Themify Event Post

69 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With only 3,000 active installs, adoption is modest at best, though the score is slightly above baseline because the ratio of installs to time-on-market is reasonable.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was last updated in May 2026, which is recent and indicates the author is still actively maintaining the code.

User Rating

6/15

A perfect 100/100 rating is mathematically impressive but statistically meaningless given there are only 2 ratings total, and the underlying score reflects this thin sample size.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved means there is no track record at all, so you have no evidence of how responsive the author is when things break.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores well because the plugin is tested against WordPress 7.0.0 and only requires PHP 7.2 and WordPress 5.2, which are modest requirements.

Scores higher than 22% of indexed plugins

About

This plugin will add Event post type.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-05 5:11am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.2+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.2+

Security History

4 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 3 Medium

Most recent: March 8, 2026

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What It Does

Themify Event Post registers a dedicated 'event' custom post type on your WordPress site, letting you publish and organize event listings as standalone content entries. It provides the basic taxonomy and post type scaffolding needed to separate events from regular blog posts. Beyond post type registration, it is a minimal tool that does not bundle calendar views, ticketing, or RSVP functionality.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small sites or hobby projects that need a simple way to label content as events without requiring a full event management system with ticketing, recurring events, or front-end calendars. It is a reasonable fit for solo organizers managing a handful of listings, particularly those already using the Themify theme ecosystem.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a serious event-driven site, selling tickets, managing recurring events, or needing front-end calendar views should skip this in favour of a purpose-built solution. The 3,000 active installs and absent support threads suggest a very small user base, which is a real risk for production sites.

The Bottom Line

Themify Event Post is a competent but extremely minimal plugin that does only one thing: register an event post type, with an overall quality score of 69.07/100. For most real-world event sites, The Events Calendar is a vastly better-supported and more feature-complete choice. This plugin only makes sense as a lightweight building block for a developer who plans to extend it heavily.

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The Events Calendar 90/100

Pick this when you need a real event platform with calendar views, recurring events, ticketing integrations, and a 700,000-install community behind it.

Custom Post Type UI 88/100

Pick this when you need to register custom post types and taxonomies with a GUI, plus greater control over fields and labels than a single-purpose plugin offers.

Meta Box 87/100

Pick this when you need to build a richer event schema with custom fields, relationships, and repeatable event dates beyond what a basic post type provides.

Post Duplicator 86/100

Pick this as a complementary tool when you frequently need to clone event entries rather than as a replacement for event functionality.

Post Type Switcher 86/100

Pick this when you need to convert existing posts into events (or vice versa) without re-entering content.