Import Social Events is the #25 ranked events app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 115 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Import Social Events is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Xylus Themes. With a rating of 4.8★ from 115 reviews, it currently ranks #25 in the Events category.
AppRanks data: Import Social Events ranks #25 in Events on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 7% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Import Social Events is a category-leading WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Events category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 115 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Xylus Themes — established developer track record
Cons
- −No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
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How Import Social Events works
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NOTICE:
You need below things to work Facebook Event Importing using API.
Facebook app (Here is how to create FB app)
Your site need to HTTPS (SSL certificate)
You need to mark events as interested or going on facebook to get imported
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🎯 Live Feed Builder Create and manage multiple event feeds with our intuitive visual builder:
Event IDs Source — Paste specific Facebook Event IDs to display selected events (supports multiple Event IDs separated by commas or newlines).
iCal URL Source — Import events from Facebook iCal/ICS export links (supports multiple iCal URLs in Pro).
Facebook Page Source — Fetch all events from public Facebook Pages automatically (supports multiple Page IDs/slugs in Pro).
Facebook Group Source — Fetch all events from public Facebook Groups automatically (supports multiple Group IDs/URLs in Pro).
🎨 Beautiful Layouts Choose from a variety of stunning, responsive layouts:
Card Grid — Modern, responsive grid cards with event images, dates, and venue info.
List View — Clean, classic list layout for a traditional event listing.
Timeline — Vertical chronological timeline with elegant date markers (Pro).
Compact List — Maximum event details packed into a space-saving design (Pro).
Minimal Grid — Sleek, minimalistic grid with subtle hover effects (Pro).
Ticket List — Specialized layout highlighting ticket info and event dates (Pro).
Masonry — Dynamic, Pinterest-style staggered grid layout (Pro).
⚙️ Powerful Feed Features
Gutenberg Block — Embed event feeds directly from the WordPress Block Editor.
Advanced Date Filters — Show today’s, this week’s, this month’s, upcoming, or custom date range events.
Hide Online Events — Filter out virtual/online events from your feed.
Configurable Pagination — AJAX load-more, numbered pagination, or infinite scroll with customizable events per page.
Smart Caching — Set your own cache duration (minutes) to balance freshness vs. performance.
Auto Background Sync — Events and HQ images are fetched in the background without slowing down your page.
High-Quality Images — Automatically fetches full-resolution cover photos for every event.
Location & Venue Data — Displays venue name, address, and coordinates scraped from Facebook.
Organizer Details — Shows event creator/organizer name with link.
Custom CSS — Add your own CSS per feed for full design control.
Shortcode Support — Use [ifepro_live_feed id="FEED_ID"] anywhere on your site.
Legacy Widget Support — Classic WordPress widget for sidebars and footers.
Legacy Shortcode — [facebook_events] still supported for displaying imported database events.
Import Facebook Events into WordPress : Import Social Events allows you to import Facebook events into your WordPress site automatically. Automate your Event Marketing using Import Social Events plug-in. Import Events from Facebook Page, Facebook Event and all your events marked as Interested/Going.
You can schedule event import so it will be imported/synchronized automatically [Pro]
Using This plugin you can import facebook event into below listed leading Event Management Plug-ins, which allows you to run imports from facebook right from your dashboard. Import Facebook Events bridges the gap between your website and your Facebook events making event management easier and it is one of the leading facebook events importers.
Import Facebook Events into
The Events Calendar – Supported with the latest version 6.0.
Events manager
Event Organiser
EventON
EventPrime
My Calendar
Event Espresso
In-built Events
You can use [facebook_events] for display in-built facebook events list.
Full short-code example:
Full Shortcode Example:
[facebook_events col="2" posts_per_page="12" category="cat1,cat2" past_events="yes" order="desc" orderby="post_title" start_date="2017-12-25" end_date="2018-12-25"]
Additional PRO Add-on Features
Scheduled import events.
Upcoming Events Widget On Elementor Editor
Upcoming Events New Grid View Style
Import events from the facebook page
Import events from Facebook Event
Import My Events will import all events you marked as Interested/Going
Sync events with facebook automatically
Import multiple events easily
Show events from facebook page into WordPress
Upcoming Events widget
Works with WPBackery Page Builder. Support for more page builders is on the way 🙂
Multiple Facebook Page Sources — Scrape events automatically from multiple public Facebook Pages
Multiple Facebook Group Sources — Scrape events automatically from multiple public Facebook Groups
Multiple iCal URL Sources — Scrape events automatically from multiple iCal URLs
5 Additional Layouts — Timeline, Compact List, Minimal Grid, Ticket List, and Masonry layouts
Activity Logs — Track all API calls, image fetches, and errors in a detailed log viewer
Background Pagination — Silently fetches all event pages in the background for large event lists
New All in one Event Import Tool!
We’ve developed bulk event imports tool. This add-on service for The Events Calendar allows you import events from your favorite sources like Facebook, Meetup, Eventbrite, iCalendar, and ICS.
Check out WP Event Aggregator now.
Our Plugins for importing events!
WP Event Aggregator
Import Meetup Events
Import Eventbrite Events
WP Bulk Delete
Category rankings
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Keyword rankings
Import Social Events ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- Rank #623
Competitors & alternatives
Import Social Events doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked events apps on WordPress:
Where Import Social Events stands in the Events category
Import Social Events ranks #25 of 399 apps in the Events category, placing it in the top 7% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Import Social Events?
Import Social Events is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 115 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Events category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Xylus Themes.
Where does Import Social Events rank on WordPress?
Import Social Events currently sits at position #25 in the Events category on WordPress. That places it in the top 6% of 399 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.