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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. justinholtweb/craft-owl ActiveCraft-plugin justinholtweb/craft-owl ======================= A comprehensive events and calendar plugin for Craft CMS 5 with recurrence, multisite, ICS feeds, and Commerce ticketing. 5.1.0(yesterday)00proprietaryPHP >=8.2 Since Jul 19Compare [ Source](https://github.com/justinholtweb/craft-owl)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/justinholtweb/craft-owl)[ Docs](https://craft-owl.com)[ RSS](/packages/justinholtweb-craft-owl/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced today READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (8)Versions (2)Used By (0) Owl 🦉 ===== [](#owl-) A comprehensive events and calendar plugin for **Craft CMS 5** — recurrence, multisite, ICS feeds, a frontend query API, GraphQL, and native Commerce ticketing. Owl is a maintained, fairly-priced alternative to Solspace Calendar: the recurrence, ICS, and front-end submission features other plugins paywall are included in the **free Lite** edition, and the **Pro** edition ($149) adds first-class Craft Commerce ticketing. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - Craft CMS 5.6.0 or later - PHP 8.2 or later - Craft Commerce 5.0+ (optional — only for the Pro edition's ticketing features) Editions -------- [](#editions) Lite (free)ProEvent element, unlimited calendars, per-calendar field layouts✓✓Recurrence (RRULE) + exceptions + single-occurrence overrides✓✓Month/week/day/list views, FullCalendar demo templates✓✓Twig query API + GraphQL✓✓ICS export + subscription feeds✓✓Front-end event submission✓✓Multisite✓✓Commerce ticketing (tickets, ticket types, capacity)—✓Architecture ------------ [](#architecture) Owl stores each event's canonical RRULE and **materialises occurrences** into an indexed table (generated to a rolling horizon by a queue job), so calendar range queries and pagination are plain, fast SQL — and per-occurrence ticketing/inventory has a real row to attach to. See [`PLAN.md`](PLAN.md) for the full design. The recurrence engine (`src/recurrence`) is deliberately framework-agnostic and unit-tested in isolation, including DST spring-forward/fall-back correctness. Front-end --------- [](#front-end) Query events in Twig: ``` {% set upcoming = craft.owl.events .startsAfter(now) .orderBy('startDate ASC') .limit(10) .all() %} ``` Feed a JS calendar (FullCalendar) from the JSON endpoint, which returns only the occurrences overlapping the requested range: ``` GET /owl/events.json?start=2026-07-01&end=2026-08-01&calendar=concerts ``` Subscribe to or download ICS: ``` /owl/calendar/.ics # a calendar's subscribable feed /owl/event/.ics # a single event ``` Tickets (Pro) ------------- [](#tickets-pro) With the **Pro** edition and Craft Commerce installed, events can sell tickets. Enable "Sell tickets" on a calendar, then **Manage tickets** on an event to add ticket types (name, price, optional capacity). Each ticket is a Commerce purchasable: ``` {% for ticket in craft.owl.tickets.getTicketsForEvent(event.id) %} {{ ticket.ticketName }} — {{ ticket.price|commerceCurrency(ticket.store.currency) }} {% if ticket.remaining is not null %}({{ ticket.remaining }} left){% endif %} {% endfor %} ``` Capacity is enforced by Owl: a sold-out ticket reports `getIsAvailable()` as `false`, and the sold count is incremented transactionally when an order completes. Maintenance ----------- [](#maintenance) Occurrences are materialised up to a rolling horizon (default 24 months). Run the regenerate command from a daily cron so open-ended recurrence rules keep extending forward: ``` 0 3 * * * cd /path/to/project && php craft owl/maintenance/regenerate >> /dev/null 2>&1 ``` Add `--queue` to push the work onto Craft's queue instead of running it inline (recommended for sites with many recurring events). Development ----------- [](#development) PHP and Composer run inside DDEV: ``` ddev start ddev composer install --no-plugins # --no-plugins: the craft-plugin installer expects a host app ddev exec vendor/bin/pest --testsuite=Unit # framework-agnostic unit tests (recurrence, ICS) ``` The recurrence engine and ICS builder are framework-agnostic and covered by the Pest unit suite. The Craft layer (elements, services, queries, occurrence materialisation, timezone/DST storage) is covered by an integration harness that runs inside a real Craft install: ``` ddev craft owl/test/run # exits non-zero on failure ``` > `markhuot/craft-pest` is not yet compatible with Craft 5.9's Symfony 7 dependencies, so the integration coverage is provided via this console harness rather than Pest feature tests. License ------- [](#license) This plugin is licensed under the [Craft License](LICENSE.md) — the standard license for commercial Craft CMS plugins. A commercial license is required for use in a production environment. © 2026 Justin Holt. ### Health Score 39 — LowBetter than 84% of packages Maintenance100 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity0 Limited adoption so far Community2 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity45 Maturing project, gaining track record How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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