WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With roughly 20,000 active installs it sits in the mid-tier range, well behind The Events Calendar but comparable to several niche booking plugins.

Update Freshness

25/25

The maintenance score is maxed out, with an update logged in June 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0, signalling an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

12/15

A rating of 80 out of 100 across 246 reviews is solid but not outstanding, suggesting most users are satisfied without being enthusiastic.

Support Health

8/15

Only 5 support threads exist with a 40 percent resolution rate, which is a thin sample and makes it hard to judge how the team handles real issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is perfect, supporting WordPress 6.5 to 7.0 and PHP 7.6, covering the vast majority of current installations.

Scores higher than 70% of indexed plugins

About

Lightweight, scalable and full-featured event listings & management plugin for managing events & tickets from the Frontend and Backend.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★ 4/5

Last Updated 2026-07-22 9:36am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.5+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.6+

Security History

11 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 Critical 2 High 8 Medium

Most recent: July 15, 2025

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WP Event Manager <= 3.1.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'organizer_name' High

July 15, 2025 Patched in ["3.1.51"] CVE-2025-2800

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.49 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 10, 2025 Patched in ["3.1.50"] CVE-2025-2799

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.51 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion Critical

May 21, 2025 Patched in ["3.2.0"] CVE-2025-48125

WP Event Manager <= 3.2.0 - Missing Authorization Medium

April 4, 2025 Patched in ["3.2.1"] CVE-2025-32225

WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce <= 3.1.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'events' Shortcode Medium

July 15, 2024 Patched in ["3.1.44"] CVE-2024-2691

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.41 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via plugin Medium

February 23, 2024 Patched in ["3.1.42"] CVE-2024-0976

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.41 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

November 29, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.42"] CVE-2023-49181

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.42 - Cross-Site Scripting High

November 9, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.43"] CVE-2023-47697

WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce <= 3.1.37.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

September 20, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.38"] CVE-2023-4423

WP Event Manager – Easily Build your Calendar of Events! <= 3.1.27 - Stored Cross Site Scripting Medium

June 20, 2022 Patched in ["3.1.28"] CVE-2022-1474

WP Event Manager <= 3.1.22 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 14, 2022 Patched in ["3.1.23"] CVE-2021-24810

What It Does

WP Event Manager lets you post and manage event listings from both the WordPress admin and a frontend submission form, then ties ticketing into WooCommerce so attendees can purchase seats through your existing checkout. It includes a built-in calendar view, organizer profiles, and registration handling, all without forcing a separate ticketing service.

Who It's For

It fits small to mid-sized event organizers, community groups, conference hosts, and venue operators who already run WooCommerce and want ticket sales hooked into their existing store rather than a standalone ticketing platform. It is also a reasonable pick for nonprofits and schools running paid workshops, provided they are comfortable extending the plugin themselves where needed.

Who Should Skip It

If you need a polished, deeply tested ecosystem with thousands of add-ons and large-scale support, go with The Events Calendar instead. Anyone running a high-volume festival with complex seating, reserved sections, or strict payment escrow requirements should look at a dedicated ticketing SaaS, not a WordPress plugin.

The Bottom Line

WP Event Manager earns a 78.76 quality score and delivers a credible, lightweight event plus WooCommerce ticket system for organizers who do not want to pay for a SaaS platform. Its weak link is the very small public support footprint, so buyers should be comfortable relying on documentation and the WooCommerce side of things. It is a sensible pick for community and small-business events, but high-volume or enterprise users will outgrow it.

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