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Choosing Online Ticket Sales Settings

For specifying settings that apply to online ticket sales only:  turning the feature on, which payment methods will be accepted, who will be notified as tickets are purchased etc.

To activate online ticket sales and customize:

 To activate online ticket sales and customize:

Go to:  Admin > Site Settings > Ticket Sale > Online Ticket Sales

1. Turn on Online Ticket Sales.  Checking the box will make the Buy Tickets tab appear on your Homepage and will allow access via any links you have set up on websites or the URL you provided in printed materials.  When this box is unchecked,  Chair and Admin users can view the online registration pages by using the URL listed on the same line.  All other users will see the "Tickets Not Enabled" message specified in step #9.

2.  Insert email address to receive notifications of online ticket purchases.  Note:  multiple email addresses can receive notification - separate email addresses with a comma (no spaces).

3.  Page Title displays as the Header on the initial ticket sale screen.

4.  Select the payment methods that will be accepted for Online Ticket Sales:

  • Credit Card (If you will be processing credit cards manually, use the Custom Payment option.
  • Custom Payment (cash, check, credit cards not processed online etc.  You must define your custom payment.
  • Pay at Event (purchase will be added to guest's shopping cart for payment at conclusion of gala event)

5.  If checked, guests that are paying for their tickets by credit card will have the option to vault the credit card for furture transactions (default value is Yes.  Guests must uncheck a box on the payment screen to opt out.)

6.  All accepted payment types will appear in a dropdown menu.  What do you want the default type to be?

7.  This message appears on a confirmation screen and in the (default language) confirmation email sent to buyer.

9.  What do you want visitors to the registration page to see if Online Ticket Sales are closed?

10.  Save changes.