Modern Events Calendar
Event registration and ticketing software
Calendar software
Event management software
AI calendar tools
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Modern Events Calendar
Modern Events Calendar is a WordPress plugin used to publish and manage event listings on a website with calendar and schedule views. It supports creating events with details such as time, location, organizers, and recurring schedules, and it can be extended with add-ons for functions like ticketing and booking workflows. It is typically used by small to mid-sized organizations, venues, and communities that run events on a WordPress site and want the calendar embedded into their pages. The product’s core value is website-based event presentation and management inside the WordPress ecosystem rather than a standalone event platform.
Deep WordPress site integration
The plugin runs inside WordPress, so event content, pages, and theming can be managed with the same CMS used for the rest of the site. This reduces the need to maintain a separate event portal and can simplify publishing workflows for web teams. It also supports embedding calendars and event lists into pages via WordPress mechanisms (e.g., shortcodes/blocks, depending on configuration).
Flexible event display options
Modern Events Calendar provides multiple calendar and list-style views to present events in different formats (e.g., monthly, agenda/list, and other layouts depending on edition). This helps organizations tailor how events appear for different audiences and pages. Recurring events and multi-day events are supported, which is important for classes, tours, and ongoing programs.
Extensible via add-ons
The product offers optional extensions to cover adjacent needs such as bookings/tickets, additional integrations, and advanced features beyond basic event publishing. This modular approach can let teams start with a core calendar and add capabilities as requirements grow. It can be a practical fit when a WordPress-first approach is preferred over adopting a full standalone event platform.
Not a full event platform
Compared with dedicated event management suites, core capabilities focus on website calendar publishing rather than end-to-end event operations. Advanced needs such as complex registration flows, attendee mobile apps, onsite check-in hardware support, and deep event analytics may require additional tools or custom work. Organizations running large conferences or hybrid events may outgrow a WordPress-plugin approach.
Ticketing depends on configuration
Event registration and ticketing are not always native to the base plugin and may require paid add-ons or third-party services. This can introduce extra cost, vendor dependencies, and integration effort (payments, taxes, refunds, and attendee communications). The resulting workflow can be less unified than platforms where registration, ticketing, and attendee management are built in.
AI features not clearly core
Although it may be associated with “AI calendar tools” as a category, AI-driven scheduling, recommendations, or automated planning are not clearly established as core, standard functionality for this product. Buyers specifically seeking AI-assisted calendar optimization should validate which AI capabilities exist, where they run (plugin vs. external service), and what data is processed. This can affect fit for organizations with strict privacy or compliance requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| MEC Lite (Free) | $0 — Free | Single & multi-day events, recurring events, month/week/day/slider views, search & filtering, essential support. (Available from WordPress repository). |
| MEC Pro — 1 Site | $99 / year | All premium features, 1 year auto-updates, 1 year premium support, license for 1 domain/site. |
| MEC Pro — 5 Sites | $199 / year | Same as Pro with license valid for up to 5 domains/sites. |
| MEC Pro — 10 Sites | $299 / year | Same as Pro with license valid for up to 10 domains/sites. |
| MEC Pro — 100 Sites | $799 / year | Same as Pro with license valid for up to 100 domains/sites. |
| MEC Pro — Unlimited Sites | $999 / year | Same as Pro with unlimited-site license. |
Notes: Add-ons and bundles (Event Pro Pack, Event Commerce Suite) are offered separately; prices listed are in USD. The vendor states a 30-day money-back guarantee and that licenses include 1 year of updates/support after which renewals are needed for future updates/support.
