XT Event Widget for Social Events

XT Event Widget for Social Events is the most powerful WordPress plugin for displaying Facebook events on your website. Whether you run a community page, a business, or a yoga studio — this plugin lets you create stunning, real-time event feeds in minutes.

🚀 No Facebook API Key Required! Our intelligent scraping engine fetches events directly — no app creation, no tokens, no hassle.

🔥 Upgrade to Pro | 📖 Documentation | 💬 Support

🎯 Live Feed Builder (New!)

Create and manage multiple event feeds with our intuitive visual builder:

• Event IDs Source — Paste specific Facebook Event IDs to display selected events
• iCal URL Source — Import events from any Facebook iCal/ICS export link
• Facebook Page Source — Fetch all events from any public Facebook Page automatically (Pro)
• Facebook Group Source — Fetch all events from any public Facebook Group automatically (Pro)

🎨 Beautiful Layouts

Choose from a variety of stunning, responsive layouts:

• Card Grid — Modern, responsive grid cards with event images, dates, and venue info
• List View — Clean, classic list layout for a traditional event listing
• Timeline — Vertical chronological timeline with elegant date markers (Pro)
• Compact List — Maximum event details packed into a space-saving design (Pro)
• Minimal Grid — Sleek, minimalistic grid with subtle hover effects (Pro)
• Ticket List — Specialized layout highlighting ticket info and event dates (Pro)
• Masonry — Dynamic, Pinterest-style staggered grid layout (Pro)

⚙️ Powerful Features

• Gutenberg Block — Embed event feeds directly from the WordPress Block Editor
• Advanced Date Filters — Show today’s, this week’s, this month’s, upcoming, or custom date range events
• Hide Online Events — Filter out virtual/online events from your feed
• Configurable Pagination — AJAX load-more or numbered pagination with customizable events per page
• Smart Caching — Set your own cache duration (minutes) to balance freshness vs. performance
• Auto Background Sync — Events and HQ images are fetched in the background without slowing down your page
• High-Quality Images — Automatically fetches full-resolution cover photos for every event
• Location & Venue Data — Displays venue name, address, and coordinates scraped from Facebook
• Organizer Details — Shows event creator/organizer name with link
• Responsive Design — Looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Custom CSS — Add your own CSS per feed for full design control
• Shortcode Support — Use [xtfeprofeed id="FEED_ID"] anywhere on your site
• Legacy Widget Support — Classic WordPress widget for sidebars and footers
• Legacy Shortcode — [wpfb_events page_id="YOUR_PAGE_ID" max_events="10"] still supported (Pro)

🔌 Facebook Embeddable Page Widget

Two easy ways to display Facebook’s official embeddable page widget:

• Shortcode: [fb_event_widget page_url="https://www.facebook.com/redbull/" width="340" height="500" hide_cover="false" hide_cta="true" small_header="true"]
• WP Widget: Use the “Facebook Page Event Widget” from the WordPress widget area

🔑 Facebook App Authentication (Optional)

For the legacy widget that uses the official Facebook Graph API:

• Connect your Facebook account with one click — no manual app creation needed
• Or create your own Facebook App for full control (How to create a Facebook App)
• Your site must use HTTPS (SSL certificate)

⭐ Pro Features

Unlock the full potential with XT Facebook Events Pro:

• Facebook Page Source — Automatically scrape all events from any public Facebook Page
• Facebook Group Source — Automatically scrape all events from any public Facebook Group
• 5 Additional Layouts — Timeline, Compact List, Minimal Grid, Ticket List, and Masonry
• Legacy Grid Shortcode — Beautiful responsive event grid via shortcode
• Gutenberg Block Shortcode — Enhanced block editor support
• Activity Logs — Track all API calls, image fetches, and errors in a detailed log viewer
• License & Updates — Automatic updates and priority support
• Background Pagination — Silently fetches all event pages in the background for large event lists

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Install from WordPress Dashboard

1. Log in and navigate to Plugins → Add New.
2. Search for “XT Widget for Facebook Events”.
3. Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”.
4. Go to Facebook Events → Live Feeds to create your first event feed.

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin from WordPress.org.
2. Unzip and upload the xt-facebook-events folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
3. Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen.
4. Navigate to Facebook Events → Live Feeds to get started.

Quick Start

1. Click “Add New Feed” from the Live Feeds page.
2. Choose your event source (Event IDs, iCal URL, or Page/Group ID with Pro).
3. Select a layout and configure display settings.
4. Publish the feed and copy the shortcode or use the Gutenberg block.

