WordPress plugin comparison

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block vs Weekly Schedule

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block

by Event Calendar Newsletter

10K+ installs4.7

Weekly Schedule

by Yannick Lefebvre

100+ installs3.7

At a glance

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Weekly Schedule.
On a typical day, The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block is downloaded about 89 times, Weekly Schedule about 3.
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 101 reviews, against 3.7 from 7 reviews.
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jul 10, 2024 for Weekly Schedule.
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Weekly Schedule.
Weekly Schedule has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block.

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block	Weekly Schedule
Popular rank	#1,410	#13,082
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.6K	83
Rating	4.7(101)	3.7(7)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×0.85	×0.05
Last release	2 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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