Event Guide is a high-utility, directory-based WordPress theme designed for event planners, city guides, and festival organizers. It acts as a comprehensive portal where users can search for, filter, and discover events ranging from local concerts and workshops to international trade fairs.
The theme is built to handle complex metadata and location-based searching:
Advanced Filter System: Users can sort events by category, date range, distance, and price.
Integrated Google Maps: Features a "Map View" where users can see all upcoming events in their immediate vicinity.
User Submission Portal: Allows event organizers to register and submit their own event listings, creating a community-driven directory.
Ticket Integration: Works with major ticketing platforms and WooCommerce to allow for direct seat booking and payment.
Recurring Events: Specialized logic to handle events that happen weekly, monthly, or annually without creating duplicate entries.
A directory listing can feel "data-heavy." Envira Gallery adds the necessary visual energy to convert a browser into an attendee.
For a music festival or a major conference, one thumbnail isn't enough to capture the vibe.
The Setup: Use Envira’s Masonry Layout inside the event description.
The Goal: Mix photos of the crowd, the stage, the food, and the venue. The asymmetrical grid mimics the high energy of a live event, making the listing feel more dynamic.
Attendees need to know where they will be sitting or how to navigate the hall.
Feature: Use the Zoom Addon. Upload a high-resolution PDF or JPEG of the seating chart.
The Benefit: Users can click the map in the gallery and zoom in to see specific row numbers and booth locations with perfect clarity.
Video is the most powerful tool for selling tickets.
Workflow: Use the Video Addon to embed a "Sizzle Reel" from last year's event as the first item in your gallery.
The Advantage: The video opens in a clean, professional lightbox. This keeps the user on the listing page rather than losing them to the distractions of YouTube's "recommended" sidebar.
You can turn your image gallery into a conversion tool.
Strategy: Use Envira’s Metadata/URL feature. Link specific photos (like a VIP lounge shot) directly to the "VIP Ticket" purchase page. If a user likes what they see, they can click and buy instantly.
Tag-Based Filtering: Use the Envira Tags Addon. If you have a "City Guide," you can create one gallery and tag images by "Nightlife," "Family Friendly," or "Outdoors." This allows users to filter the visual content just as they filter the directory listings.
Mobile Performance: People often look for events while they are already out. Enable Lazy Loading and the Mobile Addon to ensure your image-heavy event page loads instantly on a 5G connection.
Social Proof via Instagram: Use the Instagram Addon to pull in a feed of the event’s official hashtag. Seeing real-time photos from other attendees creates a "FOMO" (Fear Of Missing Out) effect that drives ticket sales.
Feature
Event Guide Default
Envira Gallery
Gallery Style
Simple Slider
Cinematic Masonry & Justified
Media Mix
Images Only
Photos + YouTube/Vimeo/Self-Hosted Video
Navigation
Arrows
Touch-Swipe, Keyboard, & Deep Linking
Speed
Standard
Ultra-Fast via Lazy Loading & Compression
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Published:
Dec 29, 2025 12:52 PM
Version:
v3.1.0
Category:
Developer:
ThemeforestLicense:
GPL v2 or Later