Event Genius - Event Management, Registration, RSVP, and Tickets

Complete WordPress Event Management & Registration Solution\ Event Genius is a powerful yet easy-to-use free event registration plugin designed for schools, sports organizations, pickleball clubs, membership sites, fitness classes, conferences, and any business needing comprehensive event registration capabilities. Whether you need a simple RSVP form or a full-fledged custom event registration form solution, our plugin makes event planning effortless. This is WordPress' newest event management plugin built by an experienced team that knew they could do better than the existing event plugin solutions. Consider this an alternative to The Events Calendar or Events Manager. At Event Genius, we aim to provide the most robust, intuitive, yet powerful event management plugin in all of WordPress. If you need support, please contact the Event Genius team as we pride ourselves on offering the best service possible. Event Management Features Unlimited Events & Event Registrations No limits on how many events you can create or attendees you can manage through our event registration and ticketing system. Perfect for creating event lists or an interactive calendar where your visitors can register for events. Event Details Control Set custom start and end dates, assign venues and organizers to an event, set a cost, set a registration capacity, add images and descriptions for each event. Multiple Event Calendar Views Choose from list, month, and grid views for displaying your events in an organized event calendar format. Allow visitors to toggle between the views and filter based on venue, category, and search terms. Google Calendar & iCal Event Sync Allow users to add your events to their personal calendars with a few clicks, which will significantly increase your event attendance. Dedicated Venue and Organizer Pages Create individual pages for venues and organizers with detailed information and lists of related events. Show social proof that the venues and organizers of your events will create meaningful experiences. Event Registration Form Builder Create custom event registration form solutions with drag-and-drop ease, adding fields like text inputs, dropdowns, and checkboxes. Make fields required, add a terms and conditions acknowledgement, and prevent duplicate registrations. Create event registration forms exactly as you need them. Accept RSVP submissions and allow users to access tickets. Flexible Registration Display Registration forms automatically appear on event pages, or use blocks and shortcodes to place them anywhere on your website. Attendee List Management Display attendee lists on event pages or use dedicated blocks and shortcodes for flexible placement. Automated Event Emails Send confirmation emails to attendees and notifications to event organizers automatically. Customizable Email Templates Customize both attendee confirmation emails and organizer notification emails with your own branding and messaging. Event Registration Controls Set registration start/end times, event capacity limits, or disable registration entirely while keeping event information visible. Self-Cancellation System Attendees can cancel their registration or RSVP through secure email links for better event management. Event Management Admin Tools Add, edit, delete events, export event reports, and manage event attendees from your WordPress dashboard. CSV Export Functionality Export all event registrations to CSV format for easy data analysis and management. Free Recurring Events Support Create daily, weekly, or monthly repeating events for ongoing event management needs. Free recurring events support is included in Event Genius. Why Choose Our WordPress Event Management Plugin? Fast & Lightweight Event Calendar – Optimized for performance, even on high-traffic websites. Mobile-Friendly Event Registration – Fully responsive event forms and event calendar for seamless experience on all devices. SEO-Optimized Event Pages – Helps your events rank better in search results with proper event management structure. Regular Event Management Updates & Dedicated Support – We want to provide the best possible experience for our users. Please reach out if we can help. Perfect For Event Management Needs: Event Planners – Comprehensive event management tools for professional event planning Event Organizers – Streamlined event registration, RSVPs, and attendee management Event Websites – Complete event calendar and event management solution Event Businesses – Professional event registration, tickets, and event management capabilities Sports Clubs – Perfect for sports registration and pickleball registration needs Schools & Organizations – Ideal for managing event list displays and RSVP form requirements Upgrade to Event Genius Pro Unlock powerful advanced features to help you manage events more efficiently: Accept Payments & Sell Tickets – Accept payments through Stripe and PayPal, or track offline payments manually. Multiple Registration Forms – Create unique forms for different event types with customized confirmations and notifications. Check-in & Attendance Tracking – Streamline check-in and track attendance status with automated follow-up emails. Event Series Management – Group related events into series with flexible registration options for full series or individual dates. Scheduled Event Reminders – Automatically send reminder emails before events and follow-up messages after to improve engagement. Multiple Email Templates – Create different templates for various event types and maintain consistent branding. Register Multiple Guests – Allow attendees to register additional guests during the registration process. List Events Registered For – Help attendees see all their registered events in one place. Manually Email Registrants – Send targeted emails to specific registrants or groups. Advanced Form Fields – File uploads, date pickers, attendee number fields, and hidden admin fields. Multiple Event Registration – Allow attendees to register for multiple events at once. Offline Payment Tracking – Track and manage offline or manual payments with complete control. Upgrade to Event Genius Pro to unlock all these features and more!

1.5.1

• Tweak: Added additional PHP hooks for customization of the single event page.
• Tweak: Changed how the attendee list displays in the full layout to be friendlier for automatic translation systems.
• Fix: Fixed an issue making it difficult to submit the registration form on mobile devices.
• Fix: Fixed the register button color settings not applying.

