Bandsintown Events
by Bandsintown · Booking & Events
Bandsintown's Events plugin for displaying your upcoming events.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “upcoming”, “upcoming events” and “event ticketing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #12 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
83 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 105.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 943 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.3★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.99★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bandsintown your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| concerts your tag | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| tour dates your tag | #4 | #19 | 0 |
| upcoming | #8 | #18 | down 3 |
| upcoming events | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| waitlist | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| tours | #19 | #21 | down 4 |
| event ticketing | #19 | #23 | down 3 |
| tour | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| rsvp | #19 | #23 | up 2 |
| ticketing | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| tour operator | #21 | #15 | 0 |
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
48 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “upcoming”, “upcoming events” and “event ticketing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #12 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 1 Jul 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ joelramirezleal6.8y ago
Fácil de configurar, funciona muy bien.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blvckhoodie6.9y ago
Haven’t seen an updated review in awhile so figured I would leave one. I love bandsintown, and their widget works seamlessly with our sites. We put it on every artist site we manage. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by blvckhoodie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenrock8.8y ago
Excellent plugin, works a treat on latest wordpress 4.9.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrpaplu11.7y ago
This plugin is plain ugly and it hasn’t been updated for two years!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Z1gnol12.1y ago
Let’s start with the good: The layout of the calendar is great and easily adjustable in CSS. This app wouldve gotten at least a 4 star rating from me if it weren’t for this: Bandsintown does not associate bands with an account on their website. You enter a bandname in the plugin settings and the plugin fetches the dates from the bandsintown facebook app. But what happens if there is another band with the same or similar name? You get their dates on your WP site. I can’t believe how incredibly stupid this flaw is. It doesnt end there though, however this is more related to the facebook app itself, but it proves anyone can get anyone else’s bandprofile on their site and edit it as they like: bandsintown automatically altered our app screenname, adding ‘THE’ before our name, so it corresponds with an already existing band in their database. You aren’t able to change it without their support department. Want to mess with another band’s tour schedule on the FB app? Make a bandpage with the similar name and you will be able to claim their tour dates. Can only recommend plugin if you have a one of a kind bandname and arent afraid people will hack your tourdates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ venkmanuk13.3y ago
it only allows for one artist, as far as i can tell – the documentation is pretty useless when it comes to talking about displaying more than one artist or any more items form the artist’s page. also doesnt display any shows when there are many. i used ellie goulding as a test case – she has 20+ shows. the plugin finds none of them. one is local. nothing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sarahwnyc13.7y ago
The best plugin and platform to power tour date listings on band websites, period.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doso13.9y ago
not working properly, no support, just a ticket forum without assistance.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.5 Fixed The Media Library conflict. 1.4.5
- — Version 1.4.4 Update WordPress securiry rules. 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Restored Button and Link color and Link Text color fields to the V2 settings panel. Fixed invisible RSVP button bug in legacy shortcode default output. Fixed legacy shortcode backward compatibility: [bandsintown_events] 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Introduced new [bandsintown_widget] shortcode for Widget V3. Preserved [bandsintown_events] shortcode for legacy V2 users. 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 UI: Enhanced branding assets, featuring a new square icon design for better visual alignment within the WordPress Block Card. 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4.0 Relaunched plugin with the new in-WordPress configuration editor Updated UI copy and admin help text Updated public listing assets and screenshots Compatibility validation for recent WordPress major releases 1.4.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Bandsintown Events <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-19 CVE-2024-13802 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.1 Patched in 1.3.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for artists"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,478 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "concerts" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 4K+ → 5K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-03 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-02 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- T Tour Dates 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- S Songkick Concerts and Festivals 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- B Better Bandsintown 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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