by Event Espresso 4.4 (135 reviews)

Event Espresso - Event Registration & Ticketing Sales

Name: Event Espresso - Event Registration & Ticketing Sales
Rating: 4.4 (135 reviews)
Author: Event Espresso

The best events plugin with event registration, free and paid ticket sales, event registration forms, PayPal payments, automatic emails, and more!

Event Espresso ranks #8,414 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #24 of 376 in the Arts & Entertainment category, a 4.4/5 rating from 135 reviews, and was last updated Sep 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.0.59.decaf Current Version v5.0.59.decaf

Updated 5 days ago Last Update on 11 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#24 of 376 in Arts & Entertainment Top 25% by installs Downloads +170.8% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#8,414

+1 this week

Active Installs

600+

-9.1%

KW Avg Position

32.7

0.6 better

Downloads

225.6K

+3 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (135 reviews)

Next Milestone 700

Total Progress 59%

600+ 700+

306

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

135 reviews

Overall 88%

103 (76%)

11 (8%)

3 (2%)

5 (4%)

13 (10%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

9 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jan 15, 2026

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 5.0.53.decaf

CVE-2025-68007 · Fixed in v5.0.53.decaf
Dec 30, 2024

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 5.0.31.decaf

CVE-2024-56251 · Fixed in v5.0.31.decaf
Aug 20, 2024

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 5.0.22.decaf

CVE-2024-6883 · Fixed in v5.0.22.decaf
Jun 7, 2023 UNPATCHED

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] <= 4.10.11 (unfixed)

CVE-2021-4342 · No fix released
Mar 5, 2023

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 4.10.45.decaf

CVE-2023-27437 · Fixed in v4.10.45.decaf
Aug 16, 2021

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 4.10.12.decaf

Fixed in v4.10.12.decaf
Aug 16, 2021

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 4.10.12

CVE-2021-4404 · Fixed in v4.10.12
Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] < 4.10.14

Fixed in v4.10.14
UNPATCHED

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales [event-espresso-decaf] <= 4.10.11 (unfixed)

No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0.59.decaf
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2026
Requires WP: 4.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Event Espresso

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 135
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

calendar event registration events ticket sales tickets

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to sell event tickets and manage registrations. It solves the problem of running online event ticket sales, registration forms, and attendee management without needing separate tools.

Free and paid ticket sales
RSVP with free tickets
Automatic email confirmations
PayPal payment collection
Attendee list downloads
Reusable venue profiles
Event categorization and display
Mobile check-in apps

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Event Espresso - Event Registration & Ticketing Sales

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.

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

Yes, the event apps work great with Event Espresso Decaf!

We have a plugin available that will check your server for the minimum requirements.

WordPress multisite brings some complexity that can lead to some challenges. As such we do offer customized support for multisite. Contact us for details. If you're unsure about using multisite, then please read this article.

Event Espresso has been tested with the most current versions of Edge, 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.

We DO NOT regularly monitor the support forums on WordPress.org. You'll find a faster response time at the support forums on our website.

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.

Yes, you can get access to the core files via the Event Espresso 4 Github page.