3 Common Virtual Event Problems (and How to Fix Them)
We’ll show you our favorite tips to avoid virtual event burnout when everybody’s a little sick of online events.
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The Events Calendar Joins the Liquid Web Family
TL;DR The Events Calendar is getting acquired by Liquid Web, a leading hosting provider. The entire Events Calendar team is staying on board. Customers can expect the same level of service, plus more new features in the future. We’ll get right to the point: The Events Calendar is joining Liquid Web. It’s big news, and…
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How to Integrate Virtual Events on a Membership Site
Adding a membership component to your virtual events can generate additional revenue and increase customer retention on your WordPress site.
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How to Create an Events Marketplace on WordPress
Creating your own events marketplace doesn’t have to be a pipe dream. It’s totally possible to build a revenue-generating hub for events on your WordPress site. All you need is a few plugins. How does a marketplace work? Think of Eventbrite or Etsy, for two examples. Both sites take a cut from each event organizer…
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2020 in Review: Virtual Events, Product Makeovers, and New Integrations
There’s no way to look back at 2020 without acknowledging how difficult this year has been. The pandemic added an enormous amount of complexity, uncertainty, and heartbreak to the world. It took lives, and it put lives on hold. It also presented major challenges to anybody in the businesses of planning events. But the events…
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Do I Need Event Tickets or Eventbrite Tickets?
We’ll admit it: Our ticketing plugins can be confusing if you’re not familiar with their features. In this post, we’ll help you determine whether you need Event Tickets, Eventbrite Tickets, or both. Before we dive in, here’s a quick overview of each plugin. Event Tickets is a free tool that lets you sell tickets and…
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Why do WordPress Plugins Charge an Annual Fee?
It’s a fair question: Why do plugin developers charge annually for premium plugins? Why can’t you just buy a plugin once and own it for life? We’re going to tackle this question below. Hopefully we can help illuminate why we charge an annual fee for our premium plugins and what that fee provides for our…
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Promoter Campaigns: Save Time with Email Marketing
In this post we’re going to learn all about Promoter Campaigns. Promoter is an email marketing tool that syncs with The Events Calendar, making it easier than ever to stay in touch with attendees and manage email marketing for events. With Promoter Campaigns, you can create a reusable collection of email shortcuts to assign to…
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Seating Chart Solutions for The Events Calendar
Some events are general admission. Some are virtual. And others require assigned seating. When it comes to selling tickets for an event where seat assignments matter, the topic is always going to turn to seating charts. Seating charts add a whole additional layer of planning to an event. In this post, we’ll walk through the…
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Block Patterns to Use With The Events Calendar
If you’re looking to give your event pages in WordPress an upgrade, this post is just for you. We’ve created some snazzy block patterns specifically for The Events Calendar! Download the free extension If you’re already using The Events Calendar, this free extension will add some block patterns for you to use. (And if you’re…
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How to Work With WordPress Block Patterns
Block patterns have the potential to make publishing content in WordPress easier and more flexible than ever. For example, let’s say you always find yourself adding the same two blocks to your posts. Perhaps it’s two side-by-side buttons. If you’ve done this before, then you know what it takes to make this happen: Add a…
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How to Add a Calendar to Any Website
If you use The Events Calendar plugins on WordPress, you already know that our tools have you covered for all your event management needs. From creating a flexible calendar to selling tickets and promoting virtual events (plus everything in between), we’ve got a WordPress plugin for you. But if you’re moving your site to a…
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Compatible Themes for The Events Calendar
With all of the thousands of WordPress themes out there, it would be difficult to test the theme compatibility of our calendar plugins against every single one of them. Instead of focusing on compatibility with a particular theme, we have built The Events Calendar, Events Calendar Pro, Event Tickets, Event Tickets Plus, and our other premium…
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Managing Zoom from your WordPress Dashboard
Did you know you can connect Zoom to The Events Calendar and manage it right from WordPress? In this set-up guide, we’ll be running on WordPress with the following plugins: The Events Calendar (Free) Virtual Events add-on for The Events Calendar (Premium) The Virtual Events plugin lets you connect your Zoom account to The Events…
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How to Use The Events Calendar for Homeschooling
Like many other parents, I’ve found myself homeschooling my kids while schools are closed. It’s been a heckuva transition, but my wife and I have picked up a few tricks along the way to make things easier. For starters, we’re using The Events Calendar to create a class schedule. It’s been a life-saver for us…
