Alberto Gato Otero

<p>VentoCalendar is a powerful yet simple WordPress plugin for creating and managing events. It provides an intuitive interface for adding events with start and end dates, customizable colors, and an interactive calendar view.</p>
<p><strong>Free and privacy-friendly plugin:</strong> No ads, no tracking, no external services required. All your event data stays on your server. Developed with WordPress coding standards and best practices in mind.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom Event Post Type</strong> – Dedicated post type for events with all WordPress features</li>
<li><strong>Date & Time Management</strong> – Easy-to-use datetime picker for start and end dates</li>
<li><strong>Color Coding</strong> – Assign custom colors to events for better visual organization</li>
<li><strong>Interactive Calendar</strong> – Beautiful calendar with selectable view type (monthly calendar or event list), with “Add to my calendar” buttons for Google Calendar and Apple Calendar.</li>
<li><strong>Layout Options</strong> – Choose between basic, compact, or clean layouts to customize the calendar appearance</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Blocks</strong> – Two custom blocks for displaying calendars and event information</li>
<li><strong>Shortcodes</strong> – Flexible shortcodes for displaying calendars and event information anywhere</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> – Built-in REST API endpoints for custom integrations</li>
<li><strong>Responsive Design</strong> – Fully responsive calendar that works on all devices</li>
<li><strong>Internationalization Ready</strong> – Fully translatable with .pot file included</li>
</ul>
<h4>Gutenberg Blocks</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Calendar Block</strong> – Show a monthly calendar view with all your events</li>
<li><strong>Event Info Block</strong> – Display event date and time information using your WordPress date/time formats</li>
</ol>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[ventocalendar-calendar]</code> – Display full calendar view</li>
<li><code>[ventocalendar-start-date]</code> – Display event start date</li>
<li><code>[ventocalendar-end-date]</code> – Display event end date</li>
<li><code>[ventocalendar-start-time]</code> – Display event start time</li>
<li><code>[ventocalendar-end-time]</code> – Display event end time</li>
</ul>
<p>All shortcodes use the date and time formats configured in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> General.</p>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Community organizations</li>
<li>Event venues</li>
<li>Churches and religious organizations</li>
<li>Schools and universities</li>
<li>Business event calendars</li>
<li>Conference websites</li>
<li>Workshop and class schedules</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy & Compliance</h3>
<p>VentoCalendar is designed with privacy and WordPress.org guidelines in mind:</p>
<h4>License</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>GPLv2 or later</strong> – This plugin is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later</li>
<li>Designed to comply with WordPress.org guidelines</li>
<li>All code is open source and available for review</li>
</ul>
<h4>No Obfuscated Code</h4>
<ul>
<li>All JavaScript, PHP, and CSS code is readable and unminified</li>
<li>No build process or compilation required</li>
<li>All source code is human-readable and editable</li>
<li>No hidden functionality or encrypted code</li>
</ul>
<h4>No External Services Required</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Self-hosted solution</strong> – All functionality runs on your WordPress server</li>
<li>No mandatory third-party services or API keys required</li>
<li>Vue.js library is bundled with the plugin and loaded locally (no CDN).</li>
<li>No external accounts, subscriptions, or paid services needed</li>
</ul>
<h4>No Advertising</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin does not display advertisements in the WordPress admin area or on the frontend.</li>
<li>No affiliate links or sponsored content are included.</li>
<li>All features are available without promotional notices or upsells.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin does not collect, track, or transmit user data to external services</li>
<li>No analytics, tracking scripts, or cookies are added by the plugin</li>
<li>Event data is stored locally in the WordPress database and remains under the site owner’s control</li>
<li>The plugin operates entirely within the WordPress environment without external communication</li>
</ul>
<h4>What Data is Stored</h4>
<ul>
<li>Event information (titles, descriptions, dates, colors) – stored in WordPress database</li>
<li>All data remains on your server under your control</li>
<li>No external communication or data sharing</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<h4>Architecture</h4>
<p>The plugin follows WordPress Plugin Boilerplate architecture with a centralized loader system. All hooks are registered through the main plugin class.</p>
<h4>REST API</h4>
<p><strong>Endpoint:</strong> <code>GET /wp-json/ventocalendar/v1/events</code></p>
<p><strong>Parameters:</strong><br />
* <code>start</code> (optional) – Start date filter (Y-m-d format)<br />
* <code>end</code> (optional) – End date filter (Y-m-d format)</p>
<p><strong>Response:</strong> Array of event objects with id, title, dates, times, color, and permalink.</p>
<h4>File Structure</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>admin/</code> – Admin-specific functionality (PHP, JS, CSS)</li>
<li><code>public/</code> – Public-facing functionality (PHP, JS, CSS)</li>
<li><code>includes/</code> – Core plugin classes</li>
<li><code>includes/blocks/</code> – Gutenberg block classes</li>
<li><code>includes/cpt/</code> – Custom post type definitions</li>
<li><code>languages/</code> – Translation files</li>
</ul>
<h4>Development</h4>
<p>No build process required. All files are unminified and ready for direct editing. The plugin uses standard WordPress enqueue functions for all assets.</p>
<h3>Donations</h3>
<p>This plugin is free. Donations are voluntary support for its development.</p>
<p>If you find VentoCalendar useful, you can support its development here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/albertogato" rel="nofollow ugc">Donate via Ko-fi</a></p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin’s support forum on WordPress.org.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built using <a href="https://github.com/DevinVinson/WordPress-Plugin-Boilerplate" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Plugin Boilerplate</a></li>
<li>Calendar powered by <a href="https://vuejs.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Vue.js</a></li>
</ul>


