event management plugins for wordpress
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East Bay WordPress Meetup Presentation
October 22, 2017
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EastBayWP.com
For the meetup presentation slides and notes, go to https://eastbaywp.com
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Our Meetup.com Page
https://www.meetup.com/Eastbay-WordPress-Meetup/
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Event Management PluginsA few high-and-lowlights of some of the many, many event management plugins for WordPress
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Event Plugin Spreadsheet
Add information about your favorite event plugin here.
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What Event Plugins Can Do• Show events in the order they’re happening.
• Display different event views: calendar, list, grid, map.
• Show extra event information like Google Maps
• Sell tickets to events.
• Import events from other sources.
• Sync with your calendar.
• Export events to people’s calendars.
• Let other people add events and sell tickets.
• Show detailed schedules for all-day events (sometimes).
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A Few Honorable Mentions
• Just want to show your Google calendar on your site? Try Simple Calendar.
• Want a timeline of history instead of a calendar of upcoming events? Try Timeline Express.
• Selling tickets for your WordCamp? CampTix is the way to go.
• Is your band or show on tour? Try GigPress (now owned by Modern Tribe).
• Show just the event schedule with Timetable and Event Schedule.
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The Events Calendar Pros & Cons
Pro
• Straightforward to use.
• Free version is solid.
• Nice range of views
• Wide range of features available with add-ons.
• Extensive docs/forums.
• Discounts for nonprofits & special Meetup program.
Con
• No guidance on creating new views.
• Too much reliance on templates & not enough on hooks.
• More expensive than alternatives: Ultimate Bundle for 1 site is $499
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Events Calendar Examples
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EventON Pros & Cons
Pro
• Low Base Price
• Slick Tile View
• Attractive List View
• Event Seating Add-on
• Event Speaker & Schedule Add-on
Con
• Almost every feature is a paid add-on, including many that are free with other plugins.
• Total price can = Modern Tribe.
• No free version.
• No developer license.
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EventON Screenshots
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Event Organiser Pros & Cons
Pros
• Decent free version with multiple views.
• Handles VAT for Europe.
• Free third-party import tool.
• Popular with my dev friends.
• Add-ons either separate or bundled.
• £120 Dev package
Cons
• All views but list require shortcodes.
• No integrations with ecommerce—sales go through their plugin.
• Limited number of add-ons.
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Event Organiser Screenshots
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All This for $75 (Sonja London)Pros
• Multisite & BuddyPress
• Shortcodes for All the Things
• Approval of tickets, earlybirdtickets and multiple ticket types.
• Custom fields and custom registration forms
• Templates for All the Things
• Hooks for All the Things
Cons
• Not enough payment gateways. In particular, no Stripe.
• Very little documentation.
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Event Espresso (Amanda McCoy)
Pros
• LOTS of payment gateways
• Able to create event packages
• Multiple dates for a single event.
• Fantastic ticketing & attendee management options
• Integrates w/ MailChimp & LearnDash
• People add-on for event speakers
Cons
• Free “Decaf” version lacks most of the features that make the plugin stand out
• Payment gateways are paid add-ons, not included in Pro
• Calendar & grid view are both paid add-ons ($40 each or $299 for package with all add-ons)
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Stress Care Training (Amanda McCoy)
For a course that repeats at different locations, a page with the course description and a widget listing all upcoming occurrences.
https://stresscaretraining.org/8-week-course/
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Stress Care Training Single Event
Single event page includes ticket purchase on a sliding scale, map & venue info, and listing of all the different class times.
https://stresscaretraining.org/events/2018-8-week-winter-orinda/
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All in One Event Calendar (Carol Hatcher)Pros
• Handles any kind of event feed for import (Carol created a custom feed)
• Works with membership & content restriction plugins
• Posterboard, tile, stream,agenda, week, and monthviews
• Superwidget lets you showone site’s calendar on another
Cons
• Tickets not included in $99 Core+ bundle
• Venues are a pro add-on (included in Core+)
• Tickets add-on only workswith PayPal
• Confusing website!
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AIO on Flying Docs (Carol Hatcher)
One calendar for members, one for the public. Shown in agenda view.
https://www.flyingdocs.org/calendar/
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Which Plugin Is Best for What?Sell with WooCommerce, Eventbrite, & EDDThe Events Calendar by Modern Tribe
Ticketing & Attendee ManagementEvent Espresso
Bang-for-the-Buck Event Display FlexibilityEvents Manager
Cool Add-ons and Slick VisualsEventON These are not affiliate links and none of the
presenters has a commercial connection with any of the plugins discussed.
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The Presenters
Sonja London, Zosime
Amanda McCoy, Amanda McCoy Design
Carol Hatcher, Los Médicos Voladores
Sallie Goetsch, WP Fangirl
You can reach any of us through Meetup.com