Description
Create and manage events with EventKoi Lite, a free events calendar plugin for WordPress.
This modern, easy-to-use WordPress events calendar plugin lets you schedule unlimited in-person and virtual events and display them using flexible calendar and event list views.
Easily embed your events calendar anywhere on your WordPress site using blocks, shortcodes, and dynamic tags.
The best events calendar plugin for WordPress
Why choose EventKoi Lite as your WordPress events calendar plugin?
✓ Free plugin with EventKoi Pro available.
✓ Simple, clean event management without the bloat.
✓ Fully customizable WordPress event page template.
✓ Free Elementor events calendar widget
✓ Extensible, developer-friendly.
✓ Actively maintained with excellent support and amazing documentation.
How to add events to a WordPress site with EventKoi
Events are created inside EventKoi with a modern, simple UI.
See step-by-step guide on creating events with EventKoi (with screenshots).
Event features:
- Events are a custom post type.
- Add multiple event days, each with a separate time.
- Create unlimited in-person and virtual events.
- Easily embed Google map. No API needed.
- Date, time and timezone follows WordPress site.
- Localisation-ready.
- Fully customisable WordPress event page template in the block editor
How to add an events calendar to a WordPress site with EventKoi
Embed an EventKoi calendar using shortcodes or the EventKoi Events Calendar block.
See step-by-step guide on embedding a calendar to your site (with screenshots).
Calendar features:
- Calendars are a separate taxonomy.
- Calendars are fully accessible with ARIA labels and keyboard navigation.
- Auto-detect timezone of site visitors (visitors see events in their own timezone – great for virtual events!)
- Customise calendar slug
- Add event to calendar (Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365, Outlook Live)
- Share event (Whatsapp, Instagram, Email, Facebook, X, Linkedin, Link)
- Select 12/24 hour clock
- Choose specific month and year to display
- Select which day the week starts on
How to display an events list in WordPress with EventKoi
Any events calendar can be viewed as a events list or grid. Display an events list using shortcodes, or the Event Query Loop block.
See step-by-step guide on using the Event Query Loop block to add an events list to your site.
Events list features:
- Display events list or grid
- With the Event Query Loop block you can display events list based on:
- Date range
- Sort by start date, event name
How to customize a WordPress event page template with EventKoi
EventKoi Lite comes with a fully customisable event template. You can add event data and design the template from scratch without code in the block editor.
See step-by-step guide on customising a WordPress events template (with screenshots and video).
Template features:
- Add dynamic data via meta keys or shortcodes.
- Fully customisable without code.
Free integrations in EventKoi Lite
- Elementor: Calendar widget and Event widget
- More page builder and form builder integrations coming soon!
EventKoi Pro – Advanced events calendar features
- Recurring events
- Create advanced rules for events that repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly,
- Edit individual event instances (custom name, location, description, and more)
- Includes event series page
- See step-by-step guide on creating recurring events with EventKoi Pro
- Unlimited calendars
- Segment your events by calendar (e.g. free events vs paid events) and colour.
- Advanced Elementor events calendar integration
- Use dynamic tags and Elementor Loop Grid widget to build custom events lists in Elementor.
- Priority support
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Helpful links
- EventKoi documentation
- EventKoi blog
- Get help from our Support Forum (please check existing threads before starting a new one)
- Contact us (for non-support related questions)
External services
This plugin can connect to the Google Maps JavaScript API in order to display interactive maps inside event and calendar views.
It sends your configured Google Maps API key (if provided) along with requests made by the visitor’s browser when viewing a page that contains an embedded map. No personal data is sent by the plugin itself, but Google may collect usage data in accordance with their policies. This connection only happens if maps are enabled in the plugin settings and a page with an event location map is viewed.
This service is provided by Google LLC: Terms of Service, Privacy Policy.
Screenshots
Calendar view 
Site visitors can add an event to calendar 
Site visitors can share an event via social media and email 
Calendars come with auto timezone detection, timezone switcher, and 12/24 hour clock 
Events list 
Events management in WP Admin 
Create event UI
Blocks
This plugin provides 4 blocks.
- EK Event Data
- EK Event Query Item
- EK Events List
- EK Events Calendar
Installation
Installing EventKoi Lite is easy.
Installation
- In your WP Admin, select Plugins, then Add plugin.
- In the Search Plugins field, type in “EventKoi Lite”
- When you find EventKoi Lite, click on Install Now.
- The installation will run, then click on Activate.
Configuring your events calendar
- Once the plugin is activated, head to Events, then Settings.
- From there you can configure when you week starts, your working days, and 12/24-hour clock.
Create your first event
- Head to Events > Events and select Add event
- Fill out the form to create your event.
Add your calendar to your site
Head to Events > Calendar and select Default calendar. Then select the Embed tab.
