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events

Events 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

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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.

Themes

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Competitors

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The Events Calendar 700.0K installs · 4.2
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 73.3weakness 30/28pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for support, quality.

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FT Calendar 100 installs · 2.9
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 75.9weakness 22/4pain/praise

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

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Weekly Schedule 200 installs · 3.7
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 68.6weakness 12/7pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2
WP Events Manager 30.0K installs · 2.7
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 64.1weakness 25/5pain/praise

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

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Events Maker by dFactory 1.0K installs · 4.7
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 65.7weakness 25/28pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2
Upcoming Events Lists 900 installs · 4.8
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 66.2weakness 16/10pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2
WP Scroll Depth 1.0K installs · 5.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.7weakness 18/9pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2
Calendar Plus 50 installs · 0.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.7weakness 14/3pain/praise

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

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Event-O-Matic 10 installs · 3.5
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.3weakness 8/3pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, setup despite praise for easy, reliable.

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Duplicate TEC Event 1.0K installs · 4.2
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.0weakness 8/11pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2
ICS Calendar 10.0K installs · 4.9
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 56.5weakness 12/32pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, bugs despite praise for quality, support.

source 1 source 2
AM Events 90 installs · 4.7
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 62.6weakness 10/8pain/praise

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

source 1 source 2

Evidence

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complaint plugin is crashing my site

plugin is crashing my site: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin · plugin is crashing my site This plugin was no longer working while we were on php version 7.# When we updated to php version 8.#, it completely crashed the site. complaint Site crash due to Simple Calendar plugin conflict

Site crash due to Simple Calendar plugin conflict: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin · Site crash due to Simple Calendar plugin conflict I've been using this plugin for years and it is great, but today it crashed my site. complaint Security alert on Event Organizer by WordFence

Security alert on Event Organizer by WordFence: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Organiser · Security alert on Event Organizer by WordFence Hi there! complaint No thanks

No thanks: users show security, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

The Events Calendar · No thanks After this update shoving a menu that looks like Malware into dozens of my client sites, I will be moving all of them off of Events Calendar Pro into another Event system. complaint Issue in mobile view

Issue in mobile view: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Slider Addons for The Events Calendar · Issue in mobile view Hi there, I’m experiencing a critical JavaScript issue on mobile view that appears to be related to the TEC Slider plugin. complaint Talks not displaying on event page

Talks not displaying on event page: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Talks Add-on for The Events Calendar · Also can you check for any JavaScript errors? mixed Almost there

Almost there: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Volunteer Sign Up Sheets · I love how the user can sign up for the volunteer position and receive customizable email notifications (bravo for that, btw) but the plug in offers no way to set up volunteers on the back end. mixed Almost there

Almost there: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Volunteer Sign Up Sheets · I love how the user can sign up for the volunteer position and receive customizable email notifications (bravo for that, btw) but the plug in offers no way to set up volunteers on the back end. complaint Error message: Your Songkick API key is invalid

Error message: Your Songkick API key is invalid: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Songkick Concerts and Festivals · Error message: Your Songkick API key is invalid Hi Saleandro! complaint Can’t create events

Can’t create events: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Theater for WordPress · When I try to create a new event I get the ‘There has been a critical error on this website’ message. 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 Fields not being added

Fields not being added: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

SalsaPress · I have cache disabled and the custom field I added shows and works but for some reason the group fields won’t show in WP. 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 Bookning flow stops with a fatal error

Bookning flow stops with a fatal error: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

EduAdmin Booking · Bookning flow stops with a fatal error On a customers webpage bokning-lista | TMA Örebro (tmaorebro.se) there is an error ocuring when chosing an event and continue with submitting. complaint daylist does not working properly

daylist does not working properly: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Weekly Schedule · daylist does not working properly The DayList does not working properly in the latest version of Weekly Schedule. complaint Time Column Width Problem

Time Column Width Problem: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Weekly Schedule · Time Column Width Problem I follow steps. complaint CA certificate error

CA certificate error: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Stripe Gateway for Events Manager Pro · CA certificate error Thank you for creating a Stripe plug-in for Event Manager Pro, I would be more than happy to donate toward it assuming that I can get it working… Currently I am getting this error when trying to test the stripe payment on a booking after installing it and setting it up… See below… Booking could not be created: Connection error:: “Unexpec complaint Fatal error

