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event management

Event Management matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around keeping booking availability and appointment flows working, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Booking failures directly cost appointments, staff time, and customer trust. The entry wedge is to check booking availability, notifications, payment handoff, and calendar sync before customers hit problems.

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Opportunity Summary

Full report

Build a booking revenue assurance plugin for service businesses and booking-site builders: Booking failures directly cost appointments, staff time, and customer trust. The first wedge is to check booking availability, notifications, payment handoff, and calendar sync before customers hit problems.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Booking failures directly cost appointments, staff time, and customer trust. Current stage: commercial plugin opportunity.

Competitors

18 shown
WP Events Manager 30.0K installs · 2.7
weak incumbent
-97.0%momentum 64.1weakness 25/5pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, missing feature despite praise for value, quality.

source 1 source 2
SeatReg 400 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-89.3%momentum 52.8weakness 11/34pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, support despite praise for quality, support.

source 1 source 2
Wild Apricot Login 800 installs · 0.0
watchlist
-98.7%momentum 45.0weakness 18/0pain/praise

Open gap: users report missing feature, bugs without a matching collected praise theme.

source 1
Events by Devllo 10 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-93.8%momentum 34.4weakness 0/2pain/praise

Weakness evidence: stale update history.

source 1
Eventin Addons for Divi Builder 800 installs · 0.0
watchlist
-96.2%momentum 20.4weakness 1/0pain/praise

Open gap: users report missing feature, support without a matching collected praise theme.

source 1

Evidence

Open evidence explorer
complaint Translation issues

Translation issues: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Koi Lite – Events Calendar, Event Management, RSVP, and Tickets · Translation issues Hi! complaint “Security check failed.” — random problem

“Security check failed.” — random problem: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Wedding Party RSVP – Guest List, Invitation & Event Manager · “Security check failed.” — random problem I’ve added the Wedding Party RSVP program (free version) and it seemed to work/install perfectly. complaint Problem with Design

Problem with Design: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · Problem with Design Hi everyone, I’m having a problem—likely involving my theme and your plugin. complaint Payment not working

Payment not working: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · Payment not working I have set up my seat prices in EUR and configured the PayPal and Stripe payment with my Hosted Button ID and SK_Live…code. complaint Login not working for Chrome

Login not working for Chrome: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Wild Apricot Login · Login not working for Chrome We have created and setup the plugin to work with our WildApricot site and a Word Press page but now we having issues with Chrome, Edge, and Safari no loading the users data when they Click the login button. complaint Critical error with WP Events Manager V2.1.11

Critical error with WP Events Manager V2.1.11: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · Critical error with WP Events Manager V2.1.11 WP Events Manager V2.1.11 with WordPress 6.6.1 En mode debug it’s work, but in normal mode critical error. complaint Provided redirect URL is not allowed for this client application.

Provided redirect URL is not allowed for this client application.: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Wild Apricot Login · There is a red error message that says “An error has occured. complaint Unable to Update Registration Dates (2025 → 2026)

Unable to Update Registration Dates (2025 → 2026): users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · Unable to Update Registration Dates (2025 → 2026) Hello, I would like to reuse an identical event from 2025 for 2026. complaint Booking approval information

Booking approval information: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · It’s probably just me, but I find the same information three times confusing, and probably also for the booker. complaint Can’t get the plugin to work

Can’t get the plugin to work: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager WooCommerce · Can’t get the plugin to work Hello, My name’s Daniel, i’ve been having problems with the plugin for sometime now. complaint Can’t accept payments

Can’t accept payments: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Genius – Event Management, Events Calendar, Registration, and RSVP · Can’t accept payments You can’t accept payments for events unless you get the premium version, what an absolute joke. complaint Security vulnerability in 2.2.1 version

Security vulnerability in 2.2.1 version: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · Security vulnerability in 2.2.1 version Hello there, PatchStack is currently reporting a vulnerability in this version ( https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-events-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-events-manager-plugin-2-2-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_a_id=350 ) Could you please fix it? complaint Añadir formas de pago

Añadir formas de pago: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Buenas tardes, queremos usar el plugin que viene con la plantilla comprada, WP Events Manager, pero sólo nos aparece Pay-pal como forma de pago y nos gustaría utilizar más formas de pago. complaint Woocomerce custom payment gateway Not working

Woocomerce custom payment gateway Not working: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · Woocomerce custom payment gateway Not working Hello, I am using WP events manager, but I have problem with pay the events with WooCommerce payment gateway, I can’t find the WooCommerce payment gateways on the Checkout General setting page. complaint License key disappears every several months

License key disappears every several months: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

NewPath WildApricot Press · License key disappears every several months Hi, Our license key field gets “emptied” every several months and we have to re-insert the key to continue the functionality. complaint How can I manage the cancellation of pending reservations?

How can I manage the cancellation of pending reservations?: users show missing feature, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · We use PayPal for payments, but we’re having a lot of problems with managing pending reservations. mixed Cannot add an event location

Cannot add an event location: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

EventON – Events Calendar · I made a post about this same issue about a year ago, I’m not sure why this ability dissapeared again. complaint Avoid this plugin at all costs. It’s a nightmare

The reviewer reports security vulnerabilities, hacked sites, slow support, clunky manual addon updates, and performance failures in EventON.

