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WordPress plugin to expose protected REST API endpoints for EventON `ajde_events`, including pagination, search, create, update, and delete operations for administrator-authenticated integrations.
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/renatobo/eventon-apify/releases/download/v3.5.4/eventon-apify-3.5.4.zipWordPress plugin that exposes protected REST API endpoints for EventON ajde_events, including pagination, search, create, update, delete, and RSVP delta-sync operations for administrator-authenticated integrations.
Contents
- Quick start
- Features
- Requirements
- Installation
- Packaging
- Development quality gates
- Releases
- Authentication
- Privacy
- MCP compatibility
- MCP schema manifest
- API reference
- Automatic updates
- Related packages
- License
Quick start
- Copy this plugin into your WordPress plugins directory.
- Activate EventON APIfy.
- Go to Settings -> EventON APIfy.
- Enable Event API and the capabilities you want to expose.
- Create a WordPress Application Password for an administrator user.
- Call the endpoint:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events?per_page=10&page=1"
See GitHub Releases for the changelog and the latest packaged build.
Features
- Dedicated namespace:
eventonapify/v1 - List EventON events with pagination, search, status filtering, and exact slug lookup
- Fetch a single event by ID
- Create new
ajde_eventsposts via REST - Update existing events, including EventON timestamps, status, virtual, repeat, RSVP, and taxonomy-backed location/organizer metadata
- Trash events through the API
- Read yes-only RSVP attendance summaries for EventON RSVP events
- List RSVP attendee records and additional RSVP form fields for EventON RSVP events, including delta-sync reads by checkpoint
- Administrator-only access
- Global Event API switch plus per-capability toggles for event reads/writes and RSVP reads
- Optional
wp/v2compatibility mode for generic WordPress tools such asmcp-wp - Read-only MCP schema manifest for clients that need an executable EventON content contract
- Compatible with WordPress Application Passwords
- Git Updater metadata included for dashboard-based GitHub updates
Requirements
- WordPress
7.0+ - PHP
8.0+ - EventON installed and active
- HTTPS-enabled site recommended for secure API authentication
Installation
- Install the packaged zip from GitHub Releases, or upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/eventon-apify/when working from source in local development. - Activate it from Plugins in wp-admin.
- Open Settings -> EventON APIfy.
- Enable Event API.
- Enable the capabilities you want available to administrators.
- If you are using a generic WordPress client such as
mcp-wp, also enable WP v2 compatibility. - If you installed from GitHub and want in-dashboard updates, install Git Updater.
Upgrade note: from 1.3.2 onward, the plugin keeps a backup copy of the API and WP v2 compatibility settings so future upgrades can restore them if those options go missing during an update.
Packaging
Build an installable plugin zip from the repo root:
./build.sh
That creates a file like eventon-apify-x.y.z.zip in the project root, ready to upload in Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin.
Development quality gates
Composer dependencies are development-only and are excluded from release packages. Install and run the complete local gate with:
composer install
composer quality
The individual commands are:
composer lint— WordPress security, deprecated API, alternative-function, and global-prefix PHPCS rules.composer analyse— PHPStan analysis against WordPress stubs.composer test— the dependency-free PHP unit suite.composer performance— the deterministic 10,000-record RSVP helper budget.XDEBUG_MODE=coverage composer coverage— unit coverage report and minimum line-coverage gate; writescoverage.json.
CI runs the quality gate with Xdebug, uploads the coverage report, and separately exercises the supported PHP matrix and WordPress integration smoke test.
Releases
To publish a GitHub release with the WordPress-ready zip attached:
./release.sh x.y.z
That script:
- updates the plugin version in
eventon-apify.php - updates the stable tag in
readme.txt - requires
release-notes/x.y.z.mdwithNew Features,Improvements, andBug Fixessections - commits the version bump
- creates and pushes the git tag
vx.y.z - verifies that the plugin header,
EVENTON_APIFY_VERSION, andStable tagall match
Pushing the tag triggers GitHub Actions, which runs ./build.sh, creates or updates the GitHub Release for that tag, uploads the generated zip asset automatically, and publishes the release body from release-notes/x.y.z.md plus the full changelog comparison link.
