The Events Calendar - Community Events 5.0.8

With the Community Events add-on for The Events Calendar, your site stops being just a place to list events and becomes a true gathering spot. Instead of you doing all the legwork, your visitors pitch in by submitting their own meetups, fundraisers or workshops right from the front end. You stay in charge—reviewing, tweaking and approving every event—while your audience feels like part of the process. It’s a straightforward way to grow your calendar without doubling your workload.

Key Features

• User-friendly submission forms
  Visitors can add events through a simple, branded form—no WordPress backend access required.
• Flexible moderation
  See a new event? Approve, edit or reject it with one click to keep your calendar accurate and on-brand.
• Custom fields and layouts
  Add or remove fields—like speaker bios, ticket prices or custom tags—to match your exact needs.
• Instant email alerts
  Notify admins when submissions arrive and contributors when their events go live or need changes.
• Interactive map integration
  All approved events automatically appear on your site’s map, complete with clickable location pins.
• Anywhere shortcodes and widgets
  Drop submission forms or upcoming-events lists into any page, post or sidebar.
• Built-in spam defense
  Enable reCAPTCHA to block bots and keep your submission queue clean.
• Developer toolkit
  Hooks and filters let you extend functionality, integrate third-party services or customize the look and feel.

By tapping into your community’s energy, Community Events helps you build a richer, more dynamic calendar—without adding late-night admin work to your to-do list.