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In this documentation, you will find all the important information about the plugin – from installation and configuration to usage and extension.

Cevento V3

In this post, we’ll walk you through:


3.3.5 – September 15, 2026

  • Fixed Event excerpts (list and summary views) could cut a multi-byte UTF-8 character in half when truncating, rendering a broken replacement-character glyph instead of the character (e.g. ö, ü, ä) whenever the cut fell in the middle of it.

3.3.4 – September 2, 2026

  • Fixed Calendar (.ics) export could generate an invalid file when the WordPress timezone was set to a manual UTC offset or left unset, causing some calendar apps (e.g. Apple Calendar) to reject the event.
  • Added Warning notice on the Settings page (and a menu badge) when the WordPress timezone is not configured to a specific city, since this breaks the calendar (.ics) export feature.

3.3.3 – September 1, 2026

  • Fixed Layout issue in the single event view on certain themes.
  • Fixed The logo failed to render correctly in ticket PDFs on some installations.

3.3.2 – June 22, 2026

  • Fixed CSRF vulnerability on the Event-to-Post converter.
  • Fixed Security vulnerability in the booking CSV export endpoint

3.3.1 – June 10, 2026

  • Fixed Added backwards-compatible class aliases for settings, settings page, and email classes moved during the 3.3.0 refactor.

3.3.0 – June 10, 2026

  • Added Ticket and scanner app (PWA) , including PDF tickets for bookings, Cevento and WooCommerce booking confirmation attachments, ticket validation and check-in states, participant count information, scanner state badges and new related quick actions in the booking table.
  • Added Automatic event reminder email with optional cancellation link for the user.
  • Added WordPress REST API integration.
  • Added Schema.org Event JSON output for the single event view.
  • Changed Improved the YOOtheme event list element.
  • Changed Updated German translations.
  • Changed Form data is now repopulated after submission when the modal is re-openend, allowing users to submit another booking directly.
  • Fixed Resolved a role-related permission issue.
  • Fixed Prevented memory limit issues when dompdf caches font files.
  • Fixed Prevented the unsaved changes alert from appearing after license activation in global settings.
  • Fixed Minor style and layout issues due to changes in wordpress 7.0.

3.2.3 – April 23, 2026

  • Fixed Fixed a bug caused by wp cron job when there were no payable events.

3.2.2 – April 9, 2026

  • Fixed The cancellation view (#cevento-cancel) now respects the same container settings (max-width, padding) as the single and archive views, as configured in the global Cevento settings. Text colors are no longer hardcoded and now inherit from the active theme.

3.2.1 – April 7, 2026

  • Added New Hide Event setting under Event Settings → Content. When enabled, the event is excluded from all list views, archive views, and list-like shortcodes. A direct link is required to open the event detail view. The setting is also inherited by single events generated from a recurring event.

3.2.0 – April 7, 2026

  • Added Self-service booking cancellation via a secure magic link included in confirmation emails. Users can cancel their own bookings without contacting the organiser.
  • Added New booking status User Cancelled (free events) — set when a user cancels via the cancellation link.
  • Added New booking status Awaiting Refund (paid events) — set when a user cancels a paid booking. Automatically transitions to Refunded once the linked WooCommerce order is refunded.
  • Added New booking status Refunded (paid events) — set automatically when the WooCommerce order is marked as refunded.
  • Added {cancel} email placeholder for inserting the cancellation link into user-facing email templates (free events only).
  • Added Cancellation link in the WooCommerce booking confirmation email for paid events, with a toggle in the WooCommerce email settings.
  • Added Admin dashboard notice listing all events with bookings awaiting refund, grouped by event, each linking directly to the relevant booking table.
  • Added View Order quick action in the booking table for all paid-event bookings, opening the linked WooCommerce order in a new tab.
  • Added Revoke Cancellation action to restore user-cancelled bookings to their previous confirmed state.
  • Added Global Advanced setting Cancellation Link Expiry to configure the number of days a cancellation link remains valid (default: 30 days).

3.1.0 – March 23, 2026

  • Added Waitlist support for fully booked free and paid events.
  • Added Updated German translations and resolved various typos.
  • Changed Introduced atomic availability checks during event booking to eliminate race conditions and prevent overlapping reservations.
  • Fixed Field-specific styles failing to load correctly in the form preview.

3.0.3 – February 23, 2026

  • Changed Plugin license updated to GPLv2 or later.

3.0.2 – February 4, 2026

  • Changed Cevento events can now be configured by editors, not only administrators.
  • Fixed Resolved an issue where multiple bookings could be submitted from a single form submission under certain conditions.
  • Fixed Resolved a date-formatting issue in the event timespan fields.

3.0.1 – February 3, 2026

  • Added Smart date-range selection helpers for event timespans and Recurring Event schedules.
  • Changed Style updates and optimizations for the single event view.
  • Fixed Resolved an issue where highlighted event styles were not correctly applied in archive views in some themes.
  • Fixed Resolved minor layout issues in Cevento dashboard views.
  • Fixed Resolved a database migration issue affecting some new Cevento V3 installations.

3.0.0 – February 2, 2026

  • Added WooCommerce integration to support paid event bookings.
  • Added Custom WooCommerce email template for event booking confirmations.
  • Added New form field types: Group, Repeater, and Participants.
  • Added New booking export options: export all confirmed bookings or only confirmed participants.
  • Added Ability for administrators to add paid/confirmed bookings directly from the dashboard.
  • Added New hooks for customizing form and field rendering.
  • Changed Updated npm and Composer dependencies to their latest versions.
  • Changed Updated and improved German translations.
  • Fixed Resolved an issue where some Cevento-specific dashboard styles leaked into global WordPress admin styles.