Example release notes file:
## New Features
- Add RSVP attendee delta sync with canonical `updated_at` timestamps.
## Improvements
- Improve API docs and request examples for event and RSVP routes.
## Bug Fixes
- Reject invalid `updated_after` values with a `400` validation error.
Authentication
This API requires WordPress authentication and checks for the manage_options capability.
Route access is controlled in two layers:
- Global switch: Event API
- Per-capability switches: List events, Read single event, Create events, Update events, Delete events, Read RSVP summary, List RSVP attendees
Recommended method: Application Passwords.
- Go to Users -> Profile.
- Create a new application password.
- Use
username:application_passwordin Basic Auth.
Example:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events?search=ride&status=publish,draft"
Single-event example:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/123"
Privacy
EventON APIfy works with EventON data stored in standard WordPress/EventON post meta and taxonomy meta rather than creating its own custom tables.
Depending on the enabled routes and submitted payloads, that data can include:
- organizer contact details
- location contact details
- virtual event credentials and visibility settings
- RSVP notification email recipients
Both the custom namespace and the optional wp/v2 compatibility mode are intended for administrator-authenticated access only. Site owners remain responsible for their privacy disclosures, retention policies, and any export/erasure workflows required for EventON-managed content.
MCP compatibility
If you use InstaWP mcp-wp or another WordPress MCP server, use ajde_events as the content type and fetch the EventON APIfy MCP manifest first when the client supports plugin-published contracts.
The manifest now advertises the custom EventON APIfy events route as the preferred content endpoint for EventON event reads and writes:
- Content type:
ajde_events - Preferred content endpoint:
/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events
If your client specifically requires the standard WordPress namespace, enable WP v2 compatibility in Settings -> EventON APIfy. That additionally exposes EventON through the standard WordPress REST API:
- Content type:
ajde_events - Content endpoint:
/wp-json/wp/v2/ajde_events - Taxonomies:
event_type,event_location,event_organizer
Recommended mcp-wp usage:
- Use
content_type: "ajde_events"for content operations - Send EventON-specific fields either at the top level or inside
custom_fields/fields, includingfeatured_media,start_date,start_time,end_date,end_time,timezone,event_status,location,organizers,flags,virtual,repeat, andrsvp - Use the MCP taxonomy tools for
event_type,event_location, andevent_organizerwhen you want direct taxonomy-level operations - Fetch the EventON APIfy MCP manifest first if your MCP server supports plugin-published content contracts
Important: the wp/v2 compatibility endpoints are also restricted to administrator-authenticated requests. Compatibility responses redact sensitive fields such as virtual access secrets and notification email metadata.
MCP schema manifest
EventON APIfy also publishes a read-only discovery contract for compatible MCP servers:
- Manifest:
/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema - Content type detail:
/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema/ajde_events - Content type detail:
/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema/event_rsvpswhen the RSVP addon is active
The manifest describes:
preferred_endpoint: "eventonapify/v1/events"preferred_write_mode: "fields"for structured client input- normalized EventON
fieldswith nested object and array shapes - executable
validation_rulesplus additional runtimevalidation_notes examples.createandexamples.updatepayloads for MCP clients- coarse runtime availability such as whether EventON is active, the custom API is enabled, and
WP v2 compatibilityis on - when the RSVP addon is active, a read-only
event_rsvpscontent type for/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/{event_id}/rsvps - when the RSVP addon is active, the related RSVP summary endpoint
/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/{event_id}/rsvps/summary
The manifest routes require an authenticated administrator, matching the event API authorization policy. Use a WordPress Application Password for automation clients.
Important: the manifest is discovery-only. Compatible clients should follow the advertised preferred_endpoint, which for ajde_events is /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events. The contract examples are client-facing normalized payloads, not raw WordPress REST requests.
