Coqui Events

Description

Coqui Events is a lightweight WordPress events and calendar plugin for organizations, venues, schools, nonprofits, and businesses. It registers an se_event custom post type with event dates, venues, pricing, contact details, native archive templates, a Gutenberg Event Grid block, and a shortcode for event listings.

Features:

• Events Custom Post Type with categories and tags
• Event Metadata including dates, times, venue, location, contact info, pricing
• Admin List Columns showing date, location, price, and event status
• Archive & Single Templates with theme override support
• Schema.org Markup for search engine visibility
• Gutenberg Event Grid Block for inserting event grids visually in the Block Editor
• Event Shortcode for displaying upcoming events on any page
• Settings Page to customize the archive slug, events per page, currency, and date format
• REST API Support for programmatic access
• Optional CPTP Compatibility for Custom Post Type Permalinks
• Lightweight – no page builders, ticketing vendors, or external dependencies required

Coqui Events Pro (separate add-on) adds:
– Recurring events (daily, weekly, monthly)
– Occurrence exceptions (skip or reschedule individual dates)
– Calendar month view with navigation
– iCalendar export for Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar integration

Usage

Create an Event

1. Go to Events → Add New
2. Add a title, featured image, and description
3. Fill in start date and venue (required for proper display)
4. Optionally add pricing, contact info, and registration URL
5. Publish

Single events live at /{slug}/{event-name}/. The default slug is events.

Shortcode

`

[simple_events]
[simple_events count=”6″ title=”Upcoming Events” show_button=”true” button_text=”See all events”]
`

Parameter
Default
Description

count
3
Number of upcoming events to display

title
empty
Optional heading

show_button
true
Show a link to the archive

button_text
View All Events
Archive button label

button_url
events archive
Override the archive URL

Settings

Visit Events → Settings to configure:
– Archive slug (default: events)
– Events per page (default: 12)
– Currency symbol (default: $)
– Date format (blank uses WordPress default)

Template Overrides

Copy a plugin template into your active theme to customize it:

• single-se_event.php
• archive-se_event.php

Or use the theme subdirectory:
– simple-events/single-se_event.php
– simple-events/archive-se_event.php

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, visit the GitHub repository:
https://github.com/jlisojo/coqui-events

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE for details.

Contributors

• Josh (https://github.com/jlisojo)

Technical details