What a pain! I chose WPML as multilingual WordPress plugin which is not that user friendly, I think, but works with normal posts as expected. But getting to translate events is another story … WMPL should be compatible with both The Events Calendar and Events Manager but I can’t get either to work. I’m used to work with Beaver Builder (The BB child theme, BB page builder plugin and BB themer plugin.) and an important event requirement in my project is to also show past events!
2 event plugins
The Events Calendar
pro
- Integration with BB …
- Singular Event is ok!
- Event Archive behaves strangely … https://kb.wpbeaverbuilder.com/article/529-create-an-archive-themer-layout-for-the-events-calendar-plugin
- Resolved by using Content Views Pro!
con
- Doesn’t show past events by default. Can be solved by using the shortcode plugin …
- https://theeventscalendar.com/support/forums/topic/show-past-events-as-shortcode/
- CVP should resolve this issue (+ https://docs.contentviewspro.com/hide-view-no-posts-found/) but is not working as expected at the moment …
- https://docs.contentviewspro.com/show-upcoming-past-events/
- https://www.contentviewspro.com/topic/have-trouble-displaying-past-events-from-the-events-calendar/#post-17264
- CVP support team responded and this can be fixed when changing the date format, but not there yet > https://www.contentviewspro.com/topic/have-trouble-displaying-past-events-from-the-events-calendar/#post-17338
- CVP should resolve this issue (+ https://docs.contentviewspro.com/hide-view-no-posts-found/) but is not working as expected at the moment …
- https://theeventscalendar.com/support/forums/topic/show-past-events-as-shortcode/
- No correct translation with WPML in a BB post view!
- Resolved by using Content Views Pro!
- Support team responded en this fixes the issue > https://wpml.org/forums/topic/the-events-calendar-plugin-2/
Events Manager
pro
- Shows future, current and past events!
- Recurring events in the free version! (CVP does not recognize the Recurring Events as a post type! > CVP support team responded and provided this fix > https://docs.contentviewspro.com/show-recurring-events-events-manager-plugin/)
con
- No correct translation with WPML in a BB post view!
- https://wpml.org/forums/topic/events-in-events-manager-does-not-show-up-on-translated-site/
- Resolved by using Content Views Pro!
- https://wpml.org/forums/topic/events-in-events-manager-does-not-show-up-on-translated-site/
- No integration with BB! (But is that really needed for Singular Events?)
Conclusion
So, if I want to work with The Events Calendar, I need to use Content Views Pro so that I’m able to show past events in the list (which is not working yet)! And if I want to use the Events Manager I also need Content Views Pro so that the events get translated right with WPML!
3 questions asked …
At WPML how to translate events of the Events Manager plugin!
- https://wpml.org/forums/topic/events-of-the-events-manager-plugin-are-not-translated/#post-2686595
At Content Views Pro how to show past events of The Events Calendar plugin!
- https://www.contentviewspro.com/topic/have-trouble-displaying-past-events-from-the-events-calendar/
At the Beaver Builder guys how to show past events of The Events Calendar plugin! > Getting help in a private conversation but not working yet.