RSVPMaker is the #75 ranked marketing app on WordPress, with a 4.6 average rating from 11 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
RSVPMaker is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by davidfcarr. With a rating of 4.6★ from 11 reviews, it currently ranks #75 in the Marketing category.
AppRanks data: RSVPMaker ranks #75 in Marketing on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 18% of that category.
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RSVPMaker is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Marketing category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 11 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 (4.6★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by davidfcarr — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (11) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How RSVPMaker works
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RSVPMaker is an event and email marketing tool. Use PayPal or Stripe to collect event payments. RSVPMaker handles scheduling, event marketing, and RSVP tracking. You can send email to small lists through your web server or take advantage of the integrations with Postmark and Mailchimp to scale up.
When implemented in combination with Postmark for reliable email delivery, RSVPMaker can function as an alternative to Mailchimp or MailPoet that allows you to format messages in the WordPress editor and easily incorporate events (for invitations) and blog posts or excerpts from posts (for email newsletters and promotions).
Use RSVPMaker to:
– Schedule and promote events of all sorts: conferences, classes, seminars, speaking events, parties and weddings are a few common uses.
– Register attendees, prompting them to enter whatever information you need, including the names of guests.
– Collect money using PayPal or Stripe.
– Create webinars and other online events leveraging free resources like the YouTube Live service.
– Create, format, and edit email newsletters within the WordPress block editor, rather than learning another content composer tool. Use dynamic blocks or shortcodes to incorporate dynamic content like lists of recent blog posts or upcoming events.
– Power membership-oriented websites with tools for emailing all your members or just those who have or have not registered for a specific event.
– Send email using your own web server, an SMTP plugin or the integrations with Mailchimp and Postmark.
– Postmark integration has the advantage of supporting both broadcast / mailing list and transactional messages (like RSVP Confirmations).
Creating and Managing Events RSVPMaker events are created and edited just like blog posts in the WordPress editor, with the addition of parameters like event date (so the items can be listed chronologically and displayed on a calendar grid).
Explore the editing experience with this WordPress Playground demo (created using the author’s Quick Playground plugin)
You can use RSVPMaker for event announcements, or turn on the Collect RSVPs function and set additional options for sending email notifications, customizing confirmation and reminder messages, and setting a price or prices if you will be requesting online payments via PayPal.
RSVP reports can be viewed on the administrator’s dashboard or downloaded as spreadsheets.
If you hold events on a recurring schedule, such as First Monday or Every Friday, you can define a template with the boilerplate details and quickly generate multiple entries that follow that schedule. Individual event posts can still be customized. For example, you might book a series of monthly events for the year and add the names of speakers or agenda details as you go along.
The RSVP Mailer tool allows you to use the familiar WordPress editor to format email newsletters and promotional messages, which can include embedded events and other dynamic content from your website. You use the same tools to format transactional messages such as confirmation and reminder messages.
Hosting and Support RSVPMaker is a free plugin that doesn’t hold much back in terms of “premium” features.
The plugin author is available to consult on customizations, but most generally useful enhancements are folded back into the core plugin code. RSVPMaker also aims to be developer-friendly, allowing you to build event-centric applications on top of it.
Hosting and support of pre-configured websites is available through RSVPMaker.com. RSVPMaker.com uses Siteground hosting behind the scenes and Postmark for reliable delivery of email newsletters and transactional messages.
Contact the plugin author for details about additional customizations for reselling Postmark services across WordPress multisite networks.
RSVPMaker.com
RSVPMaker on GitHub
Free Extensions:
RSVPMaker for Toastmasters provides meeting management for public speaking and leadership development clubs that are part of Toastmasters International.
RSVPMaker Volunteer Roles Sign up people to fill specific roles at an event.
Translations (some may be out of date):
German: Markus König, Björn Wilkens
Dutch: Els van der Zalm
Spanish: Andrew Kurtis, WebHostingHub
Polish: Jarosław Żeliński
Norwegian: Thomas Nybø
Turkish: Göksel UÇAK
Thank you!
Translators please reach out to me if you want an updated POT source file
Credits RSVPMaker Copyright (C) 2010-2023 David F. Carr
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
See the GNU General Public License at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html>.
RSVPMaker also includes code derived from the software development kits for PayPal, Stripe, MailChimp, and Postmark under the license of their creators.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Marketing#75of 437Top 18%
- Calendar#80of 434Top 19%
- Block-enabled#274of 427Top 65%
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Keyword rankings
RSVPMaker ranks for 3 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- Rank #782
- Rank #786
- Rank #796
Competitors & alternatives
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Where RSVPMaker stands in the Marketing category
RSVPMaker ranks #75 of 437 apps in the Marketing category, placing it in the top 18% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is RSVPMaker?
RSVPMaker is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.6-star rating from 11 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Marketing 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 davidfcarr.
Who uses RSVPMaker?
Currently around 300 active stores have installed RSVPMaker. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Marketing category on WordPress.
Where does RSVPMaker rank on WordPress?
RSVPMaker currently sits at position #75 in the Marketing category on WordPress. That places it in the top 17% of 437 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.