How to Show Eventbrite Events in WordPress

Many businesses today host a variety of events big and small, which can be very difficult for your audience to follow. One way to alleviate the problem is to show your events schedule in WordPress with a plugin like Display Eventbrite Events.

With this plugin, you can display upcoming events with an image, displaying the date and time, a short description, and a button that allows users to register (if applicable). It is very easy to implement as you just need to use the block in Gutenberg.

It is also worth noting that if you use Elementor to build your site, there is a dedicated element you can use for this plugin. In total, there are 22 customization options you can use to configure the appearance in the free version.

Today, I will demonstrate how to display events with the Display Eventbrite Events plugin for WordPress.

This tutorial is for:
WordPress 6.6.2
Plugin: Display Eventbrite Events v6.0.7

Why Show Events In WordPress?

The reason a website displays information is for its audience to engage with it, and events are no different.

When a company hosts an event, whether it is digital or in person, they want their audience to be aware so they can attend. However, when a site hosts different events every week, it can be a lot to keep track of.

That’s where an event manager plugin for WordPress like Display Eventbrite Events comes into play. With it, you can easily display this information to keep your audience in the loop. You can make sure people know when your next local meet-up is, or when your next podcast is airing.

No matter how big or small your event, getting people to attend is the real challenge, and this plugin can help.

What Is Eventbrite?

Eventbrite is a global event marketplace that allows anyone to publish events going on in their area. It is a great way to get more eyes on your upcoming events and it is free to use, although you will need a phone to verify the event is real.

The platform has a variety of tools that can help you build an event including an AI that will generate an event for you based on a few prompts. It will even generate images for the event based on what you enter.

As such, you can generate an event in minutes.

There is also an entire booking aspect to the platform that allows you to sell tickets to the events at a price you set. Just be aware that some features are locked behind a paywall to take advantage of.

How to Use the Display Eventbrite Events Plugin

The Display Eventbrite Events plugin for WordPress is very simple to use. It allows you to display events from your Eventbrite account in WordPress. This tutorial will assume that you already have made events on your Eventbrite account to display.

It’s easy enough that anyone can use it and realistically should only take a few minutes to set up.

Step 1: Install Display Eventbrite Events

Let’s start by clicking on Plugins and selecting the Add New option on the left-hand admin panel.

Search for Display Eventbrite Events in the available search box. This will pull up additional plugins that you may find helpful.

Find the Display Eventbrite Events plugin and click on the “Install Now” button and activate the plugin for use.

Note: Upon activating the plugin, I encountered a “You Do Not Have Permission to View this Screen” message. I clicked back and the plugin worked without issue. I’m not sure what caused this, but the plugin works perfectly if you encounter this hiccup.

Step 2: Connect with Eventbrite

The purpose of this plugin is to show off the events from your Eventbrite account. As such, we need to connect the plugin to it. This is free to do, but just to be clear, you need to make the events in Eventbrite.

Start off by clicking on Settings and selecting the Display Eventbrite Events Settings option.

The first thing you will see here is an option to opt in to receive email notifications about the plugin. Feel free to skip it or agree if you are interested as it does not affect using the plugin.

You should see a text box asking for the Eventbrite API key. You’ll need to create an Eventbrite account to obtain one, you can use the link below this box to visit the website. Once there, proceed to sign up for an Eventbrite account.

I will not go into too much detail here, but you will need to enter some information like your email address, name, and other information. You will also get a guided tour of how to use Eventbrite if this is your first time.

Take advantage of this and use it to create your first event that you want to display in WordPress.

Obtain the API key and paste it into the appropriate box back at the settings page.

A green box should appear informing you that the plugin is connected to your account. Be sure to save the changes.

Step 3: Display Eventbrite Events

With that taken care of, you can begin displaying your events in WordPress. Start by going to the post or page where you want to display the event. The widget area works as well but does take up a decent amount of space.

Once there, add the Display Eventbrite Layouts block to the desired location.

Upon doing this, the plugin will scan for any events that are currently live on your Eventbrite account. If detected, they will appear automatically. You can now begin customizing the appearance of the events.

Note: If you publish a new event, the block should detect and automatically display it. Thus, you only need to place the block once and it will do the rest. As such, placing it on something like the Homepage is a great choice.

All of these can be viewed in the block settings on the right-hand side of the screen.

The first section is the Common Settings. Here you can choose how many events will be displayed and how you want to order those events. Simply enter the value and use the drop-down menu to make your choice.

Next, you will see some options that allow you to configure the Book Now button, enter custom CSS to style it, image size controls, and more. Simply go through the options and choose the ones that work best for you.

And that’s really it when it comes to the free version. There are a lot more options if you choose to upgrade to the Pro version of the plugin, but talented developers can do a lot with simple CSS editing.

Be sure to save any change you made. And that’s everything you need to know about displaying Eventbrite events in WordPress.

Eventbrite FAQ

Display Your Eventbrite Events Today in WordPress

As you can see, the Display Eventbrite Events plugin for WordPress is incredibly easy to use. If you were already using Eventbrite to market your events, it makes a lot of sense to use this plugin alongside it.

Getting people to see your upcoming events is one of the biggest challenges that new businesses face, so be sure to consider other marketing opportunities. For example, if it is a local event, market to locals in your area.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful in learning how to use the Display Eventbrite Events plugin for WordPress.

How easy did you find Eventbrite to build events with? Has using this helped get more people to your events?

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