Description

Adds some meta-data to posts to convert them into full calendar events.
Each event can be exported into ical(.ics), outlook(vcs), or Google Calendar.
Geolocation works thanks to openstreetmap.

It can also fetch the weather, but doesn’t bring the sun 🙂

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Examples on event-post.com

Post metas

Date attributes

  • Begin Date
  • End Date
  • Colour
  • Event Status
  • Event Attendance Mode

Location attributes

  • Address
  • GPS coordinates
  • Event Virtual Location

WooCommerce compliant

You can enable event features on Woocommerce products. The event will be displayed on the product page. Moreover, the product price will be displayed in event list, calendar, map and timeline.

This, way, you can sell tickets for your events, effortlessly and without any additional plugin.

Weather attribute (for a given location and date if possible)

  • Weather
    • Temperature
    • Weather

Usage

Plugins/themes developpers documentation

Blocks & Shortcodes

The plugin comes with several blocks/shortcodes which allows to:

  • [events_list]: display a list of events
  • [events_map]: display a map of events
  • [events_cal]: display a calendar of events
  • [event_details]: display a detail of the current event
  • [event_term]: display the date range of a given term based on all events it contains

[events_list]

Query parameters

  • nb=5 (number of post, -1 is all, default: 5)
  • future=1 (boolean, retrieve, or not, events in the future, default = 1)
  • past=0 (boolean, retrieve, or not, events in the past, default = 0)
  • cat=” (string, select posts only from the selected category, default=null, for all categories)
  • tag=” (string, select posts only from the selected tag, default=null, for all tags)
  • tax_name=” (string, custom taxonomy name)
  • tax_term=” (string, the term for above taxonomy)
  • geo=0 (boolean, retreives or not, only events which have geolocation informations, default=0)
  • order=”ASC” (string (can be “ASC” or “DESC”)
  • orderby=”meta_value” (string (if set to “meta_value” events are sorted by event date, possible values are native posts fields : “post_title”,”post_date” etc…)

Display parameters

  • thumbnail=” (Bool, default:false, used to display posts thumbnails)
  • thumbnail_size=” (String, default:”thmbnail”, can be set to any existing size : “medium”,”large”,”full” etc…)
  • excerpt=” (Bool, default:false, used to display posts excerpts)
  • style=” (String, add some inline CSS to the list wrapper)
  • type=”div” (string, possible values are : div, ul, ol default=div)
  • title=” (string, hidden if no events is found)
  • before_title='<h3>’ (string (default <h3>)
  • after_title='</h3>’ (string (default </h3>)
  • container_schema=” (string html schema to display list)
  • item_schema=” (string html schema to display item)

example:

<!-- wp:eventpost/list {"nb":10,"future":true,"past":true,"thumbnail":false,"excerpt":false,"pages":true} /-->

[events_list future=1 past=1 cat="actuality" nb=10]

container_schema default value:

<%type% class=”event_loop %id% %class%” id=”%listid%” style=”%style%” %attributes%>
%list%
</%type%>

item_schema default value:

<%child% class=”event_item %class%” data-color=”%color%”>
<a href=”%event_link%”>
%event_thumbnail%
<h5>%event_title%</h5>
</a>
%event_date%
%event_cat%
%event_location%
%event_excerpt%
</%child%>

[events_map]

  • nb=5 (number of post, -1 is all, default: 5)
  • future=1 (boolean, retreive, or not, events in the future, default = 1)
  • past=0 (boolean, retreive, or not, events in the past, default = 0)
  • cat=” (string, select posts only from the selected category, default=null, for all categories)
  • tag=” (string, select posts only from the selected tag, default=null, for all tags)
  • tax_name=” (string, custom taxonomy name)
  • tax_term=” (string, the term for above taxonomy)
  • tile=” (string (default@osm.org, OpenCycleMap, mapquest, osmfr, 2u, satelite, toner), sets the map background, default=default@osm.org)
  • title=” (string (default)
  • zoom=” (number or empty (default, means fit to points)
  • before_title='<h3>’; (string (default <h3>)
  • after_title='</h3>’ *(string (default </h3>)**
  • thumbnail=” * (Bool, default:false, used to display posts thumbnails)*
  • excerpt=” (Bool, default:false, used to display posts excerpts)
  • list=” (String (“false”, “above”, “below”, “right”, “left”) default: “false”, Display a list of posts)

example:

<!-- wp:eventpost/map {"nb":-1,"future":true,"past":true,"tile":"toner","list":"below","map_position":false,"disable_mousewheelzoom":true} /-->

[events_map future=1 past=1 cat="actuality" nb="-1"]

[events_cal]

  • cat=” (string, select posts only from the selected category, default=null, for all categories)
  • date=” (string, date for a month. Absolutly : 2013-9 or relatively : -1 month, default is empty, current month
  • datepicker=1 (boolean, displays or not a date picker)
  • mondayfirst=0 (boolean, weeks start on monday, default is 0 (sunday)
  • display_title=0 (boolean, displays or not events title under the day number)
  • tax_name=” (string, custom taxonomy name)
  • tax_term=” (string, the term for above taxonomy)

example:

<!-- wp:eventpost/calendar {"date":"-2 months","color":true,"display_title":true,"mondayfirst":"1","choose":false} /-->

[events_cal cat="actuality" date="-2 months" mondayfirst=1 display_title=1]

