messy uninstall
I didn’t get very far into testing — it didn’t seem to have the display I needed — but I noticed that after uninstallation it left hundreds of disused tables in my database. This makes me leery of other issues, so I will not be testing further.
Be wary, documentation is not accurate
I needed to import events from another plugin. Based on their documentation, which clearly stated that the import add-on was included in the Pro subscription, I upgraded to Pro. This was the only feature I needed. The add-on was not available to me. When I asked support why it wasn’t available, they said I would need to upgrade to Pro+ to get that feature, even though their documentation stated otherwise. I was not willing to pay an additional $30 (bringing the total to $130) for a one-time use feature. They refused to refund even though their documentation was wrong. I imported events using WP All Import, and they were successfully added to the correct table in the database.
Rating is for PRO version only!
I’ve played around with this plug in for years. And the free version is great. Recently I felt I needed some features that weren’t available unless I upgraded to pro, so I plopped down the 100+ bucks to do so. And did so gladly.I did this knowing full well that there had been reviews stating that the customer support was non-existent and you’d have a hard time getting it working. I figured they were novice operators that just didn’t know how to make adjustments. So, I spent the money, downloaded the PRO plug in, fired everything up and ‘nothing’. Posted on the support forum. …crickets…. I actually went into AI for help. It gave me some ideas, some of which had me mixing older versions of the program with the pro plug in, none of which worked. The more I researched and the more I experimented; I found out basically nothing. I can say the documentation for upgrading to pro is sketchy at best, so be prepared to be ‘on your own’ if you spend the money. In the end, I would give this two ratings:Free version – ***** stars Upgrading to Pro version – ‘ ‘ Zero stars Good luck.
Errors since version 7.3.5
Since version 7.3.5 the Block Editor no longer shows the WHEN metabox. It shows up within the List view as a locked block component and is broken. When we switch to the Classic Editor the editors can not format the posts using the proper blocks that they need to use. On existing events when using the block editor even if the WHEN metabox is enabled in Preferences it does not show anywhere, not even in the List view.
Great event plugin
I’ve tried lots of event plugins and this was by far the best. It ticked all the boxes for me. I wanted a comprehensive search bar, multiple viewing options and reoccurring events. The free version was a great way to get started but the pro is even better especially with the import/export capability. I found the tutorials, support pages and document really good. I’m using oceanwp theme with elementor and I haven’t had any issues.
Don’t Upgrade to 7.3.1
I have been using Events Manager since late 2015 and was so excited to hear it now offers blocks in place of shortcodes & is now offering Gutenberg to edit events. Thankfully I decided to test it out on my staging site first. I cannot publish events when I upgrade. It just saves them as drafts. I’ve tried turning off all other plugins & reverting to 2025 theme, and same behavior. Several years ago, I’d already figured out how to use REST settings to use Gutenberg in events, so maybe a conflict there, but I tried getting rid of that and it still didn’t work.But, that aside I also tested out the new Events List block and it’s got some limitations that make it a good first step, but I probably will have to stick with shortcodes.* Can’t set a custom scope. This rules out probably 90% of my use cases.* Can set a category filter, can’t use a Tag or search filter* The block includes an h3 heading that you can’t leave out – if you leave it blank, rather than skip a header it uses Events* If you don’t set an output format (advanced) rather than pull the format you have defined as a shortcode would, it pulls its own format. I haven’t looked to see if you can set this format somewhere.* in setting output format, you can set header and footer, which is interesting as that’s a deprecated feature in shortcodes due to security risk of malicious html. All in all, the block is a great start, but it needs some enhancements to replace a shortcode. And obviously being able to publish events help.
Great event plugin
I’ve tried lots of event plugins and this was by far the best. It ticked all the boxes for me. I wanted a comprehensive search bar, multiple viewing options and reoccurring events. The free version was a great way to get started but the pro is even better especially with the import/export capability. I found the tutorials, support pages and document really good. I’m using oceanwp theme with elementor and I haven’t had any issues.
Calendar month picker breaks with non-English locales (fix inside)
The plugin is very powerful and flexible, but I ran into a critical issue with the calendar month picker when using a non-English locale (e.g. French). After an AJAX reload of the calendar, the selected month becomes incorrect (often resets to January). This happens because the JS code parses a localized string like “mai 2026” into a Date object, which is not reliable and breaks outside English environments. Root cause:The code relies on parsing the displayed month label instead of using the ISO value already available in the input (e.g. “2026-05”). Suggested fix:Use the raw value attribute instead of parsing localized text, for example: let rawValue = monthpicker.attr(‘value’);if (rawValue && /^\d{4}-\d{2}$/.test(rawValue)) {fp.setDate(rawValue + ‘-01’, false, ‘Y-m-d’);} This avoids locale issues and ensures consistent behavior across all languages. As a temporary workaround, I had to implement a MutationObserver-based fix on the frontend to reapply the correct date after each AJAX reload. I strongly recommend addressing this in the core plugin, as it affects international users and leads to incorrect calendar navigation. Otherwise, the plugin remains feature-rich and very useful.
Free, feature-rich & costomizable
Best free feature set, very customizable, works great.
Don’t Upgrade to 7.3.1
I have been using Events Manager since late 2015 and was so excited to hear it now offers blocks in place of shortcodes & is now offering Gutenberg to edit events. Thankfully I decided to test it out on my staging site first. I cannot publish events when I upgrade. It just saves them as drafts. I’ve tried turning off all other plugins & reverting to 2025 theme, and same behavior. Several years ago, I’d already figured out how to use REST settings to use Gutenberg in events, so maybe a conflict there, but I tried getting rid of that and it still didn’t work.But, that aside I also tested out the new Events List block and it’s got some limitations that make it a good first step, but I probably will have to stick with shortcodes.* Can’t set a custom scope. This rules out probably 90% of my use cases.* Can set a category filter, can’t use a Tag or search filter* The block includes an h3 heading that you can’t leave out – if you leave it blank, rather than skip a header it uses Events* If you don’t set an output format (advanced) rather than pull the format you have defined as a shortcode would, it pulls its own format. I haven’t looked to see if you can set this format somewhere.* in setting output format, you can set header and footer, which is interesting as that’s a deprecated feature in shortcodes due to security risk of malicious html. All in all, the block is a great start, but it needs some enhancements to replace a shortcode. And obviously being able to publish events help.
Couldn’t renew license – dev gave up
In general EM & Pro is great. Extremely customizable even if you aren’t a developer but willing to use available resources. However! I had held a renewed license for 5 years. On trying to renew late last year it failed as I had 2 licenses associated with my account, but I only have used one instance. At first the developer tried to help but then has gone silent; I have tried multiple ways to contact to no avail. So I’m left with a plugin that I want to renew and continue using but the developer is ghosting me.
Paid for license but it was not working
I paid 99€ for a license, but the license itself is not working — which means I was never able to actually use the plugin I paid for. After purchase, I tried to activate the license as instructed, but it simply would not work. Because of this, I couldn’t access or use the core functionality of the plugin at all. So the issue is not just minor bugs — the product is effectively unusable from the start. I spent a significant amount of time trying to troubleshoot this on my own. I checked my setup, tested different configurations, and made sure everything was entered correctly, but nothing solved the issue. The license just does not activate. I then tried to contact support through the available channels, but received no response whatsoever. Not even a confirmation that my request was received. This is especially frustrating because the problem is directly related to the license I paid for — something that should be handled quickly by support. At this point, I have paid 99€ for a product that I cannot use at all, and I have no way of getting help or resolving the issue. Very disappointing experience. I cannot recommend this plugin.
geekery
April 4, 2026
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