{"id":1896628,"date":"2019-10-18T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/new-user-primer-event-aggregator-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:11:39","slug":"new-user-primer-event-aggregator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/new-user-primer-event-aggregator\/","title":{"rendered":"New User Primer: Event Aggregator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Events Calendar 4.3 and above comes with an importing tool called Event Aggregator. Anyone&nbsp;can use Event Aggregator for free to import information from a CSV file.&nbsp;Users who have purchased a license for Event Aggregator&nbsp;can import from more sources (including Google Calendar and iCalendar) and can set up automatically scheduled imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps below will help you get started with Event Aggregator. Follow the links to more detailed tutorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. If you haven&#8217;t already,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/downloading-and-installing-the-plugin\/\">download and install<\/a>&nbsp;The Events Calendar.&nbsp;If you are new to The Events Calendar, there is a whole&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/new-user-primer-the-events-calendar-and-events-calendar-pro\/\">new user primer<\/a> dedicated entirely to that plugin to help get you familiarized with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp;If you purchased a premium license for Event Aggregator, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/finding-and-inputting-your-license-key\/\">input your license key<\/a>. This will unlock access to automatic imports and extra import sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not purchase a license, you will still have access to import events from a CSV file using Event Aggregator, but no other services will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/event-aggregator-import-settings\/\">Configure your settings<\/a>. You\u2019ll want to configure the options&nbsp;under<strong> Events \u2192 Settings \u2192 Import<\/strong> so that Event Aggregator&nbsp;imports information in the way you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Start Importing! You&#8217;ll find Event Aggregator under Events \u2192 Import. Free users can <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/importing-data-from-a-csv-file\/\">import data from a CSV file<\/a>. Premium users can <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/event-aggregator-importing-events-from-a-feed-or-url\/\">import&nbsp;events from other websites&nbsp;and calendars<\/a>&nbsp;including iCalendar, Google Calendar, Meetup, Eventbrite and sites using The Events Calendar. They can also <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/importing-events-from-an-ics-file-with-event-aggregator\/\">import from an ICS file<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurrah!&nbsp;You can now easily fill your site&#8217;s calendars with events from all over the web. Check out these additional articles for more information on the many features of Event Aggregator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/managing-your-scheduled-imports-in-event-aggregator\/\">Managing scheduled imports<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/managing-imported-events\/\">Managing imported events<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/ignored-events\/\">Working with ignored events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/\">Knowledgebase<\/a> for tutorials, tips, walkthroughs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whitelisting-the-event-aggregator-ip-address\">Whitelisting the Event Aggregator IP Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you run into trouble connecting to Event Aggregator, it&#8217;s possible that you need to whitelist the EA server IP address: <code>199.189.224.106<\/code>. 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