WordPress plugin comparison

Event Organiser Posterboard vs The Events Calendar

Event Organiser Posterboard

by Stephen Harris

1K+ installs4.0

The Events Calendar

by Nexcess

600K+ installs4.2

At a glance

The Events Calendar has more active installs: 600K+, against 1K+ for Event Organiser Posterboard.
On a typical day, The Events Calendar is downloaded about 18,763 times, Event Organiser Posterboard about 12.
The Events Calendar is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 2,464 reviews, against 4.0 from 11 reviews.
The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against May 26, 2021 for Event Organiser Posterboard.
The Events Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Event Organiser Posterboard.
The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Event Organiser Posterboard.

The Events Calendar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Event Organiser Posterboard	The Events Calendar
Popular rank	#5,288	#95
Active installs	1K+	600K+
Downloads, last 30 days	246	1.3M
Rating	4.0(11)	4.2(2.5K)
Support threads resolved	–	85%
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×5.68
Last release	5 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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