Best upcoming events plugins for WordPress
The most popular upcoming events plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Upcoming Events Lists leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of External Events Calendar (30+) and SMNTCS Simple Events Widget (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “upcoming events” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 upcoming events plugins
- 1.
Upcoming Events ListsThe most installed upcoming events plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
External Events Calendar30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago.
- 3.
SMNTCS Simple Events WidgetFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “upcoming events”
Upcoming Events Lists
Up in the last 7 days:31#7,182by Sayful Islam1 year ago
A WordPress plugin to show a list of upcoming events on the front-end.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
External Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:93#23,237by goldenapples15 years ago
This plugin adds a basic "upcoming events" calendar of links to Wordpress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 7/day
SMNTCS Simple Events Widget
#73,200by Niels Lange1 month ago
Adds event dates to posts, pages and products and lists upcoming or past events in a sidebar widget.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day