ArtistPress vs Gigs Calendar

ArtistPress is a easy to use, flexible and free WordPress plugin for artists. You can use the built-in shortcodes to create a professional artist bio page, show listing, and photo galleries without any code. You can easily create an artist profile page including photo, bio and contact information. You can create a list of upcoming events or shows that includes Google Maps integration to provide event locations and driving directions. You can also create photo galleries to show off your work or highlights photographs from your shows. Features Shortcodes functionality for creating all of the ArtistPress pages. Built-in WordPress theme templates for advanced users. Single artist profile including photo, bio and contact information Photos galleries and albums Unlimited Venues Unlimited Events on event listing Google Maps API integration with Google [API key] Driving directions to events when using Google Maps feature Use the plugin settings to show as little or as much information as you want to your fans ArtistPress Pro and ArtistPress Community are premium upgrades that, when completed, will add the ability to add playlists, Shortcodes Use [artistpress-artist id=”X”] to display the the Artist Profile. The “id” is the post ID for the Artist post. Use [artistpress-show-list] to display the list of shows you have created. Use [artistpress-show id=”X”] to display an individual show. The “id” is the post ID for the Show post. Use [artistpress-gallery id=”X”] to display an individual gallery. The “id” is the post ID for the Gallery post. Use [artistpress-gallery-album term=”X”] to display an album of galleries. The “term” is the Album slug. ArtistPress Pro When development is complete, ArtistPress Pro will add playlist functionality allowing you to publish up to 5 playlists on your site using a simple shortcode. It will also add a social sharing tool for the some of the leading social media services, including Facebook, Twitter, and Behance. ArtistPress Community When development is complete, ArtistPress Community will allow you add unlimited artists and unlimited playlists, making it the perfect tool for a club, band manager, or art gallery. Links Website Documentation ArtistPress PRO and Community Google Maps API Key

This plugin is geared toward bands and musicians to manage and display a calendar of their gigs within WordPress. It’s meant to be as easy as possible for both the musician and the fan. It even manages venue data complete with mapping and ticket links. Compatibility notes = Browser = This plugin’s administration pages are currently only supported fully by the Firefox and Safari browsers. When I am approaching version 1.0, I plan to develop full support for IE7 and Opera. If you would like to know more about my decision to focus on Firefox and Safari, feel free to get in touch with me. WordPress If you are using a WordPress version less than 2.3, you may need to create the database tables manually. You can find the SQL in tables.sql. Get in touch with me if you need help doing that. You might also want to consider updating to the most recent version of WordPress. MySQL If you are using a MySQL version less than 4.1, filtering the gig posts from your normal blog entries will be disabled. You will need to filter those based on the category you select in the settings page using another plugin. I suggest the Advanced Category Excluder (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-category-excluder/) plugin.