Xylus Themes

Rajat Patel

<p>✨ Easy Events Calendar is a powerful, modern, and flexible event management plugin for WordPress.</p>
<p>Create, manage, and display events with ease — whether they are internal events or imported from platforms like Eventbrite, Meetup, or Facebook.</p>
<p>⚡ Includes advanced recurring events + real-time AJAX event discovery for a premium user experience.</p>
<p>📖 <a href="http://docs.xylusthemes.com/docs/easy-events-calendar/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a>  | 🔗 <a href="https://xylusthemes.com/plugins/easy-events-calendar/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Website</a></p>
<h3>🚀 Why Choose Easy Events Calendar?</h3>
<p>✔ No coding required<br />
⚡ Fast and performance optimized<br />
🔗 Supports internal + external events<br />
📱 Fully responsive design<br />
🔍 Advanced AJAX filtering system</p>
<h3>🚀 Core Features</h3>
<h3>🗂️ Internal Event Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create and manage events using custom post type (eec_events)</li>
<li>Clean and user-friendly admin interface</li>
<li>No dependency on third-party tools</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔁 Advanced Recurring Events</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supports Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly schedules</li>
<li>Automatically generates future event instances</li>
<li>Ideal for classes, webinars, and recurring events</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔍 Smart Event Discovery (AJAX Powered)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Real-time event filtering without page reload</li>
<li>Filter by Category, Tag, Venue, and Organizer</li>
<li>Fast and smooth user experience</li>
</ul>
<p>👉 Shortcode:<br />
<strong>[eec_events_discovery]</strong></p>
<h3>🏷️ Event Organization</h3>
<ul>
<li>Categories and Tags support</li>
<li>Venue management 📍</li>
<li>Organizer management 👤</li>
<li>Dedicated archive pages</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎨 Modern UI Design</h3>
<ul>
<li>Clean and professional layouts</li>
<li>Smooth animations and transitions</li>
<li>Modern glass-style interface</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚡ High Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Optimized SQL queries</li>
<li>Handles large event data efficiently</li>
<li>Fast pagination system</li>
</ul>
<h3>📱 Fully Responsive</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mobile-friendly layouts</li>
<li>Compact pagination for small screens</li>
<li>Works perfectly on all devices</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎨 Available Views</h3>
<p>📅 Calendar View – Full month layout<br />
🧱 Grid View – Card-based modern layout<br />
📋 List View – Clean listing format<br />
🧩 Staggered (Masonry) – Dynamic layout<br />
🎞️ Slider View – Interactive event slider</p>
<h3>🔗 Supported External Sources</h3>
<p>Easy Events Calendar also works seamlessly with the following third-party plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-eventbrite-events/" rel="ugc">Import Eventbrite Events</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-facebook-events/" rel="ugc">Import Social Events</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-meetup-events/" rel="ugc">Import Meetup Events</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-event-aggregator/" rel="ugc">WP Event Aggregator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/eventon-lite/" rel="ugc">EventON</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/" rel="ugc">Events Manager</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>⚙️ Installation</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ or install via dashboard  </li>
<li>Activate the plugin  </li>
<li>Go to Settings > Easy Events Calendar  </li>
<li>Start creating events from “Easy Events” menu  </li>
</ol>
<p>📌 Shortcodes:</p>
<p>Use the following shortcodes to display events on your website:</p>
<p><strong>[eec_events_discovery]</strong> – Displays AJAX-powered event discovery with filters.<br />
<strong>[easy_events_calendar]</strong> – Shows the classic events calendar view.</p>
<h3>📜 Changelog</h3>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>ADDED: New “Related Events” support with term-based matching (Category, Tag, Venue, Organizer) to automatically display related events.</li>
<li>ADDED: Advanced “Upcoming Events” widget with 10 unique styles (Timeline, Masonry, List, Card Grid, Badge, etc.), fully customizable from the admin panel.</li>
<li>ADDED: AJAX filtering and layout toggle in [eec_events_discovery] shortcode with live search and Grid/List view switching.</li>
<li>ADDED: Custom post type for internal events.</li>
<li>ADDED: Custom taxonomies — Category, Tag, Organizer, and Venue.</li>
<li>ADDED: Full support for recurring events with instance-based date handling.</li>
<li>ADDED: Randomized professional placeholder images for events without featured images.</li>
<li>ADDED: Design customization settings including Colors, Typography, and Header visibility controls.</li>
<li>FIXED: Tooltip positioning and visibility issues.</li>
<li>FIXED: Security and input sanitization improvements across all inputs.</li>
<li>IMPROVEMENTS: Enhanced metadata support including venue addresses, Google Maps (latitude/longitude), and organizer contact details.</li>
<li>IMPROVEMENTS: Organizer taxonomy changed to hierarchical for better admin experience.</li>
<li>IMPROVEMENTS: Unified event data retrieval logic for improved performance.</li>
<li>IMPROVEMENTS: Added compatibility support for WordPress 7.0.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>ADDED: New slider layout.</li>
<li>ADDED: Support for multiple widgets.</li>
<li>ADDED: Option to hide the header.</li>
<li>ADDED: Category parameter support in the shortcode.</li>
<li>IMPROVEMENTS: Security and code quality improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>ADDED: Support for EventOn plugin.</li>
<li>ADDED: Support for Events Manager plugin.</li>
<li>FIXED: Issue with event ordering in Masonry(Staggered) layout.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Updated plugin branding and improved overall presentation.</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial release</li>
<li>Display support for Eventbrite, Meetup, Facebook Events, and WP Event Aggregator</li>
<li>Includes 4 unique views: Calendar, Grid, Row, and Masonry</li>
<li>Load More feature with pagination settings</li>
<li>Button text and colour customisation options</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Upgrade Notice</h3>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<p>Major update with Internal Events, Recurring System, and AJAX Event Discovery.</p>