Fatal error: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

CiviEvent Widget · Fatal error Shortly after installation I get this: Fatal error: Class ‘civievent_Widget’ not found in wordpress/wp-content/plugins/civievent-widget/civievent-single-widget.php on line 71 Civicrm 4.7.1 is installed working fine. complaint WP 5.3 broke Upcoming widget

WP 5.3 broke Upcoming widget: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Calendar · The good news is that it still works. complaint Feedback and Suggestions

Feedback and Suggestions: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

BP Event Manager · Support for private and hidden groups. complaint Customizing layout

Customizing layout: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Blocks for Eventbrite · This is fine, but some classes override important layout capabilities by using !important. complaint Fatal Error

Fatal Error: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets · Fatal Error I received the following email from WordPress after updating my PHP to PHP 8.o Fast CGI. complaint Eventbrite Recurring events not importing correctly

Eventbrite Recurring events not importing correctly: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Import Eventbrite Events · Eventbrite Recurring events not importing correctly When I import Eventbrite event with recurring dates, the import is broken out into all separate shows. complaint Payment Methods Settings blank

Payment Methods Settings blank: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales · Payment Methods Settings blank When accessing payment methods settings, I get a blank page, not able to input anything. complaint ICS import not working

ICS import not working: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar · ICS import not working Hi All of a sudden all our booking syncing has stopped working (booking.com, pitchup & airbnb). complaint No longer works, EventScrape is easier to use

No longer works, EventScrape is easier to use: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Import Social Events · No longer works, EventScrape is easier to use I always relied on this tool but I’m tired of constant bugs. complaint Events made extremely complicated

Events made extremely complicated: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Events Made Easy · However yet again the plugin is too complicated and is trying to be too clever if you are looking for a simple event handler this is not for you. complaint [Plugin: Event Page Plugin] Cannot configure the plugin (permission and/or link issue)

[Plugin: Event Page Plugin] Cannot configure the plugin (permission and/or link issue): users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Event Page Plugin · [Plugin: Event Page Plugin] Cannot configure the plugin (permission and/or link issue) Clicking on the 3 links in the sidebar yields different results. complaint Interfering with the editor?

Interfering with the editor?: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Calendar Posts · Installing calendar-posts interferes with the WordPress editor on two sites I tried it on. complaint [Plugin: Agenda] Fatal error: Class 'FileReader' not found in

[Plugin: Agenda] Fatal error: Class 'FileReader' not found in: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Agenda · [Plugin: Agenda] Fatal error: Class 'FileReader' not found in Dear forummembers, I can’t get this agenda plugin to work. complaint [Plugin: Calendar Plus] php error

[Plugin: Calendar Plus] php error: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Calendar Plus · [Plugin: Calendar Plus] php error Actually using WordPress 3.0.3 with the iThemes Builder theme. mixed Complex, powerful, needs too much attention

Complex, powerful, needs too much attention: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Events Made Easy · I have actually installed and uninstalled this one twice. complaint Fatal error – Undefined constant “DOING_CRON”

Fatal error – Undefined constant “DOING_CRON”: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita · Fatal error – Undefined constant “DOING_CRON” Hello, I can’t go to the settings of your plugin because I have a fatal error: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Undefined constant “DOING_CRON” in /public_html/wp-content/plugins/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/vcita-utility-functions.php:229 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Undefined constant “DOING_AJAX” in /public_html/wp- 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 Conflict with Widget Option

Conflict with Widget Option: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block · Conflict with Widget Option I have been having problems with displaying and editing pages containing the Events Calendar block. complaint Support Doesn’t Support

Support Doesn’t Support: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Import Social Events · Support Doesn’t Support The plugin has broken several times. complaint Once a Great Plugin, Now a Disappointing Mess

Once a Great Plugin, Now a Disappointing Mess: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! · Once a Great Plugin, Now a Disappointing Mess I was initially a big fan of Events Manager Pro. 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 Plugin is still vulnerable

Plugin is still vulnerable: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin · Plugin is still vulnerable Hello, We got a security warning in Plesk about the plugin.