🎉 Welcome to Easy Events Calendar
Easy Events Calendar is a powerful, modern, and flexible event management plugin for WordPress. Create, manage, and display events effortlessly — whether they are internal events or imported from platforms like Eventbrite, Facebook, Meetup, or WP Event Aggregator. Now with built-in Internal Events, Recurring Events, Mini Calendar, “Add to Calendar” Sync, and AJAX-powered Event Discovery 🚀
🔌 Supported Event Sources
This plugin works seamlessly with:
✅ Import Eventbrite Events
✅ Import Facebook Events
✅ Import Meetup Events
✅ WP Event Aggregator
✅ EventON
✅ Events Manager.
You can also create and manage your own events directly inside WordPress — no third-party dependency required.
🗂️ Internal Event Management
Create events directly from your WordPress dashboard using the built-in custom post type: ✔ No external plugin required ✔ Clean and easy-to-use interface ✔ Full control over event data
🔁 Advanced Recurring Events
Create repeating events easily:
✔ Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly support
✔ Automatic future event generation
✔ Custom occurrence management
✔ Perfect for classes, webinars, and regular events
📅 Calendar Export & Sync
Let users save events to their personal calendars:
✔ “Add to Calendar” buttons (Google, Yahoo, Apple/iCal)
✔ Single event iCalendar (.ics) download
✔ Global iCal feed link for syncing all upcoming events
🔍 Smart Event Discovery (AJAX Powered)
Let users explore events in real-time without page reload: ✔ Filter by Category, Tag, Venue, Organizer, Date Range, Day, and Time ✔ Live search functionality ✔ Grid/List view toggle ✔ Option to show past events ✔ Fast and smooth UX 👉 Use shortcode: [eec_events_discovery]
🎨 Available Views
📅 Calendar View – Full month calendar layout
🗓️ Mini Calendar – Compact sidebar calendar widget
🧱 Grid View – Modern card-based layout
📋 List View – Clean vertical listing
🧩 Staggered (Masonry) – Dynamic grid layout
🎞️ Slider View – Interactive event slider
🏷️ Event Organization
✔ Categories and Tags
✔ Venue Management
📍 ✔ Organizer Management
👤 ✔ Dedicated archive pages
✨ Key Features
✔ Internal + External event support
✔ AJAX-powered filtering system
✔ Multiple layouts and styles
✔ Fully responsive and mobile-friendly
✔ High-performance optimized queries
✔ Modern UI with smooth animations
✔ Completely modernized, premium admin GUI
⚡ Performance Optimized
Built with performance in mind: ✔ Optimized SQL queries ✔ Efficient event data handling ✔ Fast pagination system ✔ Secure data sanitization
🚀 How to Use
1. Install and activate Easy Events Calendar
2. Go to Settings → Easy Events Calendar
3. Create events or connect external sources
4. Add shortcode to any page or widget:
- [easy_events_calendar]
- [eec_events_discovery]
- [easy_event_calendar_mini]
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📌 Shortcodes
[easy_events_calendar] → Display calendar view
[eec_events_discovery] → AJAX-powered event discovery
[easy_event_calendar_mini] → Display compact mini calendar widget
🎯 Why Choose Easy Events Calendar?
✔ No coding required
✔ Works with popular event import plugins
✔ Supports internal event management
✔ Advanced recurring system
✔ Real-time filtering experience
✔ Built-in “Add to Calendar” sync
✔ Modern and flexible layouts
📜 Changelog
= 1.1.1 =
– ADDED: Recurring events support.
– ADDED: “Add to Calendar” integration with Google Calendar, Yahoo Calendar, and iCalendar (.ics) file download.
– ADDED: iCal feed link for all upcoming events.
– ADDED: Mini Calendar view & widget for sidebars.
– ADDED: Feedback form.
– ADDED: Advanced event filters including Category, Tag, Location, Organizer, Date From, Date To, Day, and Time.
– ADDED: Option to display past events when no upcoming events are available.
– IMPROVEMENTS: Completely modernized and premium admin GUI, replacing basic design settings.
– IMPROVEMENTS: Enhanced security through improved data sanitization.
= 1.1.0 =
– Added Internal Events system
– Added Recurring Events (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly)
– Added AJAX Event Discovery shortcode
– Added Related Events feature
– Added Upcoming Events widget (10 styles)
– Improved performance and query handling
– Enhanced design customization options
– Security and bug fixes
= 1.0.0 =
– Initial release