EventON – Events Calendar · several of our sites were hacked and our hosting company had to take them offline mixed Plugin not showing the events pages

Plugin not showing the events pages: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event RSVP and Simple Event Management Plugin · Unfortunately once I created the first event page and was trying to see it, I got “Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /htdocs/public/www/wp-content/plugins/wp-easy-events/layouts/single-emd-wpe-event.php on line 47” As I just installed the plugin, it cannot be an error caused by any modifications of mine. mixed Error on creating new registration

Error on creating new registration: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · Error on creating new registration Hello, I´ve just made a complete new install of seatreg, including removal of the conected database, because I had trouble in the booking process, with booking more than one seat. mixed Broke form for responding guests + Customize styling associated guest question

Broke form for responding guests + Customize styling associated guest question: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

RSVP and Event Management · Broke form for responding guests + Customize styling associated guest question Hello, I encounter 2 issues with the free version of RSVP : Once a guest RSVPed, the form does simply not appear anymore if that guest try to reaccess the form. mixed Permissions error after submitting the event form

Permissions error after submitting the event form: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin · Permissions error after submitting the event form Hello. mixed EVENT GENIUS – Registrations Stop Working

EVENT GENIUS – Registrations Stop Working: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Genius – Event Management, Events Calendar, Registration, and RSVP · EVENT GENIUS – Registrations Stop Working I installed Event Genius the other day and all things went well. mixed Security Vulnerability – Wordfence

Security Vulnerability – Wordfence: users show security, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform · Security Vulnerability – Wordfence Wordfence is reporting version 3.10.1 has a security vulnerability: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/sugar-calendar-lite/sugar-calendar-lite-3101-missing-authorization Is there a patch coming soon? mixed Not clear: “unable to find anyone”

Not clear: “unable to find anyone”: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

RSVP and Event Management · I think this happens because that notice is put at the top of the form, instead of below the submit button. mixed Hour format in event editing

Hour format in event editing: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Genius – Event Management, Events Calendar, Registration, and RSVP · Hour format in event editing I wonder if it is normal (in event edition) that Hour formatting is still in 12AM/PM mode wereas the display is in 24h mode in settings. mixed Attendee list not populating in admin

Attendee list not populating in admin: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

RSVP and Event Management · Attendee list not populating in admin Just purchased the premium version of this plugin and the attendee list is broken in the admin view. mixed Unregister emails not getting sent.

Unregister emails not getting sent.: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin · Unregister emails not getting sent. complaint Promising, but not ready for real production usage.

A high-volume Eventin user says migration loses data, ticket downloads break, event lists are hard to manage, and calendar views are too slow for production use.

Eventin – Event Calendar, Event Registration, Tickets & Booking (AI Powered) · real world usage problems (1000+ events) that need to be addressed complaint WP Events Manager WooCommerce or WP Events Manager

WP Events Manager WooCommerce or WP Events Manager: users show compatibility, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager WooCommerce · WP Events Manager WooCommerce or WP Events Manager hello, i have confusion in “WP Events Manager WooCommerce” and “WP Events Manager” plugin.my simple question is that i want event management with payment integration.so this both plugin required to install or any of one from them? complaint Woocommerce payment doesn’t work

Woocommerce payment doesn’t work: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager WooCommerce · Woocommerce payment doesn’t work I created an event as test and the payment mode does not work. mixed Mismatch Between Ticket Availability, Sold Count, and Event List After WooCommer

WooCommerce event purchases reduced seats on the single event page but left admin sold counts and frontend listings unchanged, blocking a Pro purchase decision.

Eventin – Event Calendar, Event Registration, Tickets & Booking (AI Powered) · we need to solve this issue in order to proceed with our Pro purchase mixed Comprehensive audit – 6 bugs found (memory crash, broken widget filter, security

After migrating to Eventin, the user reports six issues including memory crashes, broken filters, unsanitized inputs, and heavy query patterns.

Eventin – Event Calendar, Event Registration, Tickets & Booking (AI Powered) · CRITICAL – Memory exhaustion (512MB crash) on events with many attendees complaint Denial of refund

A paying Eventin user says bugs made the plugin unusable, key localization and currency behavior failed, and the vendor denied a refund.

Eventin – Event Calendar, Event Registration, Tickets & Booking (AI Powered) · I encountered bugs which made usage impossible so I have requested a refund. mixed Error Call to a member function get_connected() on boolean

Error Call to a member function get_connected() on boolean: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event RSVP and Simple Event Management Plugin · Error Call to a member function get_connected() on boolean When I view an event, it shows the following error under the rsvp now box: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function get_connected() on boolean in /var/www/***/intern/wp-content/plugins/wp-easy-events/includes/relationship-functions.php:71 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/***/intern/wp-content/p mixed problem interpreting the CSS code

problem interpreting the CSS code: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · problem interpreting the CSS code Hello, I noticed an issue concerning the CSS code we can add into the plugin’s settings. complaint SugarCalendar sold more tickets than were available

Sugar Calendar oversold an event beyond its 10-ticket cap, and the developer confirmed the issue with a fix planned for the next release.

Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform · The “Orders” export reveals 12 tickets have been reserved. mixed Limited Currencies

Limited Currencies: users show security, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · Works okay but what stops me from buying it is the lack of currencies. complaint Registration admin needs to approve it

Registration admin needs to approve it: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

SeatReg · Click on the following link to pay for the booking…’ I want to disable this message; I need the system to proceed directly to the payment stage. complaint woocomerce payment by urway in saudi Riyal

woocomerce payment by urway in saudi Riyal: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

WP Events Manager · woocomerce payment by urway in saudi Riyal i am using eduma theme with wp events manager and learnpress but i have problem with pay the events with woocommerce i can’t find the pay button on the single event page i am using the urway payment gateway on my woocommerce and learnpress and use the currency saudi riyal but the events not support the currency even