Easy Events Calendar : All-in-One Events Calendar with Social Event, Eventbrite, Meetup, Google & iCal Import Support

✨ Easy Events Calendar is a powerful, modern, and flexible event management plugin for WordPress.

Jon Waldstein

<p><strong>The simplest way to showcase Eventbrite events on your WordPress site.</strong></p>
<p>This plugin helps bridge the gap between WordPress and Eventbrite, while retaining the great user experience that Eventbrite provides.  Your events live on Eventbrite where they belong — this plugin simply displays them with a beautiful, modern design.</p>
<h3>Why Choose Blocks for Eventbrite?</h3>
<p><strong>🪶 Truly Lightweight</strong><br />
Unlike traditional event plugins, we don’t create WordPress posts, custom tables, or complex database structures. Your events are fetched directly from Eventbrite and intelligently cached for blazing-fast performance.</p>
<p><strong>🛒 Seamless Checkout Experience</strong><br />
Using Eventbrite’s embedded checkout, visitors can register and pay without ever leaving your website (SSL required). No redirects, no friction — just conversions.</p>
<p><strong>🎨 Beautiful Out of the Box</strong><br />
Modern card-based design with clean typography, subtle shadows, and smooth hover effects. Each event displays the image, date, venue, price, and a quick-details tooltip — all styled to look great on any theme.</p>
<p><strong>⚡ Smart Caching</strong><br />
Events are cached using WordPress transients, refreshing every minute. Your site stays fast while always showing up-to-date event information.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Native Gutenberg Block</strong> — Just add the block and paste your API key</li>
<li><strong>Embedded Checkout</strong> — Let visitors register without leaving your site</li>
<li><strong>Event Status Filter</strong> — Display live, draft, or all events</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Sorting</strong> — Order by start date or event name (ascending/descending)</li>
<li><strong>Event Name Filter</strong> — Show only events matching specific keywords</li>
<li><strong>Limit Events Displayed</strong> — Control exactly how many events appear</li>
<li><strong>Custom Button Styling</strong> — Match your brand with custom colors and text</li>
<li><strong>Date & Time Formatting</strong> — Use WordPress formatting or customize your own</li>
<li><strong>Quick Details Tooltip</strong> — Visitors can preview event summaries instantly</li>
<li><strong>Venue Information</strong> — Automatically displays location details when available</li>
<li><strong>Live Editor Preview</strong> — See exactly how your events will look while editing</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> — Fully internationalized for global sites</li>
<li><strong>No Database Bloat</strong> — Zero custom posts, zero custom tables</li>
</ul>
<h3>Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Event organizers who manage events on Eventbrite</li>
<li>Businesses that host regular workshops, classes, or meetups</li>
<li>Nonprofits promoting fundraisers and community events</li>
<li>Anyone who wants events on WordPress without the maintenance headache</li>
</ul>


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