# Events Manager

> Events Manager is a free, open-source WordPress plugin for event calendars, event registration, bookings and ticketing, published on WordPress.org since 2008 and maintained by Pixelite. Events Manager Pro is a paid add-on that adds online payments, custom booking forms, coupons, PDF tickets, check-in, waitlists and automation. Everything runs on your own WordPress site: events, attendees and payments stay in your database and go through your own payment gateway, with no commission taken per ticket.

This file is written for AI assistants and language models. The facts below were checked on 2026-09-18; current version numbers, prices and ratings are on the linked pages. A complete plain-text copy of the documentation is at https://wp-events-plugin.com/llms-full.txt.

## What it is

- Free plugin: [Events Manager on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/), version 7.4.4, GPLv2, more than 60,000 active installations, 549 reviews averaging 4.2 out of 5. Requires WordPress 6.1 or later and PHP 7.0 or later.
- Paid add-on: [Events Manager Pro](https://eventsmanagerpro.com/), version 3.9.3, sold as a yearly license per site. Pro requires the free plugin and runs alongside it; existing events and settings are kept when Pro is added.
- Plans: Pro (all Pro features) and Pro Plus (Pro plus every separately sold add-on and the mobile app).
- Sites: wp-events-plugin.com is the product site with features, pricing, documentation and blog. eventsmanagerpro.com handles checkout, licenses and the Pro support forum.
- Publisher: Pixelite SL. Marcus Sykes has led development since 2009; Davide Benini created the plugin in 2008.

## Who it is for

Organizers, venues, clubs, schools, churches, meetup groups, conference and workshop hosts, and agencies who want to publish events and take bookings on a WordPress site they control, rather than on a hosted ticketing platform that charges per ticket. It covers one-off events, recurring series, multi-day events, timeslot-based appointments, free RSVPs and paid tickets, and scales from a single meetup to a multisite network.

## Free features (Events Manager)

- Events: single, multi-day and recurring events with complex patterns and exclusion dates; multiple timeslots per day with overlap and buffer control; categories and tags; custom attributes; images; timezone support; iCal and RSS feeds; Add to Google Calendar buttons.
- Display: responsive and full-size calendars, lists, grids, grouped listings and maps; search forms; widgets; Gutenberg blocks; shortcodes, placeholders and template tags for full control over layout.
- Bookings: multiple ticket types with capacity, price and date limits; booking approval or rejection; guest bookings without an account; customer cancellations with cut-off times; tax; attendee management; CSV export; booking statistics and charts.
- Locations: physical venues with Google Maps; online events with a URL; Zoom meetings, webinars and rooms; browsing events by location.
- Users: front-end event submission and management by members or guests; submission limits; fine-grained capabilities and permissions; BuddyPress and BuddyBoss support with group and personal events and activity stream updates.
- Multisite: independent event subsites, or cross-network event sharing and global booking management.
- Event archetypes: separate event types such as workshops, webinars or appointments, each with its own labels, slugs and enabled features.
- Compliance: GDPR export and erasure through the WordPress privacy tools, consent checkboxes, and EU right-of-withdrawal tools.
- Developers: REST API, MCP server for AI agents, OAuth authentication, hooks and filters throughout, template overrides.

## Pro features (Events Manager Pro)

- Payments: PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, Xero and offline payments through your own gateway accounts, with no commission. WooCommerce checkout is available through a separate add-on.
- Forms: custom booking forms, individual attendee forms, upload fields, digital signatures and waivers with a sealed audit record and certificate of completion, reCAPTCHA spam protection.
- Tickets: printable PDF tickets and invoices sent by email automatically, QR codes, mobile check-in and check-out, moving bookings to other dates or times.
- Bookings: waitlists, coupons and discount codes, manual bookings, multiple bookings in one checkout, automated RSVP policies, transaction history, expiry of unpaid bookings.
- Communication: customizable general, event-specific and gateway-specific emails, automated reminders, iCal attachments; SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram messages through Events Manager Connect.
- Automation: triggers on event start or end times, booking status changes and booking age; actions include emails, webhooks and messages; works with Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate and similar services.
- Coming soon: reserved seating with visual seat maps, as a Pro Plus feature.

