Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
The Events Calendar
Active installs600,000+ rounded
Current authorNexcess
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release9 days ago 29 Oct 2026
Support55 / 59 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record421
Rating4.2 /5 · 2,461
Added to directory19 Jan 2010
Requires WP6.9
Requires PHP7.4
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
PluginsPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by Nexcess throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| peterchester | 6 | 19 Jan 2010 | 02 Jul 2013 |
| kelseydamas | 2 | 23 Jan 2010 | 26 May 2010 |
| shane.pearlman | 4 | 27 Jan 2010 | 06 Jun 2012 |
| justinendler | 5 | 11 Mar 2010 | 19 Aug 2010 |
| reid.peifer | 1 | 10 Oct 2011 | 10 Oct 2011 |
| jkudish | 2 | 03 Feb 2012 | 02 Mar 2012 |
| PaulHughes01 | 5 | 27 Mar 2012 | 15 Mar 2013 |
| roblagatta | 1 | 10 Dec 2012 | 10 Dec 2012 |
| jazbek | 19 | 13 Jul 2013 | 24 Apr 2015 |
| barry.hughes | 6 | 27 Mar 2014 | 20 Oct 2016 |
| zbtirrell | 21 | 16 Jun 2015 | 07 Mar 2022 |
| borkweb | 126 | 02 Jul 2015 | 30 Mar 2022 |
| brianjessee | 5 | 28 Apr 2016 | 31 Aug 2016 |
| lucatume | 1 | 06 Jul 2016 | 06 Jul 2016 |
| bordoni | 99 | 24 Jun 2020 | 14 May 2026 |
| Camwynsp | 57 | 22 Feb 2022 | 07 Oct 2025 |
| eugenetribe | 4 | 10 Apr 2023 | 13 Jul 2023 |
| dpantazis | 22 | 11 Jun 2024 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| sdokus | 11 | 23 Sep 2025 | 01 Jul 2026 |
| redscar | 10 | 30 Sep 2025 | 08 Jul 2026 |
| rafsuntaskin | 1 | 14 Oct 2025 | 14 Oct 2025 |
| bitmachina | 1 | 12 May 2026 | 12 May 2026 |
| filipecouto | 2 | 22 Jul 2026 | 05 Aug 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 600,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
45,242 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 141% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 259,378/day31 Oct 2026
12 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 4.3 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.2 (2 of them one or two stars). Recent ratings are in line with the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 19 Jun 2026 and 31 Aug 2026: 11 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Reviewers writing about The Events Calendar this quarter focus heavily on support, with 6 of 11 reviews praising fast or friendly responses from the support team. 4 of 11 reviews explicitly name Liquid Web or Nexcess as the plugin's new owner, mentioning the acquisition itself rather than plugin functionality. Separately, 3 of 11 reviews report licensing dashboards, pricing changes, or unanswered support tickets since that ownership transition. On the plugin's own features, 2 of 11 reviews call it easy to use or say they found no comparable alternative.
- 6 of 11 praise support responsiveness and helpfulness. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
- 4 of 11 name Liquid Web or Nexcess as the plugin's new owner. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- 3 of 11 report licensing, pricing, or support problems since the ownership change. [1] [2] [3]
- 2 of 11 call the plugin easy to use or say they found no close alternative. [1] [2]
Counted from the public review forum on 11 Sep 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 10,647 | 16,589 | 15,190 | 15,857 | 19,413 | 13,897 | 6,666 | 6,262 | 11,414 | 9,298 | 4,981 | 44,528 | 233,542 |
| Ratings total | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,460 | 2,461 | 2,461 | 2,461 |
| Version | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.2 | 6.18.3 | 6.18.3 |
| Support threads | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| Threads resolved | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 55 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (600,000+)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory16 years ago 19 Jan 2010
Requires WP6.9
Requires PHP7.4
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 29 Oct 2026, 10 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 55 of 59 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 23 other plugins, 14 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 29 Oct 202610 days agoVersion 6.18.3 released
- 15 Oct 202624 days agoVersion 6.18.2 released
- 13 Oct 202626 days agoVersion 6.18.1 released
- 30 Sep 20261 month agoVersion 6.18.0 released
- 24 Sep 20261 month agoVersion 6.17.5.1 released
- 17 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 6.17.5 released
- 10 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 6.17.4.1 released
- 03 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 6.17.4 released
- 26 Aug 20262 months agoVersion 6.17.3.1 released
- 20 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 6.17.3 released
- 05 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 6.17.2 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 22 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.17.1 released
- 08 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.17.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by redscar.
- 01 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.16.5.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 24 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 6.16.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpantazis.
- 19 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 6.16.4.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by redscar.
- 15 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 6.16.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 28 May 20265 months agoVersion 6.16.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 14 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.16.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by bordoni.
- 12 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.16.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by bitmachina.
- 12 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.16.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 08 Apr 20267 months agoVersion 6.15.20 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 07 Apr 20267 months agoVersion 6.15.19 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpantazis.
- 25 Mar 20267 months agoVersion 6.15.18 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by sdokus.
- 19 Jan 201016 years ago397 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 19 Jan 2010 and 09 Mar 2026. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 19 Jan 201016 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 24 Aug 2026 · CVE-2026-78265 – Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection – The Events Calendar WordPress PluginIONIX
- 02 Jun 2026 · Nexcess Unites Kadence, LearnDash, The Events Calendar, and Give into Its Software OfferingPR Newswire
- 13 May 2026 · Liquid Web WordPress Plugin Rebrand Triggers BacklashSearch Engine Journal
- 06 Jan 2021 · Liquid Web Acquires The Events CalendarLiquid Web
- 06 Jan 2021 · Liquid Web Acquires The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin From Modern TribeWP Tavern
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Nexcess for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 9 days ago (29 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 600,000+ active installs.
- It carries 2,461 ratings, averaging 4.2 out of 5.
- 55 of 59 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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