VentoCalendar

A lightweight and intuitive events calendar plugin for WordPress.

AddEvent

<p>AddEvent’s Events Calendar Plugin for WordPress makes it simple to embed a fully responsive, customizable events calendar on your website. Perfect for showcasing upcoming events, conferences, and schedules.</p>
<p>Don’t have an AddEvent account yet? Sign up for your own <a href="https://addevent.com/signup?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=embeddable-calendar&utm_term=addevent-calendar&utm_content=signup" rel="nofollow ugc">AddEvent Calendar</a>.</p>
<p>Embed a beautiful event calendar on your website – display your upcoming events and keep your visitors up to date without any extra effort on their part.</p>
<p>AddEvent’s Embeddable Events Calendar plugin lets you display your AddEvent-powered Events Calendar on your website. Install the plugin, add the AddEvent Event Calendar block, and put in the CalendarID of your AddEvent Calendar.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong><br />
✅ Easy Embedding – Add beautiful, fully responsive event calendars anywhere on your site.<br />
✅ Customize Your Events Calendar – Customize the event calendar through block settings such as inclusion or removal of the calendar name, print button, timezone selector, subscribe buttons, and so forth<br />
✅ Subscribe Button – Let visitors save your event calendar feed in their calendar of choice (Google, Outlook, Apple, etc.).<br />
✅ Real-Time Event Updates & Syncing – Automatically sync event changes without needing manual updates to your website calendar. Events that are added and updated in AddEvent will be reflected on your website in real-time.<br />
✅ Timezone Support – Ensure event times display accurately for global audiences.<br />
✅ Calendar Display Settings – Supports various calendar views (month, week, schedule)</p>
<p>Perfect for businesses, nonprofits, educators, coaches, marketers, and anyone hosting events who wants to share their schedule and calendar on their website! AddEvent’s WordPress plugin makes calendar sharing simple, professional, and effective. Start engaging your audience today!</p>
<p>👉 <strong>Install the AddEvent Events Calendar Plugin today and turn your website into an event hub!</strong></p>
<h3>Help Center</h3>
<p>If you aren’t familiar with AddEvent, check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@addeventinc" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube channel</a> filled with getting started videos or our <a href="https://help.addevent.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Help Center</a>.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin integrates with the <strong>AddEvent Calendar</strong> to display and manage custom event calendars.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Service Used:</strong> <a href="https://www.addevent.com/?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=plugin&utm_campaign=embeddable-calendar&utm_term=AddEvent&utm_content=services-used" rel="nofollow ugc">AddEvent</a></li>
<li><strong>What it Does:</strong> This service allows embedding and managing event calendars on your WordPress site.</li>
<li><strong>Data Sent:</strong> When users interact with the calendar, requests are sent to AddEvent’s servers to fetch calendar events.</li>
<li><strong>When is Data Sent:</strong> Data is transmitted when the calendar is loaded on the webpage.</li>
<li><strong>Where is Data Sent:</strong> The requests go to <code>https://cdn.addevent.com/libs/cal/js/cal.embed.t1.init.js</code>.</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service:</strong> <a href="https://www.addevent.com/c/legal/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.addevent.com/c/legal/terms</a></li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> <a href="https://www.addevent.com/c/legal/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.addevent.com/c/legal/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
<p>By using this plugin, you agree to the terms and privacy policy of AddEvent.</p>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>We are not taking donations at this time.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. For more details, visit <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GNU GPL</a>.</p>


Events Calendar by AddEvent – Embeddable Event Calendar Plugin

Easily embed your events calendar on your WordPress site with AddEvent's embeddable calendar plugin.

VentoCalendar vs Events Calendar by AddEvent – Embeddable Event Calendar Plugin