Pie Calendar 1.4.0: Global Blackout Dates & Rules
Pie Calendar Pro 1.4.0 is now available, and introduces the new Global Blackout Dates & Rules setting under Settings > Pie Calendar in the WordPress admin panel. Blackout dates and rules allow you to specify individual dates or recurrence-style rules that prevent events from showing on matching dates in your calendars. For example, if you ... Read More
Events Manager Alternative: Why Pie Calendar is the Better Choice for WordPress in 2026
Events Manager (EM) has been a staple in the WordPress ecosystem for over a decade. It is undeniably powerful and feature rich, but for the modern WordPress user, that power comes at a steep price: Complexity and Cost. If you find yourself spending more time in the EM settings menu than actually managing your events, ... Read More
How to Display ACF Date Fields on a WordPress Calendar
If you’re a WordPress developer or power user, you probably prefer Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) for managing data. It’s clean, it’s flexible, and it stays out of your way. The problem? Most event calendar plugins force you to use their custom post types and their proprietary date fields. If you already have a “Workshops” or ... Read More
The Simple Calendar Alternative for WordPress
TL;DR: While Simple Calendar (formerly Google Calendar Events) is a popular tool for basic feeds, Pie Calendar is built for the modern WordPress era. It offers faster syncing (up to every 60 seconds), zero database bloat, and the unique ability to mix Google Calendar events with your native WordPress posts or WooCommerce products. Why Users ... Read More
How to Sync Eventbrite to Your WordPress Site (The Easy Way)
If you use Eventbrite to manage your events, you’ve likely run into a common frustration: keeping your WordPress website updated with those same events. Manually copying and pasting titles, dates, and links is a chore, and dedicated “Eventbrite-only” plugins are often bloated and complicated. In this guide, we’ll show you how to seamlessly integrate Eventbrite ... Read More
The Events Calendar Alternative: Why Agencies are Switching to Pie Calendar
What is the best alternative to The Events Calendar? Pie Calendar is the leading lightweight alternative to The Events Calendar (TEC) for WordPress. Unlike legacy plugins that use proprietary database tables and force you to use their specific event format, Pie Calendar uses native WordPress posts and custom post types (CPTs) to keep sites fast, ... Read More
How to Display ICS Feeds on WordPress with Pie Calendar
If you’ve ever wanted to automatically display events from another calendar directly on your WordPress site, ICS feed support in Pie Calendar makes it incredibly simple to do. How do I sync Google Calendar to WordPress? To sync Google Calendar to WordPress, copy your calendar’s Public iCal address from your Google settings and paste it ... Read More
Introducing the Connector Addon for Pie Calendar
We’ve got something extremely exciting on the horizon, bringing new features to Pie Calendar that have been highly requested since we launched nearly 2.5 years ago. Those two features are: TLDR: We’re releasing a new addon that lets you display Eventbrite and ICS feed events in WordPress using Pie Calendar. Existing LTD holders get it ... Read More
Pie Calendar Pro 1.3.9 Now Available
Pie Calendar Pro 1.3.8 introduces two highly requested new views and a powerful duration control, giving you more flexibility in how you display your events.
Pie Calendar Pro 1.3.8 Now Available
Pie Calendar Pro 1.3.8 introduces two highly requested new views and a powerful duration control, giving you more flexibility in how you display your events.
