The Top 8 Best WordPress Calendar Plugins

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WordPress handles events really well.

That’s because it has a “custom post types” feature built-in, so you can publish events just like you publish posts and pages.

Most of the event calendar plugins below take advantage of that and add a new Event post type to your site. They also have attractive calendar displays that adapt well to mobile and desktop devices.

Keep reading to find the top picks.

Best calendar plugins

Only the highest-rated plugins made the cut in this collection.

You’ll find a mixture of free, freemium, and premium plugins here. They’ve all got nice designs and a ton of functionality. You’ll have no trouble creating and customizing a calendar on your site.

Here are the best WordPress calendar plugins.


Which calendar plugin is best?

So which one should you choose?

While imperfect, The Events Calendar is probably the best choice for most people. The free version has everything you need and it’s a reliable solution after being tested across hundreds of thousands of websites.

Strive Content Calendar is the stand-out choice if you’d prefer to add a calendar to your site for content rather than events.

The Stachethemes Event Calendar plugin is another top choice. It has a good variety of features but really stands out for its beautiful design that adapts to mobile devices.

The last plugin I’ll highlight is the WooEvents plugin which has the most eCommerce options for selling tickets. If you already know how to use WooCommerce or have it installed on your site, this will be an easy choice.

Thanks for reading, and if you were able to find a good solution for your site in this collection of the best calendar plugins for WordPress, please share the post before you go.

Ben Sibley

Ben Sibley

This article was written by Ben Sibley. He is a WordPress theme designer & developer, and founder of Compete Themes.

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