Minimal Events Calendar Pro is the ultimate premium, lightweight, and modern event management plugin for WordPress. Beautifully engineered with state-of-the-art aesthetics (featuring premium Google Fonts typography and modern glassmorphism layouts), it enables you to register, organize, and showcase events cleanly on any WordPress website.

Whether you manage local workshops, corporate conferences, live concerts, or global online webinars, this responsive WordPress event calendar plugin is designed from the ground up for maximum speed, user engagement, and stellar SEO visibility.
Equipped with built-in Google Maps API integrations and zero-configuration OpenStreetMap (Leaflet) fallbacks, your visitors can easily browse physical venues without triggering costly Google API fees. For online events, integrated virtual meeting gateways keep your Zoom and Google Meet webinar URLs secure, revealing access only when the event starts through beautiful live countdown timers or restricting view rights to registered users.

Natively SEO-friendly, the plugin automatically injects valid Schema.org Event JSON-LD structured data into your single event headers—helping search engines index your occurrences to display prominent Google Events Rich Snippets that drive organic search traffic to your site.

• 📅 5 Stunning Responsive LayoutsDisplay events beautifully with multiple layouts: clean Modern List, gorgeous Masonry Card Grid, interactive Sliding Carousel, classic Monthly Calendar Grid, and interactive Geolocation Maps designed to look stunning on any screen resolution.
• 🗺️ Zero-Setup Leaflet OpenStreetMap FallbackSave on API costs! If no Google Maps API Key is provided, the plugin automatically falls back to OpenStreetMap (Leaflet) to render interactive, pinpoint coordinates locations without complex configuration.
• 🔄 Advanced Recurring Events Database CachingEasily configure complex schedules (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Custom Date recurrences) with a custom caching occurrences engine that speeds up load times and reduces server database query loads.
• 🔒 Secure Virtual Meeting GatewaysTake control of webinars and online events. Safely restrict Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams join links by revealing them only when the event starts (using live countdown timers) or limiting access to registered, logged-in users.
• 🚀 Toggleable SEO Schema.org Structured DataGet noticed on search engines! Inject valid Schema.org Event JSON-LD markup automatically into your event headers to boost visibility and gain rich snippet stars in Google search results.
• 🏢 Venues & Organizers Directory ManagersSimplify event management. Build a robust directory by creating dedicated venue locations and organizer contact profiles equipped with addresses, coordinates, and contact details.
• 🎨 State-of-the-Art Modern StylingWow your visitors at first glance. Enjoy clean glassmorphism cards, premium Outfit Google Font typography integration, and smooth CSS micro-animations built natively without bloated stylesheets.
• 🌐 100% Translation ReadyTranslate the plugin into any language effortlessly. Comes pre-packaged with a translation-ready .pot template and full compatibility with WPML, Polylang, and Loco Translate.
• 🛡️ Clean, Secure & Standardized CodebaseBuilt following strict WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS). Includes robust input sanitization, nonces verification, and user permission access checks to keep your website fast and completely secure.

📋 System Requirements & Compatibility

To ensure a smooth installation and optimal performance of the Minimal Events Calendar Pro plugin, your hosting environment should meet or exceed the following specifications:

1. Core Platform Requirements

• WordPress Version: 6.0 or higher (Fully compatible with the latest WordPress 7.0 release).
• PHP Version: 7.4 or higher (Fully optimized and compatible with PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3).
• Database: MySQL 5.6 or higher, or MariaDB 10.1 or higher.

2. Recommended Server Settings

• PHP Memory Limit: 128MB or higher (Recommended: 256MB for sites with a high volume of events).
• PHP Max Execution Time: 30 seconds or higher.
• Database Engine: InnoDB is recommended (for efficient handling of custom event occurrences database tables).

3. Required PHP Extensions

Your web hosting server must have the following standard PHP extensions enabled (these are standard on 99% of modern hosts):

• json (Used for parsing event schedules and map coordinates data).
• date / date_i18n / wp_date support (For timezone-aware calendar formatting).
• mbstring (For multibyte character encoding safety in event descriptions).
• zip (Required if you wish to upload/install the plugin via the WordPress dashboard).

4. Optional API Keys

• Google Maps API: Required only if you want to display dynamic Google Maps on event pages (otherwise, the plugin falls back to standard static embed maps or Leaflet OpenStreetMap integrations which do not require API keys).

5. Frontend & Browser Compatibility

The frontend calendar layouts use modern vanilla CSS Grid, Flexbox, and responsive design systems.

• Compatible Browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Opera (all modern desktop and mobile browsers).
• Responsive Layouts: Designed to adapt perfectly to mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and wide desktop screens.

6. Theme & Page Builder Compatibility

• WordPress Themes: Works out-of-the-box with all standard Block themes (Full Site Editing), classic WordPress themes, and premium themes.
• Page Builders: Fully compatible with popular page editors using simple shortcode injection:
  • Elementor / Elementor Pro
  • Gutenberg Block Editor
  • WPBakery Page Builder
  • Divi Builder
  • Beaver Builder

1. Extract the main Codester download package.

2. In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
3. Select the installable "minimal-events-calendar.zip" file.
4. Click Install Now, then Activate the plugin.
5. Visit "Event Calendar > Settings" to toggle SEO schema settings or configure your Google Maps API Key (optional).
6. Create an Event post and paste [minimal_events_calendar] onto any page or widget. See the "documentation" folder for custom shortcode arguments (views, categories, limits).