README.md

March 22, 2026 · View on GitHub

Features at a glance

	Feature	Description
:calendar:	Events	Public, private, draft & recurring events with daily/weekly/monthly/custom recurrence
:ticket:	Bookings & RSVP	Custom booking forms, seat management, optional approval, waiting list
:credit_card:	16 Payment Gateways	Stripe, Mollie, PayPal, Braintree, SumUp, Opayo, and 10 more
:busts_in_silhouette:	Memberships	Recurring subscriptions, content protection, PDF membership cards
:world_map:	Maps	OpenStreetMap integration with clustered markers
:date:	Calendar	Interactive calendar widget with month navigation
:email:	Email	Mail queue, newsletters, scheduled reminders, SMTP support
:wrench:	200+ Placeholders	Full control over every piece of output
:jigsaw:	68 Shortcodes	A shortcode for every use case
:shield:	GDPR	Data requests, secure view/edit links, automated cleanup

See it in action

Admin — events dashboard

WordPress admin events dashboard showing event list with RSVP status, prices, locations, and dates

Frontend — shortcode output

Events list, calendar, and location map — all generated by shortcodes:

Frontend shortcode output showing upcoming events list, interactive calendar, and OpenStreetMap locations

Dynamic booking forms

The dyndata engine shows and hides form fields in real time based on visitor selections:

Animated demo: booking form dynamically adapts fields and pricing as ticket type cycles between Standard, VIP, and Group

Quick start

Always back up your database before upgrading, just in case.

1. Download events-made-easy.zip from the latest release
2. WordPress admin -> Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin
3. Activate -> done!

If the file is too large for the upload form, use FTP/SSH to extract the zip into /wp-content/plugins/events-made-easy (remove the old files first).

After activation, an Events menu appears in your admin sidebar with 19 dedicated pages for managing events, locations, bookings, members, templates, and more. You can also add events and calendars using sidebar widgets.

Important: EME creates a special "Events" page on activation. Don't change it, don't use it in menus, don't delete it. EME uses it internally for rendering events and processing payments.

Essential shortcodes

Shortcode	What it does
`[eme_events scope="future" limit="5"]`	List upcoming events
`[eme_calendar full=1]`	Interactive month calendar
`[eme_locations_map]`	OpenStreetMap with all locations
`[eme_add_booking_form id=42]`	Booking form for a specific event
`[eme_filterform]`	Search & filter form for events
`[eme_mybookings]`	Logged-in user's bookings
`[eme_add_member_form]`	Membership signup form
`[eme_countdown id=42]`	Countdown timer to an event

68 shortcodes total — see the full reference

Payment gateways

Stripe · Mollie · PayPal · Braintree · SumUp · Opayo · Worldpay · Payconiq · Instamojo · Mercado Pago · Fondy · FirstData · Bancontact/Wero · Webmoney · Offline

No fees from EME. Free events skip payment entirely.

What happens when someone books?

Visitor         Validation       Person record
fills form  ->  (16 checks)  ->  + booking created
                                      |
Event day       Reminders        Payment via
QR check-in <-  (automated)  <-  chosen gateway
                                      |
                Emails sent      Auto-approved
                (PDF ticket) <-  (or manual review)