1.5

• Important: Changes were made to templates related to events. Review any customizations you have made.
• New: Added support for dynamic date and time formats through TranslatePress. Date and time formats will be automatically converted based on the language being used to view the event when TranslatePress is active.
• New: Added a setting for the Single Checkbox field to add scrollable text below the field. Great for terms and conditions that need to be shown in the registration form.
• Tweak: Several hooks were added and code was changed to accomodate our new Pro version.
• Tweak: The "Venue" filter in a calendar is hidden if there are less than two venues.
• Fix: The "Allow Cancellation" setting is now properly respected throughout the cancellation system.
• Fix: Fixed an issue with the registration form caused by deleting a form field and then adding a new one in a specific sequence.
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing Google Calendar links to create events in the wrong time zone.
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing the iCalendar .ics download to create events in the wrong time zone.
• Fix: Fixed an error that would occur with the iCalendar .ics download when the event had a featured image.
• Fix: Changed how date formats are sanitized so escaped words are allowed (example: "\U\h\r" for the plain text "Uhr" in formats).

1.4

• Important: The attendee list block and shortcode has had many changes. Check any attendee list displays and custom code related to attendee lists after updating.
• New: Added settings to change what form fields are used in attendee lists.
• New: Added support for selecting format and included form fields for attendee list blocks and shortcodes.
• New: Allowed sortable attendee list columns when using the "Full" layout.
• New: Made many visual changes to the "Full" layout for improved user experience.
• Tweak: Fixes and improvements to the HTML structure for the registration form created using a shortcode or block.
• Tweak: When an action that changes the attendees of an event occurs, closing the modal will refresh the page so all information about registration is accurate.
• Fix: Filtering events after a specific date was not working.

1.3.2

• Tweak: Improved the display of the buttons shown in event listings for improved support for various themes.
• Fix: Fixed an issue preventing new registrations from being collected when using the register button from listings created with the calendar shortcode.
• Fix: Added support for changing the author of event posts.
• Fix: When using the month calendar display in a narrow view, listings shown below the calendar would remain visible after switching to a list or grid layout.

1.3.1

• Fix: Improved server-side check of event capacity to prevent an event from going over capacity if two registrations are submitted at the same time.
• Fix: Fixed the "Already Registered?" text setting not applying.

1.3

• New: Added a "Learn More" and a "Register" button (when applicable) to each event listing shown in calendars. Translate the "Learn More" text on the "Text and Translations" settings page. Visitors can now register for an event from the event listings!
• New: Added a filter tp view only "Scheduled" events when managing events in the backend.
• Tweak: The "Attendees" pill is no longer shown in event listings. Only on the single event page.
• Tweak: Attendee lists created with a shortcode or block will now only show attendees if the attendee list is enabled for that event.
• Fix: The single event page was showing content and half-width on mobile.
• Fix: Fixed a PHP warning that would occur when a first or last name was not set for a registration and an email was sent.

1.2.3

• Fix: Fixed an error due to an incompatible date format being used in event listing displays.

1.2.2

• Fix: Fixed a bug with the start of week setting that would occur for timezones close to GMT.
• Fix: Low resolution images were being used in event listings for retina displays.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where saving settings while on the settings page, registration tab would return other settings to defaults.
• Fix: Fixed a bug with custom event templates that would cause the event content to double when no custom single event template was found and the single event template type was set to custom.
• Fix: Fixed some settings for the attendee list not applying as expected.
• Fix: Fixed a PHP warning that would occur during event registration CSV export when a form field was added to the event registration form after some registrations were already made.

1.2.1

• Fix: Fixed a bug that was causing future scheduled posts to appear in event listings.
• Fix: Fixed fatal PHP error when trying to edit the registration form.
• Fix: Fixed the rewrite rule flush on plugin activation. This prevents some 404 errors.

1.2

• New: Added registration status to event listings. If registration is open, closed, or filled, this will be shown in event listings along with the registration count.
• New: Added settings for a short version of event registration status text.

1.1

• New: Added more options for customizing displays. Override the default template files by adding them to your theme. See this article for more information.
• Tweak: When registering for an event with a cost, if there are no additional fees or line items, a simple display of the cost will appear.
• Fix: When creating a new event using the block editor and and using the feature to also create a venue or organizer at the same time, an extra organizer or venue would be created every time the event was saved if the page was refreshed first.
• Fix: Fixed a warning that would occur when creating the database tables due to a default value being set for column data type that wouldn't allow it.

1.0.6

• Tweak: Permalinks are flushed on activation to prevent 404 errors for event, organizer, and venue posts.
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing the full attendee lists to not display properly.
• Fix: Fixed an issue causing lists of events for organizers and venue posts to display incorrectly.

1.0.5

• Fix: Fixed PHP error when using a textarea field in the event registration form that would happen only with certain servers.
• Fix: Fixed an issue that would cause the cancellation notification and cancellation confirmation emails to not send.
• Fix: Improved the styling of the modal and the calendar export button for the dark mode calendar.

1.0.4

• Fix: Fixed a fatal PHP error that would occur when creating a new venue from the single event post editor and including a Google Map embed URL.

1.0.3

• Fix: Custom date formats for the date summary and registration timeline dates were not saving as expected.
• Fix: When displaying the content of an event, venue, or organizer post, the filter "the_content" is now applied. This fixes missing paragraphs, line breaks, and other functionality that relies on this filter being applied.

1.0.2

• Fix: Registration dates for each registration record were displayed in UTC time instead of the site's timezone.

1.0.1

• Fix: Fixed a static venue address being used for email placeholders.

1.0

• Initial release.