Description
Power your online event registration and ticket sales with more caffeine. Easily create events, event registrations forms, RSVP with free tickets, sell tickets and process payments with cards and PayPal accounts, manage attendees, automatically send confirmation emails, download attendee lists, and optimize your events—all from your WordPress dashboard all with our free events plugin. Specially designed for in-person and/or virtual events your event registration and ticket sales can be better backed by the team of experts that have been doing this longer than any else on WordPress. ??
Transform Your WordPress Site into a Powerful Event Management Platform
Most Advanced Events Plugin for WordPress
Automate Ticket Sales and Customer Communication
- Automatically open and close registrations or ticket sales based on dates or when ticket sales reach certain levels.
- Automatically send attendees confirmation emails based on situations such as successful registration, successful payments, payment incomplete, pending payments, etc.
- Collect information for each ticket sold.
Maximize Your Reach and Revenue:
- Use the built-in tools to boost your event visibility and ticket sales.
- Easily manage ticket inventory, attendee lists, and event check-ins.
- Seamlessly integrate with PayPal to collect payments (more payment platforms supported in the premium verison).
Streamline Your Event Management:
- Save hours of administrative tasks with automated processes.
- Provide your attendees with a smooth, 24/7 registration experience.
- Go green by offering paperless event registration.
Key Features
Everything You Need to Manage Events Efficiently:
- Event Ticketing and Registration: Start selling tickets directly from your WordPress site.
- Payment Processing: Easily accept payments with PayPal (no API keys required, just connect to your PayPal account with your username and password). Upgrade to Premium Support for additional payment options.
- Automated Email Notifications: Keep attendees informed with confirmation and reminder emails.
- Attendee Management: Track RSVPs, registrations, ticket sales and collect and manage attendee details with ease.
- Download Attendee Data: Collect attendee contact information into your WordPress website and download the data at any time.
- Mobile Event Apps: Manage check-ins with our Android and Apple apps (scanning tickets available in the premium version). ??
Explore more features and view screenshots here.
What Our Users Say
Your plugin saved our client nearly $9000 in development costs because it handled the majority of the functionality we were looking for at a much lower cost. Event Espresso’s staff have been very responsive to our needs when we have them (which has been rare, because the plugin is so well coded). Great job on a great plugin!
Brandon P. – Experience Farm
At first we looked at CVENT for one of our clients and they wanted $16,000 per year for 3000 event attendees + fees totaling $22k. That is before Staff and Webinar fees. Worst of all we had to prepay the $16k amount even if we never used all 3000 attendees. That was when we looked at Event Espresso and we realized we could build our own event system for less than 16K. For the most part we have been very satisfied with our decision. The real ROI will come next year when they don’t have to pay another 16k-22K! Over the next 5-6 years we should be able to claim that we saved the company over $100,000 – Thanks Event Espresso!
David Waterman – KT Benefits & InkItDigital.com
I can’t really estimate how much time or money I’ve saved by using EE because I’ve always used it! I would have to guess that without it, I would need someone full time to keep my events organized, so that’s at least $10K. In 3 years I went from running up to 7 parties per weekend (Fri. night – Sun. night) to running up to 33 parties per weekend. My sales for 2014 were $540,000+. It boggles my mind sometimes. I don’t know how I would possibly keep this all straight without my Event Espresso registration system which allows my guests to register and pay online, and keeps track of everything for me.
Tara Smith – The Uncorked Artist
Thank you, we just did 2 sell out seminars of 50 attendees in 48 hours using Event Espresso and it was awesome. My wife was able to pick up on the processing backend with ease. You have done a great job on getting this system together – very simple, clear and well laid out With powerful functionality. I am so glad I dumped the old booking application we had and gave Event Espresso a go. Just wanted to say thanks, and thanks for the very patient, friendly and speedy assistance in helping me to get it all set up at the start. Many thanks to you and your team. A grateful customer.
Nicholas de Castella – Emotional Intelligence Trainings
It is a very, very slick plugin. It’s one of those plugins where you install it, change a couple of settings, and boom you’re selling tickets.
Brad Williams – WebDevStudios
Thanks to you and the rest of the team for Event Espresso — Every time I get a signup for an event, I think about how much time EE saves me — and signups happen while I’m out on the water teaching kayaking, not answering the phone.
