Simple Calendar
Add Google Calendar events to your WordPress site in minutes. Beautiful calendar displays. Mobile responsive.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.8★ from 397
- Active installs
- 50k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Added
- Jul 2010
- Requires WP
- 4.2
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.1
- Downloads
- 3,767,475
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimple Calendar is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add events from any public Google Calendar to your website. It offers a mobile-responsive design and various display options, enabling you to manage events directly through Google Calendar without needing to recreate them in WordPress.
The plugin features customizable event content, supports multiple calendars, and provides advanced settings for time zones and date formats. It is suitable for users looking to integrate Google Calendar events into their WordPress site easily.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users who want to display Google Calendar events on their site.
What it does well
- ✓Displays events from any public Google Calendar
- ✓Mobile-responsive and beautifully designed
- ✓Customizable event content without coding
- ✓Supports multiple calendars in a single display
- ✓Open source with contributions welcome
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on premium add-ons
- •No mention of support for private Google Calendars in the free version
Verdict
Simple Calendar provides a straightforward way to integrate Google Calendar into a WordPress site, making it a practical choice for those needing event management features.
From the developer
SimpleCalendar's own description of Simple Calendar, lightly tidied.
Simple Calendar is the easiest way to add Google Calendar events to your WordPress site. Quick to setup. Fine tune to your needs. Mobile responsive. Beautifully designed.
Simple Calendar Features
- Display events from any public Google Calendar.
- Keep managing events in Google Calendar. No need to create events in WordPress.
- Out-of-the-box designs that match your theme’s look and feel.
- Fully responsive and mobile-friendly monthly grid and list views.
- Customize event content display using simple tags. No coding required.
- Combine multiple calendars into single displays explicitly or using categories.
- Intuitive, simple display configuration changes for fine tuning.
- Advanced settings to adjust time zones, date/time formats and start of the week.
- Integration with Event Calendar Newsletter for quickly turning your events into a newsletter-friendly format.
- Additional functionality offered with add-ons.
- Translations available with more being added on a regular basis. Translations welcome!
- Open source with code hosted on GitHub. Contributions welcome!
Love using Simple Calendar? Consider purchasing a Premium Add-on
FullCalendar Add-on Features
- Week and day views added alongside the month view.
- Display event titles and start times directly on your calendar.
- Faster load times when navigating through months, weeks or days.
- Configure header navigation buttons to allow site visitors to easily switch between views.
- Intuitive design for multi-day events.
- Customizable calendar heights with optional scroll bars.
- Set default start time for week and day views.
- Limit display times for week and day views.
- Works with our Google Calendar Pro add-on to display color-coded events within each view.
- Priority email support with a 24-hour response time during weekdays backed by a top-notch team.
Google Calendar Pro Add-on Features
- Display events from both private and public Google Calendars.
- Highlight events with colors that match assigned Google Calendar event colors.
- Display attendee names, avatars and RSVP status for any private or public event.
- Display event organizer information.
- Display a list of attachments with links to their original source.
- Secure connection established between your site and Google using the OAuth standard.
- Works with our FullCalendar add-on to display beautiful month, week and day views with color-coded events.
- Priority email support with a 24-hour response time during weekdays backed by a top-notch team.
Want to take Simple Calendar for a spin first? Try out a Live Demo