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Best WordPress Plugins for The Events Calendar

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · The Events Calendar

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for the events calendar comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. The Events Calendar Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 86/100
  3. 3. Registrations for the Events Calendar 86/100
  4. 4. The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 85/100
  5. 5. Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar 84/100
  6. 6. Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 83/100
  7. 7. Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 83/100
  8. 8. Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 82/100
  9. 9. Enable Abilities for MCP 82/100
  10. 10. Events Calendar Modules for Divi 82/100
  11. 11. Events Calendar for GeoDirectory 81/100
  12. 12. Event Calendar Newsletter 80/100
  13. 13. Events Block For The Events Calendar 79/100
  14. 14. Events Slider, Events Carousel, Events Grid, Events Timeline... 79/100
  15. 15. The Events Calendar: Category Colors 76/100
1 The Events Calendar
Best overall Free by Nexcess

The Events Calendar

The Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.

4.2★
from 2,452 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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9 Enable Abilities for MCP
Free by Fabio Montenegro

Enable Abilities for MCP

Manage which WordPress Abilities are exposed to MCP servers. Supports WooCommerce, The Events Calendar, and any custom post type.

5★
from 9 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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10 Events Calendar Modules for Divi
Free by Satinder Singh

Events Calendar Modules for Divi

Integrate The Events Calendar with Divi Theme and use Divi event calendar modules to design and display event listings easily inside Divi Builder.

5★
from 7 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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