Plain Event Calendar
Simple event calendar plugin to manage your events and publish them with a shortcode or a block.
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 30 days ago
Is Plain Event Calendar abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 30 days ago).
Compatibility
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Description
A lightweight event calendar. Simply add your events and publish them on a page using the shortcode or the Gutenberg block.
- Create your events.
- Use the shortcode or the block to publish events on any page or post.
- You can reschedule, delete, or add more events.
Support
Please contact us at https://www.plainware.com/
Author: Plainware
Author URI: https://www.plainware.com
Installation
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t even need to leave your web browser.
To do an automatic install:
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- In the search field type “Plain Event Calendar” and click Search Plugins.
- Once you’ve found the plugin you can install it by clicking Install Now.
Manual Installation
The manual installation method involves downloading the plugin and uploading it to your web server.
- Download the plugin file and unzip it.
- Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation’s wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in the WordPress admin.
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Changelog
2.0.8 (2025-12-01)
- Framework code update.
2.0.7 (2025-11-26)
- BUG: date and time format settings didn’t take effect.
- Minor updates.
2.0.6 (2025-11-21)
- Experimenting with the new module structure.
- Framework code update.
2.0.5 (2025-11-13)
- Added REST API interface.
- Framework code update.
2.0.4 (2025-10-22)
- BUG: The end date for new events wasn’t set properly.
- Framework code update.
2.0.3 (2025-10-05)
- Added an option to hook into plugin’s domain events.
- Framework code update.
2.0.2 (2025-07-24)
- Fixed the bug with the submit button component missing.
2.0.1 (2025-07-24)
- Added admin ajax loading for faster administration experience.
2.0.0 (2025-07-23)
- Framework code update.
1.0.2
- Minor fixes.
1.0.1
- Minor bug fixes.
1.0.0
- Initial release.



