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WordPress plugin comparison

Theater for WordPress vs WP Event Manager

Theater for WordPress

by Jeroen Schmit

500+ installs4.9

WP Event Manager

by WP Event Manager

20K+ installs4.0

At a glance

  • WP Event Manager has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Theater for WordPress.
  • On a typical day, WP Event Manager is downloaded about 502 times, Theater for WordPress about 13.
  • Theater for WordPress is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.0 from 251 reviews.
  • WP Event Manager was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Dec 17, 2025 for Theater for WordPress.
  • WP Event Manager resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 0% for Theater for WordPress.
  • WP Event Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Theater for WordPress.
  • Theater for WordPress has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for WP Event Manager.

Line by line

WP Event Manager leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

MetricTheater for WordPressWP Event Manager
Popular rank#8,526#1,251
Active installs500+20K+
Downloads, last 30 days33516.2K
Rating4.9(25)4.0(251)
Support threads resolved0%75%
Tested up to6.9.117.1.4
Search multiplier×0.36×1.24
Last release10 months ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.47.6

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