Pie Calendar — WordPress Event Plugin
Pie Calendar – Events Calendar Made Simple
by Jonathan Jernigan · WordPress.org page · Website
Pie Calendar has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 32,470 downloads all time. It was downloaded 2,598 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Pie Calendar at a glance
Is Pie Calendar well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Turn Any Post Into an Event: Within minutes, convert any post on your site into an event that appears on your front-end calendar
- Works With Any Post Type or CPT: Use default WordPress posts or pages, or create your own CPT. Pie Calendar offers you total flexibility
- Single, Multi-day, All Day Events: Set your events for a single day, span them across multiple days, or enable all-day events
- Multiple Views: Pick from regular monthly calendar view, week views, list views, or even a single day view
- Custom Field Support: Already have your own custom fields for Date and Time via Advanced Custom Fields or Meta Box? No problem! Pie Calendar can use custom…
- Recurring Events (Pro): With flexible recurrence options, you can set your events to repeat as needed – every few days, weeks, or on a specific day every month
- Color-Coded Events (Pro): Give your events a unique color to make them stand out on the front-end or for enhanced organization
- WooCommerce & EDD Support (Pro): Transform any WooCommerce product or EDD Download into an event to create custom booking and event ticketing systems
Pie Calendar reviews and ratings
24 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Rare to find plugins this good
I'm giving Pie Calendar a shot after getting frustrated with the bloat, load times, and overall price increases from the extremely popular events plugin I've been using for the last few years. All I have to say is "WOW"! Pie Calendar's goals of keeping things clean and simple are being met perfectly. Load times are awesome and the fact that it integrates with any post type makes it completely customizable. There are certainly some missing functions that I would love to see added in the future (event export, syncing, bulk updates), although most of that can be solved with other plugins. My only complaint is that the price for the additional features (Pro & Connector) is steep. A Pro lifetime license is currently $300 and the Connector add-on is $200. Annual subscriptions to both are only half that. I'd like to see those prices cut in about half before I jump on them. That said, the people at Pie Calendar have done a fantastic job of making the free version functional. So many plugins have a free version that is barely usable due to paywalling key features and littering the UI with upsells. Pie Calendar has kept the UI clean and made the basic functionality really solid without annoying upsell ads. I hope it stays that way for a long time. Even with the steep Pro price, I'd highly recommend the plugin for its great free version, lightweight code, customizability, and ease of use. It's rare to find plugins this perfect.
shandonc -
Excellent plug in
Just perfect.
skoyntoyflis -
Great potential, but widget contains bug
This calendar plugin is easy to use and has great potential, but the widget form contains a huge bug: when a date is pressed on this widget, the events on that date are displayed, but with a different (incorrect) date above it! This makes the widget unusable. I have reported this bug, but never received an answer, nor was it resolved. Also, it would be great if you could display an event list with this plugin.
katuschka -
Very useful
Pie Calendar is an excellent choice for those who appreciate clean code and fast loading times. No styling nonsense or complicated setups—just plug it in, and it works right away. Simple, efficient, and hassle-free. The perfect solution when you need functionality without the extra fuss!
Žygimantas -
Excellent!
What a great plugin & team. Simple to use, fairly priced, does what's needed & also provides customization options. On top of this Jonathan went above & beyond by helping me fix some of my code to enable even more customization - which he didn't have to do. Outstanding!
downchirp -
Great plugin and superb support
Wanted a calendar plugin to add date functionality but keep everything else simple (so avoided the huge, over complicated event plugins) so this was perfect. Hit an issue so contacted support. Got a reply from Jonathan within minutes (and it was a Saturday!) and then got the answers I needed along with a video showing exactly what he did and it now does what I needed perfectly. Worth every penny for the pro version.
sitestreet
Download and install history
2,908 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Pie Calendar ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Pie Calendar appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Event Plugins | #56 by tag, #64 in search | #45 | ▲4 |
Pie Calendar alternatives
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WP Event Manager 20,000+ installs · 4.0 -
VS Event List 8,000+ installs · 4.9 -
EventPrime 7,000+ installs · 4.4
Details
Events calendar - the simple way. Easily display any WordPress post as an event on a flexible front-end calendar. Supports any post type.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Pie Calendar competes in
Tags
- calendar
- Event
- events
- Version
- 1.3.1.2
- Last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- First published
- Mar 2, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Pie Calendar FAQ
What does Pie Calendar do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Pie Calendar offers Turn Any Post Into an Event: Within minutes, convert any post on your site into an event that appears on your front-end calendar, Works With Any Post Type or CPT: Use default WordPress posts or pages, or create your own CPT. Pie Calendar offers you total flexibility, Single, Multi-day, All Day Events: Set your events for a single day, span them across multiple days, or enable all-day events, Multiple Views: Pick from regular monthly calendar view, week views, list views, or even a single day view and Custom Field Support: Already have your own custom fields for Date and Time via Advanced Custom Fields or Meta Box? No problem! Pie Calendar can use custom.
How many active installs does Pie Calendar have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Pie Calendar as of October 22, 2026.
Is Pie Calendar still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Pie Calendar have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Pie Calendar are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Pie Calendar free?
Pie Calendar is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Pie Calendar rank among Event Plugins?
Pie Calendar is #45 in the WordPress.org Event Plugins ranking.