Is Events Manager free?

Yes, Events Manager is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Events Manager?

Events Manager has 90 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Events Manager alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Events Manager include Animate In View, Page Transition, FikraTicker. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Events Manager work with the latest WordPress?

Events Manager has been tested up to WordPress 5.9.13. It requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP 7.3+.

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Events Manager – Events / Locations Slider

Name: Events Manager – Events / Locations Slider
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Stonehenge Creations

Create a dynamic Slider (carousel or fade) for Events and Locations with the default Events Manager arguments, using a simple shortcode.

By Stonehenge Creations·Fade·Free

4.5(4 reviews)

·90 active installs·Updated 4 years ago

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As of April 2026, Events Manager is a WordPress fade plugin with 90 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP 7.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Animate In View.

4.5/54 reviews

90active installs

5.6K+total downloads

7 yearssince 2019

Overview

Requires Events Manager (free plugin) to be installed & activated.

This add-on lets you create a slider (carousel or fade) for your upcoming Events Manager events and/or locations. It work just like as EM’s native [events_list], but will show the content in a slider instead of a list. You can use the exact same parameters as you are already used to in Events Manager.
[events_slider scope=”future” category=”3″]

It supports all native Events Manager features:
If it works in EM, it should work in this slider as well. 🙂