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Upcoming Events Lists

by Sayful Islam

4.8
(6 ratings)

A WordPress plugin to show a list of upcoming events on the front-end as widget.

Usage

Step 1: Creating events

After installing and activating the plugin, a new custom post type called “Events” will appear at your WordPress Admin area.
Just create your events from the “Events” menu.

Step 2: Using on Gutenberg Block Editor (WordPress 5.0 or later)

If you are using block editor, add a new page and search for ‘Upcoming Events Lists’, set necessary options as your requirement.
Save and view you page. All done!

Step 3: Shortcode (When you cannot use step 2)
Add a new page and paste the following shortcode where you want to display the events:

[upcoming_events_list]

The shortcode can include following attributes.

  • view_type: Default value list. Value can be list or grid.
  • show_all_event_link: Default value yes. Value can be yes or no.

If you set grid for view_type, you can also include the following attributes.

  • columns_on_tablet: Default value 2. Value can be from 1 to 6 (except 5)
  • columns_on_desktop: Default value 3. Value can be from 1 to 6 (except 5)
  • columns_on_widescreen: Default value 4. Value can be from 1 to 6 (except 5)

Example 1:

[upcoming_events_list view_type='grid' columns_on_tablet='3' columns_on_desktop='4' columns_on_widescreen='6']

Screenshots

Screenshot of event widget selection

Screenshot of event widget selection

Screenshot of event description include by custom post

Screenshot of event description include by custom post

Screenshot of all event list

Screenshot of all event list

Screenshot of display of event at frontend

Screenshot of display of event at frontend

Plugin Details

Active Installs
900
Total Downloads
42,766
Version
1.4.0
Requires WP
6.0
Requires PHP
7.0
Tested Up To
6.8.8
Added
2014-06-04
Last Updated
2025-04-15 12:19pm GMT

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