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The Events Calendar

Estimated reading: 2 minutes Updated July 31, 2026

Overview

AFI creates events in The Events Calendar plugin from WordPress form submissions. Use it to let users (or admins) submit events through a custom form that auto-creates calendar entries.

Supported actions

  • Create Event
  • Create Venue
  • Create Organizer

Authentication

  1. No API key — AFI writes directly to The Events Calendar on the same WordPress install.
  2. Confirm The Events Calendar is installed and activated.

How to create the integration

  1. In WordPress admin, go to AFI > New Integration.
  2. Pick your Sender (Contact Form 7, WPForms, WooCommerce, etc.) and the form / event to listen on.
  3. Pick The Events Calendar as the Receiver, then pick the Task you want to run.
  4. Map sender fields onto The Events Calendar’s fields. Event name, start date, and end date are required. Venue and organizer are optional.
  5. Optional: add Conditional Logic so the action only fires on matching submissions.
  6. Save and run a test submission. Check AFI > Log if anything looks off.

Notes & caveats

  • Post status: AFI-created events default to publish — set to pending if you want moderator approval.
  • Recurring events: requires the Events Calendar Pro add-on.
  • Tickets: ticketed events need the Event Tickets add-on; configure tickets after creation.

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