{"id":74561,"date":"2025-09-11T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/?p=74561"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:55:28","slug":"wp-event-manager-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-event-manager-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in WP Event Manager: SMS notification, AI Matchmaking &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WP Event Manager team started the year 2025 with a resolution to make the plugin. stronger, better, and more powerful in terms of features and user experience. Considering the tech advancements and customer demands and requirements, we introduced various new features in our existing plugins to make their event management journey better and smoother.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/what-is-new-in-wp-event-manager.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical advancements have redefined the way events are planned and managed today. Most of the major event management tasks are automated today. Moreover, the AI intervention has also brought significant changes to the industry. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our brand new feature enhancements are mostly driven by factors like the growing usage of mobile phones, AI adoption, and automation. In this article, we have shared all the major advancements that we have made in our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> event plugins and how they are going to help users. Lets explore. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Discover What&#8217;s New in WP Event Manager<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a part of our regular updates, we have worked on various bugs, fixed them promptly and introduced new features based on the demands of our customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/what-is-new.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>AI-powered matchmaking<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/ai-powered-matchmaking.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important features that we have empowered our plugin with is the AI-powered matchmaking facility. This specific feature is added to our Registration plugin to help boost networking opportunities in events.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights of our AI-based matchmaking feature:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collecting <\/span><strong>attendee data seamlessly <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through registration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AI-driven analysis <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of attendee profiles, including their likes, dislikes, interests etc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed <\/span><strong>attendee matchmaking profile creation.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Relevant match suggestions to attendees<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on their preferences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility to<\/span><strong> activate and deactivate<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matchmaking profiles for attendees.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct messaging opportunity for all participants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending meeting requests to attendees before the event.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting requests can be accepted or rejected as per preferences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed dashboard for all event meetings scheduled or canceled.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time email notification for meeting requests, confirmation, cancellation, and more updates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facility to <\/span><strong>bookmark matches.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced <\/span><strong>reports and analytics.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about our AI-powered matchmaking system, <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/ai-matchmaking-and-networking\/\" target=\"_blank\">discover the feature now!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>SMS notification Plugin<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/sms-notification-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/sms-notifications\/\" target=\"_blank\">SMS notification<\/a> is our brand new plugin that we have launched to bring the entire event communication system to mobile devices. The Twilio integrated plugin is developed to keep admins, organizers, and attendees informed about all types of event updates through SMS.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key features of the plugin include:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time <\/span><strong>SMS notifications<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for new registrations, ticket purchases, and other event updates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Twilio integration <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to ensure smooth and<\/span><strong> secure message delivery.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable messages for each update.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy SMS tracking through a detailed dashboard that contains all your event messages along with their status.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use predefined SMS templates or create your own using placeholders like {name}, {event_name}, {order_id}, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set role-based SMSes with ease.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhance personalization in your messages through dynamic shortcodes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplified management of SMS settings, SMS history etc for organizers through a detailed frontend dashboard.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">though SMS notification is a brand new plugin, it only works when you have the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wp-event-manager-registrations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Registration plugin<\/a> installed in your system because you need to enable the phone number field in the registration form to help attendees connect their mobile phones to the system to receive SMS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pre-scheduled meetings<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/pre-scheduled-meetings.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next in our list is the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/pre-scheduled-meetings\" target=\"_blank\">pre-scheduled meeting<\/a> feature. This feature is introduced to make event networking more powerful and easier for event participants.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlight of the Pre-scheduled meeting feature:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings can be arranged between and many people through the feature.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplified calendar integration for better schedule management.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing meeting agendas in real time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interacting with only relevant matches.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Control over meeting visibility for all participants.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehensive admin control on meeting, tracking engagement rate, measuring ROI, and networking success rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Real-time name badge printing<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/name-badge-printing.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have empowered our existing addon <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/badges\/\" target=\"_blank\">Name badges<\/a> with additional features. Now event organizers can easily create name badges for each event in real time for their attendees.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights of Name Badges Printing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customize badges for events to add a personal touch to them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves networking in events.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time badge printing based on demand&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost brand awareness.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve user experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WP Seats plugins<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/sept\/new-in-wp-event-manager\/wp-seats-plugins.jpg\" alt=\"new in wp event manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WP Seats plugin is another newly launched addon of WP Event Manager that is designed to revolutionize seating arrangements at events. The plugin represents the combined strength of WP Event Manager and WP Seats. It is enriched with robust features to make seating super convenient for attendees and organizers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key features of the WP Seats&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effortless seat arrangement with drag and drop facility.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable seating layout&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create unique seat charts for multiple events.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WooCommerce compatibility.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating details in tickets.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seating maps on event pages.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsive seating layouts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports and analytics.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more features and details on WP Seats, <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wpseats\/\" target=\"_blank\">discover the plugin now!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is the future of WP Event Manager?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WP Event Manager<\/a>, we are dedicated to offering the things that our customers look for. With constant updates and feature enhancement,s we have plans to make our plugins more useful and technically advanced. More AI driven tools are also there in our plans for better event management experience.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WP Event Manager team started the year 2025 with a resolution to make the plugin. stronger, better, and more powerful in terms of features and user experience. 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