Events Made Easy

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1. ★★★★★ deahlstedt

   4.0y ago

   It’s quite refreshing to find a plugin that works as advertised. Especially with a block template and FSE. While I just needed a simple event calendar / list plugin, this meets all my ‘drag and drop” requirements while providing the ability to go above and beyond if you wish. Just remember to donate to the developer of an extremely well architected and developed plugin. Oh, and did I say it works? 😎

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2. ★★★★★ mwybo

   4.3y ago

   – It’s free – it have a lot of functionnality – You can customize it – great support

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3. ★★★★★ nerd4life

   4.5y ago

   I can’t believe the scope of this product! There are so many features that are available. You can have a fully functioning events page with ticketing, payments, RSVP, Calendar… the whole shebang. And all for free! I did however choose to support these awesome developers and their products by donating. I hope they keep up the good work and continue to release updates. Thank you so much!

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4. ★★★★★ ea4dqx

   4.7y ago

   It’s a great plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ nyks-barton

   4.8y ago

   It a really powerful plugin to manage events, including booking an (optional) payments. Alot settings, to customize it, to fit your own needs. And its not an crippled lite-version; it is a great free plugin 🙂 The support in the forum was quick and friendly 🙂

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6. ★★★★★ cyprienluyet

   4.9y ago

   very good plugin really free. Needs time to understand how it works and to configure it but then works very well. I recommend it especially for clubs that want to have a functional registration system without spending too much.

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7. ★★★★★ chrzimmer

   5.0y ago

   Excellent Event Plugin and great support. Thanks to Franky for doing so well …

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8. ★★★★★ johnzeiger

   5.0y ago

   Besides EME being an indispensable plugin, the support is beyond impressive

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12 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.2 Events Made Easy <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-08-20 CVE-2026-28162 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.5 Patched in 3.2.6
2. High · 7.5 Events Made Easy <= 3.2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'wp_page_template' Event Property ↗
   2026-08-19 CVE-2026-75963 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 3.2.5 Patched in 3.2.6
3. Medium · 5.3 Events Made Easy <= 3.1.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-07-24 CVE-2026-59557 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.1.3 Patched in 3.1.4
4. Medium · 5.3 Events Made Easy <= 3.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Person Data Modification ↗
   2026-07-13 CVE-2026-14843 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 3.1.3 Patched in 3.1.4
5. Medium · 5.3 Events Made Easy <= 3.1.1 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass ↗
   2026-07-07 CVE-2026-14842 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affects <= 3.1.1 Patched in 3.1.2
6. High · 8.8 Events Made Easy <= 2.3.17 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'search_name' ↗
   2023-03-20 CVE-2023-28660 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.3.17 Patched in 2.3.18
7. Medium · 5.4 Events Made Easy <= 2.3.16 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2022-12-23 CVE-2023-0404 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.16 Patched in 2.3.17
8. Critical · 9.8 Events Made Easy <= 2.2.80 - SQL Injection ↗
   2022-05-27 CVE-2022-1905 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.2.80 Patched in 2.2.81
9. High · 8.8 Events Made Easy <= 2.2.35 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection ↗
   2021-12-06 CVE-2021-25030 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.2.35 Patched in 2.2.36
10. Medium · 5.5 Events Made Easy <= 2.2.23 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-10-04 CVE-2021-24813 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.2.24 Patched in 2.2.24
11. Medium · 6.1 Events Made Easy <= 1.6.20 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2016-08-04 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.20 Patched in 1.6.21
12. High · 8.8 Events Made Easy < 1.5.50 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-10-15 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.5.50 Patched in 1.5.50

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 36 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Plus 12 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-03 5K+ → 1K+ down after 1203 days in tier
2. 2022-12-17 6K+ → 5K+ down

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).

• Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Events Manager 30K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Events Manager WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Events Made Easy: 1K+ active installs, 4.6★ (110 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/events-made-easy