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The Events Calendar
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
600,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
1
Day since the last release
Group median: 12
4.2
out of 5, from 2,451 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
74.5%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is The Events Calendar and who is behind it?
The Events Calendar is a WordPress plugin in the “Page building” field, made by Nexcess. It has been listed in the directory since 19 Jan 2010, so for 16 years. Nexcess has 10 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 600,000 to 699,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 1 day before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“The Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was The Events Calendar last released?
The last release of The Events Calendar came 1 day before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does The Events Calendar have?
The Events Calendar had 600,000 to 699,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 24 plugins had a higher band and 22 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 600,000 means at least 600,000 and at most 699,999.
Which WordPress version is The Events Calendar tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does The Events Calendar compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 1.5% of them had a more recent last release than The Events Calendar; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | The Events Calendar | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 1 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.2 (2,451) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 74.5% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | the-events-calendar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nexcess |
| Active installs | 600,000 to 699,999 |
| Last release | 1 day before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Rating | 4.2 out of 5 from 2,451 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 41 of 55 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 19 Jan 2010 |
| Total downloads | 85,934,512, updates included |
| Tags | calendar, event, events, organizer, schedule |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| calendar | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| event | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| events | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| organizer | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| schedule | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2010
The Events Calendar has been listed since 19 Jan 2010. Of the 77 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2010, 80.5% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Visibility for Elementor | 50,000 to 59,999 | 77 days before the reference date | 4.6 (88) |
| Events Manager | 60,000 to 69,999 | 1 day before the reference date | 4.2 (547) |
| OttoKit | 90,000 to 99,999 | 10 days before the reference date | 4.9 (120) |
| Simple Calendar | 50,000 to 59,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 3.8 (397) |
| WP Import Export Lite | 40,000 to 49,999 | 62 days before the reference date | 4.0 (113) |
Do you maintain The Events Calendar?
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): The Events Calendar, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/the-events-calendar/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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