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   Front-end: Grid View – Display events in a modern, responsive grid layout.

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   Front-end: List View – A clean, classic list view for displaying upcoming events.

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   Front-end: Masonry View (Pro) – Create a dynamic, Pinterest-style masonry layout.

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   Front-end: Minimal List (Pro) – A sleek, space-saving minimal list design.

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   Front-end: Compact List (Pro) – Display maximum event details in a compact format.

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   Front-end: Timeline View (Pro) – Showcase events beautifully in a vertical chronological timeline.

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   Front-end: Ticket View (Pro) – A specialized view highlighting event tickets and dates.

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   Feed Dashboard – Manage all your live event feeds from one central list.

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   Multiple Sources (Pro) – Fetch events seamlessly from Facebook Pages, Groups, Event IDs, or iCal links.

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    Multiple Layouts – Choose from a variety of stunning layouts with real-time hover previews.

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    Advanced Filters – Filter your events by past, upcoming, or specific date ranges.

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    Feed Settings – Customize pagination, event limits, cache duration, and more.

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    Global Settings & Auth – One-click Facebook login and global display configurations.

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    Gutenberg Block Ready – Create and configure Facebook event feeds directly inside the WordPress Block Editor.

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    Front-end: Gutenberg Block Display – Display your Facebook event feeds beautifully on the front-end using the Gutenberg Block.

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    Backend: Widget Setup – Easily configure the legacy widget from the WP widget area.

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    Front-end: Widget Display – Clean event widget display for your sidebars or footers.

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    Legacy Shortcode Manager – Manage all your older shortcodes efficiently.

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    Legacy Shortcode: Style 1 – Default styling for the legacy shortcode.

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    Legacy Shortcode: Style 2 – Alternative layout styling for the legacy shortcode.

2.0.0

• ADDED: Advance Facebook Feed (Widget).
• IMPROVEMENTS: Enhanced security with PHPCS compliance and proper nonce verification.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Redesigned the admin dashboard with a modern and intuitive user interface.

1.1.9

• IMPROVEMENTS: Updated Facebook API version to v24.0
• IMPROVEMENTS: Added compatibility support for WordPress 7.0

1.1.8

• ADDED: Widget View Shortcode
• IMPROVEMENTS: Improved security and compatibility with WordPress coding standards.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Support for WP 6.8

1.1.7

• IMPROVEMENTS: Text changed and Added Feedback from the header

1.1.6

• IMPROVEMENTS: Updated Facebook API version to v19.0
• IMPROVEMENTS: Added Support for PHP 8.3 and some design and security fixes.

1.1.5

• ADDED: Event New Grid View Layout. ( PRO )
• ADDED: Responsive grid view style 1 Support.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Facebook App Authentication ( Connect Facebook Account Without Creating App ).
• IMPROVEMENTS: Support for WP 6.3

1.1.4

• ADDED: Support and Docs link in plugin list page
• IMPROVEMENTS: Gutenberg Block
• IMPROVEMENTS: Support for WP 6.2

1.1.3

• ADDED: Localized Date lables.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Updated to Facebook API Version 7.0
• FIXED: few pages were not fetching events issue.
• FIXED: showing past events for /me page id issue.

1.1.2

• ADDED: Recurring Events Support
• ADDED: Accent color settings
• IMPROVEMENTS: Some Code imporvements.
• FIXED: Some bug fixes.

1.1.1

• ADDED: Clear Cache button for manually clear cache.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Reduced Cache TTL.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Some Code imporvements.
• FIXED: Some bug fixes.

1.1.0

• ADDED: Facebook Authorization for make custom Facebook widget working.
• ADDED: support for WP 5.0
• ADDED: Gutenberg Block for Facebook Events.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Add caching support for events.
• IMPROVEMENTS: Some Code imporvements.
• FIXED: Some bug fixes.

1.0.2

• ADDED: Support for Facebook events using Page widget (Facebook’s Embeddable page widget)
• ADDED: Shortcode for Facebook Page widget example: [fb_event_widget page_url=”https://www.facebook.com/redbull/” width=”340″ height=”500″ hide_cover=”false” hide_cta=”true” small_header=”true”]
• ADDED: WP Widget for Facebook Page widget
• FIXED: Some bug fixes.

1.0.1

• FIXED: Some bug fixes.
• FIXED: Wrong Time Display (Timezone Error) issue.

1.0.0

• Initial Version.