Displaying Upcoming Events in WordPress: A Comprehensive Guide
Whether you run a local business, community organization, or personal blog, using WordPress to display upcoming events offers numerous benefits. It can help increase awareness about your activities, boost participation, and enhance user experience. This article will guide you on how to easily display upcoming events in WordPress using Sugar Calendar.
Why Show Upcoming Events on Your WordPress Website?
The visibility of your events greatly influences attendance rates. An effective event display can significantly increase the number of people attending your events. Visitors are more likely to participate when they can easily find and learn about your events. A clear and informative presentation serves as a virtual invitation, prompting visitors to register or make plans to attend.
Displaying upcoming events also encourages visitors to return to your site regularly. They can stay informed about future events, creating engagement and prompting them to check back for updates. It’s also beneficial to display upcoming in-person events on your WordPress site, providing essential details like ticketing information and directions to the event.
Creating Events and Calendars in WordPress
The easiest way to create calendars and upcoming events in WordPress is through the Sugar Calendar plugin. It’s considered the **best WordPress event plugin**. Sugar Calendar offers everything you need, including the ability to create multiple calendars, set event start and end times, sell tickets online, create recurring events, sync with Google Calendar, integrate with form plugins, and more.
To begin, install and activate the Sugar Calendar plugin. Once activated, access the **Calendar » Settings** page in your WordPress dashboard and enter your license key in the ‘License Key’ field. You can find the key in your Sugar Calendar account area. Verify the key and create a new calendar by navigating to **Sugar Calendar » Calendars** and clicking the ‘+ Add Calendar’ button. Enter a calendar name, select a slug, choose a parent calendar (if needed), add a description, and select a color to differentiate different calendars. Click ‘Add New Calendar’ to complete the process. You can repeat these steps to add as many calendars as needed to your WordPress site. To learn more about creating calendars, refer to the guide on **how to create a simple event calendar**.
Now, you can add events to your site. Go to **Sugar Calendar » Events** and click on the ‘Add New Event’ button. Enter a name for your event, set the start and end date and time under the ‘Duration’ tab. If the event is recurring, go to the ‘Recurrence’ tab and select the repeat frequency. For detailed guidance on recurring events, check out the tutorial on **how to show recurring events in WordPress**. You can also add a location, enter a link to display event details on another page, or redirect users to a different page. Sugar Calendar allows selling event tickets online, which we’ll discuss further in the bonus section. Once you’ve completed the event details, choose the calendar where the event will be displayed and click the ‘Publish’ button.
Displaying Upcoming Events in WordPress
With your calendar and events created, it’s time to display them on your WordPress website. Create a new page or edit an existing one. In the content editor, click the ‘+’ icon and search for Sugar Calendar blocks. Two blocks will appear: ‘Events Calendar’ and ‘Events List.’
To display upcoming events on a page, select the ‘Events List’ block. This will show a list of all the events happening in that month. You can customize the view from list to grid or plain, change the week, and use filters to see different events.
To show upcoming events in a calendar view, select the ‘Events Calendar’ block. This will display a preview of the calendar in the content editor. Publish the page and visit your site to see upcoming events in a calendar view. It’s that simple!
Bonus: Make Money Online With Upcoming Events
With your knowledge of creating and displaying upcoming events, you can now take your site to the next level and monetize it. Let’s explore a few ways to do so.
1. Run Members-Only Events in WordPress
If you operate a membership site or offer subscription-based services, you can restrict access to different events, allowing only members to view and register for them. This approach helps strengthen your relationship with your audience by creating a sense of community and belonging among members. Several methods can be used to restrict access to events, including using **MemberPress** to lock content for subscribers or utilizing a free plugin like **Paid Memberships Pro**. For more information, refer to the guide on **how to run members-only events in WordPress**.
2. Sell Tickets for Upcoming Events
Selling tickets for events is another simple way to generate revenue online. It offers convenience for customers, enabling them to purchase tickets anytime and anywhere. This approach also helps you reach a broader audience beyond your local community, potentially tapping into a global market. Sugar Calendar, recognized as one of the **best WordPress event ticketing plugins**, provides the option to set ticket prices for your events and sell them online. It also offers an Event Ticketing addon that allows users to buy tickets directly from the event page using a debit or credit card. For more details, refer to the guide on **how to sell event tickets using WordPress**.
We hope this article has helped you understand how to use WordPress to display upcoming events. You might also find our guides on **how to add event schema in WordPress** and **how to host virtual events in WordPress** useful.
This is a summary of the article titled ‘How to Show Upcoming Events in WordPress (The Easy Way)’ originally published on WPBeginner at ‘https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-show-upcoming-events-in-wordpress/’.