Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales vs MegaCalendar

Power your online event registration and ticket sales with Event Espresso Decaf, the most complete WordPress events plugin. Within just minutes you can be ready to post your events, sell tickets and registrations and collect payments from attendees. WordPress event ticketing has never been easier and faster. 🤓 Schedule a Personalized Demo & Free Installation! 🎉 We offer a free one-time installation of Event Espresso premium, along with a personalized demo that includes setup, event creation, and connecting to PayPal so you’re ready for your first event. Ask questions, get expert support, and experience Event Espresso on your own website for free! 👉 Schedule your free install and demo today! 👈 Online Event Ticketing, Registration and Management for WordPress ✨ Powerful Event Registration & Ticket Sales Features With our free events plugin for WordPress, you can easily and quickly: ✓ Create events on your own WordPress website ✓ Create multiple types of tickets and registrations ✓ Sell paid event tickets and event registrations ✓ Offer RSVP with free tickets (or no tickets) ✓ Automatically open and close sales based on date and/or ticket sold ✓ Create event registrations forms ✓ Collect payments with cards and PayPal accounts ✓ Collect money straight into your own PayPal ✓ Automatically send confirmation emails to attendees and your team ✓ Download lists of attendees ✓ Manage attendees (approve, cancel, etc.) ✓ Create reusable venue profiles ✓ Organize events by categories ✓ Display events by category on your website. ✓ Mobile optimized. ✓ Compatible with most themes ✓ Search engine optimized to improve the SEO of your events. ✓ All from your WordPress dashboard Specially designed for WordPress, your event registration and ticket sales can be better backed by the team of experts that have been doing this longer than any else on WordPress. ☕️ Streamline Your Event Management: Save hours of administrative tasks with automated processes. Provide your attendees with a smooth, 24/7 registration experience. Go green by offering paperless event registration. Everything You Need to Manage Events Efficiently: Event Ticketing and Registration: Start selling tickets directly from your WordPress site. Payment Processing: Easily accept payments with PayPal (no API keys required, just connect to your PayPal account with your username and password). Upgrade to Premium Support for additional payment options. Automated Email Notifications: Keep attendees informed with confirmation and reminder emails. Attendee Management: Track RSVPs, registrations, ticket sales and collect and manage attendee details with ease. Download Attendee Data: Collect attendee contact information into your WordPress website and download the data at any time. Mobile Event Apps: Manage check-ins with our Android and Apple apps (scanning tickets available in the premium version). 📱 Explore more features and view screenshots here. Releases 5.0.57 Fixed Move PluginLicense call 5.0.56 Fixed Fix update URI 5.0.55 Added Add expired only query param to EEH_Event_Query helper Load Polyfills If WP Version Is Less Than 6.8 Allow registrations to be reassigned to existing or new contacts Fixed Fix SPCO form validation highlight and unhighlight styling Fix incorrect PayPal Commerce variable Remove Version Strings Appended to Add-on Folder Names Security Upgrade jQuery Validation library to v1-22-0 [5.0.54] Added Restrict Self Service Registration Cancellations Outside of Ticket Sale Dates Allow ticket line items to be passed into Event Scope calculateAndApplyPromotion method Fixed PPC. Prevent transaction mixup. [5.0.53] Added Add PRINT_BUTTON_* shortcode Fixed Fix Question Group Identifier On Save Changed Append the ticket name to the attendee in SPCO Upgrade wp-graphql to version v1-32-1 Block Incompatible Add-ons From Reactivating [5.0.52] Added PayPal Commerce default payment options allowed Fixed Fix persistent admin notice registrations previously dismissed notices Fix loading Event attendee Gutenberg block Fix floating content editor Changed Do not translate model names [5.0.51] Added Add Venue shortcodes to DATETIME_LIST in message templates PayPal Commerce: Add Toggle