Plenty of solutions are available to announce events on a WordPress website. Some offer sophisticated integrations with external services, others work with plugins like WooCommerce, and some include a whole suite of features like seat booking, barcode check-ins, and more.
The plugin we’re featuring today for the KrautPress Advent Calendar does (almost) none of that. Instead, it successfully focuses on one thing: event management. The plugin we’re looking at is called Event Organiser.
Using the plugin
After installation, the plugin adds its own entry to the admin menu. Behind it lies a range of actions and events. In addition to titles, descriptions, and start and end times for events, the plugin also allows for the management of venues and categories.
Besides a backend view of the scheduled events, the plugin lets you display events —like those from a specific category— via widgets or shortcodes. For now, this reliance on somewhat outdated parts of WordPress is a bit disappointing, but hopefully, future updates will address this.
Conclusion
Event Organiser may not be the right fit if you need more or different features. However, this plugin could be a hidden gem for those who want to highlight events occasionally.
The plugin is available for free in the WordPress.org plugin directory. The developer’s website also offers some paid extensions, although I have yet to gain experience with them.