How an event works

The short version

1. An organizer creates an event in five steps: about, date and place, capacity, registration, and review.
2. The organizer publishes the event and shares its link.
3. A guest opens the event page, chooses how to attend, says who is coming, and pays.
4. The guest gets an email and can set a password to manage the registration later.
5. A table host shares a link, and each guest at the table claims a seat.
6. On the day, staff check guests in by name or by QR code.

Three things guests can buy

One event can sell all three at the same time.

	Single registration	Group registration	Product
What it is	One person, one spot	A block of seats, such as a table for 8	An add-on, such as raffle tickets or a gift
Who fills it	The buyer names each person at checkout	The buyer, the buyer’s guests, or your team	Nobody. It has no seat
Uses capacity	Yes, one spot each	Yes, every seat in the block	No
On the event page	Under Ways to attend	Under Ways to attend, with a Group badge	Under Add-ons

Words you will see

Registration. One person’s place at the event. A registration can be confirmed, owe money, be on the waitlist, or be canceled.

Registration type. One thing you sell, such as “Dinner seat” or “Table for 8”. You set its name, price and questions in the Registration step.

Purchase. Everything one buyer bought in one checkout. One purchase can hold many registrations.

Buyer. The person who pays. The buyer can also attend, or can buy only for other people.

Group. The block of seats a buyer gets with a group registration. The group has a name, such as “Shah Family Dental”. Guests see this name on every seat.

Table host. The buyer of a group. The host fills the seats or shares a link so guests fill their own.

Open seat. A seat in a group that has no name yet. Open seats count against capacity.

Seat link. The link a table host shares. A guest opens it and adds their own details to claim an open seat. Your team calls it the invite link.

Add-on. A product sold with registrations. It has no seat.

Questions. What you ask each attendee, such as a meal choice. First name, last name and email are always asked. A question can be required.

Waitlist. When the event is full, guests can join a list. You offer spots to people on the list when spots open.

Household. The people who live together, such as “Shah Household”. Check-in finds a whole household at once.

Check-in code. A QR code that belongs to one person. Guests find it in their account. Staff scan it at the door.

Who does what

Person	Uses	Guide
Organizer (owner or admin)	A laptop, and a tablet at the door	Organizers
Guest	Their own phone or computer	Register
Table host	Their own phone or computer	Host a table
Guest invited to a table	The host’s seat link	Claim a seat