As of March 2022, Stripe is now available with our free Event Tickets plugin. Check out this blog post to learn more. If you’d like to accept WooCommerce payments with Stripe, it couldn’t be easier. Simply download the free Stripe extension from WooCommerce and start accepting payments with Stripe today. Good News for Event Tickets…
We’ve been working hard on the The Events Calendar 4.2, including updates to all of our premium add-ons. You already know about the features we’re stoked to release, but we also want to let you know that the release candidates for the updates are now available for testing. As a reminder, release candidates are different…
Today we crossed into new territory with The Events Calendar – over one thousand 5-star reviews. Our reputation is something we work hard to maintain. That’s why our support team carves out dedicated time each week to answer questions on the WordPress.org support forums, review new feature suggestions on User Voice, and respond to every user…
The Events Calendar 4.2 is just around the corner and we’re packing in some pretty awesome features that we can’t wait to get into your hands. It’s hard for us to keep quiet about what’s coming, so here’s a sneak peak into the things we’re most excited about in this release. oEmbed for Events You know…
“Plugins are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” Ok, Dumbledore didn’t really say that, but it’s still true. And when it comes to evaluating WordPress plugins, Harry Potter offers some valuable lessons to help avoid future headaches. Evaluating WordPress Plugins: Choose Your Wand Wisely Diagon Alley makes choosing a wand look…
When it comes to event planning, selecting a date for your event is about much more than the venue availability. So how do you choose the perfect event date? Picking your date is one of the first steps in the event planning process. After establishing your event goals and objectives, you’ll want to spend some…
Your event registration process has a tremendous impact on RSVP and ticket sales. The easier the process, the more likely attendees will make it all the way through checkout. All of the attendees that want to register for your event have to go through the same first step: registration. Make a positive impact by nailing…
This post was updated on June 17, 2020. Attendee emails are a critical component of event marketing. Long before guests arrive and check in for your event, they’ve already formed an impression of you based on your email communications. There’s an art to figuring out the right number of emails to send to your attendees.…
Using Facebook for event marketing is an excellent way to increase registrations and ticket sales for your events. The best part? All of the methods we’ve shared below won’t cost you a penny. Free Ways to Use Facebook for Event Marketing Beyond adding share buttons to your calendar listings, there are some easy ways to leverage…
As part of our continued efforts to provide the best events management solutions for WordPress, Modern Tribe has purchased GigPress, a popular and established events plugin aimed at musicians, comedians, and other performers. GigPress joins our illustrious lineup of events plugins including The Events Calendar, Events Calendar PRO, and Event Tickets. Our events plugins get…
It seems like it was just yesterday that we were celebrating 2 million downloads of The Events Calendar on WordPress.org. In just 6 short months, we’re already closing in on our next milestone – 3 MILLION downloads! Internally, our team has already started placing guesses on when we’ll hit the big 3 million download mark.…
We often get asked for a coupon code or discount promo from users that want to buy a whole cart full of our plugins at once. Instead of trying to manage individual coupon codes, we found another way to hook you up with some sweet discounts for Events Calendar PRO and our other premium plugins. Events…
Last month our products leadership team gathered for their annual retreat. Supporting and maintaining The Events Calendar and our related suite of premium WordPress plugins is a tall order, so while the rest of us kept things running smoothly for the day-to-day, the partners behind Modern Tribe met with Zach, Neill, Matt, Geoff, and Rob to…
So you want to connect with more WordPress people in your local area. Awesome! But where do you find local WordPress events to attend? We’ve got the skinny on resources to help you find local WordPress meetups, events, workshops, and conferences in your area. WordCamp Events WordCamps are an obvious choice for connecting with local…
An early bird ticket pricing strategy is one of the most popular ways to promote ticket sales for events like conferences, workshops, and seminars. Despite their popularity, early bird ticket pricing strategies don’t always work out as planned. Some of the common problems we see are tickets not selling quickly enough, tickets selling too quickly, and…