The Events Calendar Ticket QR Codes
Scanning and validating QR codes directly at the door is an excellent way to speed up check-ins and ensure a smooth entry process for your guests. Setting up scannable ticket barcodes allows your event staff to verify digital or printed passes instantly using a mobile device or a handheld scanner. When you configure your scanning system correctly, you reduce long lines, prevent duplicate check-ins, and keep your attendance records accurate in real time.
This collection provides straightforward guides to help you enable, customize, and troubleshoot ticket QR codes on your website. You will learn how to include codes in confirmation emails, set up user permissions for scanning staff, and resolve scanning errors during live check-ins. Use these resources to build a secure check-in workflow that simplifies entry day for both your staff and your attendees.
The Events Calendar Ticket QR Codes articles
Explore the following guides to learn how to generate, configure, and troubleshoot ticket QR codes for your events.
Check In Attendees with QR Codes and the Event Tickets Plus App
Read more: Check In Attendees with QR Codes and the Event Tickets Plus AppOne of the most useful added features of Event Tickets Plus, is the ability to check in attendees to your events via QR code. These scannable codes are generated automatically for all ticket purchases or reservations, and each code references a unique URL that can be used to quickly check in guests without needing to manually…
Customizing PDF Ticket Content & Styles
Read more: Customizing PDF Ticket Content & StylesCustomizing event ticket PDFs to provide additional information often involves modifying files located in the event-tickets-plussrcviewstickets-wallet-pluspdf directory. One common customization is adding a custom note below the event details. For example, if one needs to include special instructions, messages, or personalized greetings on the ticket, they would typically modify the body.php file. Following these steps…
Customizing the Event Tickets Plus App
Read more: Customizing the Event Tickets Plus AppThe Event Tickets Plus App communicates with your WordPress site through the REST API. The snippets on this page let you modify what the app receives. Hiding Attendee Information in the App In some scenarios, it’s important not to display attendee information on the scan result or within the Events screen of the app —…
Customizing the PDF Ticket File Name
Read more: Customizing the PDF Ticket File NameWhen a customer purchases a ticket using Event Tickets Plus with the PDF Tickets feature enabled, they receive an email with their ticket attached as a PDF file. The filename of the PDF file can be generic (i.e., ticket.pdf), and for customers purchasing tickets for multiple attendees and/or events, this can lead to confusion. This…
Troubleshooting PDF Tickets and Ticket QR Codes
Read more: Troubleshooting PDF Tickets and Ticket QR CodesThis article includes explanations and solutions for some of the more common issues encountered with PDF tickets and generating Ticket QR codes. Fixing “???” or Garbled Text If you notice that some text in your Event Tickets Plus PDF tickets appears as question marks (???) or unreadable characters, it’s usually caused by a font encoding…
Troubleshooting the Event Tickets Plus App
Read more: Troubleshooting the Event Tickets Plus AppThis article addresses possible issues with checking attendees in via QR code and/or the Event Tickets Plus App. Common Issues App Error Messages Sometimes, things don’t work out exactly as expected. These are the error messages you might encounter: Please verify your API key is correctly entered on the settings page. Check your API key to…
Using Digital Wallets and PDF Tickets
Read more: Using Digital Wallets and PDF TicketsEvent Tickets Plus comes with all the features you need to provide digital ticket portability to your event attendees. Allow them to save their tickets to digital wallets, like Apple Wallet or PassWallet, and download PDF tickets so they can have them always at their fingertips on their mobile device. Setting up the plugin is…