Title: Super Simple Event Calendar
Author: Marcel Pol
Published: <strong>23 ougùstùs, 2018</strong>
Last modified: 28 sèptèmber, 2026

---

Search plugins

![](https://ps.w.org/super-simple-event-calendar/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1929003)

![](https://ps.w.org/super-simple-event-calendar/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1929003)

# Super Simple Event Calendar

 By [Marcel Pol](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mpol/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar.2.1.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/)

## Description

Super Simple Event Calendar is an event calendar for people who just want something
simple for events.
 The goal is to provide a simple way to show events to your visitors.

Current features include:

 * Shortcode with a list of future events.
 * Widget to display future events.
 * Simple and clean admin interface that integrates seamlessly into WordPress admin.
 * Admin page to quickly add an event.
 * Localization. Own languages can be added very easily through [GlotPress](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar).

#### Support

If you have a problem or a feature request, please post it on the plugin’s support
forum on [wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar).
I will do my best to respond as soon as possible.

If you send me an email, I will not reply. Please use the support forum.

#### Translations

Translations can be added very easily through [GlotPress](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar).

You can start translating strings there for your locale. They need to be validated
though, so if there’s no validator yet, and you want to apply for being validator(
PTE), please post it on the support forum. I will make a request on make/polyglots
to have you added as validator for this plugin/locale.

#### Demo

Check out the demo at [my local chess club Pegasus](https://svpegasus.nl/kalender/).

#### Compatibility

This plugin is compatible with [ClassicPress](https://www.classicpress.net).

#### Contributions

This plugin is also available in [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/cyclotouriste/super-simple-event-calendar).

## Screenshots

[⌊Example of the use of this plugin. At the left the content field with the shortcode
and its output, the event list. At the right the widget with 3 future events.⌉⌊Example
of the use of this plugin. At the left the content field with the shortcode and 
its output, the event list. At the right the widget with 3 future events.⌉[

Example of the use of this plugin. At the left the content field with the shortcode
and its output, the event list. At the right the widget with 3 future events.

## Installation

#### Installation

 * Install the plugin through the admin page “Plugins”.
 * Alternatively, unpack and upload the contents of the zipfile to your ‘/wp-content/
   plugins/’ directory.
 * Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 * Place the shortcode ‘[super_simple_event_calendar]’ in a page.
 * Add Events through the admin menu.

#### How to add events and format them

What I do is use the title field for the date and possibly day. Use the content 
for content, description and everything. In the publishing postbox I set the date
to the end date and end time of the event, so it will be listed under future events
for as long as it lasts.

#### What shortcodes are available?

[super_simple_event_calendar] parameters: * posts_per_page (-1 for all or any other
positive number) * status (default to list only posts with future post status, use
comma separated list) * order (default is ASC. Only other option is DESC) * season(
array of category IDs, show only events from this term)

[super_simple_event_calendar_widget] parameters: * title (Calendar by default, title
of the widget or block) * num_entries (3 by default) * season (array of category
IDs, show only events from this term) * postid (postid of the calendar page, will
become a link)

#### License

The plugin itself is released under the GNU General Public License. A copy of this
license can be found at the license homepage or in the super-simple-event-calendar.
php file at the top.

## FAQ

### I want to translate this plugin

Translations can be added very easily through [GlotPress](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar).

You can start translating strings there for your locale. They need to be validated
though, so if there’s no validator yet, and you want to apply for being validator(
PTE), please post it on the support forum. I will make a request on make/polyglots
to have you added as validator for this plugin/locale.

### I only want to show events in the simple list from a category.

You can use a shortcode parameter for showing events only from certain categories(
seasons really):

    ```
    [super_simple_event_calendar season="213,212"]
    ```

### I want to limit the number of events in the shortcode.

You can use a shortcode parameter for showing events a limited number of events:

    ```
    [super_simple_event_calendar posts_per_page="3"]
    ```

### I want to show past events too in the shortcode.

You can use a shortcode parameter for showing events with a different status, or
from multiple statuses (statii?) in a comma-separated list:

    ```
    [super_simple_event_calendar status="future,publish"]
    ```

### I want to change the order of events in the shortcode.

You can use a shortcode parameter for order of events (either DESC or ASC):

    ```
    [super_simple_event_calendar order="DESC"]
    ```

### Is there an easy way to add a lot of events in one go?

There is a Quick Edit menu option that might suit your needs. Myself I now use a
[Duplicate Post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post/) plugin to add events.

### Can I use a block instead of a widget?

You can add a shortcode to the shortcode block under Appearance > Widgets. It has
similar parameters as the widget, like:

    ```
    [super_simple_event_calendar_widget title="My Special Calendar" num_entries="5" season="3" postid="28921"]
    ```

Defaults are: title = Calendar, title of the widget or block. num_entries = 3, number
of events shown. season = 0, show only events from this term. postid = 0, postid
of the calendar page, will become a link.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/72477f66ddd726c7c77ca0dd713d868c96fe3a9b336c3c604a077e25d82a2ee3?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[The best!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-best-2765/)󠁿

 [Speech](https://profiles.wordpress.org/queribox/) 29 sèptèmber, 2026

Simple and easy. In fact all you need from a calendar plugin!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ecb77ed07f281386cf34e42e03eae5c694d755bec1527cfc8fb1ebdb5659900d?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Simple and easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-easy-to-use-448/)󠁿

