Planning events—whether a small local class, a hybrid summit, or a multi-day conference—can be a logistical challenge. From managing RSVPs to integrating ticketing, displaying details, syncing calendars, and making sure everything is mobile-friendly, organizers often find themselves stitching together multiple tools. That’s where a powerful, all-in-one WordPress plugin becomes essential.
Webnus Modern Events Calendar
The Modern Events Calendar (MEC) by Webnus is designed for precisely this purpose. It’s not just a calendar plugin—it’s a full-featured event management platform built for WordPress users who want to run events professionally without cobbling together third-party tools. Modern Events Calendar is already powering thousands of event pages across sectors. Whether you’re running:
- A cooking class, webinar, or online course
- A church service, fundraiser, or nonprofit gathering
- A corporate networking event, internal training, or investor meeting
- A community fair, college open house, or public festival
…MEC has the tools to bring your calendar to life. Its robust layout options and mobile-first design ensure your events look great on any device.
With thousands of active users across industries and use cases, MEC stands out for its flexibility, design quality, and robust feature set.
Whether you’re managing virtual, in-person, or hybrid events, MEC helps you deliver polished event experiences with less effort. It supports multitrack virtual conferences, responsive layouts, booking systems, seat reservations, and a library of 50+ view layouts—right out of the box.
Why Event Planners Love Modern Events Calendar
Modern Events Calendar simplifies complex scheduling scenarios and makes it incredibly easy to build engaging, mobile-friendly event pages. It’s equally suited for solopreneurs, nonprofits, educational institutions, and enterprise teams. The plugin adapts to your needs, not the other way around.
MEC’s seamless integrations, advanced booking capabilities, and customizable layouts mean your event site can look and function exactly the way you need—without heavy development work.
Core Features of Modern Events Calendar
Here’s a look at the key features MEC offers, presented in alphabetical order:
- Advanced Booking: The Pro version includes a dynamic booking engine that allows users to reserve spots directly on the event page. Admins can customize the booking process and manage reservations from the dashboard.
- Advanced Ticketing: Through a dedicated Ticket & Invoice add-on, you can send branded e-tickets, invoices, and even scan QR codes for on-site check-in.
- Calendar Booking: Enable users to select their preferred event occurrence visually using an interactive calendar widget.
- Cover View, Countdown View, Carousel View: These unique layouts enable you to showcase your events in engaging, visual formats that suit marketing campaigns or homepage features.
- Front-End Submission: Let users or team members submit their events with a customizable submission form—perfect for community-driven sites.
- Integrations: MEC supports deep integrations with Google Calendar, WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Elementor, Divi, and more—ensuring you can link your event data across platforms.
- Migration Tools: Move from other calendar plugins (like The Events Calendar or EventOn) with ease using built-in migration utilities that preserve your event data.
- Seat Reservation: Offer guests seat selection with custom venue layouts, ideal for concerts, workshops, or conferences.
- Search & Filtering Options: Enable visitors to find the right event quickly with Ajax-powered or standard search forms embedded via shortcode.
- Timezone & Countdown: Set event times in specific time zones and display countdown timers to build anticipation for live sessions.
- View Layouts (50+): Choose from grid, list, calendar, tile, slider, agenda, map, and carousel views—with both classic and Liquid responsive designs.
Each feature has been thoughtfully designed to accommodate events of all types and sizes. The platform’s adaptability means you can host a yoga class one week and a virtual summit the next—with the same plugin.
Getting Started Is Simple
You can start using Modern Events Calendar with the free Lite version, which includes essential features like recurring events, calendar and list views, and basic support. When you’re ready to level up, MEC Pro unlocks powerful capabilities like advanced booking, seat selection, additional layout skins, integration options, and ticket sales.
Installation is easy:
- Download the plugin directly from the WordPress Plugin Repository or the Webnus site.
- Activate it through your WordPress dashboard.
- Configure event types, calendars, and views from an intuitive UI.
- Add shortcodes to your pages using your favorite page builder.
For developers and power users, shortcodes and REST API support allow for deeper customization.
Modern Events Calendar is an advanced events calendar solution for WordPress that simplifies the task of managing events, publicising events, and taking bookings.
Joe Fylan, Athemes.com
MEC also offers an extensive collection of add-ons to extend its utility, including:
- Zoom and Webex integration for virtual conferencing
- Organizer payment tools with commission settings
- Liquid View layout packs for stylish display
- Frontend dashboard for users to manage their submissions
- Advanced map displays and timetable views
These optional extensions enable your event site to evolve in line with your organization’s changing needs.
Ready to Transform Your Event Management?
Modern Events Calendar is more than a plugin—it’s a powerhouse platform for modern event organizers. Whether you’re running in-person workshops, hybrid conferences, or virtual summits, MEC gives you the professional tools to do it all—beautifully.
Try MEC Lite for free, or upgrade to MEC Pro to unlock complete control of your event experiences.
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