Adam Sommer

<p>Why not be able to checkin on your blog so that your readers know where you are and have been?  Sure there are other checkin sites on the Internet, but now you can count your blog as one of them.</p>
<p>WPCheckin allows location checkins to be displayed in a widget or on any page via shortcode.  Using Google Places, choose a location closest to your geo location as determined by your browser’s HTML5 location information.</p>
<p>This plugin requires a Google API key to be able to retrieve locations nearby, and stores checkins in a custom post type.</p>


WPCheckin Widget and Shortcode

Post checkins to your WordPress site, and using Google Places choose a location closest to your geo location.

Freemius

Oliver Heinrich

<p>Harness the power of AI to generate compelling and engaging descriptions for your events, venues, and organizers. Automatically import events from Google Events and effortlessly update address information, eliminating the frustration of managing incorrect or outdated details. Optimize your data with just a few clicks and remove duplicate venues or organizers with ease. Requires the Events Calendar Plugin.</p>
<h4>Main Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Improve venues with incorrect or incomplete information, such as missing ZIP codes, cities, provinces, or phone numbers.</li>
<li>Enhance organizers with incorrect or incomplete information, such as missing phone numbers, websites, or email addresses.</li>
<li>Improve events with incorrect or incomplete information, such as missing website links, cost, images, organizers, or venues.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Unlock Premium features with Events Optimizer Pro</h4>
<h4>🤖 AI-Powered Content Generation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Create engaging event descriptions automatically using state-of-the-art AI models – in any language</li>
<li>Save hours of manually writing while maintaining quality and engagement</li>
<li>Access 30+ leading AI models through <a href="https://openrouter.ai/" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenRouter</a>, including GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and Google Gemini 3.0</li>
<li>One-click image import from Google Images for stunning visuals</li>
</ul>
<h4>📍 Smart Location Verification</h4>
<ul>
<li>Auto-verify and enhance address data using Google Places</li>
<li>Get real-time business status updates (open, closed, temporarily closed)</li>
<li>Intelligent duplicate detection and merging for venues and organizers</li>
<li>Add rich location data including opening hours, photos, and reviews</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔍 Automated Event Discovery</h4>
<ul>
<li>Find relevant events for your calendar on Google Events</li>
<li>Automatically import events</li>
</ul>
<h4>✨ Time-Saving Automation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Smart duplicate detection saves hours of manual cleanup</li>
<li>One-click data enhancement for venues and organizers</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛡️ Enhanced Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>Protect your visitors with Google Safe Browsing security checks</li>
<li>Ensure all external URLs are valid, accessible, and secure</li>
<li>Validate email addresses automatically</li>
<li>Fix HTTP/HTTPS issues and handle redirects seamlessly</li>
</ul>
<h4>🌍 International Localization Options</h4>
<ul>
<li>Support for international phone formats and address standards</li>
<li>Local language selection for precise Google Places matching</li>
<li>Region-specific data formatting for global accessibility</li>
</ul>
<p>Transform your events calendar into a powerful, automated event management system today!<br />
Find more information on <a href="https://www.events-optimizer.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a>.</p>
<h4>Supported AI Models (Pro)</h4>
<p>Over 30 Large Language Models are supported by Events Optimizer Pro. New models are regularly added.</p>
<p>Anthropic<br />
* Claude Opus 4.5<br />
* Claude Haiku 4.5<br />
* Claude Sonnet 4.5</p>
<p>Google<br />
* Gemini 2.5 Flash<br />
* Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite<br />
* Gemini 2.5 Pro<br />
* Gemini 3.0 Pro (Preview)<br />
* Gemma 3 4B-IT</p>
<p>OpenAI<br />
* GPT-4<br />
* GPT-4 Turbo<br />
* GPT-4o<br />
* GPT-4o Mini<br />
* GPT-4.1<br />
* GPT-4.1 Mini<br />
* GPT-5</p>
<p>Meta (Llama / Groq)<br />
* Llama 3.1-8B Instant (Groq <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> „llama-3.1-8b-instant“)<br />
* Llama 3.3-70B Versatile (Groq <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> „llama-3.3-70b-versatile“)<br />
* Llama 3 70B Instruct (nitro)<br />
* Llama 3 8B Instruct<br />
* Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (nitro)<br />
* Llama 4 Maverick</p>
<p>DeepSeek<br />
* DeepSeek R1<br />
* DeepSeek R1 (nitro)<br />
* DeepSeek V3.2-Exp<br />
* DeepSeek Reasoner V3.2-Exp</p>
<p>Mistral AI<br />
* Ministral 3B<br />
* Ministral 8B<br />
* Mistral Small 3.2 (24B)<br />
* Mistral Medium 3.1<br />
* Mistral Large 24.11<br />
* Magistral Small 2506<br />
* Magistral Medium 2506</p>
<p>Qwen<br />
* Qwen Turbo<br />
* Qwen Plus<br />
* Qwen Max</p>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>German</li>
<li>Spanish (AI translated)</li>
</ul>
<p>You are welcome to help translate the plugin translation.<br />
The free version can be translated on <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/events-optimizer/" rel="nofollow ugc">translate.wordpress.org</a>.<br />
To translate the Pro version feel free to use the .pot file in the languages folder and get in contact with us on <a href="https://www.events-optimizer.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a>.</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<p>Find detailed setup manuals and more information on <a href="https://www.events-optimizer.com/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">our website</a>.</p>


Events Optimizer

The Events Optimizer Plugin is a total game-changer for managing events with the Plugin The Events Calendar! 
It integrates seamlessly with the Events Calendar plugin and takes event management to an entirely new level. 

	With support from OpenAI, Google Gemini, and other AI models, the plugin automatically generates engaging descriptions for events, venues, and organizers – in any language you need!

	Effortlessly import events from Google Events, saving time and simplifying event management.

	Missing or incomplete information such as ZIP codes, phone numbers, websites, or email addresses is automatically filled in. The plugin uses the Google Places API to provide accurate data.

	It detects and merges duplicate venues or organizers, even if the names are not an exact match. This option helped me a lot in cleaning up the venues.

	The plugin checks website links for security risks (e.g., using Google Safe Browsing) to ensure a professional presentation.


The combination of user-friendliness, powerful AI features, and automatic data completion makes this plugin indispensable for anyone managing regularly events with The Events Calendar. Setup was straightforward, and the results speak for themselves.
A huge shoutout to the developer – I highly recommend Events Optimizer to anyone looking to make their event management more efficient!

A great and absolutely helpful plugin as an addon for The Events Calendar

Use AI to create automatically engaging event, venue & organizer descriptions. Import Google Events & ensure accurate addresses via Google Places.

WPCheckin Widget and Shortcode vs Events Optimizer