Best calendar widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular calendar widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Event Calendar by Timely leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of CPT Calender Widget for WordPress (80+). All 3 plugins tagged “Calendar Widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 calendar widget plugins
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Event Calendar by TimelyThe most installed calendar widget plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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CPT Calender Widget for WordPress80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 3 plugins tagged “Calendar Widget”
Event Calendar by Timely
Down in the last 7 days:9#10,073by Timely Calendar Team1 year ago
Attract, engage, and grow your audience with Timely’s free event calendar app. The calendar plugin for WordPress trusted by event managers worldwide.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 2.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CPT Calender Widget for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:217#17,605by Ahir Hemant11 years ago
Create Custom Post and and select CPT from dropdown.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day