When using wp/v2, clients may send those normalized EventON fields directly on the request body or nest them inside fields / custom_fields.
Example:
curl -u your_username:your_application_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema/ajde_events"
API reference
Routes
GET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schemaGET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema/ajde_eventsGET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/mcp-schema/event_rsvpswhen the RSVP addon is activeGET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/eventsGET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>GET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>/rsvps/summaryGET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>/rsvpsPOST /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/eventsPUT /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>PATCH /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>DELETE /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>
Settings capability map
| Setting | Methods | Route | Effect when disabled |
|---|---|---|---|
List events |
GET |
/events |
Collection reads return 403 |
Read single event |
GET |
/events/<id> |
Single-event reads return 403 |
Read RSVP summary |
GET |
/events/<id>/rsvps/summary |
RSVP summary reads return 403 |
List RSVP attendees |
GET |
/events/<id>/rsvps |
RSVP attendee reads return 403 |
Create events |
POST |
/events |
Event creation returns 403 |
Update events |
PUT, PATCH |
/events/<id> |
Event updates return 403 |
Delete events |
DELETE |
/events/<id> |
Event deletion returns 403 |
List query parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
per_page |
integer | No | Items per page, default 20, max 100 |
page |
integer | No | Page number, default 1 |
search |
string | No | Search against event title/content |
status |
string | No | Comma-separated post statuses such as publish,draft |
slug |
string or array | No | Limit results to events matching one or more exact slugs; accepts a single slug, a comma-separated list, or an array (slug[]=a&slug[]=b) |
starts_on_or_after |
string | No | Only return events with an occurrence on or after this local date (YYYY-MM-DD); repeat occurrences are matched, not only the first |
starts_before |
string | No | Only return events with an occurrence strictly before this local date (YYYY-MM-DD); repeat occurrences are matched, not only the first |
upcoming |
boolean | No | When true, only return events starting today or later in the site timezone; ignored if starts_on_or_after is set |
order |
string | No | Sort direction: asc (default) or desc |
orderby |
string | No | Sort field: start_at (default), created, modified, or title |
When a date filter (starts_on_or_after, starts_before, or upcoming) is active, occurrence matching runs in PHP so repeating events are matched on any occurrence. The candidate set is capped at 2000 events (filterable via eventon_apify_occurrence_scan_limit); if the cap is reached the response includes truncated: true rather than presenting a partial result as complete.
RSVP summary response
GET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>/rsvps/summary is available only when the EventON - RSVP Events addon is active.
yes_submissions: number of RSVP records whose RSVP response isyesyes_attendees_total: total headcount across thoseyesrecords, using each record's storedheadcountyes_additional_attendees:yes_attendees_total - yes_submissionswaitlist_records/waitlist_attendees_total: waitlisted RSVPs, reported separately and excluded from theyestotals
Totals follow EventON's own capacity math: only published RSVP records count, records with a stored headcount of 0 are skipped, and waitlisted records are bucketed separately rather than counted as yes. Pass repeat_interval to scope the summary to a single occurrence.
