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Last week we published major releases to The Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and their premium add-ons. We also launched a new product, Event Aggregator. Hot on the heels of those releases, today we’re happy to announce the first Maintenance Release of the 4.3 release cycle. Maintenance Releases are smaller updates between major updates that are…

For Immediate Release PLYMOUTH, NH (October 18, 2016) — Modern Tribe, Inc., a leading full-stack development agency with extensive experience developing and supporting WordPress plugins, announced today the launch of Event Aggregator, a new service that manages bulk event imports from Facebook, Meetup.com, Google Calendar, iCalendar, ICS, and CSV within a single dashboard. Over the…

We’ve just released an update to The Events Calendar to address an issue encountered by users of our legacy importer plugins. Some eagle-eyed early adopters noticed the problem and we were able to get a solution in place quickly. The issue in question occurred when folks who have our Facebook Events plugin were transitioning to our…

The Events Calendar 4.3 is finally here, along with a new product and some exciting updates to our suite of premium add-ons. We’ve previewed the major features included in this release, and now those features are available. We couldn’t be more stoked for you to have them. This is a major update and, as such,…

We’ve packed a lot into our 4.3 release. Below you’ll find a high-level overview of new features, fixes, and tweaks. For more detailed info, check out our full 4.3 release notes. 1. Introducing: Event Aggregator Many customers use a combination of Facebook Events, iCal Importer, and the CSV importer built into The Events Calendar to…

We just released an update to our iCal Importer plugin. This is what we like to call a hotfix release. These releases arise when we want to address a specific issue without making customers wait for the “regularly-scheduled” releases that happen on a slower timetable. So what was fixed in this release? Well, when you…

We just released an update to our Event Tickets Plus plugin. This is what we like to call a hotfix release because it addresses a specific issue that was reported to us and we wanted to get an official patch out to everyone before shipping any of our regularly scheduled releases. So what was fixed…

Every support exchange is fundamentally about one thing: solving a problem for a customer. While each customer is different, and each issue has its own nuances and context, aspects of the problem-solving process can be standardized to great effect. The best way to standardize support processes is to make and implement checklists. Simple checklists that…

We’re winding down on the maintenance releases for The Events Calendar and Event Ticket s 4.2 as we ramp up the pace of development on version 4.3. By the way, we have a sneak peek at what’s coming up in version 4.3 and we hope it makes you as excited to ship it as we…

We’re kicking the tires on The Events Calendar 4.3, which includes updates to our entire suite of calendar and ticketing plugins. If you’ve been following along, we’ve been shipping a series of maintenance releases for Version 4.2 and, while squashing bugs can be fun, we’re really, really excited about what;s coming up in 4.3 and…

Back to school season is in full swing. From kindergarten to college, kids of all ages are brimming with potential as they gear up for a new school year. Glancing at the news, there are all sorts of articles on how to prepare your child to head back to school. From easing into preschool to…

We’re happy to present the next installment in this series of maintenance releases for The Events Calendar and Event Tickets. If you’ve been following along, we ship a number of maintenance releases in between the major feature releases for our products and this is the latest round of fixes. The details of this release are below.…

It’s not uncommon for customers of ours to want to change the appearance or behavior of their event calendars. Our support staff is not able to help with customizations, though, and so the responsibility of writing custom code often falls squarely and solely on the shoulders of the customer. The problem is that most customers…

WordPress plugins and themes are often customizable with functions called “hooks”. There are two types of hooks: actions and filters. If you’re not familiar with actions and filters, then definitely spend some time learning the basics. The WordPress Codex has an in-depth introduction to them here, and Treehouse has a great overview here, for example.…