Description

Event Espresso transforms WordPress into a complete event management platform, creating online registrations, multiple ticket types per event, and customizable registration forms per attendee. It integrates more than 30 payment gateways (PayPal, Stripe, Square, and others), processes direct payments to the organizer’s account, generates promotional codes, manages waiting lists, and sends automatic confirmation emails for conferences, workshops, corporate gatherings, and in-person or virtual courses.

Key Features

  • Unlimited event creation
    Allows you to register as many events as needed with multiple dates and quick duplication.
  • Multiple ticket types
    Sets up various categories such as full, half-price, VIP, early bird, and access to specific sessions.
  • Custom registration forms
    Creates custom fields per event or ticket to collect specific data from each attendee.
  • Payment gateway integration
    Connects with more than 30 processors including PayPal, Stripe, Square, Authorize.net, and Braintree.
  • Integrated event calendar
    Displays schedule in monthly, weekly, and daily views with filters by category and location.
  • Promotional codes and discounts
    Generates percentage-based or fixed-amount coupons applicable at the time of registration.
  • Waiting list management
    Captures overflow registrations and automatically notifies when spots become available.
  • Mobile check-in app
    Reads ticket QR codes with your phone to record attendance at the event venue.

Event Espresso Benefits

  • Direct revenue with no commissions
    Payments go directly to the organizer’s account with no fees per ticket sold.
  • Total operational autonomy
    Eliminates the need for external platforms and centralizes registrations, payments, and attendees on your own website.
  • Automated communication
    Reduces manual work with automatic sending of confirmations, reminders, and updates by email.
  • Scalability for any size
    Supports everything from small workshops to conferences with thousands of simultaneous attendees.

Who Is It For?

  • Organizers of conferences, congresses, and corporate gatherings.
  • Promoters of in-person or online courses, workshops, and training sessions.
  • Associations, churches, and NGOs that need to manage recurring registrations.
  • Event agencies that manage multiple clients through WordPress.

Aimed at those seeking complete control over the registration cycle without depending on third-party platforms, Event Espresso brings together ticket sales, attendee management, payment processing, and check-in in a single WordPress environment. The combination of customizable forms with native integrations to dozens of gateways serves both small producers and organizations that handle large volumes of registrations per year.

Frequently asked questions

Is Event Espresso GPL-licensed?

Yes. Event Espresso is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use Event Espresso on multiple sites?

Yes. You can use Event Espresso on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.

How much does Event Espresso cost at Ultrapack?

Event Espresso costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does Event Espresso include updates?

Yes. The current version of Event Espresso is 5.0.58, published at Ultrapack on Aug 21, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is Event Espresso scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of Event Espresso goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.

What are the requirements for the plugin Event Espresso?

Requires WordPress 4.5 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 7.0.