Example:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/123/rsvps/summary"
RSVP attendee list query parameters
GET /wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/<id>/rsvps is available only when the EventON - RSVP Events addon is active.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
per_page |
integer | No | Items per page, default 50, max 100 |
page |
integer | No | Page number, default 1 |
search |
string | No | Search attendee names, email, phone, RSVP fields, and custom RSVP fields |
rsvp |
string | No | all, yes, no, maybe, or waitlist; default all |
status |
string | No | Exact RSVP attendee status filter; default all |
repeat_interval |
integer | No | Limit to RSVPs for a single repeat occurrence index |
updated_after |
string | No | ISO 8601 UTC checkpoint for delta sync, for example 2026-04-08T18:00:00Z |
updated_after_id |
integer | No | RSVP ID tie-breaker used with updated_after; default 0 |
Each attendee item exposes:
idcreated_atupdated_atfirst_namelast_namefull_nameemailphoneemail_updatesrsvpstatusrsvp_typecount(displayed party size, at least1)headcount(raw stored party size;0excludes the record from summary totals)event_timerepeat_intervalother_attendeescustom_fields
When updated_after is present, delta results are ordered by updated_at ASC, id ASC and filtered using lexicographic checkpoint semantics:
- records with
updated_atlater than the supplied checkpoint are returned - when multiple records share the same
updated_at, only records withid > updated_after_idare returned updated_aftercannot be combined withrsvp,status, orsearch; those combinations return400
Delta responses add:
has_moresync_checkpoint.updated_atsync_checkpoint.id
Phase 1 deletion note: delta sync currently covers created and updated RSVP rows. If RSVP deletions need to be reconciled, run a periodic full sync.
Example delta request:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/123/rsvps?updated_after=2026-04-08T18:00:00Z&updated_after_id=980&per_page=100&page=1"
Example full RSVP attendee read:
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
"https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events/123/rsvps?per_page=100&page=1"
Create and update fields
| Name | Type | Required on create | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
string | Yes | Event title |
slug |
string | No | Desired URL slug; sanitized and stored as the WordPress post_name. Omit to let WordPress derive it from the title. WordPress may append a suffix to keep it unique. |
description |
string | No | Event content/body |
status |
string | No | publish, draft, private, pending, or future |
excerpt |
string | No | WordPress post excerpt |
featured_media |
integer | No | WordPress image attachment ID for the featured image; upload media first, then send the attachment ID, or send 0 to clear it |
start_date / start_time |
string | Yes | Event start in YYYY-MM-DD and HH:MM |
end_date / end_time |
string | No | Event end in YYYY-MM-DD and HH:MM |
start_at / end_at |
string | No | ISO datetime aliases accepted on input |
timezone or timezone_key |
object/string | No | Event timezone, for example America/Los_Angeles |
event_status |
string | No | scheduled, cancelled, movedonline, postponed, rescheduled, preliminary, tentative |
status_reason |
string | No | EventON status reason text |
attendance_mode |
string | No | offline, online, or mixed |
location |
object | No | EventON event_location term payload |
organizers |
array | No | EventON event_organizer terms |
event_color / event_color_secondary |
string | No | Hex colors, with or without # |
event_type |
array or string | No | Event type terms as array or comma-separated string |
tags |
array or string | No | Post tags as array or comma-separated string |
flags |
object | No | EventON yes/no flags such as featured, generate_gmap, hide_end_time |
virtual |
object | No | Virtual event metadata such as URL, password, embed, and visible end |
repeat |
object | No | Repeat settings, including frequency, count, and custom intervals |
rsvp |
object | No | RSVP addon metadata such as capacity and repeat capacities |
Preferred payloads use nested location, organizers, virtual, repeat, rsvp, and flags objects. Legacy flat aliases like location_name, location_address, map_url, and organizer are still accepted for backward compatibility.
Read responses also expose flags.all_day (read-only, derived from time_extend_type of dl), featured_media (the featured image attachment ID, so a read-modify-write clone keeps its image), and a read-only access_control object reporting ARMember membership gating: restricted (boolean), provider (armember or empty), membership_plan_ids (integer array), and restricted_by (post and/or term). It reflects configuration, not per-user authorization, returns the empty state when ARMember is inactive, and is rejected on write.