There, you will see 3 ways to embed the calendar into your site:
- Your calendar comes with a default link. Out of the box, the link is: https://yourwebsite.com/calendar/default-calendar/
- Using either shortcodes in any page or post: [eventkoi_calendar display=calendar] or [eventkoi_calendar display=list] depending on whether you want a calendar or list view.
- Adding a block in any page or post: Type in “/eventkoi” and then select either “EventKoi Calendar” or “EventKoi List” depending on whether you want a list or calendar view.
FAQ
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My calendar or event page shows “Page not found.”
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Go to Settings > Permalinks and click Save Changes to refresh rewrite rules.
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Does it work with block themes and classic themes?
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Yes. EventKoi Lite works with both block and classic themes. You can use our blocks or shortcodes to build your events calendar.
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Can I customize the event template?
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Yes. If you’re using a block theme, you can go to Appearance > Editor > Templates and customise the Event template. If you’re using a classic theme, you can edit the template files.
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Does EventKoi Lite include recurring events?
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Recurring events is only available in EventKoi Pro.
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Does EventKoi Lite include ticketing?
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Coming in 2026!
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Can I display an events list instead of a calendar?
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Yes. You can display an event list using shortcodes or the Event Query Loop block.
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Does EventKoi Lite support virtual events and timezones?
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Yes. You can create virtual events, and the events calendar can auto-detect visitor timezone so visitors see events in their own timezone.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Event Koi Lite – Events Calendar Plugin for WordPress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.2.1.0 – Local timezone display & settings – 2026-01-13
- New: Added auto-detect timezone setting so visitors can see event times in their local timezone.
- Improvement: Event date/time output now includes timezone metadata for accurate client-side conversion.
- Improvement: Added a Custom Fields settings preview for Pro.
- Fix: Ensured demo event imagery loads reliably in onboarding.
1.2.0.2 – Timezone fix – 2026-01-01
- Fix: Fixed calendar day headers shifting when the server timezone differs from the WordPress timezone.
1.2.0.1 – Style fixes – 2025-12-23
- Fix: Fixed image styling in the Event Query Loop block.
- Fix: Fixed Event Data block styling.
1.2.0.0 – Elementor Widgets & Onboarding – 2025-12-16
- New: Added Elementor Event Data widget to drop event details anywhere.
- New: Added Elementor Event Calendar widget to embed calendars visually.
- New: Introduced a quick start plugin tour plus onboarding hints to guide first-time setup.
- Improvement: Added missing translation strings and refreshed the POT file.
- Fix: Event counts now update correctly in the Events list.
- Fix:
eventkoishortcode now displays the event image reliably.
1.1.0.1 – JS Import Fix – 2025-12-04
- Fix: Added missing JavaScript imports so frontend assets load reliably.
1.1.0 – Query Loop Blocks & Data Enhancements – 2025-12-03
- New: Added EK Event Query Loop variation (with EK Event Data child block) to display events using core/query controls and pagination.
- New: Added
/eventkoi/v1/query_eventsendpoint and expanded/calendar_eventsto support paging, ordering, and date filters for block previews. - Improvement: Query Loop server render now injects EventKoi event data.
1.0.14 – Admin Event Description Editor Fix – 2025-11-10
- Fix: Resolved issue where the event description editor in the admin sometimes failed to display or save properly.
1.0.13 – Week View Layout & Header Improvements – 2025-10-21
- Improvement: Redesigned week view header to show weekday names and dates on separate lines for better readability.
- Improvement: Enhanced alignment and font styling for week/day headers across all screen sizes.
- Fix: Removed weird day numbers appearing beside months in month view.
- Fix: Adjusted locale handling to ensure consistent weekday labels across languages.
1.0.12 – Important bugfix – 2025-10-20
- Fix: Fixed issue with recurring instances not loading. (May require saving permalinks again)
1.0.11 – Performance, Accessibility & Calendar Enhancements – 2025-10-19
- Improvement: Improved weekly view and navigation consistency in the calendar UI.
- Improvement: Optimized backend query performance for faster event loading.
- Improvement: Enhanced accessibility in frontend calendar and single event views.
- Fix: Minor styling and layout adjustments for better responsiveness.
- Fix: Corrected small inconsistencies in timezone and localization handling.
1.0.10 – Calendar View & Localization Fixes – 2025-10-09
- Fix: Resolved layout and navigation issues in the weekly calendar view.
- Fix: Corrected locale handling and improved date/time formatting consistency.
- Improvement: Enhanced localization support across admin and frontend.
- Improvement: Improved responsiveness and stability in calendar rendering.
1.0.0 – Initial public release – 2025-10-07
- Initial public release of EventKoi Lite plugin.
- Core event creation and management features.
- Built-in support for single-day and multi-day events.