Get started with Events

Make your first event, add tickets, put it on the web and share it - then check people in on the day. The everyday steps, in order.

Ellibo Events runs an event from start to finish: an event page people register on, free and paid tickets, ticket emails with QR codes, check-in at the door with a phone, and - when you need them - badges, reserved seating, an agenda, sponsors and booths.

1. Make the event

Go to Events and click New event (or the + next to Events in the menu).

Start from - a Blank event, one of the ready types (a free meetup or class, a conference with paid tickets, an online webinar, a staff workshop) or one of your own Templates. A type fills in the length, tickets, questions and messages for you.
Event name, Starts and Ends. Leave Ends empty to use the type's length.
Where - one of your venues, or Choose later / online.
Time zone - the event's own time zone. Times on the event page and in emails always use it.

Click Make the event. The event opens as a Draft: nobody can see it yet.

2. Fill in the details

On the event's Details tab:

The event - name, a short line under it, start and end, Where (a venue, online, or both), Places (how many people in all), a cover picture and About the event.
Registration (folded) - when registration closes, the most tickets in one order, approving each registration, a wait list, asking for a phone number or company, terms people must agree to and a note in the ticket email.
Event page (folded) - which sections show (agenda, speakers, sponsors), the event's colour, tags and what the badge shows.
Who it's for and who runs it (folded) - anyone with the link, or Staff only for training (see Events with your other apps), and the organizer.

Click Save.

3. Add tickets

On the Tickets tab, add one ticket or several - free or paid, with dates and limits. See Tickets and registration.

4. Put it on the web

Click Put on the web at the top of the event. The event page is live and people can register. Take off the web hides it again; registrations already made stay.

The Share tab has the event page link, sharing buttons, a QR code to print and the code for your own website. See Share your event.

6. On the day

Open Check-in on any phone, pick the event and scan the QR codes on people's tickets. See Check-in and badges.

More actions

On the event's Overview tab, under More actions:

Make a copy - tickets, questions, messages, rooms, booths and the seat map are copied; people and orders are not.
Repeat it - copies every day, week, 2 weeks or month, as many as you need.
Save as a template - start future events from it.
Cancel the event - everyone with a place is told by email, with your note.
Delete - only for events nobody is registered for and with no paid orders in your books.

Settings

Settings > Preferences sets the main colour of your event pages, the heading of your events list, whether ticket prices include GST, whether people may cancel or pass on their place, how long places are held while people pay, and the badge size. Settings > Venues, stages & levels keeps your venues, the stages your events move through and your sponsor levels.