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.

totalsoft

<p>New Revolutionary Events Calendar from Total Soft. This Event calendar is different from all of its charm. Total Soft Calendar is the best if you want to be original on your website.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://total-soft.pe.hu/event-calendars/" rel="nofollow ugc">TS Event Calendar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/event-calendars" rel="ugc">Event Calendar Support</a></li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>Events Calendar Live Demos.</p>
<p><a href="http://total-soft.pe.hu/event-calendar-Popover-1/" rel="nofollow ugc">Popover Calendar Demo Version</a> | <a href="http://total-soft.pe.hu/event-calendar-Popover-2/" rel="nofollow ugc">Popover Calendar Demo Version</a> | <a href="http://total-soft.pe.hu/event-calendar-Popover-3/" rel="nofollow ugc">Popover Calendar Demo Version</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Calendar is designed to be shown clearly and neatly on any screen size. No matter how small your device screens are, it will automatically adjust to fit on that screens and display perfectly.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Each calendar can be inserted in a page , post or widget shortcode.</li>
<li>You can add unlimited number of calendars, unlimited number and event categories of events for each calendar.</li>
<li>A light plugin for selecting days of a week.</li>
<li>Plugin for create a calendar with events.</li>
<li>Fully responsive design.</li>
<li>Intuitive event labels.</li>
<li>Easy to customize.</li>
<li>Use as a date picker, or a full fledged calendar.</li>
<li>4 free calendar themes with the option of select data ranges, mark events and others</li>
<li>You can easily list your events on wherever you want on your page via shortcodes.</li>
<li>Each event box has a link to the original event you defined in your calendar.</li>
<li>Event Calendar allows you to set the most appropriate navigation arrows, which will suit the best for your web site.</li>
<li>The ability to display multiple events for a single day.</li>
<li>You can change the start and end date of the event.</li>
<li>You can change the start and end time of events.</li>
<li>Add an unlimited number of events in one calendar. As you have already created a number of events, you can add calendar via the shortcodes on your page as you need.</li>
<li>You can add photos to the events.</li>
<li>html supported – inline content is no problem for this plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Events Calendar Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Header Background Color</strong> – Possibility choose a background color, where can be seen the year and month.</li>
<li><strong>Header Text Color</strong> – You can select the calendar text color for the weekdays.</li>
<li><strong>Calendar Todays Background Color</strong> – Possibility choose the background color of the day.</li>
<li><strong>Todays numbers Color</strong> – Can choose the date color, that will be displayed.</li>
<li><strong>Todays numbers Size</strong> – Possibility set the size of the numbers, by pixels.</li>
<li><strong>Refresh Icon Color</strong> – You can choose a color for updating icon, which has intended to return to the calendar from the events.</li>
<li><strong>Refresh Icon Size</strong> – Possibility choose a size for updating icon, which has intended to return to the calendar from the events.</li>
<li><strong>Icon</strong> – Possibility select the right and the left icons for calendar, which are, for change the months by sequence.</li>
<li><strong>Icon Color</strong> – You can select a color of the icon.</li>
<li><strong>Color</strong> – The plugin allows to change the color and enter it in the colors of your site.</li>
<li><strong>Font</strong> – The plugin allows to change the color of the date, font size and font family.</li>
<li><strong>Weekday</strong> – Ability to select the style of calendar week.</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Border And Radius</strong> – Borders and radius have additional options to customize the design and style of this calendar elements interface.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Insert calendar to the WordPress page, post, widget</strong> – Every calendar could be inserted into a page, post or widget with shortcode.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Plugin works in Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Internet Explorer</strong> – Use your calendar with all the popular browsers.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Main features of Event.</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Start Date</strong> – You Can select the start of the event (To display events in the calendar if you have a browser Safari, firefox or Internet explorer should write yyyy-mm-dd).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>End Date</strong> – You Can select the finish date of the event (To display events in the calendar if you have a browser Safari, firefox or Internet explorer should write yyyy-mm-dd).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Event URL</strong> – You can set external URL in the calendar, which should be included in the event.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Start Time</strong> – Can select the event start time (To display events in the calendar if you have a browser Safari, Firefox or Internet explorer should write hh:mm).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>End Time</strong> – Can select the event end time (To display events in the calendar if you have a browser Safari, Firefox or Internet explorer should write hh:mm).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Event Image</strong> – You can give a Image for event. Event Image option is available for all type.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>Technical Support<br />
  If You have notice any errors or have any questions in our WordPress Calendar, You can notify us about that. We will investigate and solve the problem. Please, contact to us by this address: totalsoft.team@gmail.com or feel free to open a support <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/event-calendars" rel="ugc">ticket in the WordPress</a>.</p>
</blockquote>


Event Calendar

It’s our new Event Calendar plugin. It’s very easy to use. We have done our best to make creating calendar as easily as it possible. Hope that you will like our this plugin. If you will have questions or problems with plugin please write us or feel free to open a support ticket in the WordPress.

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