10 Best MotoPress Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
MotoPress has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to MotoPress
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Event Organiser
Closest match4.6 (139) 20,000+ active installsCreate and maintain events, including complex reoccurring patterns, venue management (with Google Maps or OpenStreetMap), calendars and customisable e …
Shares the Event, events calendar tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.3, last updated June 28, 2026.
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4.2 (2,453) 600,000+ active installsThe Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.
Shares the calendar, Event, schedule tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.3, last updated 4 days ago.
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The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
4.7 (101) 10,000+ active installsAdd shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
Shares the calendar, Event tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.7 against 4.3, last updated 20 days ago.
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WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce
4.0 (248) 20,000+ active installsLightweight, scalable and full-featured event listings & management plugin for managing events & tickets from the Frontend and Backend.
Shares the calendar, Event tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.0 against 4.3, last updated July 22, 2026.
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4.9 (212) 10,000+ active installsAdd The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart …
Shares the calendar, Event tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.3, last updated 6 days ago.
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Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin
5.0 (103) 7,000+ active installsCollect and manage event registrations with customizable forms, attendee management, and email templates. Start collecting registrations in minutes.
Shares the events calendar tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.3, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.5 (108) 10,000+ active installsThe Events Calendar Elementor widgets help you manage and display an upcoming events list with date, time, venue and event ticket booking details.
Shares the events calendar tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.3, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.9 (82) 8,000+ active installsWith this lightweight plugin you can create an event list.
Shares the Event tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.3, last updated 19 days ago.
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EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI
4.5 (84) 7,000+ active installsAI Events Calendar plugin for creating free or paid events. Supports Event Types, Bookings, Tickets, Venues, Performers, AI abilities, and a lot more.
Shares the Event tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.3, last updated 3 days ago.
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Pie Calendar – Events Calendar Made Simple
4.7 (24) 1,000+ active installsEvents calendar - the simple way. Easily display any WordPress post as an event on a flexible front-end calendar. Supports any post type.
Shares the calendar, Event tags on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 30,000+, last updated May 13, 2026.
Switching from MotoPress: common questions
What is the best alternative to MotoPress?
Event Organiser is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which MotoPress alternative has the most users?
The Events Calendar, with 600,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which MotoPress alternative is rated highest?
Registrations for the Events Calendar, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 103 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these MotoPress alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with MotoPress score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against MotoPress on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Event Organiser is the closest match to MotoPress by the data we track, and The Events Calendar has the widest reach with 600,000+ active installs. EventPrime shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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