diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 393880e..e9c37c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@
 6. Updating an events description via caldav creates weird sequences, e.g.
    a space ends up as: text/html,%C2%A0":
 7. In a private window, Click on event from not-logged-in calendar page shows event as a dialog box,  it should show it as a panel with a subset of the edit event panel - i.e. the title, category, location, start and end and description.  -
-8. Thunderbird cutting/pasting/moving events is - TBD.
+8. Thunderbird cutting/pasting/moving events is - TBD.#
+
+
+## Enhancements
+
+Calendar sidebar,   hide description if there is one, but present an expansion "caret".
+
+List mode view, list or configure data range of display.
diff --git a/code/calendar-plugin.php b/code/calendar-plugin.php
index b37b95d..dd771ff 100644
--- a/code/calendar-plugin.php
+++ b/code/calendar-plugin.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Calendar Plugin
  * Plugin URI: https://chezstephens.org.uk
  * Description: Provides a single shared calendar for WordPress with public display, authenticated event editing, user approval workflow, ICS publishing, and CalDAV read/write sync. Supports recurring events, single-occurrence exceptions, admin setup and diagnostics pages, and shortcode rendering for full calendar and upcoming-events sidebar views.
- * Version: 1.0.1
+ * Version: 1.0.2
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Requires PHP: 8.1
  * Author: Adrian Stephens (with AI assistance)
diff --git a/code/src/Plugin.php b/code/src/Plugin.php
index cc66c90..4896357 100644
--- a/code/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/code/src/Plugin.php
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ HTML
             $end = (string) ($item['occurrence_end'] ?? '');
             $startDt = $this->toSidebarDateTime($start, $sidebarTz);
             $endDt = $this->toSidebarDateTime($end, $sidebarTz);
-            $dateLabel = $startDt !== null ? $startDt->format('j F Y') : substr($start, 0, 10);
+            $dateLabel = $startDt !== null ? $startDt->format('l j F Y') : substr($start, 0, 10);
             $timeLabel = '';
             if ($startDt !== null && $endDt !== null) {
                 $startTime = $startDt->format('H:i');
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ HTML
                     return [
                         'status' => 'ok',
                         'plugin' => 'calendar-plugin',
-                        'version' => '1.0.1',
+                        'version' => '1.0.2',
                         'db_prefix' => $this->db->getPrefix(),
                     ];
                 },
diff --git a/compatibility-layer/e2e_wp_emulation.php b/compatibility-layer/e2e_wp_emulation.php
index 471c044..0c3d393 100755
--- a/compatibility-layer/e2e_wp_emulation.php
+++ b/compatibility-layer/e2e_wp_emulation.php
@@ -340,7 +340,20 @@ $sluggedCalendarHtml = do_shortcode('[calendar]');
 assert_true(str_contains($sluggedCalendarHtml, 'href="/events/calendar.ics"'), 'calendar shortcode should use slugged ICS path');
 assert_true(str_contains($sluggedCalendarHtml, 'href="/events/caldav/"'), 'calendar shortcode should use slugged CalDAV path');
 
+unwrap(
+    request('POST', '/calendar/v1/events', [
+        'title' => 'Sidebar Weekday Event',
+        'description' => 'sidebar date label',
+        'start_datetime' => '2026-05-03T09:00:00+01:00',
+        'end_datetime' => '2026-05-03T10:00:00+01:00',
+        'repeat_type' => 'none',
+        'repeat_interval' => 1,
+        'repeat_range_mode' => 'none',
+    ]),
+    'create sidebar weekday event'
+);
 $sidebarHtml = do_shortcode('[calendar_sidebar_upcoming]');
 assert_true(str_contains($sidebarHtml, '<div class="calendar-plugin-shell"'), 'sidebar shortcode should render');
+assert_true(str_contains($sidebarHtml, 'Sunday 3 May 2026'), 'sidebar shortcode should include weekday in event date');
 
 echo "[PASS] compatibility-layer e2e wp emulation\n";
diff --git a/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.manifest.sha256 b/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.manifest.sha256
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f1fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.manifest.sha256
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+56ab7dd012a380edcc982c7c04f0f8dcb97ab0e0b4625349e2651c270949205e  ./calendar-plugin.php
