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The Events Calendar

The Events Calendar: Category Colors
by Nexcess · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for The Events Calendar
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is The Events Calendar still maintained?
No. Last release 16 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 16 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns The Events Calendar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bordoni since Jul 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was The Events Calendar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is The Events Calendar safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest The Events Calendar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 7.4.2. No one-star spike after it. 16 Sep 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 16 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.16 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
afragen1 Jul 2012 to 21 Jul 2023, 523 commits
theeventscalendar10 Jul 2024 to 6 Feb 2025, 4 commits
bordoni11 Jul 2024 to 16 Sep 2025, 8 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for The Events Calendar
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star59
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for The Events Calendar
4 May 2026119
11 May 2026111
18 May 2026103
25 May 2026102
1 Jun 202676
8 Jun 2026103
15 Jun 2026112
22 Jun 202673
29 Jun 202693
6 Jul 202692
13 Jul 2026106
20 Jul 2026142
27 Jul 2026166
3 Aug 2026174
10 Aug 2026158
17 Aug 2026167
24 Aug 2026218
31 Aug 2026118
7 Sep 2026110
14 Sep 2026142
21 Sep 2026146
28 Sep 2026211
5 Oct 2026135
12 Oct 2026140
19 Oct 2026217
26 Oct 2026225
2 Nov 202649

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version7.4.2
AuthorNexcess
Added1 Jul 2012
Last updated16 Sep 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagscolor, events, calendar, category

Other plugins by this author: Kadence Security - Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection, The Events Calendar, Kadence Blocks - Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor, Kadence Starter Templates - Predesigned Website Templates, GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform, Image Widget, Event Tickets and Registration, Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, Kadence Central - Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting, Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit, Membership Plugin - Kadence Memberships, GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor

Questions

Is The Events Calendar still maintained?

No. Last release 16 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns The Events Calendar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer bordoni since Jul 2024.

Was The Events Calendar removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is The Events Calendar safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest The Events Calendar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 7.4.2. No one-star spike after it.

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