to activate alternative payment methods Fixed Integer values in 4.1.0 DMS Changed Escape translations on messages settings Use guard clase instead of remove_action() [5.0.50] Fixed [Fix dynamic shortcodes not parsing correctly (#2028)] Changed [Add a capability check for the New Date Button (Barista#1463) (#2020)] [TPC – Decimal values broken (Barista#1459) (#2025)] [5.0.49] Fixed [Fix events rest endpoint (#2021)] [Update message RegEx to include shortcodes within digits, e.g [CO_ADD1] (#2022)] Changed [Add Update URI: to all none WP.org hosted plugins. (#2018)] [5.0.48] Added [New Thank You Page Hook (#2004)] Fixed [Fix CSV reports on SSL redirects (#2010)] Changed [Require ee_advanced_event_editor Cap to Duplicate Event (#1889)] [Skip Session Save Path Filesystem Checks for open_basedir Violations (#2005)] [Relax Restrictions Generator Action Type (#2008)] [Allow for dynamic shortcode parameters within the message system (#2012)] [5.0.47] Fixed [Dont Verify Session Save Path If Handler Does Not Use The File System (#1984)] [Fix Session Save Path With open_basedir Restrictions (#1987)] [Dont Allow Bypass of Ticket Selector Required Checkbox (#1989)] Changed [Mark Mailchimp as Incompatible Addon (#1982)] [5.0.46] Changed [Add Serialized Model Protection (#1914)] [Improve SessionStartHandler Error Handling (#1967)] [Fix Model Cap Restriction Generation (#1975)] [5.0.45] Fixed [Dont send address to PayPal if country code is not a 2 character ISO 3166 code (#1947)] Changed [Trailing 0 Removed from Ticket Price Calculator (Barista#1426) (#1940)] [REM tickets do not fully retain their state when editing (Barista#1368) (#1942)] [PayPal Commerce – if no country has been set use state iso (#1956)] [5.0.44] Fixed [Fix PayPal Commerce payments when no address information is available (#1937)] [5.0.43] Fixed [SaaS. Fix fatals from Jul 24th (#1924)] [Previous value in method update_extra_meta (#1936)] [Fix SPCO Available Payment Methods Setup (#1927)] Changed [Update type AssignmentStatus in Ticket Assignment Manager. (Barista#1408) (#1920)] [Fix PayPal Commerce order request (#1921)] [5.0.42] Fixed [Fix Additional Registrant Incomplete Reg Forms (#1856)] [Fix License Keys Admin Menu Loading on Multisite (#1860)] [Fix PluginLicense Error During Cron (#1866)] [Fix Version Parsing (#1883)] [Prevent load_textdomain_just_in_time notice from GraphQL (#1882)] [Fix Admin Page RSS Feed (#1893)] [PPC. Fix updating onboarding status (#1888)] [Modify System Hook Points (#1891)] [Fix Payment Method Nag Notices (#1895)] [Decode HTML Entities in Reg Form Options (#1892)] [Fix SPCO Transaction Lock (#1906)] [SAAS. After deploy fixes Jul 16 (#1911)] [Remove types in EEM_Base that were changed or might be null (#1912)] Changed [Dont migrate options we dont use (#1845)] [Rename Version Files and Fallback to Main File for Version (#1880)] [Load Textdomain on Init (#1637)] [Define Model Field Data Types (#1714)] [Refactor Events Calendar Plus Data Loading and Add Data Migration Management (#1881)] [Removed Default Filters From Datetimes And Tickets In Editor (Barista#1422) (#1910)] [Fix Plugin Action Settings Links and Improve Plugin Menu Items (#1377)] [Move Existing and Add New SPCO Line Item Filters (#1907)] [Check For Main Query Before Running Logic in THE LOOP (#1767)] [5.0.41] Changed [Fix RegFormHandler not processing multiple registrations] [Don’t migrate EE3 options that are no longer used] [5.0.40] Added [Add hook for setting payment method form options (#1840)] Fixed [PPC. Stripe. Fix partner fees messages (#1830)] [Fix SPCO Update Requests (#1837)] [PPC. Fix log messages (#1841)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.39 changes] [fixed placeholder issue in edtr and p tag issue (Barista#1387) (#1822)] [Set EDD licensing feature flag default to true (#1824)] [Implemented CUID2 and Its Support for Jest (Barista#1409) (#1842)] [Move Default Where Conditions Constants (#1818)] [Transfer PUE License Key to EDD Client (#1851)] [5.0.39] Added [Add REG_ID Field to Reg Admin List Table Search Conditions (#1635)] Fixed [Prevent fatal when other plugins set the_content to null (#1778)] [Fix State Select Validation (#1770)] [Fix Empty Option in Select Inputs (#1786)] [Attach JS Objects to Global Window (#1791)] [Check for Query Params Before Access (#1720)] [Use a simple PPC order if a mistmatch error occurs (#1797)] [Fix Admin Only option not saving when adding/editing questions (#1812)] [Fix EE_Attende_Shortcodes parser property (#1819)] Changed [BulidMachine 5.0.38.p changes] [Mod/Add or Update readme Files (#1748)] [PPC. Better error messages (#1777)] [Fixed Backspace in Date Input Crashes Calendar (Barista#1367) #1792] [5.0.38] Added [Add support for Stripe partner fees (#1769)] [5.0.37] Fixed [Hide Final PM Deprecation Notice If Nothing Deactivated (#1761)] [Fix Version Parsing in PHP 7.4 (#1762)] Changed [Build Machine 5.0.36.p changes (#1747)] [5.0.36] Fixed [Use correct label_count default for a custom post status (#1738)] Changed [Build Machine changes 5.0.35.p (#1723)] [Allow ESPRESSO_TICKET_SELECTOR to be used without passing an event_id (#1745)] [Allow -1 to be passed as the query limit (#1744)] [5.0.35] Fixed [Fix Conditional Question Trigger ID Sanitization (#1677)] [Allow HTML within Question Text and Question options (#1711)] [Continue to check uploads directory for templates (#1705)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.34.p changes (#1700)] [5.0.34] Fixed [PPC. Fix Payment Methods Pro support for PayPal Commerce (#1696)] [Fix Conflict With REM Styles (#1697)] [Fix registration question admin label field not saving (#1647)] [Fix SaaS Signup Form (#1660)] [Fix SPCO Attendee Info Ticket Display (#1636)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.33 changes (#1683)] [5.0.33] Fixed [Fix Registration Refunds (#1638)] [PPC. Fix amount rounding issue (#1622)] [PPC. Fix double payments created (#1667)] [5.0.32] Added [Move PM Deprecation Dates (#1676)] [5.0.31] Fixed [Add Nonce for Add New State AJAX Requests (#1630)] [PUE Fix – Dont translate plugin data when checking version numbers (#1632)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.30 changes (#1629)] [Set the min required WP User integration version number to be 2.1.3 (#1633)] [5.0.30] Added [Advanced Registration Forms (#1155)] [New Self-Serve Registration Cancellation Add-on (#1581)] [Add author bundle for Loco Translate (#1602)] Fixed [Check DbStatus::isOnline() Before Loading Service Change Notifications (#1586)] [Remove period shown when only one attendee can register (#1583)] [Welp! Just Sanitize and Return Widget Settings! (#1591)] [Fix Event Subtotal Line Item Selection When Using Event Cart (#1598)] [Fix Event Cart UI Update When Deleting Tickets (#1599)] [Fix Registration Status Updates (#1612)] [Fix iFrame CSS IDs (#1613)] [Allow Checkbox Inputs When Using Datetime Selector (#1606)] [PPC. Fix ACDC removing country field (#1621)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.29 changes (#1585)] [Update Unit Tests (#1597)] [Update Registration Admin Questions Form Submission (#1593)] [Dont Load Payment Method Deprecation 2025 Notices on Event Smart (#1603)] [Update jQuery Validate to v1.19.5 (#1592)] [Improve Loco Translate bundle to include both translation filenames (#1626)] [5.0.29] Fixed [Clean Billing Info AFTER Passing Payment to Gateway (#1582)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.28 changes (#1579)] [5.0.28] Added [New Ticket Selector Checkbox and Form Styles (#1527)] [Add Payment Method Deprecation Notices (#1564)] [Bypass Payment Processing if Too Many Payment Attempts (#1577)] Fixed [PPC. Fix success payment set as pending (#1538)] [Ensure EE_AUTOSAVE_IDS is Defined (#1471)] [PPC. Fix an issue with a missing checkout type meta (#1548)] [Fix meta caps for Registration Form caps (#1546)] [Fix CSS Output in iFrames (#1552)] [Fix venue not being unassigned in EDTR (GraphQL) (#1561)] [Fix Missing Check-ins Bulk Actions (#1549)] [Fix Typing for EE_Datetime_Field::prepare_for_display() (#1570)] [Fix List Table Views (#1576)] [Fix MER Max Ticket Quantity Violations (#1567)] Changed [ Loosen Upcoming Events Widget Permissions (#1554)] [When copying datetime include venue id (Barista#1338) (#1568)] [Ensure WordPress Options Are Saved (#1574)] [5.0.27] Added [Add Venmo funding option to PayPal Commerce (#1522)] Fixed [Dont replace checkout type with PPC funding options in extra meta inputs (#1534)] [Add Billing Form Instance Check (#1537)] [Fix GraphQL requests when