Theater for WordPress
by Jeroen Schmit · Booking & Events
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage and publish events for your theater, live venue, cinema, club or festival.
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Health
B 79/100
no flags
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “events” and “shows” for “festival” and “association”. “events” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “festival” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shows” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “association” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 44.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 318 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| theater | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| theatre your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| cinema | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| wordpress cinema | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| festival | #10 | #10 | 0 |
| stage your tag | #21 | #18 | down 4 |
| timetable | #15 | #12 | down 4 |
| association | #24 | #13 | down 1 |
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shows your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| venue your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “events” and “shows” for “festival” and “association”. “events” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “festival” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shows” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “association” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months 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 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ teflonmann1.1y ago
It does was it is supposed to do. Perfect for theatre projects and similar concepts.It is easy to handle without the ballast many other plugin come with. If you are familiar with shortcodes and have a little bit of coding expirience it is a joy to work with. The documentation gives a good overview over the abililties of the plugin. As a programmer I find it great that so many filter options are in the plugin’s sourcecode so I can do further modifications for displaying events.The author made stuff possible the big event plugin players didn’t.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samisrael4.7y ago
Great for beginners and very versatile later on. It has useful extensions and fast support. My favorite event plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aldebaran575.1y ago
This is a good plugin ! Good : You can define a Production and Event dates of a production – That’s exactly what I want .. So for a piece of work – a play, a concert – which you put on stage on one or more occasions, then if you call this a Production, then with the plugin you can define a Production – title, description , etc, all the stuff independent of time – and then to this production you add one or more Event dates – actual date, duration, venue ticket info. – So for multiple dates you only enter the overall production info once. Also theres loads of shortcode possibilities and parameters which is great. Also for more fields the plugin supports the plugin Advanced Custom Fields out of the box Would be good to improve labelling, documentation : The docs talk about a production and events, and also the shortcodes use the terms [wpt_productions … ] and [wpt_events … ] all exactly as defined above in my Good point – that’s good … BUT in the WP Admin menu > Theater – there is no “Production” sub menu, eg to create /edit a production .. Instead there is an Events sub-menu .. It turns out this actually means Productions … very confusing at first until I got going ..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrrl6.9y ago
Also check out the extensions, works with a lot of ticketing systems
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin7.9y ago
This plugin has been running for three years without any significant problems. The lists, which can be varied in many ways by shortcode, fascinate! Also the unexpected but helpful support from Jeroen, during a failed installation of an extension, pleased me very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bambino9.4y ago
I have been searching for something like this for so long! Events Manager wasn’t cutting it, Events Calendar by Modern Tribe is glitchy, Theater for WP does it just right! My only complaint would be the documentation, my developer had to figure out a lot on his own. But the support was great when we needed it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikeshudson10.0y ago
Great plugin for a theatre client of mine. I added a free extension (duplicator) and premium one (grid). The author was extremely responsive to support requests for the premium extension and I cannot fault him or the product. Superb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bob Morris10.2y ago
We have been using this plugin for two years. Our amateur theatre website is built using this plugin and has been widely praised. This plugin is free, has good support, is both reliable and easy to use… what more could you want?
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.19.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Theater for WordPress <= 0.19 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-02-25 CVE-2025-69343 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.19 Patched in 0.19.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Theater for WordPress <= 0.18.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58020 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.18.8 Patched in 0.19
- 2024-11-20 CVE-2024-11371 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.18.6.2 Patched in 0.18.7
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Theater for WordPress <= 0.18.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗2023-11-16 CVE-2023-47833 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.18.3 Patched in 0.18.4
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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 137 languages, 8 at 90% or more
Plus 113 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage and publish events for your theater, live venue, cinema, club or festival."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,504 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "shows", "theatre" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-17 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-16 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 600+ → 700+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 700+ → 600+ down after 613 days in tier
- 2023-07-02 800+ → 700+ down 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).
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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
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