Speakers

you’re running a conference, summit, masterclass, or panel event where the people on stage are the main draw — and you want a proper Speakers section on your event page (or a dedicated speakers landing page). Photos, bios, social handles, the session each is presenting. Done right, the speakers section is often the most-clicked part of the event page.

The Speakers add-on

The Speakers add-on introduces a Speaker custom post type in WordPress, giving you everything WordPress already does well — admin list, edit screen, featured image, taxonomy — applied to speaker management. Each speaker becomes its own record you can:

• Add to multiple events.
• Update once, refresh everywhere (one speaker, three events, one source of truth).
• Surface via shortcode or Gutenberg block anywhere a WordPress page would normally accept content.
• Style through your theme like any other post type.

What you can capture per speaker

• Name and headshot — set the WordPress post title and featured image.
• Bio — short and long versions in the post content / excerpt.
• Social links — Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, personal website.
• Sessions — which talk(s) they’re presenting (linkable to event-level session info).
• Custom taxonomy — track which track or topic the speaker covers (Marketing, AI, Design, etc.).

Why this matters for conference-style events

For events that are about the speakers (conferences, summits, masterclasses), a dedicated speakers section is often the highest-converting block on the event page. Attendees making the buy/skip decision want to know who’s presenting before they part with money. Surfacing speakers prominently — with photos, names, and credibility markers — directly affects conversion.

Setup

1. Buy and install the Speakers add-on from your members area.
2. WordPress admin → new top-level menu Speakers appears.
3. Add speakers one by one (or import a CSV if you’re managing 30+).
4. Open your event in Tickera → Events and attach speakers via the speakers metabox. See adding speakers to an event for the exact UI.
5. Use the speakers shortcode or block to render them on the event page or a dedicated speakers page.

For smaller events

For one-off events with two or three speakers, you can skip the add-on and just write the speaker info directly into the event description — sometimes the lighter tool is the right one. The add-on becomes worthwhile around five-plus speakers and definitely worth it at 10+ where you’d otherwise duplicate the same speaker data across multiple events.

Related

• Adding speakers to an event
• Creating an event
• Speakers add-on