Connect, and create your calendars online in seconds
Display various calendar events (including Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Calendar, or more) on your site without the clutter in a functional grid, list, and mobile widget views. Add multiple other display views, bookings, and customizations only when you want them.
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Free forever
core plugin
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50k+ active
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OAuth 2.0
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12+ years
in production
- Google Calendar sync
- Works on any theme
- Live ICS feed sync PRO
- 1-click integration PRO
- Appointment bookings PRO
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- Neil Patel
- WPBeginner
- kinsta
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Built for WordPress
Simple Calendar is a leading WordPress calendar plugin with over 1 million downloads, backed by regular updates and responsive support. It began as a dedicated Google Calendar plugin and has grown into a flexible solution that also displays events from Microsoft 365, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Yahoo, and any other calendar that provides an ICS feed, all kept in sync automatically through live ICS feed synchronization. It displays events from connected calendar applications, or other custom events created in WordPress itself in clean list, grid, and mobile widget views. Simple Calendar is a natural fit for churches, tutors, training studios, venues, and any site that needs to display a calendar with minimal setup. Optional add-ons extend its capabilities with one-click Google Calendar connection through secure OAuth, online appointment booking, additional display views, and a few other enhanced features.
Developed to switch from manual embeds to easy calendar integration
Multiple event sources
Connect Google Calendar, import an ICS file from Outlook, Apple, or Microsoft 365, or create events right inside WordPress. Pick the calendar source as per your needs.
Grouped calendars
Combine as many calendars as you like into a single grouped calendar, and control which calendar's events appear first when times overlap.
Recurring and multi-day events
Show repeating events on every scheduled date, and multi-day events across each day they cover. Set the timezone for each calendar.
Flexible calendar views
Start with grid, list, and widget views that adapt to your theme. Use event template tags to customize events info, or add month, week, and day views with FullCalendar Extended.
Easy placement, light loading
Add calendars with a shortcode, a widget, or by attaching one to a page. Scripts load only on pages that show a calendar.
Private calendars and bookings
Add-ons connect private Google Calendars with secure one-click authentication and let visitors book appointments that sync with Google Calendar.
Save up to 60% on all Simple Calendar addons with bundle pricing plans
Pick the right plan and get the flexibility to connect, customize, and manage your calendars your way.
Core
For anyone getting started. Everything you need to put your calendar on your WordPress site, free.
- Included: Multisite permissions
- Included: Display public calendar events
- Not included: Display private calendar events
- Not included: FullCalendar integration
- Not included: Allow booking appointments
- Not included: Enhanced options
- Included: Fully responsive
- Included: Regular updates
Personal
For individuals with one website who want more control over how their calendar works and looks.
- Included: Single site access
- Included: Display public calendar events
- Included: Display private calendar events
- Included: FullCalendar integration
- Not included: Allow booking appointments
- Included: Enhanced options
- Included: Fully responsive
- Included: 1 year support & updates
Business
PopularFor growing businesses that run more than one website and want the same calendar setup on each.
- Included: 3 sites access
- Included: Display public calendar events
- Included: Display private calendar events
- Included: FullCalendar integration
- Not included: Allow booking appointments
- Included: Enhanced options
- Included: Fully responsive
- Included: 1 year support & updates
Agency
For agencies and teams managing client sites who need everything Simple Calendar offers.
- Included: 10 sites access
- Included: Display public calendar events
- Included: Display private calendar events
- Included: FullCalendar integration
- Included: Allow booking appointments
- Included: Enhanced options
- Included: Fully responsive
- Included: 1 year support & updates
How calendars on your site works with Simple Calendar
Before
- Copying iframe code from Google’s settings into every page.
- A Google-styled box that ignores your site’s fonts and colors.
- A cramped calendar frame that’s hard to read on phones.
- Google Calendar only, so events from other apps are left out.
- Calendars have to be public before visitors can see them.
- Booking pages that send visitors away from your site.
After
- Connect your calendar once from the WordPress dashboard and add it anywhere.
- Grid and list views in your own colors, showing the event details you choose.
- A responsive calendar that can switch to list/widget view on small screens.
- Google Calendar, ICS files, and events created in WordPress, all with one plugin.
- Securely show private Google Calendars, connected in one click via OAuth 2.
- Visitors book open slots on your site, saved straight to Google Calendar.
Documentation and Support
Explore Simple Calendar with our detailed documentation or get help from our friendly support team.
What our happy customers rave about Simple Calendar plugin
I've been using simple calendar since 2017 for my school, and it has become an absolutely indispensable tool for our website. Every class has a google calendar and we add their calendars to our website.
aniser2 (@aniser2)
11 months ago
This is a very good solution for simple calendars where the administrators and collaborators don't need to login to wordpress - they simply use a tool they are likely to be using anyways - google calendar. The free version offers enough features for many but you might consider the paid version for more options. Tech support was excellent and timely. I would highly suggest considering this plugin for your calendar needs.
brockstr (@brockstr)
11 months ago
I had a calendar display problem, where the month and contents of the calendar were shifted. I couldn't find what the problem was, but the very kind support found that the time zones were different. This solved the problem. I can only recommend it.
Reveszdesign (@reveszdesign)
11 months ago
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Frequently asked questions
Simple Calendar is a WordPress plugin that displays your calendar events on your site. It started as a dedicated Google Calendar plugin, but after many customer requests, we expanded it to support any iCalendar-based calendar. You can now also create events right inside WordPress, with no third-party calendar app needed. So, the plugin is for anyone who wants to show their calendar events on their site, create events directly in WordPress, or use advanced features like one-click calendar integration, multiple display views, and appointment booking synced with Google Calendar.
No. Simple Calendar is built with high performance in mind, without any extra-hyped features that you don’t even need. It is a lightweight plugin at the core, where customization options and flexibility are added via simple addons only.
No, you don’t have to write any code to use this plugin. It only requires simple installation and activation at your end. However, the steps afterwards are a bit lengthy and technical for people displaying public Google Calendars. You have to create a Google API key, and you may have to juggle through security concerns, as public calendars are also indexed by search engines.
This is where our addon, Google Calendar Pro, steps in to remove these technical hurdles of either creating a Google API key or importing ICS files from other calendar applications. The addon aims to securely integrate your private Google Calendars with 1-click in-built authentication, so you don’t have to go through the long steps of creating a client ID, client secret, or creating a Google API key. And the addon also allows directly paste the live ICS feed URL of your calendar application that keeps in sync automatically without importing it again and again.
Yes, Simple Calendar supports multiple languages when used with the FullCalendar Extended addon.
You can display your calendar in any available language by selecting it from the “Display Language” field in your calendar settings. Language packs can be downloaded from the WordPress translation repository.
Note: Language files should be uploaded to the simple-calendar-fullcalendar > i18n directory. Remember to back up this directory before plugin updates.
Embedding Google Calendars manually on your site isn’t always as straightforward as you think. Even if you achieve the initial purpose, you will face a lack of mobile responsiveness, customization options, and security concerns in the aftermath. That’s why you should use a plugin like Simple Calendar to enjoy all these provisions.
Yes, you can easily integrate private Google Calendars on your website with a single click using the Simple Calendar Google Calendar Pro addon. Learn more about the Google Calendar Pro addon here, or view the demo here to know why it’s one of our best-selling products.
Setting up the free Simple Calendar plugin
Want to know how to add google calendar to website wordpress for free? This detailed tutorial walks you through how to set up the simple calendar wordpress plugin step by step. Learn how to embed google calendar on wordpress effortlessly and keep your audience in the loop.