Tue Brems Olesen OnAdventure
Tri-South, Inc is using Event Espresso to manage the course catalog, event ticketing, and class registration. [As their developer] I have customized a few items to make the site and plugin a seamless integration. The client is very pleased!
Jenifer – Jenifer Design
Event Espresso saves us money, saves our secretary 16-24 hours and looks so professionally done that people ask us how we do it; which we happily tell them, “Event Espresso, and be sure to get the ticketing add-on.”
David – House of Prayer
I have been using Event Espresso to run my festival and have been very happy with how it has worked out. They have provided tremendous support and their iPhone app is amazing and easy to use. I suggest using it for your event.
Alex Grant – Byron Spirit Festival
Love the plugin, we only use it once a year for a race we have in February. This saved us tons of time in data entry. In addition, we had more runners register than any other year. We attribute that to the ease of registering online. Thanks for your work.
Ed – Friends of Oscar Scherer Park
My hope with this whole integration is to be able to show other school districts an affordable and easy solution to these registrations. I cannot believe how much money they are charged for less by other companies. This has the potential to save schools tens of thousands, which is huge right now.
Kelly – College Station Independent School District
I chose EE because, a few years ago, I was using it on a personal website and loved it. So, when I discovered that our current event management system that is deployed in other areas of campus was completely deficient for this initiative’s needs, I didn’t even hesitate to use EE.
Rob Domaschuk
The best event plugin system we have used! We just closed registration for a girls/ladies conference at our church next month. This year we have over 400 registrants and only a few were mail-ins. Everyone else registered on our website, which is running Event Espresso. We had to close registration early because we are at capacity! We also received a lot of compliments on the “new system”. Registrants stated that it was much easier to use than in previous years.
Amanda Leigh
Read more testimonials from our satisfied customers.
Unlock Advanced Features with Premium Support
Enhance your event management capabilities by upgrading to our Premium Support License. Get access to powerful features such as:
- Event Calendar – Display your events in a sleek calendar view supporting events with multiple dates, images, categories, colors, and more.
- Multiple Payment Gateways: – Accept payments through Stripe, Square and more.
- Custom Registration Form Question – Ask any type of question in your registration forms.
- Promotion Codes & Discounts – Incentivize attendees with promotion and discount codes during checkout.
- Advanced Ticket Options: – Offer multiple pricing tiers and ticket types.
- Manual Registration: – Add attendees manually and manage offline registrations.
- Customizable Email Templates: – Send personalized emails with our reusable templates.
- QR and Barcode Ticket Scanning: – Send attendees tickets with QR and/or Barcodes and use our mobile apps to scan and validate tickets at the door or track attendance.
- Tax Administration:
- Manage and report on tax for your events.
- Recurring Events: – Automate creating new events based on a schedule in the future.
- Event Cart: – Allow attendees to purchase tickets from multiple events at the same time during one checkout transaction.
- Conditional Logic Forms: – Configure the registration form questions and answers to change based on what answers attendees give to your registration questions (coming soon).
- Ticket Questions: – Control which questions are asked attendees based on the ticket they select (coming soon).
- And much more!
Learn more about Premium Features.
Use Cases
Event Espresso is a very flexible, and robust event ticketing plugin for WordPress. Many optional features include an integrated calendar, ticket scanning & check-in/out capabilities, single page checkout, multiple event registration, and after event marketing tools.
