Advent Calendar
A simple calendar plugin to show a list of 24 days before christmas. Each day can be viewed automatically on the current date after it got published.
4.2(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, Advent Calendar is a WordPress advent plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Super Advent Calendar.
4.2/55 reviews
100active installs
14K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
This plugin easily outputs an advent calendar for your chosen year (e.g. 2013).
In the current version one entry consits of a title and a featured image, that’s all!
Therefore the plugin provides the following functionality:
- A custom post type called “Advent calendar entry”
- A bulk creation utility to create 24 Advent calendar entries with one click. Each one is automatically scheduled
for 1. – 24.12. - A shortcode which outputs an Advent calendar overview. You can use it with [advent-calendar year=”xxxx”], i.e
for 2013 it would be [advent-calendar year=”2013″] - As long as an Advent calendar entry is not published the entry will not be clickable in the Advent calendar overview.
After automatically publishing (make sure your WordPress virtual cron is…
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
4.25 reviews
5 ★
4
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
1
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7.1+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Top Alternatives to Advent Calendar
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.5
- Provide “pvb_acal_cpt_params” hook to enable flexible “3rd party” customization of the advent calendar post type. For
example: Now it is easy to add the normal “content” section (editor) to an advent calender entry - Provide further customization possibilities by loading a custom single advent calender entry template if present,
the plugin checks for ‘single-advent-calendar-entry-custom.php’ in the folder of your active theme under
wp-content/themes.
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.