WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer vs The Events Calendar

Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer

by dazza041

10+ installs3.7

The Events Calendar

by Nexcess

600K+ installs4.2

At a glance

The Events Calendar has more active installs: 600K+, against 10+ for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
On a typical day, The Events Calendar is downloaded about 18,763 times, Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer about 5.
The Events Calendar is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 2,464 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Sep 6, 2013 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
The Events Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.
The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer.

The Events Calendar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Event Espresso Event Displayer	The Events Calendar
Popular rank	#36,665	#95
Active installs	10+	600K+
Downloads, last 30 days	138	1.3M
Rating	3.7(3)	4.2(2.5K)
Support threads resolved	–	85%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.68
Last release	13 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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