WP Event Calendar

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1. ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell

   5.4y ago

   Very good base for developers. Very extendable and filterable. This doesn’t give you front end calendar, but it takes well care of the management and display of calendar(s) from admin side. Extends WP_List_Table class for calendar views. Lacks Location as taxonomy, but such can easily be added. I combine this with Genesis Custom Blocks to make front end views, single event, list and calendars.

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2. ★★★★★ joelworsham

   10.1y ago

   I really like this plugin! It’s super lightweight, yet functional and powerful. It’s perfect as a standalone solution, with some custom theme templates, or as a starting point for building a more powerful, streamlined calendar system.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Translated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-05-03 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in tier
2. 2025-04-27 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-04-24 40+ → 30+ down after 14 days in tier
4. 2025-04-10 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-04-07 40+ → 30+ down after 128 days in tier
6. 2024-11-30 50+ → 40+ down after 312 days in tier
7. 2024-01-23 60+ → 50+ down after 10 days in tier
8. 2024-01-13 50+ → 60+ up after 2 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).

• The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
• Easy Appointments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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WP Event Calendar: 30+ active installs, 4.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-event-calendar