About this plugin
Coqui Events is a lightweight WordPress events and calendar plugin for organizations, venues, schools, nonprofits, and businesses. It registers an se_event custom post type with event dates, venues, pricing, contact details, native archive templates, a Gutenberg Event Grid block, and a shortcode for event listings.
Features:
- Events Custom Post Type with categories and tags
- Event Metadata including dates, times, venue, location, contact info, pricing
- Admin List Columns showing date, location, price, and event status
- Archive & Single Templates with theme override support
- Schema.org Markup for search engine visibility
- Gutenberg Event Grid Block for inserting event grids visually in the Block Editor
- Event Shortcode for displaying upcoming events on any page
- Settings Page to customize the archive slug, events per page, currency, and date format
- REST API Support for programmatic access
- Optional CPTP Compatibility for Custom Post Type Permalinks
- Lightweight – no page builders, ticketing vendors, or external dependencies required
Coqui Events Pro (separate add-on) adds:
– Recurring events (daily, weekly, monthly)
– Occurrence exceptions (skip or reschedule individual dates)
– Calendar month view with navigation
– iCalendar export for Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar integration
Usage
Create an Event
- Go to Events → Add New
- Add a title, featured image, and description
- Fill in start date and venue (required for proper display)
- Optionally add pricing, contact info, and registration URL
- Publish
Single events live at /{slug}/{event-name}/. The default slug is events.
Shortcode
`
[simple_events]
[simple_events count=”6″ title=”Upcoming Events” show_button=”true” button_text=”See all events”]
`
Parameter
Default
Description
count
3
Number of upcoming events to display
title
empty
Optional heading
show_button
true
Show a link to the archive
button_text
View All Events
Archive button label
button_url
events archive
Override the archive URL
Settings
Visit Events → Settings to configure:
– Archive slug (default: events )
– Events per page (default: 12)
– Currency symbol (default: $ )
– Date format (blank uses WordPress default)
Template Overrides
Copy a plugin template into your active theme to customize it:
- single-se_event.php
- archive-se_event.php
Or use the theme subdirectory:
php
php
Support
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, visit the GitHub repository:
com/jlisojo/coqui-events
License
0-or-later. See LICENSE for details.
Contributors
- Josh (https://github.com/jlisojo)