WP is installed in a subdirectory (#1531)] Changed [Fix phpdoc tags (#1505)] [auto lint fixes (#1358)] [5.0.26] Fixed Fixed PHP 7.4 Incompatible Code in InterfaceManager Changed [BuildMachine changes – 5.0.25.p (#1511)] [5.0.25] Changed [BuildMachine changes – 5.0.24.p (#1486)] [Fix and Split Up PHP Unit Tests (#1354)] [Add GraphQL interface EspressoNode (#1478)] [Keap. Refactor error logging (#1500)] [Remove USE_ADVANCED_EDITOR Feature Flag (Barista#1332) (#1503)] [5.0.24] Added [New Reg List Table Event Filter (#1451)] Fixed [Fix PPC Meta Data Array Error (#1454)] [Fix Event List Shortcode Show Expired Parameter (#1470)] [Force Payment Method Registration When Generating Messages (#1464)] [Ensure editor-buttons Script is Enqueued (#1472)] [PPC. Fix PM thinking it disconnected (#1479)] Changed [Build machine 5.0.23.p changes (#1461)] [Add GraphQL interface manager (#1463)] Security [Add current_user_can() Check When Updating Timezone (#1475)] [5.0.23] Fixed [Type Cast Return Value for EE_Admin_Config::useAdvancedEditor() (#1458)] Changed [BuildMachine 5.0.22 changes (#1450)] [5.0.22] Added [PPC. Add partner Fees (#1355)] [Allow Advanced Editor in Decaf (#1430)] Fixed [Fix Merge Garbage (#1396)] [Remove Return Type From create_attendee_from_billing_form_data() (#1386)] [Fix Decaf Issues (#1410)] [PPC. Fix payments getting mixed (#1415)] [Remove EE version number form PayPal Commerce fee notice (#1418)] [Fix Ticket Selector JS Missing Event Var (#1424)] [Fix Fatal Error if Payment Log is Missing (#1426)] [Fix Log Key (#1420)] [Fix Legacy Event Editor Duplicating Tickets on Update (#1435)] [Fix Trash Ticket UI in Decaf (#1417)] [Fix Errors During Plugin Update (#1437)] [PPC. Fix for the re-try payments (#1436)] [Son of Fix Datepicker Input Format (#1392)] [Fix Event Editor Timezone Selector (#1442)] Changed [Remove Use Advanced EDTR Feature Flag (#1388)] [Toggle EDD Licensing within PUE when ready (#1353)] [Set USE_PAYMENT_PROCESSOR_FEES feature flag to be true by default (#1416)] [Update Cafe Readme file for Decaf (#1397)] [Add option to delete contacts if the contact has no related registrations (#1378)] [Catch Billing Form Errors if Payment Method Deactivated (#1434)] [Advanced Editor Changes for Decaf (Barista#1330) (#1439)] [Decaf 5.0.22 Update readme.txt (#1448)] [BuildMachine 5.0.22 changes (#1450)] [5.0.21] Fixed [Fix Errors from Event Smart Log (#1316)] [Fix Saving Custom Message Templates in Event Editor (#1324)] [Dont Load Caff Admin, Hooks, or Extensions if Decaf (#1325)] [Fix Loading of Admin Class Hooks (#1323)] [Fix Events List Month Filter …

A simple and customizable calendar and events solution for WordPress websites. Specially designed for the needs of both the novice website administrator and web designers/developers, MegaCalendar enables you to control all aspects of your calendar, from custom design options to flexible, easily customizable views. Save the hassle and make your events stand out with MegaCalendar – the new standard for event listings. With MegaCalendar, you can Create and manage your calendar events with ease from your wp-admin area Display your events in month (grid) view, list view, or posterboard layout Add notes and photos to events Users can sync your calendar with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCalendar Share your events with additional websites (recipient calendar requires Pro API Key) Create categories and display separate events on separate pages based on their categories using the convenient shortcode generator. Create venues to quickly add a new event at a recurring location. Fully responsive for all devices With a MegaCalendar Pro API Key, you can Create recurring weekly or monthly events with ease (Second Tuesday, Every Wednesday, Daily, etc) Receive events from other MegaCalendar users or websites you manage Edit/update/delete Category and Venue details Request a migration of your existing calendar for any 3-month period Get support from our team More information The core fucntionality of this plugin is powered by the MegaCalendar API. For more information about the MegaCalendar API you can view the specification and our developer documentation. By using this plugin you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.