This is a very well-supported and well-documented (as in not lame) plugin that works well out of the box, but user management is handled by WordPress, not the plugin itself.
Install and activate the plugin, then navigate to Events Calendar / Options from your WP admin panel. The “Access Level” drop-down menu allows you to set permissions for posting new events. A typical usage would allow “Editor” or “Author” status users to post and edit events.
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Roles_and_Capabilities
From the look of the wpshindig.com site, it looks like you’re well on your way to implementation. However, if you have not previously allowed site visitors to register as site users, you may want to add some content or an FAQ page to explain where they can register/login, what they’ll see on the WP dashboard when they get there, and how to navigate to Events Calendar / Calendar / Add Event. Oftentimes new users get confused by the login process and by the user profiles they see after logging in.
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Thanks Michael_Green, that’s an awesome guide. Definitely requires a bit of WP API knowledge, but it’s as simple as it gets to implement user control WP wide including our calendar.
Cheers!
– Brook
I forgot to mention that this snippet allows you to tie hide or show a select category from a select user role. Refer to the above for creating modifying user roles. This is just great if you want event category level control. Cheers again!
http://pastebin.com/JyePZWpt
– Brook
