LocalMeet

Self-starting local meetup groups LocalMeet is an open source meetup platform built as a WordPress plugin. It turns a WordPress site into a full-featured, self-hosted alternative to Meetup.com — with groups, events, RSVPs, email notifications, and a single-page app frontend. Note: LocalMeet takes over the entire frontend of your WordPress site. Only install on a dedicated WordPress instance. Features Groups - Create and manage meetup groups with Markdown descriptions and custom slugs - Invite-based group creation — admins send invites with a group allowance, recipients can start their own groups - Member directory with join/leave tracking and CSV export - Per-group email notification preferences (members can mute notifications or one-click unsubscribe) - Configurable reply-to address for group emails - Search across all groups Events - Create events with name, date/time, end time, location, description, and cover image - Recurring events — weekly, biweekly, or monthly with automatic instance generation - Event capacity limits with RSVP enforcement - Cancel events with member notifications - Event search within a group - Markdown support for descriptions and summaries - iCal c