Title: Better Bandsintown
Author: mrpaplu
Published: <strong>February 20, 2015</strong>
Last modified: February 21, 2015

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# Better Bandsintown

 By [mrpaplu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrpaplu/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/better-bandsintown.0.4.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-bandsintown/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-bandsintown/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-bandsintown/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-bandsintown/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-bandsintown/)

## Description

Embed Tour Dates from Bandsintown.com without having to deal with CSS (or an ugly
widget).

#### Planned features

 * More themes
 * Customizable widget and shortcode

#### Know issues

 * The widget doesn’t like narrow spaces

## Screenshots

[⌊The widget with a dark theme⌉⌊The widget with a dark theme⌉[

The widget with a dark theme

[⌊The shortcode in action⌉⌊The shortcode in action⌉[

The shortcode in action

[⌊The widget with a light theme⌉⌊The widget with a light theme⌉[

The widget with a light theme

## Installation

 1. Upload `plugin-name.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Use the widget Better Bandsintown
 4. Use the shortcode [bbit bandname=”Lady Gaga”] in a post for all gigs

## FAQ

  How do I use the widget?

Just enter a bandname that has a Bandsintown.com page and you’re ready to go.

  How do I use the shortcode?

Enter the shortcode [bbit bandname=”Lady Gaga”] into a page and it will show all
future gigs.

  How do I switch themes in the shortcode?

Enter a theme into the shortcode like this: [bbit bandname=”Lady Gaga” theme=”dark-
transparent”]. The following themes are supported:

 * dark-transparent
 * light-transparent

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Better Bandsintown” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mrpaplu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrpaplu/)

[Translate “Better Bandsintown” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/better-bandsintown)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/better-bandsintown/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/better-bandsintown/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-bandsintown/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/better-bandsintown/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.4.2

 * Fixed a shortcode issue only appearing on my live website

#### 0.4.1

 * Tested using WP_DEBUG, found some minor issues

#### 0.4

 * Added the light theme for the shortcode

#### 0.3

 * Added the light theme

#### 0.2

 * Updated plugin information

#### 0.1

 * Initial version

## Meta

 *  Version **0.4.2**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.1.42**
 * Tags
 * [bands](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bands/)[bandsintown](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bandsintown/)
   [in](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/in/)[tour dates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tour-dates/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-bandsintown/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mrpaplu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrpaplu/)

## Support

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