Eventful Event Showcase for The Event Calendar

8. Quick Start Guide

After purchasing Eventful Pro, this quick start guide will walk you through everything you need — from installation to displaying your first event layout on your site.

Follow these simple steps to get started:

Installation #

After downloading, you’ll find a file named eventful-pro.zip on your computer. Make sure you already have The Events Calendar plugin installed before proceeding.

  1. Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  3. Click the Upload Plugin button. Select the file eventful-pro.zip from your computer and click Install Now.
Eventful Add Plugin
  1. After installation, click Activate Plugin.

License Key Activation #

Once activated, you’ll be redirected to the License Activation page.

  1. Retrieve your license key from your ThemeAtelier Account.
  2. Enter it into the License Activation field.
  3. Click Activate.
Eventful Licence Activation
License Key Not Activated: You’ll see the following screen before activating the license.

After activation, Eventful Pro is fully unlocked and ready to use. 🎉


Create an Eventful Layout #

With Eventful Pro, you can create Event Grids, Carousels, Tickers, Centered Carousels, Multi-Row Carousels & Lists. Follow the instructions below:

Create Eventful Layout
  1. Click on Eventful → All Layouts.
  2. Click on Add New Layout.

Displaying the Events Layout #

After publishing, copy the shortcode shown on the screen.

  • Paste it into a post, page, widget, or block (shortcode, text, or code block).
  • The layout will display exactly where you place the shortcode.
Eventful Short-code

Eventful Demos #

Here’s a preview of what your events can look like with Eventful:


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Updated on September 13, 2025