Example create request
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
-X POST "https://your-site.com/wp-json/eventonapify/v1/events" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"title": "Ride to Big Bear",
"slug": "ride-to-big-bear",
"description": "Optional HTML content",
"excerpt": "Short summary",
"featured_media": 456,
"status": "publish",
"start_date": "2026-04-01",
"start_time": "09:00",
"end_date": "2026-04-01",
"end_time": "17:00",
"timezone": {
"key": "America/Los_Angeles",
"text": "PT"
},
"event_status": "scheduled",
"attendance_mode": "offline",
"location": {
"name": "Big Bear Lake",
"address": "123 Main St",
"city": "Big Bear Lake",
"state": "CA",
"country": "US",
"link": "https://maps.google.com/?q=Big+Bear+Lake"
},
"organizers": [
{
"name": "EventON APIfy",
"email": "events@example.com"
}
],
"event_color": "#ff0000",
"event_type": ["Rides", "Featured"],
"tags": ["bike night", "ducati"],
"flags": {
"featured": true,
"generate_gmap": true,
"open_google_maps_link": true
},
"rsvp": {
"enabled": true,
"capacity_enabled": true,
"capacity_count": 75
}
}'
Example wp/v2 compatibility request
curl -u your_username:your_app_password \
-X POST "https://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/ajde_events" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"title": "Ride to Big Bear",
"status": "publish",
"custom_fields": {
"featured_media": 456,
"start_date": "2026-04-01",
"start_time": "09:00",
"end_date": "2026-04-01",
"end_time": "17:00",
"timezone": {
"key": "America/Los_Angeles",
"text": "PT"
}
}
}'
Example list response shape
{
"total": 14,
"pages": 2,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10,
"events": [
{
"id": 123,
"title": "Ride to Big Bear",
"status": "publish",
"slug": "ride-to-big-bear",
"description": "Optional HTML content",
"excerpt": "Short summary",
"start_timestamp": 1775034000,
"start_at": "2026-04-01T09:00:00-07:00",
"start_date": "2026-04-01",
"start_time": "09:00",
"end_timestamp": 1775062800,
"end_at": "2026-04-01T17:00:00-07:00",
"end_date": "2026-04-01",
"end_time": "17:00",
"location": {
"term_id": 55,
"name": "Big Bear Lake",
"address": "123 Main St",
"city": "Big Bear Lake",
"state": "CA",
"country": "US",
"map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=123%20Main%20St"
},
"organizer": "EventON APIfy",
"organizers": [
{
"term_id": 12,
"name": "EventON APIfy",
"email": "events@example.com"
}
],
"event_color": "#ff0000",
"event_type": ["Rides", "Featured"],
"event_type_terms": [
{ "term_id": 7, "name": "Rides", "slug": "rides" },
{ "term_id": 8, "name": "Featured", "slug": "featured" }
],
"tags": ["bike night", "ducati"],
"tag_terms": [
{ "term_id": 31, "name": "bike night", "slug": "bike-night" },
{ "term_id": 32, "name": "ducati", "slug": "ducati" }
],
"event_status": "scheduled",
"attendance_mode": "offline",
"featured_image": ""
}
]
}
Each event also includes event_type_terms and tag_terms arrays carrying term_id, name, and slug for every term. The label-only event_type and tags arrays remain for backward compatibility.
Common error responses
- Endpoint disabled in settings:
{
"code": "eventon_apify_disabled",
"message": "The EventON APIfy endpoint is disabled. Enable it in Settings > EventON APIfy.",
"data": {
"status": 403
}
}
- Invalid date/time combination:
{
"code": "eventon_apify_invalid_start_datetime",
"message": "The start_date/start_time combination could not be parsed.",
"data": {
"status": 400
}
}
- Capability disabled in settings:
{
"code": "eventon_apify_capability_disabled",
"message": "Create events is disabled in Settings > EventON APIfy.",
"data": {
"status": 403
}
}
Automatic updates
This repository is set up for a dual distribution model:
- GitHub Releases is the active channel and publishes the packaged zip used by direct installs.
- Git Updater can track this repository and install updates from the attached GitHub release asset because the main plugin file includes the required Git Updater headers.
- WordPress.org is intended as a secondary channel later; it is not the active install or release path yet.
Related packages
- mcp-wp-cpt
- Other WordPress plugins:
License
Licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.
Releases
Newest 25 of 39 recorded releases. Each count is every asset in that release; expand a row for the breakdown.