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Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar

by CoolHappy · Booking & Events

Also makes 13 other plugins · 238.5K+ installs across the portfolio →

Add The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart …

How scoring works →
91 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 96/100
Support 70/100

91 health vs 67 average across 980 Booking & Events plugins

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.

99 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 95/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-33% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

19.5K

now · peak 36.6K

19.6K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Events Shortcodes Fo · #1570 you The Events Calendar · #1438 Event Calendar · #4959 CP Multi View Events · #7030

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

2Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

16

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v2.6.7

49

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.6.7 · 2mo ago2.6.6 · 2mo ago2.6.5 · 3mo ago2.6.4 · 3mo ago2.6.3 · 3mo ago2.6.2.2 · 3mo ago2.6.2.1 · 4mo ago2.6.2 · 6mo ago2.6.1 · 6mo ago2.6.0 · 6mo ago2.5.4 · 7mo ago2.5.3 · 7mo ago2.5.2 · 8mo ago2.5.1 · 12mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.6 65%
v2.4 15%
v2.5 8.7%
Older / other versions 11%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10K–20K ≈16K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2019-01-30 · 1,452 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.8.1
Last updated
5d ago
Added
2017-05-01 · 9 yrs old
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.2

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 2.7.0 Added: Initial integration with Bricks Builder. Improved: Code quality and overall plugin stability. Tested up to: The Events Calendar 6.17.0 2.7.0
  2. Version 2.6.7 Fixed: Incorrect CSS file enqueue issue. 2.6.7
  3. Version 2.6.6 Fixed: Events block updated to block API version 3 to support the iframe-based block editor and resolve the “API version 1” deprecation notice. Fixed: Events block layout squeezing in the editor/frontend caused by uncons 2.6.6
  4. Version 2.6.5 Improved: Cleaned up the notice registration logic for better readability. 2.6.5
  5. Version 2.6.4 Improved: Layout styling and CSS optimizations across all templates. 2.6.4
  6. Version 2.6.3 Improved: Code Improvements & Optimization Tested up to: The Events Calendar 6.16.3. 2.6.3

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

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

  1. 2023-12-28 CVE-2023-52142 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.2
  2. 2022-04-04 CVE-2022-4950 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.9.4 Patched in 2.0
  3. 2021-08-09 CVE-2021-24435 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.7.2 Patched in 1.7.2

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.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (212 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/template-events-calendar