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Which Event Calendar Plugin is Right for You?

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In this tutorial video, we’ll discuss why you might want to use a calendar plugin on your own WordPress site, and help you decide between two of the most popular events calendar plugins for WordPress: The Events Calendar and Event Espresso

The Events Calendar is a solid, feature-rich calendar and events management plugin that enables you to easily create an events calendar and manage it with ease. Packed with loads of useful features, The Events Calendar is ready to go right out of the box. It’s extensible, easy to use, and completely customizable.

But there’s also a PRO version of the plugin that enables you to install add-ons for recurring events, ticket sales, publicly-submitted events, and more. The Events Calendar is currently used on more than 600,000 WordPress websites, and is backed by a friendly support team.

Download The Events Calendar

Event Espresso is a very popular event registration and ticketing plugin that enables you to turn your existing WordPress website into a full-featured event management platform and start generating revenue.

Event Espresso makes it easy to create custom registration forms and emails, set seating limits, offer multiple price options and discount codes, and even create printable tickets. Event Espresso powers more than 40,000 event websites, and accounts for more than $100 million in ticket sales per year!

Download Event Espresso

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