Updating to v.6: Nightmare

I have been using the Events Calendar since version 4. Prior to version 6, I didn’t have any problems with plugin updates. After the v.6 update, that’s where the nightmares began:

• All of my styles broke because the plugin’s code changed (btw, I always use a child theme).
• The layouts broke.
• Functionality broke.
• I’m still struggling to understand why the full calendar doesn’t post the events on it (yes, they are public).
• “Migration” was an issue after the update. Even after the migration was complete, I was getting a “Migration in progress” message on one of my site’s, which didn’t make any sense.
• Deactivating the plugin crashed a few sites I have it installed.
• and other items…

I know minor issues are going to arise after updates, I understand that. But I will say that what I experienced were not minor issues. They were MAJOR issues that required a lot of time to contact support (more than a day would go by till I received responses–they were probably overwhelmed with issues to respond), redevelop the styles, contacting support again, and so on and so forth. Time wasted = wages lost.

I’ve posted support directly to the developers as well as in this forum. While I appreciate assistance from other users and the moderator(s), the timeliness wasn’t there (everyone has a life and is busy).

So now I’m at the point where I am looking at other options because of the headaches I experienced (and still am) after updating to v.6. Is it a good reason to go with an alternative? Maybe. I really liked the integration of Tickets with Events, which is one of the reasons why I stuck with The Events Calendar Pro. However, I think it’s a good idea to have some other options that maybe won’t be as costly.