TalkToYourBlog Event Calendar

Events with dates, places and coloured categories. A list or month calendar via shortcode, and a page for every event with structured data.

Description

TalkToYourBlog Event Calendar adds an Events section to WordPress. Each event has a start and end, an optional time zone, a location (or an online meeting link), an image, a description, an external link for tickets or registration, and any number of coloured categories.

For visitors

• A page for every event at /events/your-event/, rendered by your theme like any other post.
• An event list at /events/ and category pages at /events/category/name/, upcoming events first.
• The [tyb_event_calendar] shortcode shows upcoming events as a list, or a month grid with previous/next navigation, on any page or post.
• Each event page carries schema.org Event structured data, so search engines can show the date and place in results.
• Cancelled events stay visible with a clear notice instead of disappearing.

For editors

• Events use the standard editor, featured image, excerpt and revisions.
• Categories are a regular taxonomy with a colour picker; the colour appears in badges and in the month grid.
• The event list in the admin shows when and where each event takes place, sorted by date.

Shortcode attributes

• view – list (default) or month
• category – category slug, e.g. workshops
• limit – number of events in the list (default 10)
• upcoming – yes (default) or no to include past events
• featured – yes to show featured events only
• month – starting month for the month view, e.g. 2026-10

Example: [tyb_event_calendar view="month" category="workshops"]

Time zones

Dates are stored as entered. Leave the time zone empty to use the site's time zone; set one for online events aimed at another country. The structured data carries the right offset either way.

Privacy

The plugin stores only the events you create. It makes no external requests and sets no cookies.

Installation

1. Upload the tyb-event-calendar folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install it from the Plugins screen.
2. Activate the plugin.
3. Add categories under Events > Categories, then add events under Events > Add New.
4. Put [tyb_event_calendar] on a page, or link to /events/.

If event pages return 404, open Settings > Permalinks and click Save once.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I change the /events/ address?

Yes, under Events > Settings. The event pages, the list and the category pages all move with it.

Can an event be in several categories?

Yes. Categories work like post categories: tick as many as you need.

Does it work with SEO plugins?

Events are a regular post type, so Yoast, Rank Math and similar plugins handle titles, descriptions and sitemaps for them. The plugin adds only the schema.org Event data, which those plugins do not provide.

What happens when I delete the plugin?

Nothing is removed unless you tick "Delete all events, categories and settings" under Events > Settings before deleting it. Deactivating never removes data.

Source code

The full, human-readable source of this plugin is public: https://github.com/TalkToYourBlog-com/event-calendar.

Changelog

1.3.0

• Shortened the plugin's internal prefix throughout (post type, taxonomy, function and constant names, option names, CSS classes) from "talktoyourblog" to "tyb" for consistency with the other TalkToYourBlog plugins, and to stay well clear of WordPress's 20-character post type/taxonomy limit. The plugin's display name and description stay the same, but the shortcode is now [tyb_event_calendar] (was [talktoyourblog_event_calendar]) -- update it on any page where it was already used.

1.2.0

• Added a built-in error log (Events -> Error log in the admin menu), modelled on Anonymous Sales Plugin's: off by default, logs event and category saves, settings changes and activation/deactivation. Includes a live viewer with level/search filtering, select, copy and clear.

1.1.0

• Renamed to TalkToYourBlog Event Calendar (directory slug: tyb-event-calendar), to match the renamed MFPro Blog MCP -> TalkToYourBlog. No events, categories or settings are affected.
• About page now shows the plugin's logo and a "Report a bug or idea" link to the new central issue tracker.

1.0.0

• First release.