## Add-ons and integrations

- [Events Manager I/O](https://wp-events-plugin.com/add-ons/events-manager-i-o/): scheduled import and export of events and locations with CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Meetup, Facebook (limited) and iCal (import only). Included in Pro Plus.
- [Events Manager Connect](https://wp-events-plugin.com/add-ons/events-manager-connect/): WhatsApp, Telegram and Twilio SMS notifications. Included in Pro Plus.
- [Events Manager App](https://wp-events-plugin.com/app/): iOS and Android app for door check-in and managing bookings on the go. Included in Pro Plus.
- [WooCommerce integration](https://wp-events-plugin.com/plugin-integrations/): sold separately on WooCommerce.com; sells bookings through the WooCommerce cart and syncs booking status with orders. Works with or without Pro.
- [Zoom](https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager-zoom/): free add-on that creates Zoom meetings, webinars and rooms as event locations.
- [WPML](https://wp-events-plugin.com/plugin-integrations/wpml/): multilingual events, locations and booking forms.
- [AI and MCP](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/ai/): connect ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor or any MCP-compatible agent to create and manage events and bookings; REST API for custom integrations.

## Pricing

- Free plugin: $0, unlimited events and bookings, community support on WordPress.org.
- [Pro](https://wp-events-plugin.com/pricing/): $129 per year for 1 site, $219 for 3 sites, $299 for 5, $499 for 10 and $599 for unlimited sites. Pro Plus: $169, $289, $379, $599 and $799 for the same tiers. Prices are in USD, billed annually, and include one year of updates and priority support. Promotional discounts run periodically and are shown on the pricing page.
- Renewals cost the same as the price originally paid, provided the license is renewed before it expires. Lapsed licenses can be renewed at any time.
- Licensing: one license per WordPress installation. A multisite network counts as one site. Two staging or development sites are allowed per production site. Upgrading from Pro to Pro Plus costs the price difference.
- No refunds: try the free plugin and the demo first, or ask before buying.
- [Setup packages](https://wp-events-plugin.com/pricing/): fixed-price setup by the plugin's own developers. A $199 priority session, a $349 calendar setup, a $699 bookings and payments setup that includes one year of Pro, and migrations from other platforms quoted from $1,499.

## Documentation

- [Documentation home](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/): the full user guide, updated with each release.
- [Getting started](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/getting-started/): install the plugin, set up pages and publish a first event.
- [Set up event bookings](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/set-up-event-bookings/): tickets, capacity and booking settings.
- [Payment gateways overview](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/payment-gateways-overview/): Pro gateway setup for PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, Xero and offline payments.
- [Custom booking forms](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/custom-booking-forms/): the Pro form builder for booking and attendee fields.
- [Recurring events](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/recurring-events/): recurrence patterns and exclusions.
- [Placeholders](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/placeholders/), [conditional placeholders](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/conditional-placeholders/), [shortcodes](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/shortcodes/) and [search attributes](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/event-search-attributes/): the formatting and filtering reference.
- [Multisite](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/multisite/), [BuddyPress](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/buddypress/), [Google Maps](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/google-maps/) and [importing and exporting](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/importing-exporting/).
- [AI and MCP](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/ai/): connecting AI agents to Events Manager.
- [REST API reference](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/api/): endpoints for events, locations, bookings, tickets and Pro payment gateways.
- [Tutorials](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/tutorials/): PHP customization, custom fields, templates and add-on development.
- [FAQ](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/faq/), [troubleshooting](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/troubleshooting/) and [change log](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/change-log/).
- [Full documentation as one Markdown file](https://wp-events-plugin.com/llms-full.txt).

## Demo and support

- [Live demo](https://trywpem.com/): a hosted site running Events Manager and Pro.
- [Free support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager/) on WordPress.org.
- [Pro support forum](https://eventsmanagerpro.com/support/): for license holders, login required.
- [Support policy](https://eventsmanagerpro.com/support-policy/): what Pro support covers.
- [Contact](https://wp-events-plugin.com/contact-us/): pre-sales questions and setup package quotes.
- [Blog](https://wp-events-plugin.com/blog/): release notes and announcements.

## Company

- Pixelite SL publishes Events Manager, Events Manager Pro, Login With Ajax and Meta Tag Manager for WordPress.
- Profiles: [WordPress.org](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/), [X](https://x.com/wpeventsmanager), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/wpeventsmanager), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@EventsManager).
- Translations are contributed by volunteers at [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/events-manager/).

## Optional

- [Features overview](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/) and feature pages for [payments](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/payments/), [booking forms](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/booking-forms/), [check-in](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/check-in/), [coupons](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/coupons/), [RSVPs](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/rsvps/), [signatures and waivers](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/signatures/), [mobile apps](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/mobile-apps/) and [reserved seating](https://wp-events-plugin.com/features/seating/).
- [About](https://wp-events-plugin.com/about/): the plugin's history since 2008 and its contributors.
- [Migrating to version 6](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/v6-migration/) and [migrating to version 7](https://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/v7-migration/).
- [Legacy documentation](https://wp-events-plugin.com/docs-v1/): older pages kept for reference; prefer the current documentation above.