Installation

Get PB Gig Diary installed and running on your WordPress site in a few minutes.

Requirements

Requirement	Minimum	Notes
WordPress	6.3 or above	Tested up to 7.0
PHP	8.1 or above	PHP 8.2+ recommended
MySQL	5.7 or above	MariaDB 10.3+ also supported
Licence	None for free tier	Paid licence required for premium features

Step 1 — Download the plugin

Download the latest version of PB Gig Diary from:

purebaltic.co.uk/downloads/pb-gig-diary.zip

Note If you purchased a licence, your confirmation email contains a direct download link. The link always points to the latest version.

Step 2 — Install in WordPress

Go to Plugins → Add New Plugin in your WordPress admin
Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page
Choose the zip file you downloaded and click Install Now
Click Activate Plugin once the upload is complete

Tip You can also install via FTP by uploading the unzipped pb-gig-diary folder to /wp-content/plugins/ and then activating from the Plugins screen.

Step 3 — Verify installation

Once activated, Gig Diary will appear in your WordPress admin sidebar. Click it to go to the Gigs page — you’re ready to start adding gigs.

If you have a paid licence, continue to Activating your licence to unlock premium features.

Troubleshooting

The plugin won’t activate

This is usually a PHP version issue. Go to Tools → Site Health and check your PHP version. PB Gig Diary requires PHP 8.1 or above. Contact your host if you need to upgrade.

I see a database error after activation

PB Gig Diary creates several custom database tables on activation. If your database user doesn’t have CREATE TABLE permission, this will fail. Check with your host that your WordPress database user has full privileges.

Gig Diary doesn’t appear in the admin sidebar

Make sure the plugin is activated — go to Plugins and check its status. If it’s active but not showing, try deactivating and reactivating it.

Activating your licence →