Hi Katja,
I just replied to your other that requested a refund on Events Calendar PRO. Again, sorry to hear it’s not what you’re looking for on your project!
You absolutely do not need to purchase Events Calendar PRO in order to use Filter Bar and Community Events. All three plugins offer different functionality to extend what The Events Calendar can do and are sold separately so that you can choose which features you want to add rather than having to purchase everything.
For reference, here are the difference between each plugin:
- Events Calendar PRO: Adds premium features to The Events Calendar, including additional calendar views, shortcodes, custom fields, pages for Venues and Organizers, default content display settings, integration with the WordPress Customizer and recurring events.
- Filter Bar: Adds an additional navigation bar (customizable to be either horizontal or vertical) to The Events Calendar that allows site visitors to narrow the search results of events by a number of variables including, category, tag, location, time of day, and price.
- Community Events: Adds a submission form to The Events Calendar that allows your visitors to submit events to the calendar without needing to access the WordPress admin.
Does this help answer your question? Please let me know. 🙂
Cheers!
Geoff