+4e6930c79d9ce1045be6863ddd7546e19f7ef7e839d41a41014a3efb3183eaf0  ./src/bootstrap.php
+1daa5861c0d10258c0d16c5c88c1a18fb3c8df7b590f7facfe7c28f678643bdb  ./src/Contracts/AuthAdapterInterface.php
+25cff4b0fc2ee292b53c152edd083c6af66200a25eec28f8dfce37d126a8892d  ./src/Contracts/DatabaseAdapterInterface.php
+4f0f4caa5ac98499854336f5b74af55ce889653f3956e5df10910f869a23fdba  ./src/Contracts/HttpAdapterInterface.php
+15e8f58c7360d6cd0c76c945abfeb026f8278d40b330e99b67955eb2f85f5563  ./src/Contracts/OptionsAdapterInterface.php
+da068811cd923bd6cf04a209b9b4eec55fa57aeedfccaa3250ebd37b906c6d04  ./src/Domain/CalDavService.php
+c8ab00f23e7cd198228734515c3ce9a2589b1ab6cb815307f3b8f7a3051e04d2  ./src/Domain/EventService.php
+37b8f3077dcf9c0eb40dbcfefa7a5d8cebfe616051d827ad6ae3bb5a5fbccec7  ./src/Domain/IcsService.php
+fd5377f7852b0f35550a453451d98882b8488b332d9a051dac603851c7b586d1  ./src/Domain/RecurrenceExpander.php
+20ee26671fd934f36e97606cfd2ec1d5101ac8064594989bc955bf805fae2502  ./src/Domain/SettingsService.php
+9956790a5d62f5798f3ec15fc507fb04f33e01fd27969db09e91a6d1b41cd33f  ./src/Domain/UserService.php
+5aaac066919b60461bde2e96cbfb4de66a5a28e89d2a61b78f0e2d346f23395b  ./src/Infrastructure/ServiceContainer.php
+e65577c707c5a66e2097faa7720170180c79a9d9df219f0e1061fdcec55be744  ./src/Infrastructure/WordPress/MigrationManager.php
+8e6c95e9e1c051606e66d95cf0bcf92b2ca087bc491f32ab4921e0898cf77b81  ./src/Infrastructure/WordPress/WordPressAuthAdapter.php
+68c0ca15ad2c8b6363a2578b85f8daf0d3a094e612a120a2cdd2a2bfd8fe5e3c  ./src/Infrastructure/WordPress/WordPressDatabaseAdapter.php
+8da85db3c1e69c2c5f01aaa2f558aa8f0323446d8af0aec5b34d4607cd4afe1b  ./src/Infrastructure/WordPress/WordPressHttpAdapter.php
+cf9fddcecb07af2c03ad2c0e448be12a6b45dd936efc8bc1fd46a52b4af864ea  ./src/Infrastructure/WordPress/WordPressOptionsAdapter.php
+e47590f2f092cfdd3c1245cd7ea392c5d91135f6ee5d468b533969f7c7c94c6b  ./src/Plugin.php
+893c6df62beed87a981d372c473e5012d1b5d1c254d23b39cda44ae8a08cd16c  ./uninstall.php
diff --git a/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.zip b/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b5531
Binary files /dev/null and b/package/calendar-plugin-1.0.2.zip differ
diff --git a/package/staging/calendar-plugin/calendar-plugin.php b/package/staging/calendar-plugin/calendar-plugin.php
index b37b95d..dd771ff 100644
--- a/package/staging/calendar-plugin/calendar-plugin.php
+++ b/package/staging/calendar-plugin/calendar-plugin.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Calendar Plugin
  * Plugin URI: https://chezstephens.org.uk
  * Description: Provides a single shared calendar for WordPress with public display, authenticated event editing, user approval workflow, ICS publishing, and CalDAV read/write sync. Supports recurring events, single-occurrence exceptions, admin setup and diagnostics pages, and shortcode rendering for full calendar and upcoming-events sidebar views.
- * Version: 1.0.1
+ * Version: 1.0.2
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Requires PHP: 8.1
  * Author: Adrian Stephens (with AI assistance)
diff --git a/package/staging/calendar-plugin/src/Plugin.php b/package/staging/calendar-plugin/src/Plugin.php
index cc66c90..4896357 100644
--- a/package/staging/calendar-plugin/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/package/staging/calendar-plugin/src/Plugin.php
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ HTML
             $end = (string) ($item['occurrence_end'] ?? '');
             $startDt = $this->toSidebarDateTime($start, $sidebarTz);
             $endDt = $this->toSidebarDateTime($end, $sidebarTz);
-            $dateLabel = $startDt !== null ? $startDt->format('j F Y') : substr($start, 0, 10);
+            $dateLabel = $startDt !== null ? $startDt->format('l j F Y') : substr($start, 0, 10);
             $timeLabel = '';
             if ($startDt !== null && $endDt !== null) {
                 $startTime = $startDt->format('H:i');
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ HTML
                     return [
                         'status' => 'ok',
                         'plugin' => 'calendar-plugin',
-                        'version' => '1.0.1',
+                        'version' => '1.0.2',
                         'db_prefix' => $this->db->getPrefix(),
                     ];
                 },