Best meetup plugins for WordPress
The most popular meetup plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Import Meetup Events leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Easy Events Calendar (100+) and GatherPress (100+). All 18 plugins tagged “meetup” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 meetup plugins
- 1.
Import Meetup EventsThe most installed meetup plugin, with 300+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Easy Events Calendar100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.GatherPress
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 4.Meetup Widgets
40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 5.
R3DF Meetup Widget20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 6.EventsFrame Connector
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 7.
Event Importer for Meetup and The Events Calendar10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 8.
BP Event Manager10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 9.WP-Meetup-Activity
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 10.Meetup Events Widget
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 18 plugins tagged “meetup”

Import Meetup Events
Up in the last 7 days:9#10,815by Xylus Themes11 days ago
No auth, no API key, no Meetup Pro account needed. Import & sync Meetup events, or show them live with new Live Feed Widget - no import required.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Easy Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:174#14,352by Xylus Themes3 days ago
A powerful, modern, and flexible WordPress event calendar with advanced recurring events, mini calendar, iCal sync, and real-time AJAX filtering.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GatherPress
Down in the last 7 days:727#16,330by GatherPress1 day ago
Build events, together. Open source event tools for the communities that run on WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 38/day
Meetup Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:52#21,887by Kelly Choyce-Dwan10 years ago
Adds widgets displaying information from a meetup.com group.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

R3DF Meetup Widget
Down in the last 7 days:158#26,768by Rick Radko11 years ago
A simple widget for displaying a link to a meetup.com group.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EventsFrame Connector
Up in the last 7 days:1,016#33,351by EventsFrame6 years ago
EventsFrame connector plugin let's you connect your EventsFrame account and have your Event's landing page exist also on your WordPress site …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Event Importer for Meetup and The Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:11,189#35,223by dabernathy8910 years ago
Automatically import events from Meetup.com into The Events Calendar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

BP Event Manager
Up in the last 7 days:7,042#36,653by zaheer017 years ago
Plug and Play Plugin Development. A person can create events for buddypress groups.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP-Meetup-Activity
#39,173by Michele Pinassi12 years ago
WP-Meetup-Activity display your groups latest activities (discussions, photos...) and events in a sidebar widget
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Meetup Events Widget
Up in the last 7 days:4,201#40,648by Vicente Garcia9 years ago
Este widget muestra los eventos extraídos de meetup.com del país y ciudad que elijamos.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Meetup Login
Down in the last 7 days:1,672#41,811by Samer Bechara9 years ago
One click registration/login using Meetup.com account.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Meetup Winner!
#44,445by Dustin Filippini13 years ago
Give away prizes and swag to a random attendee who RSVPed to your meetup!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hyperthings Event Importer for Meetup
#62,942by kaiserawilum1 month ago
Import public Meetup events into WordPress with event pages, shortcodes, maps, featured images, and privacy controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Next Meetup Hint
Down in the last 7 days:11,434#69,938by threadi15 days ago
Display the next WordPress meeting in your region as a notice on every backend page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day