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Events Handler – The Events Plugin

Events Handler enables to manage events and future happenings and show them on your wordpress site.

By wp-chd-developer·Event·Free
2.9(7 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Events Handler is a WordPress Event plugin with 10 active installations and a 2.9/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Events Calendar.

2.9/57 reviews
10active installs
5.8K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

The plugin features a straight forward user interface in the WordPress dashboard to add/edit and delete events and set some options.
Events allows you to list Events on a seperate page or in the sidebar, or both. Here you can list Old (archived) events future events and if you want, events happening today.
When you create or edit an event you can set it to be archived. So that it remains listed. Optionally non-archived events are automatically deleted one day (24 hours) after they expire. Many more options are available and Events is completely customizable to your theme in an easy and flexible manner.

Features

  • Widget for themes that support it
  • Separate page for events
  • Completely customizable layout
  • Multi language
  • Link events to pages/posts
  • Set a start and end time (duration) for events
  • …
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

2.97 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5

  • All Languages Updated
  • Bugs Fixed
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.5
Last Updated
Jan 18, 2014
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
5.8K+
Added
May 13, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

eventeventsevent calendarevents calendarevent registration

Developer

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wp-chd-developer
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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