WordPress plugin comparison

Sugar Calendar vs Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar

Sugar Calendar

by Syed Balkhi

10K+ installs4.5

Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar

by Narinder Singh

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Both have 10K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Sugar Calendar is downloaded about 429 times, Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar about 193.
Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews, against 4.5 from 24 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 4, 2026.
Sugar Calendar resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Sugar Calendar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar.

Sugar Calendar leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Sugar Calendar	Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar
Popular rank	#1,536	#1,539
Active installs	10K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.5K	3K
Rating	4.5(24)	4.9(214)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.10	×0.87
Last release	6 days ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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