Import Ovatic Events into The Events Calendar
Use Jeero to sync your Ovatic events to The Events Calendar in WordPress. You can start for free; you only need WordPress admin access, your API base URL, your client ID, your client secret, your server ID, and your contentholder ID.
Quick Fit Check
| For | Venues using Ovatic and The Events Calendar |
|---|---|
| You need | WordPress admin access, the Jeero plugin, and your Ovatic API base URL, your Ovatic client ID, your Ovatic client secret, your Ovatic server ID, your Ovatic contentholder ID |
| Follow-up choices | Ovatic import options |
| First sync | Usually within a few minutes after the import is active |
| Free plan | Sync up to 10 upcoming events |
| Result | The Events Calendar events with dates, descriptions, images, venues, ticket links, prices, and status when Ovatic provides them |
Not sure whether this is your setup? Send me your ticketing link and the WordPress calendar plugin you use. I will point you to the right guide.
1. Install The Events Calendar
In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New and search for The Events Calendar.
Install and activate the plugin. WordPress will add an Events section to your admin menu. That is where your imported Ovatic events will appear after Jeero has synced them.
2. Install Jeero
Go to Plugins > Add New and search for Jeero.
Install and activate the plugin. Jeero adds its own admin section where you can connect a ticketing solution to one or more WordPress calendar plugins.
You do not need a paid Jeero plan to test the setup. The free plan is enough to confirm that Ovatic events are arriving in WordPress.
3. Connect Ovatic
Open Jeero in the WordPress admin and create a new import.
Choose Ovatic as the ticketing solution. Jeero will ask for:
- Ovatic API base URL: the API base URL Jeero should use to read upcoming Ovatic events.
- Ovatic client ID: the client ID Jeero should use to read upcoming Ovatic events.
- Ovatic client secret: the client secret Jeero should use to read upcoming Ovatic events.
- Ovatic server ID: the server ID Jeero should use to read upcoming Ovatic events.
- Ovatic contentholder ID: the contentholder ID Jeero should use to read upcoming Ovatic events.
If you are not sure which Ovatic details Jeero needs, send me your public ticketing URL. I can usually tell what to ask your Ovatic admin for.
Save the import. Jeero checks the connection and shows whether it can reach upcoming Ovatic events.
4. Choose Import Options
After Jeero connects to Ovatic, review the available import options.
Start with the default options unless you know your website should include a narrower part of the programme.
If the first import contains too many or too few events, this is the first setting to review.
5. Enable The Events Calendar Import
Open the The Events Calendar tab in the Jeero import settings.
Enable the import and save your changes. Jeero will now send upcoming Ovatic events to The Events Calendar.
Start with the default import settings. After you have confirmed that events are syncing, you can decide whether Jeero should update event categories, images, and custom templates on first import only or on every import.
6. Check Your First Events
The first sync usually runs within a few minutes.
Go to Events in the WordPress admin and check whether your upcoming Ovatic events appear. Open one imported event and confirm the basics:
- The title matches the Ovatic event.
- The date and time are correct.
- The description and image are present when Ovatic provides them.
- The venue information is present when Ovatic provides one.
- The ticket link sends visitors to the correct Ovatic ticket page.
- Prices appear when Ovatic exposes usable price data.
- Status appears when Ovatic provides it.
If no events appear yet, wait a few minutes and check that the Jeero import is active and your Ovatic API base URL is correct.
7. Show Events on Your Website
The Events Calendar creates an events page automatically.
You can find the URL in Events > Settings. Add this events page to your website menu so visitors can browse your upcoming events and click through to Ovatic for tickets.
Optional Event Improvements
Once the basic sync works, you can tune the import.
Good next improvements for this setup:
- Use custom templates when event descriptions, images, ticket links, or structured fields need to match your theme.
- Map ticketing categories into WordPress event categories when visitors need event filters.
Ovatic can also provide extra fields for custom templates, such as subtitle, organisation, descriptions, season, and other platform-specific fields. Use them when your event pages, filters, or templates need more than the basic title, date, image, location, and ticket link.
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Need the import to match your website more closely? Tell me what you want to show on the event page. Jeero can often support custom fields, category mapping, additional data, or platform-specific tweaks once the basic sync works.
Start with the Free Jeero Plugin
The free plan lets you test the full setup with up to 10 upcoming events. That is enough to check the Ovatic connection, review the imported event pages, and decide whether the workflow fits your website.
Want a final check before trying it? Send me your site URL and ticketing platform. I will tell you whether the free Jeero setup is enough or whether you need something custom.
When you are ready to sync more events or polish the import for your site, you can upgrade Jeero later.