[event_details]

  • attribute string (date, start, end, address, location). The default value is NULL and displays the full event bar

    [event_details attribute=”address”]

Hooks

Filters

  • eventpost_add_custom_box_position
  • event_post_class_calendar_link
  • eventpost_columns_head
  • eventpost_contentbar
  • eventpost_default_list_shema
  • eventpost_get
  • eventpost_get_items
  • eventpost_get_post_types
  • eventpost_get_single
  • eventpost_getsettings
  • eventpost_item_scheme_entities
  • eventpost_item_scheme_values
  • eventpost_list_shema
  • eventpost_listevents
  • eventpost_maps
  • eventpost_multisite_get
  • eventpost_multisite_blogids
  • eventpost_params
  • eventpost_printdate
  • eventpost_printlocation
  • eventpost_bulk_edit_fields
  • eventpost_quick_edit_fields
  • eventpost_retreive
  • event-post-rich-result
  • eventpost_shortcode_slug

Actions

  • evenpost_init
  • eventpost_add_custom_box
  • eventpost_custom_box_date
  • eventpost_custom_box_loc
  • after_eventpost_generator
  • eventpost_getsettings
  • eventpost_settings_form
  • eventpost_after_settings_form

Screenshots

  • Map in single page
  • Editor interface for the List Block
  • Editor interface for event data
  • Editor interface for location data

Blocks

This plugin provides 5 blocks.

  • Events Details Details of an event
  • Events Map Map of events
  • Events Timeline
  • Events List List of events
  • Events Calendar Calendar of events

Installation

  1. Upload event-post to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress admin
  3. You can edit defaults settings in Settings > Event post

FAQ

Is the plugin free ?

Yes, and it uses only open-sources : openstreetmap, openlayer, jquery

How do I enable weather feature ?

Weather feature uses openweathermap.org api.

You have to create an account and generate an API key at http://openweathermap.org/price

I have no interest in openweathermap.org, I personally use the free plan.

Is there any limitation for the weather feature ?

Openweathermap.org provides a free plan limited to 60 requests per minute.

You can also subscribe to paid plan, I don’t care.

Reviews

July 9, 2024
For many websites with simple event needs, this plugin could be a better approach because it doesn’t require the user to learn an entirely new interface — instead, you just create a post in the usual way and add date and location. However, the plugin will need more polish to make it a true replacement for dedicated event plugins. The method for adding venue addresses is awkward, and it would help to have a way to store frequently-used addresses.
March 13, 2024
Event Post – TOP!! Excellent plugin that fits into Wordpress. Many thanks to the developers – it is used with enthusiasm on websites.
June 12, 2023
I was looking for a simple solution to post and archive events that were previously only on Facebook. Thanks to this plugin, it was easy to do. Thanks for your work so far
March 24, 2022 2 replies
Thanks for a simple, light, easy plugin. I didn’t want a full event calendar for this project, and this is ideal. I would suggest simpler documentation for non-devs (like a dedicated admin page with settings, docs etc), and ability to control layout/css in shortcode a bit more, how to add weather, but overall an awesome and light plugin for folks who know some coding. Thanks.
March 26, 2021
Voilà une extension bien pensée ! Simple, fonctionnelle et conviviale. Fait ce qu’elle doit faire, avec simplicité et, au besoin, une certaine sophistication quand même ! Bravo et merci !Ne fonctionne pas avec le thème Impreza (widget Calendrier et shortcode).
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Contributors & Developers

“Event post” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Event post” has been translated into 9 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

5.9.7

  • Security: Fix vulnerability to XSS in [events_cal] shortcode
  • Ensure that date is well formated in [events_cal] shortcode

5.9.6

  • Security: Fix vulnerability to local file inclusion

5.9.5

  • Fixed a bug that display html as string in event calendar blocks
  • Fixed javascript warning in event map block

5.9.4

Security:

  • Fix authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
  • Uses bulk_edit_posts hook, fixes lack of verification in bulk edit
  • Escape some outputs
  • Fix missing jQuery dependency in timeline-block

Misc:

  • Deindex inexisting “Event-post front” and “Event-post admin” blocks
  • Add main global EventPost object for JS variables
  • Allows to skip deprecation error
  • Adds instructions for translators
  • Limit number of tags in plugin README

Now requires WordPress 6.3

5.9.3

  • Fix quick edit fields

5.9.2

  • Fix call of Wp_Query in EventPost\Children
  • Fix display of hours in timepicker for AM/PM format
  • Fix saving of timeline schemas settings
  • Use wp_json_encode instead of json_encode
  • Use rawurlencode instead of urlencode
  • Adds instructions for translators

5.9.1

  • Fix doing_it_wrong calls in legacy widgets
  • Escape HTML & outputs

5.9.0

Security:

  • Fixes XSS vuln in event metadata (https://patchstack.com/database/report-preview/8edeb59a-59e6-42aa-8ed4-5f79cdedf820)

Features:

  • Adds “Completed” event status

Misc:

  • Refactor source of blocks with wordpress-scripts
  • Improves WordPress’s PHPCS compliance
  • Fix deprecated gmt_offset
  • Mark legacy widgets as deprecated
  • Fix warnings in PHP8+

5.8.6

  • Fix December month on native datepicker

5.8.5

  • Dissociate event description from post excerpt
  • Remove double line breaks and &nbsp in description