GigManager

GigManager is a WordPress plugin for managing and displaying live shows. Whether you are a musician, a band, a DJ, a comedian, a speaker… or any kind of performer, GigManager helps you manage and display your live shows using simple shortcodes.

The plugin uses native WordPress custom post types for Shows, Artists, Venues, and Tours, giving you a familiar editing experience with full support for revisions, trash, and bulk actions.

Features

• Show management — Create shows with date, time, artist, venue, tour, ticket URL, external link, notes, and status (sold out or cancelled).
• Artists, Venues, and Tours — Manage reusable artist, venue, and tour records linked to your shows.
• Shortcode — Display upcoming, past, or all shows anywhere on your site with the [gigmanager_shows] shortcode.
• Three display templates — Choose from list (card-style), table, or classic (two-row) layouts.
• Sidebar widget — Show a compact list of upcoming shows in any widget area.
• Customize to your liking — You can override any of the templates. Paste them into your theme’s gigmanager/ directory to customize the output.
• Customizable labels — Rename “Show”, “Artist”, “Tour”, and more from the settings page with ease.
• CSV import and export — Bulk import artists, venues, tours, and shows via CSV. Export your data at any time.
• Sticky defaults — Optionally pre-fill artist, venue, and tour fields based on your last entry.
• Onboarding — A dashboard widget guides you through initial setup.

Shortcode Usage

[gigmanager_shows]

Parameters:

• scope — upcoming (default), past, today, or all
• artist — Filter by artist slug or ID
• limit — Maximum number of shows to display
• sort — ASC (default for upcoming) or DESC
• template — list (default), table, or classic

Examples:

Show the last 10 events with the table template:

[gigmanager_shows scope="past" limit="10" template="table"]

Show upcoming shows for the artist with the slug “the-foo-bars”:

[gigmanager_shows artist="the-foo-bars" scope="upcoming"]

1. Upload the plugin zip file via the Plugins ‣ Add New screen.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
3. Go to GigManager → Settings and select a page where your shows will be displayed.
4. Add the [gigmanager_shows] shortcode to that page.
5. Start adding artists, venues, and shows.