[Hidden-tech] Has anybody found a WordPress events calendar widget they truly like?

[Tess Gadwa]

Thanks Mark!

EventBrite is great. It's what I would recommend to any client doing ticket
sales or fundraiser events.

As in all cases, it really depends on the needs of the client. In this case,
the client just wants to be able to list events -- she doesn't need to
monetize.

TG

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Mark Firehammer <mark at techeffective.net>wrote:

> Hi Tess,
>
> You did not mention whether you were currently hosting successful events
> that people actually attend or whether you're hoping to host events that
> people will actually attend!  Organizations and people usually fall into one
> of those two groups.  And you didn't mention whether you were monetizing the
> events, which is a big consideration when choosing the right integration
> with your WordPress website.
> If you're already in the group of people and organizations currently
> hosting successful events the people actually attend then management of that
> event and monetization of that event would no doubt be a priority for you.
> If that is the case, then I don't believe you can do any better than
> integrating Eventbrite <http://www.eventbrite.com/home/>into WordPress. I
> say I don't believe you could do any better because I've tried all of the
> most downloaded event options for WordPress and eliminated them all as
> possibilities for my own uses except for the following recommendation.
> You're probably already aware that EventBrite is a leader in online event
> management and ticket sales with more than 28 million tickets sold.
>
> There are two plug-ins involved in integrating EventBrite into your
> WordPress website;
>  Event Brite for the Events Calendar<http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/eventbrite-for-the-events-calendar/>
> The Events Calendar<http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-events-calendar/>
> You can download both of those plug-ins from these links.
>
> They're not difficult to manage, and an EventBrite account itself is not
> difficult to manage.
>
> I hope you find that useful!
>
> Mark Firehammer
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>
> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Rich <rich at on-the-net.com> wrote:
>
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>>
>> Try using one based on a google calendar, it can be as simple as using the
>> google snippet
>> options
>> to plug it into a widget, or use a widget customized to be the calendar,
>> such as the 1st
>> page of
>> this search:
>> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=google+calendar&sort=
>>
>> We use that approach on Earththrives.com - which shares the same calender
>> with pvsustain.com
>> which makes the whole approach a lot easier, esp since many people know
>> how to maintain a
>> google
>> calender and you can share/distribute the maintenance effort.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> On 5/2/2011 1:03 PM, Tess Gadwa wrote:
>> >
>> > Have tried out a bunch, and all seem to be either  buggy, or extremely
>> non-intuitive, or
>> > both.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Tess Gadwa
>> >
>> > Principal, DCS Creative
>> > Design. Content. Strategy.
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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