HappenBoard Documentation
Guides for everyday use, a reference for developers, and quick answers to the questions we get most.
All you need to make it happen
Guides
Guides for everyday use, from your first event to recurring series.
Developers
A reference for developers: every action and filter HappenBoard exposes.
Changelog
Every HappenBoard release, newest first.
Popular items
- Installation and requirements
What HappenBoard needs on your server, how to install it from your WordPress admin or a zip file, and what to do before you update it.
- Create your first event
From a new event to a published page with its date, venue and sign-up form, then a calendar of your events on any page.
- Dates, times and all-day events
How to set an event's start and end, which time zone the times use, and how all-day and multi-day events work.
- The Events screen
Find, filter and sort your events, then change, duplicate, trash or restore one event or many at once.
- Favorites: Save button and My Schedule
Let visitors save the events they like and find them all on a My Schedule page, signed in or not.
- Protecting your forms from spam
The spam checks built into HappenBoard forms, and how to add Cloudflare Turnstile or Akismet when you need more.
- Appointment booking: overview
How HappenBoard appointment booking works: booking types, availability, the booking page, the Bookings screen and the emails.
- Multilingual sites: WPML and Polylang
Translate your events, venues and organizers with WPML or Polylang, and see what the translations of an event share.
Most frequently asked questions
Do I need coding skills to use HappenBoard?
No. HappenBoard is designed to be user-friendly for everyone, regardless of technical skill level. You can create events, display calendars and manage RSVPs without writing a single line of code. Use our WordPress blocks or Elementor widgets to add a calendar to any page in a few clicks.
What’s included in my licence?
Every HappenBoard Pro feature for one, three or unlimited sites, from paid tickets and QR check-in to calendar sync and automations, plus a year of updates and support from our team, in English and French.
Will HappenBoard slow down my website?
No. HappenBoard ships no bloated code: its blocks are rendered on the server, which keeps event pages fast and readable by search engines, and its data lives in indexed tables.