 [globus2008](https://profiles.wordpress.org/globus2008/) 09 April, 2024

I am giving 5 stars!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/766c869650943dc50a25a0467851e99c736f1030cda61e2221dd10da89cb4462?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works perfectly, simple and clean](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-simple-and-clean/)󠁿

 [Steve Mosby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/malgra/) 20 April, 2022

Really simple but powerful plugin – ideal when you don't need tonnes of features,
but want to provide clean and simple event information to visitors.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46af84bc91f1d389f1d4d271f1402f210aecd17e667815199b3d66c364a36166?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Best one out there](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-one-out-there-29/)󠁿

 [moddersnuit](https://profiles.wordpress.org/moddersnuit/) 15 April, 2022

So simple it's Simply the best.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e167a7aee0b2ef06d0272573ddcb77a10b215c425d0bd068de5012a105679dc8?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[exactly what I needed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exactly-what-i-needed-633/)󠁿

 [M.F. Jong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mfjtf/) 20 novèmber, 2019

I like this plugin. Small and simple!

 [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Super Simple Event Calendar” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Marcel Pol ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mpol/)
 *   [ ajhill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajhill/)
 *   [ nellie73 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nellie73/)
 *   [ Steve Mosby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/malgra/)

“Super Simple Event Calendar” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Super Simple Event Calendar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/super-simple-event-calendar/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/super-simple-event-calendar/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/super-simple-event-calendar/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/super-simple-event-calendar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.1.5

 * 2025-11-01
 * Add option to event metabox to show time as well.

#### 2.1.4

 * 2025-07-18
 * Verify Nonces correctly.
 * Use plugin_dir_path instead of WP_PLUGIN_DIR.

#### 2.1.3

 * 2024-11-15
 * Loading plugin translations should be delayed until init action.
 * Use **DIR** instead of dirname(**FILE**).

#### 2.1.2

 * 2024-06-16
 * Add order parameter to shortcode (thanks ajhill).
 * Better check for direct access of files.

#### 2.1.1

 * 2024-05-17
 * Add filters for title and content (thanks nellie73).

#### 2.1.0

 * 2024-01-01
 * Add shortcode for widget to be used in a shortcode block.

#### 2.0.2

 * 2023-10-27
 * Support custom fields for event post type.
 * Add filter ‘ssec_get_the_date’.

#### 2.0.1

 * 2023-10-26
 * Add option to show day of the week, default no (thanks malgra).

#### 2.0.0

 * 2023-10-26
 * Use date from the post date field (thanks jensuwe12).
 * Support status parameter in shortcode for simple list (thanks jensuwe12).
 * Add filter ‘ssec_add_td_s_to_table’ to add custom fields to shortcode (thanks
   jensuwe12).

#### 1.5.1

 * 2023-02-16
 * Escape more output.
 * Only run check for missed cronjob once every 10 requests.

= 1.5.0
 * 2022-12-06 * Set event to status ‘publish’ in case of a missed cronjob.*
Improve default datetime on quick edit. * Improve styling of update message on quick
edit. * Fix output message in shortcode if there are no events.

#### 1.4.2

 * 2022-06-05
 * Fix error when saving the page with shortcode.

#### 1.4.1

 * 2022-04-15
 * Support posts_per_page parameter in shortcode for simple list.
 * Support season in widget as well.

#### 1.4.0

 * 2022-01-10
 * Support season parameter in shortcode for simple list.

#### 1.3.3

 * 2021-11-13
 * Revert previous update, it acts funky in practice.

#### 1.3.2

 * 2021-11-12
 * Use date/hour in WP_Query too, in case future events fail to get their status
   changed on roll-over.

#### 1.3.1

 * 2021-08-20
 * Only show edit link when appropriate.
 * Some updates from phpcs and wpcs.

#### 1.3.0

 * 2021-03-25
 * Use admin page with quick edit instead of dashboard widget, more focused this
   way.

#### 1.2.0

 * 2021-03-23
 * Add dashboard widget to quickly add an event.

#### 1.1.3

 * 2020-04-10
 * Fix wrong usage of get_the_ID().

#### 1.1.2

 * 2020-04-10
 * Fix undefined error.

#### 1.1.1

 * 2020-04-10
 * Add term classes for season to each event post.

#### 1.1.0

 * 2020-03-23
 * Update and add classes for html elements.

#### 1.0.3

 * 2019-12-18
 * Remove ‘:’ character from displays.

#### 1.0.2

 * 2019-01-31
 * Better dashicon.

#### 1.0.1

 * 2018-09-23
 * Use ‘nl2br()’ on the content.

#### 1.0.0

 * 2018-08-23
 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.1.5**
 *  Last updated **2 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **600+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/),
   [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/),
   [Norwegian (Nynorsk)](https://nn.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/),
   [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/), and 
   [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/super-simple-event-calendar)
 * Tags
 * [calendar](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/calendar/)[event calendar](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/event-calendar/)
   [simple calendar](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/simple-calendar/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/super-simple-event-calendar/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  5 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Marcel Pol ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mpol/)
 *   [ ajhill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajhill/)
 *   [ nellie73 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nellie73/)
 *   [ Steve Mosby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/malgra/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/super-simple-event-calendar/)