Arts & Culture
- City Tours
- Club Performances
- Concerts
- Film Festivals
- Museum Tickets
- Music Festivals
- Movie Theater Ticket Sales
- Paint & Wine
- Plays and Theatrical Performances
- Sewing & Quilting Retreats
- Social Events
Business
- Asset/Resource Booking/Scheduling
- Car Wash Sales & Reservations
- Conference Registration
- Haunted House Ticket Sales
- House Cleaning Services
- Model Agency Booking/Scheduling
- Room Booking/Scheduling
- Workshop Registrations
Classes
- Art Classes
- Cooking Classes
- Dance Classes
- Continuing Education Classes
- Fitness Club Classes
- Martial Arts Classes
- Firearms and Concealed Weapons Training
- Music Classes
- Scrapbooking Classes
- Skydiving Classes
- Training Classes
- Yoga Classes
- Drivers Education
- Technical/IT Training
Community Events Conferences
- Backyard Barbecues
- BBQ Festivals
- Car Shows
- Group Meetings
- Neighborhood Association Gatherings
- Youth Conferences/Camps
Conferences
- Conference Registration
- Geek/IT Conferences/Camps
- Political Conferences
- Social Media Conferences
- Tradeshow Booth Reservations/Sales
- Tradeshow Vendor Registration
- WordCamps
Education
- Concealed Weapons Courses
- Course Registrations
- School Lunch Reservations
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Parent Teacher Association Meetings
- Wildlife Education and Tours
Fundraisers & Non-Profit Organizations
- Boy Scout Jamborees
- Car Show Registration
- Donation Drives
- Industry Association Events
- Religious Events
- Volunteer Management
Government
- Chamber of Commerce
- Community Recreation Centers
- Department of Justice
Parties
- Birthday Parties
- Christmas Parties
- Class Reunions
- New-Year’s Eve Parties
- Paint & Wine Parties
- Weddings
Recreation
- Skydiving Bookings
- Adventure Tours
Socials
- Dancing
- Painting & Vino
- Sewing & Quilting Retreats
- Speed Dating
Sports
- Races
- Sports Arena Tickets and Season Passes
- Tournament Registration
- Football and Soccer Training
- Tennis Classes
Training
- ACLS & CPR Training
- Firearms and Concealed Weapons Training
- Medical & First Aid Training
- Scrum Master Training
- Technical/IT Training
Workshops
- Carpentry & Wood Working
- Furniture Restoration
- Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Real Estate Workshops
- Visualization Workshops
If you aren’t quite sure if Event Espresso will work for you and it’s not listed above, then contact us and we’ll do our best to evaluate your needs.
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Installation Instructions
Quick Install:
- Search for “Event Espresso” in the WordPress admin under Plugins Add New.
- Install and activate the plugin.
Install via FTP:
- Download Event Espresso from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Unzip the
event-espresso-core-decaffolder. - Upload it to the
wp-content/pluginsdirectory using SFTP or FTP. - Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin.
For detailed installation and setup instructions, visit our documentation.
Support and Resources
Need Help?
This version is self-supported only or ask the community for help in the community forums. For faster support, consider purchasing a Premium Support License and access our dedicated support forum.
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Changelog and Updates
Always back up your site before updating. For a detailed changelog, visit our changelog page.
License
Copyright 2024 Event Espresso
Licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0.
Screenshots
Multiple Ticket and Pricing Options 
Customized Confirmation Emails 
Customizable Event Designs 
Smart Single Page Checkout 
Contact Profiles 
Contact List 
In-app Documentation 
Customizable Country Settings
FAQ
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What is Event Espresso?
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Event Espresso is ticket and event management software for the modern world. Do you need to convince someone about Event Espresso? Share our new video or print a brochure.
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Can I fully manage my events with Event Espresso Decaf?
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You will be able to manage basic events with Event Espresso Decaf entirely, which is sufficient for many WordPress users. If you need advanced features, you can check out our Premium Event Management plugin
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Can I use the Android & Apple event apps with Event Espresso Decaf?
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Yes, the event apps work great with Event Espresso Decaf!
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Will Event Espresso work on my server?
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We have a plugin available that will check your server for the minimum requirements.
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Do you support WordPress multisite?
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WordPress multisite brings some complexity that can lead to some challenges. As such we cannot support multisite, but we’ll offer recommendations wherever we can. Multisite compatibility is much better with EE4 than EE3. If you’re unsure about using multisite, then please read this article.
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Which web browsers work with Event Espresso?
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Event Espresso has been tested with the most current versions Internet Explorer (Windows only), Firefox, Safari, Chrome on the Windows PC and Mac OSX platforms. Event Espresso may function just as well in older or other, less modern browsers, but we only support those listed previously. For more information, please see our supported web browsers page.
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Do you monitor the www.ads-software.com support forums?
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We DO NOT regularly monitor the support forums on www.ads-software.com. You’ll find a faster response time at the support forums on our website.
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What if I don’t have (or don’t want) a WordPress website?
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If you want to organize your event fast without the hassle of managing a server, plugins, and security, then build your event website on our event cloud Event Smart – free online event registration and ticketing management.
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Is Event Espresso 4 available on Github?
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Yes, you can get access to the core files via the Event Espresso 4 Github page.
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Contributors & Developers
“Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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