Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform
v3.17.0by Syed Balkhi · updated 5 days ago
Easily manage events and sell tickets on your WordPress site. Sugar Calendar is easy-to-use, reliable, and exceptionally powerful. See for yourself.
- Rank
- #1,541
- Up3 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 16,000
- 10K+ reported · Medium
- Total downloads
- 284.5K
- 284,508 all-time
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- 24 reviews
- Support resolved
- 100%
- 2 of 2 threads, last 2 months
Sugar Calendar at a glance
Sugar Calendar is a WordPress plugin by Syed Balkhi with 10K+ active installs, the #1,541 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 429 times, 58% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 24 reviews. Version 3.17.0 came out on Nov 4, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 45 plugins tagged “Event Tickets”. It was first released in 2012.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats14.3K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Sugar Calendar |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 617 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 381 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 371 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 313 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 256 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 429 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 577 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 544 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 428 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 513 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 328 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 369 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 5,479 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,045 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 404 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 488 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 479 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 320 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 15,927 · +0.4% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 15,927 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 15,880 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 15,861 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 15,825 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 15,787 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 15,778 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 15,796 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 15,780 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 15,780 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 15,780 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 15,765 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 15,712 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 15,858 |
Rank over time
#1,541 · up 86 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #1,541 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #1,544 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #1,546 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #1,551 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #1,553 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #1,558 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #1,557 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #1,560 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #1,565 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #1,567 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #1,572 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #1,576 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #1,581 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #1,581 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #1,627 |
Growth %
Average +0.03% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +0.30% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | +0.12% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | +0.11% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +0.24% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.06% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -0.11% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +0.10% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.10% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.34% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.92% |
Active installs band
10K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 10K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- So far:Rank #1558 → #1541
- Released 3.17.0 (was 3.16.0)
- Rank #1581 → #1553
- Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v3.1739%
- v3.1015%
- v3.1113%
- v3.1612%
- Other21%
Rating trend
4.5★★★★★24 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 3.17.0
- Requires WordPress
- 6.2
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Oct 5, 2012
- Last updated
- Nov 4, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Sugar Calendar
How many websites use Sugar Calendar?
Sugar Calendar is active on 10K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,541 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Sugar Calendar been downloaded?
284,508 times in total since 2012. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 429 times. See download stats
When was Sugar Calendar last updated?
Version 3.17.0 came out on Nov 4, 2026 (5 days ago). See every release
Is Sugar Calendar compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Does Sugar Calendar have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 2 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Sugar Calendar up to date. See its security record
Is Sugar Calendar still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 5 days ago. Its authors resolved 2 of the 2 support threads opened in the last two months.
What rating does Sugar Calendar have?
4.5 out of 5 from 24 reviews on WordPress.org. 83% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Sugar Calendar?
The plugins most like Sugar Calendar, by the tags they share, are EventON (6K+), Eventin (10K+) and Event Calendar (2K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.5
★★★★★
24 reviews
- 5 stars: 20 reviews, 83%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 4%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 3 reviews, 13%
- Positive
- 88%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 13%1–2★
- About 5 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.
- Each new 1★ review takes 6 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 16,000 |
| Reported installs | 10K+ |
| Rating | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 24 |
| Total downloads | 284.5K |
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| First released | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Version | 3.17.0 |
| Requires WP | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Nov 4, 2026 |
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