It’s mind-blowing to think how 2021 flew by so fast. Just yesterday, or so it seems, we were saying goodbye to 2020, wondering if a new year would finally give us a break from the COVID-19 mayhem. To add to the ambiguity, we were facing a major shift as a team. However, despite being surrounded by…
To run a virtual event or webinar using YouTube Live on your own site, you should start with creating a WordPress site and installing the number one free event and ticketing solution for WordPress, The Events Calendar. As you’ve no doubt noticed, YouTube has become extremely popular over the past few years. In fact, YouTube…
The Events Calendar team strives to produce the best products possible in order to provide our customers with all of the features they desire. This includes creating a calendar that loads quickly to create the best user experience available. To that end, we have a few solutions that we recommend to improve your calendar’s performance…
If you’re looking to add an event submission form to your WordPress site, look no further! Our Community Events plugin is exactly what you need. From travel websites to nonprofits to community centers, adding a submission form to your website can assist a wide range of enterprises. By allowing users to submit events to your…
By now you may have heard about the latest widespread security vulnerability involving a free piece of software called log4j. Because we do not use log4j, this particular vulnerability has not affected any of our plugins or systems. What is log4j? Log4j is open source software that is used by developers to log information and…
Along with other awesome premium features like recurring events, shortcodes, and extra calendar views, one of the things that we love about Events Calendar Pro is the ability to add additional fields. Although this feature has been around for quite some time, we often take it for granted because it is such a built-in functionality…
When it’s done right, storytelling has a way of captivating its audience and painting a picture so vivid that it feels like we’re right there with the storyteller. Storytelling is also a necessary device that people use to get their message across in presentations, in front of a boardroom, or even from behind a computer…
Allowing site visitors to subscribe to your WordPress calendar is a great way to keep them informed about your upcoming events. Once subscribed, they’ll be able to see what’s coming down the pipeline and keep up-to-date with any last-minute changes. Including the option to subscribe to the calendar on your WordPress site also increases your…
We can all agree that event management is one of the hardest occupations out there. In fact, event planning has been rated the fifth most stressful job in the world! With this in mind, it’s a good idea to find ways to minimize the burden by maximizing available resources. This way, you’ll reduce stress, all…
In our opinion, WordPress is the ideal platform for hosting a nonprofit website. There are so many benefits to adopting WordPress as a nonprofit that you will undoubtedly see a return. Most significantly, WordPress is completely free to use. We understand that you may not always have infinite cash to devote to website development, so…
The Events Calendar gives you everything you need to create a calendar of events that you can share with your users. It even allows you to add booking capabilities to your calendar so that users can interact with you even more. With these features in hand, users can make appointments directly from your online calendar…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for the WordPress community, Black Friday! There are so many exciting deals to take advantage of, but where can you start? As part of the StellarWP family of brands, we’ve got the inside information on the best deals in town. In case you haven’t heard, The Events…
It goes without saying that people are now considering transferring all of their previously in-person activities online. There are so many advantages to going virtual that it is likely to become a standard practice in the future. When it comes to conducting worship events, relocating your church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other houses of worship…
To say that we live in unprecedented times is quite an understatement. Event management now includes the extra layer of mask requirements, vaccination proof, and regulations that vary based on location and where the activity is taking place. With so much unpredictability in event planning, how can you successfully prepare events in advance? Well, one…
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a tiny home, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, the pandemic alone has caused this trend to skyrocket over the past year and people want to know all about this kind of lifestyle. That’s where More Life, Less House’s WordPress site comes in. They’ve built an entire website around…