Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!

Fixed bug with counting approved bookings since 7.2.3

Fixed WP caching of event timeslots using only event ID instead of full UID, causing retrieval errors

:get_post_id() to return post_id directly if already set before checking recurrence conditions

Fixed timeranges (timeslots) not being properly loaded for repeated events, resulting in booking forms without timeslot selection

Fixed calendar month picker display issue for western hemisphere timezones

Fixed multi-timerange and timeslot settings not being reflected in the event submission UI in some setups

Fixed incorrect default timerange UI data when adding an extra timerange to an event

FAQ update

Fixed booking cut-off time reverting to 12AM upon save for single events

Fixed styling issues for timeslot/range editor where trash icon may not appear on front-end for multiple time-ranges

Fixed repeating event ticket descriptions not showing on booking form if not overridden

Fixed saving a repeated event ticket being set to price 0 rather than repeating event parent ticket price

Fixed adding exclusion recurrence set not working when creating new event

Changed template approach for recurrence sets so recurrence set template is within a template element

Fixed validation errors in recurring events creating an extra blank recurrence set in UI after save attempt

Fixed timerange validation errors not saving elements of an event such as recurrence set data, timeranges etc. requiring re-setup during submission

Fixed event booking cut-off times not being properly saved for recurring events

Fixed recurring/repeating event booking cut-off relative dates (by day) not being properly saved

Fixed quick-action recurring/repeated links showing up for trashed posts

Fixed event status inconsistencies whilst trashing and untrashing repeated events

Fixed trashed event_status in EM_Event objects always reverting to 0 when loaded from DB

Fixed inability to unmark an event as all-day once clicked/saved for first time

Fixed calendar month formatting option not reflected in calendar

Fixed booking form for timeslots showing the time picker if the event is closed to bookings

Fixed repeating events template showing in the events list

Fixed vulnerabilities CVE-2025-12407 and CVE-2025-12408 reported by thinnawarth mathuros via WordFence Security

Fixed medium XSS vulnerability CVE-2025-12976 reported by Muhammad Yudha – DJ via WordFence Security

Changed post_id and blog_id to protected properties with magic get/set, allowing post-less recurrences to reference parent post and blog IDs

Fixed recurrences not correctly referencing categories and category properties such as colors

Made improvements to spacing on mobile and general booking form views for better use of screen real estate

Fixed calendar not showing timeslot events with correct time

Fixed inconsistent results when showing events split by timeslot

Added default option for showing calendars with or without splitting by timeslot

Updated intl‑tel‑input to v25.12.5

Fixed submission and UI issues with the phone field

Fixed allowable HTML in ticket names not outputting in ticket summaries

Added booking and ticket counting of reserved vs. pending spaces, fixing inconsistent counts with custom pending status

Added #_UNAVAILABLESPACES and #_RESERVEDSPACES placeholders

Changed #_BOOKEDSPACES so reserved pending spaces are excluded

:get_status_spaces() and EM_Bookings::get_status_count()

Fixed ticket required checkbox getting unchecked upon second save when editing an event

Fixed fatal error when supplying comma-separated list of views in event list or calendar shortcode

Fixed fatal error when supplying comma-separated list of views in event list or calendar shortcode (duplicate fix)

Fixed Google Map JS warnings

Upgraded Google Maps to async loading and Advanced Markers

Modified map balloon formats to exclude location name, now automatically included in balloon title

Updated how map info balloons are styled

Fixed privacy consent not being forced as required

Fixed “convert to recurrence” link not working outside the event editor

Updated readme.txt WordPress version

Updated readme.txt WordPress version (correction)

Fixed using event=”x” in shortcode or PHP functions producing empty results in custom archetypes

Added support for iCal and RSS feeds for custom archetypes

Added support for taxonomy event lists to include all archetypes or specific ones via placeholders such as #_CATEGORYNEXTEVENTS{archetype}

Fixed interference with other scheduled post CPTs

Removed jQuery UI Touch Punch 0.2.3 from JS libraries

Fixed calendar month picker showing Jan 2025 when navigating from Dec 2025 when format is set to M Y instead of F Y

Fixed possible PHP warnings in em-event-post.php and em-location-post.php

Fixed PHP error associated with #_BOOKINGBUTTON

Fixed blank admin pages for some server setups (possibly PHP version)