This article explains how to utilize standard forms to collect signups for repeating events, which do not require tickets.
Note: This setup is not designed for ticketed event registrations requiring online or onsite payments
Form Setup
- Select Forms > Create Form > Standard Form
- Name your form, choose a status, and select a category (optional)
- Unpublished: form is only visible to admins and cannot be accessed through the public URL
- Published: form is available to registrants via public URL
- Archived: form is only visible to admins and cannot be accessed through the public URL
- Make your selection for Multi Form Submissions as well as Auto Fill.
- Enable Event Attendance in order to link your standard form to one or multiple events. Reminder: this signup will not trigger the creation of invoices, tickets, nor prompt the collection of payments.
- Allow multi registrations or require one form submission per linked event
- Choose whether form submissions will need to be approved by an admin, before a person is added to the guest list
- In order to display your events on your form, choose the time frame during which your events are occurring.
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Search for your events by date that can be registered for using this form.
- Click Save to save your progress.
- Follow these instructions to continue customizing your sign up form.
Elvanto Tip
In order to add new registrants to the event guest list or to be able to send them a follow up email, a profile must be created in Elvanto. Choose Add or update profile automatically or Add or update profile after admin approval under Form Submission Updating Database.
In conclusion, Standard Forms provide a quick and easy way to collect information and to smoothly add guests to free events, completely without the need to use invoices or tickets.