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Sugar Calendar

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Velocity0.0

Event management and calendar plugin for WordPress

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Sugar Calendar is steadily closing the gap with The Events Calendar, feed quiet since August.

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◆Current state
Each recent minor version adds a discrete event-management pillar: 3.7 brought RSVPs, tags, and speakers; 3.6 flexible per-instance recurring events plus expanded Stripe and import options; 3.5 reusable venues; 3.3 one-click migration from The Events Calendar and dark mode; 3.0 an admin and calendar-block revamp. The newest entry is August 2025, so the feed is several months stale.
◆Where it's heading
Sugar Calendar is methodically filling the feature checklist expected of a full events plugin (attendees, venues, recurrence, migration), positioning explicitly against The Events Calendar. The cadence is roughly one meaningful pillar per release.
◆Prediction
On the visible pattern the next release would add another event-management pillar such as deeper ticketing or attendee tooling, but the stale feed limits confidence.

◆Recent moves

  1. 11mo ago

    Sugar Calendar 3.7: Event Management Just Got Easier – RSVPs, Tags, Speakers and More

    Adds RSVP collection plus event tags and speaker profiles, aimed at signup friction. The most feature-dense release in the window.

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  2. 1y ago

    Introducing Sugar Calendar 3.6 – Enhanced Recurring Events & More Flexible Payment Options

    Makes recurring events editable per-instance and expands Stripe payment options and external-calendar imports. Deepens two core pillars at once.

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  3. 1y ago

    Introducing Sugar Calendar 3.5 – The Smarter Way to Manage Event Venues

    Introduces reusable venues with maps and dedicated pages. Another discrete event-management building block.

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  4. 1y ago

    Introducing Sugar Calendar 3.3 – Easy Migrations, Dark Mode, and More!

    Adds one-click migration from The Events Calendar plus dark mode and data export/import. The migration hook signals direct competitive positioning.

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  5. 2y ago

    Introducing Sugar Calendar 3.0 – The Best Event Calendar Plugin Just Got Better!

    A major revamp of the admin area with a new events calendar block. The structural reset the later 3.x pillars build on.

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  6. 5y ago

    Sugar Calendar 2.1.9 adds per-calendar colors

    A small Calendars feature update adding calendar colors, from an era three years before the 3.x line. Minor cosmetic addition.

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