WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer vs Simple Calendar

Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer

by dazza041

10+ installs3.7

Simple Calendar

by SimpleCalendar

50K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Simple Calendar has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
On a typical day, Simple Calendar is downloaded about 407 times, Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer about 5.
Simple Calendar is rated higher: 3.8 out of 5 from 397 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Simple Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Sep 6, 2013 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
Simple Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
Simple Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.

Simple Calendar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer	Simple Calendar
Popular rank	#36,665	#744
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	138	12.2K
Rating	3.7(3)	3.8(397)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.93
Last release	13 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.1

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