install Windblock from the Google Workspace™ Marketplace.
Open Google Calendar™ and click the Windblock icon in the right sidebar.
Enter your location (ZIP or lat,lon like 43.0730,-89.4528), wind threshold (mph), hours, and days ahead.
Click Setup to save your settings and enable auto-refresh every ~4 hours.
Click Refresh any time to update immediately.
Use Pause and Resume to stop or restart auto-refresh at any time.

What you should see

A calendar named Windblock appears in the left pane.
One-hour events (e.g., 15 WNW ☀️) are added for hours that meet your threshold.
Events are removed automatically if later forecasts drop below your threshold.

Troubleshooting

No events after Setup

Press Refresh once; initial fetch may take ~20–30s.
Reload Google Calendar™ (Cmd/Ctrl + R).
Confirm the Windblock calendar is checked (visible) in the left pane.

Windblock icon still visible after uninstall

From the sidebar menu (⋮) choose Manage add-on and uninstall.
Reload Google Calendar™. The sidebar caches; a refresh usually clears the icon.

External links blocked

Some links may not open directly inside the sidebar. If prompted, open them in a new browser tab instead.

Uninstall / cleanup

Open the Windblock sidebar → Uninstall…. You can:

Disable the auto-refresh trigger
Disable + clear Windblock events
Disable + delete (or remove) the Windblock calendar

If the calendar chip lingers in the left pane, reload Google Calendar™; the UI caches state.

Permissions (scopes)

…/auth/calendar.addons.execute — runs the add-on UI inside Google Calendar™.
…/auth/script.locale — localizes date/time and language.
…/auth/script.external_request — fetches public weather/ZIP data.
…/auth/calendar — creates and manages the dedicated Windblock calendar and its events.
…/auth/script.scriptapp — schedules the 4-hour auto-refresh trigger.

We store your location, threshold, and settings inside your Google account (Apps Script properties). We don't run external servers for your calendar data. See Privacy for details.

Contact

Need help? Email support@windblock.app. Include your location, threshold, and a screenshot of the sidebar if possible.

Quick self-check

From the sidebar, try Refresh and then reload Google Calendar™. If nothing appears, verify the Windblock calendar exists and is selected in the left pane.