WP FullCalendar

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ fedeltamedia

   6mo ago

   Vulnerability: FullCalendar <= 1.6 – Unauthenticated Information Exposure Developer doesn’t want to fix the problem

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2. ★★★★★ tomjungmedia

   1.6y ago

   The plugin works quite well. However, it was irritating that posts in the future are not displayed. This is primarily due to the query in the plugin as to whether the status is “publish”. However, WordPress sets this to “future” for the posts. However, this could be $args[‘post_status’] = array(‘publish’, ‘future’); // shows ‘publish’ and ‘future’ statussolved.

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3. ★★★★★ o2xav

   2.6y ago

   The plugin works well but it’s not another “end user” plugin. If you are not a dev, look for another solution because it will not magically show a list of events with start date and time / end date and time functionnality, you’ll need to work on it’s available filters and some custom fields for that. Otherwise, thanks for the job, its works well except for the tax_query         $args[‘tax_query’] = array();        foreach ( get_object_taxonomies($post_type) as $taxonomy_name ) {            if ( !empty($_REQUEST[$taxonomy_name]) ) {                $args[‘tax_query’][] = array(                    ‘taxonomy’ => $taxonomy_name,                    ‘field’ => ‘id’,                    ‘terms’ => absint($_REQUEST[$taxonomy_name]),                );            }        } For some reason, if you create / edit a custom post type’s custom taxonomy, the events stop showing altogether in the calendar, even if the wpfc_post_taxonomies options field is empty. So I had to comment that whole part for it to work again. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by o2xav.

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4. ★★★★★ Jeff Brigman

   3.2y ago

   Even though they state it will work with custom post types, it won’t display on the correct date because it relies on the post date instead. If it’s a multi day event, same thing and will only display on the post date. The plugin has potential but until the Dev makes it to where it will actually work properly with CPT’s, it’s useless.

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5. ★★★★★ veedot2

   3.3y ago

   Great plugin but needs documentation

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6. ★★★★★ Ruben

   4.2y ago

   Easy installation, great first view. After that, this plugin is one big mistery. No documentation, explanation how it works, etc.

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7. ★★★★★ blakemiller

   4.4y ago

   I run a large series of virtual events / meetings sites on WP and I build a custom “events calendar” using CPTs and ACFs and a bunch of other things. But we needed a “calendar” view in addition to the typical “post list / loop” view. This plugin practically worked out of the box. I picked a theme to closely match our site, and added a few custom style points! I added some custom snippets to connect the start/end data to my custom fields and boom! There are some added bonuses which i appreciate as a full-time WP designer. The it’s lightweight, and even includes control of where only to load it’s scripps / styling – limiting bloat on the entire site. It also nicely sites within “Settings” where all “set it and forget it” plugins should live.

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8. ★★★★★ Julia Reichbaum

   4.6y ago

   Huge thanks to the creator of the plugin – saved me 90% of the work of integrating full calendar into a travel site. Brilliantly done – custom post types with single and multiple date metaboxes are hooked up with a couple of filter functions. Also added my own content to the pop-up tooltips and styled everything. Taxonomy filtering works great.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6 fixed reported security vulnerability allowing potential XSS submitted by authenticated uses in shortcode 1.6
2. — Version 1.5 fixed reported security vulnerability which allows guests to view protected posts without displaying calendar updated PHP code to adhere to WP coding standards 1.5
3. — Version 1.4.1 fixed calendar loading issue potentially caused by non-US WordPress core downloads and pre-packaged locales into moment.js 1.4.1
4. — Version 1.4 changed qtip library (outdated and not maintained anymore) to tippy.js fixed minor CSS aesthetics on settings page 1.4
5. — Version 1.3.1 fixed qtip CSS issues changed qtip colors from ghastly yellow post-it style to a clean white! 1.3.1
6. — Version 1.3 updated to FullCalendar 3.10.2 (final maintanence of v3, looking at step up to v5) fixed issue where other plugins stripping version number of scripts results in older jQuery UI CSS library being loaded fixed typo in adm 1.3

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 2 still affect the current version.

1. Medium · 5.3 FullCalendar <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-02-11 CVE-2026-22351 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6 No patch available
2. Medium · 5.3 FullCalendar <= 1.6 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2026-01-26 CVE-2026-24523 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.6 No patch available
3. Medium · 6.4 WP FullCalendar <= 1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-06 CVE-2025-22261 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5 Patched in 1.6
4. Medium · 6.5 WP FullCalendar <= 1.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure ↗
   2023-01-17 CVE-2022-3891 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 79 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 55 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-05-03 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 286 days in tier
4. 2025-07-20 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• ChronoFlo Calendar ShortCode 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Events Calendar by FooEvents 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Ajax Archive Calendar 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Localendar Calendar for WordPress 300+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags F

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WP FullCalendar: 8K+ active installs, 4.7★ (96 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-fullcalendar