Blog - FooEvents

August 25, 2020

Celebrating 1 Million Attendee Check-ins!

Last week was a really big week for us at FooEvents. Not only did we celebrate the launch of the revamped FooEvents Check-ins app, but the app has now also surpassed 1 million attendee check-ins since it was first released just a few years ago! This is a huge milestone and on behalf of the…
August 18, 2020

Introducing the all new FooEvents Check-ins app

In recent years, almost 1 million attendees have been checked-in through the FooEvents Check-ins app. When dealing with large numbers like this, shaving off seconds can make a considerable difference and save thousands of hours collectively. To help you ensure that your attendee check-ins are processed in the fastest and most reliable way possible, we’ve…
July 1, 2020

Introducing the New FooEvents Stationery Builder

The latest version of the FooEvents for WooCommerce plugin includes a new FooEvents Stationery Builder which makes it possible to effortlessly design and print custom name tags, wristbands, tickets, badges and personalized labels through an intuitive drag & drop interface. The drag & drop interface lets you insert standard event and attendee details as well…
May 15, 2020

Streamline your event checkout process with Multi-Step Checkout

When customers purchase a ticket using FooEvents, they will be directed to the checkout page so that they can complete all the relevant fields. This includes the default attendee fields such as name and email address, as well as customer attendee fields and seating selection. Depending on the nature of your event, you may want to separate these…
April 24, 2020

How to sell access to virtual courses, classes and conferences with Zoom and FooEvents

We recently released a secure integration with Zoom that makes selling access to virtual conferences, courses, classes, meetings and webinars an effortless process. As a follow up to this release, we have compiled various use case guides that outline how to setup various types of virtual events using FooEvents and Zoom. Each use cases outlines…
April 1, 2020

New Zoom integration makes selling tickets and managing virtual events effortless

Over the years, FooEvents has made it possible for thousands of physical event organizers to sell tickets and manage attendees. Sadly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many physical events have been forced to postpone or move online as virtual events. We are fully committed to helping event organizers navigate these uncharted waters and have been…
March 18, 2020

Sell Tickets to a virtual event with FooEvents

If you’ve already sold tickets to a physical event using FooEvents and would like to convert your event to a virtual event or give attendees access to webinars at a later stage, read on, otherwise we recommend that you rather read this blog post about the new FooEvents Zoom integration which automatically pre-registers attendees for…
January 31, 2020

FooEvents Check-ins Apps update

The FooEvents Check-ins apps are a critical part of our offering and have helped event organizers manage the check-in process for hundreds of thousands of attendees. We recently released updates to both the iOS and Android apps that are aimed at ensuring improved connectivity and a faster check-in process. QR Code Support In order to…
November 18, 2019

New FooEvents Reports and Navigation Revamp

The latest FooEvents for WooCommerce plugin update (Version 1.11) includes significant changes which are aimed at making FooEvents easier to navigate and more insightful before, during and after your event. Introducing FooEvents Reports Selling tickets and checking-in attendees is an integral part of any event and something FooEvents already does extremely well. That said, we…
November 18, 2019

Release notes: 18 November 2019

FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.11.0 ADDED: New event report features ADDED: New settings page FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Custom Attendee Fields 1.4.0 ADDED: Support for new settings page FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Express Check-in 1.4.0 NEW: Support for new reporting features FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Multi-day 1.2.0 NEW: Support for new reporting features…
September 16, 2019

WordCamp Cape Town 2019

FooEvents is proud to be a sponsor of WordCamp Cape Town 2019 #WCCT19. The 10th Annual WordCamp Cape Town will be held on 26 and 27 September 2019 at the Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton, Cape Town. Purchase your tickets now and get access to the two-day event including admission to all talks, workshops, and…
September 10, 2019

Introducing FooEvents PDF Ticket Themes

One of our most popular features has received a major face-lift! Selecting a unique and customizable ticket theme for your HTML tickets has been part of FooEvents for a while but now it is possible to do the same with PDF tickets! Read on to find out how you can take advantage of this exciting…
March 20, 2019

Release notes: 20 March 2019

FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.8.17 FIXED: Various small bugs 1.8.16 ADDED: Various compliance updates FIXED: Bug with seating chart selection FIXED: Timestamp equal 0 bug FIXED: Various other small bugs FooEvents Custom Attendee Fields 1.2.10 ADDED: Various compliance updates FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Express Check-in 1.3.8 ADDED: Various compliance updates FooEvents Multi-day 1.1.18 ADDED: Various…
March 1, 2019

New Event Check-ins app replacing FooEvents Check-ins

You may have recently received a push notification which said that we will be ending support for the “FooEvents Check-ins” app and removing it from the App Store on 26 March 2019. Well, please don’t be alarmed because this is not bad news. You see, there are currently two different versions of the FooEvents app in the…
January 31, 2019

What’s been happening at FooEvents

Since the new year is now in full swing and the FooEvents team has been working hard on some exciting product updates that will be released this year, we thought it would be a good idea to highlight a few of the key improvements and enhancements that we rolled out in 2018. FooEvents for WooCommerce We implemented…
January 23, 2019

Sell tickets anywhere with ticket printing functionality

Would you like to be able to hand your event attendees a physical ticket? Are you looking for a way to sell tickets at your event or perhaps to a class or tour? We’ve got you covered! The new FooEvents “Print Tickets” functionality is now a standard feature in FooEvents for WooCommerce which allows you to…
January 15, 2019

Release notes: 14 January 2019

FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.8.9 ADDED: Option to print all event tickets ADDED: Support to display seating chart on checkout FIXED: Various bugs FooEvents Seating 1.0.4 ADDED: Option to display seating chart on checkout FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Custom Attendee Fields 1.2.9 FIXED: Label character count increased FIXED: Various bugs FooEvents PDF Tickets 1.4.12 UPDATED: DomPDF to…
November 14, 2018

Make your event exceptional with attendee badges

UPDATE: The new FooEvents Stationery Builder has replaced the attendee badge functionality and you can now design and print custom name tags, wristbands, tickets, badges and personalized labels through an intuitive drag & drop interface. Would you like name tags, badges or personalized labels for the attendees at your event? We thought so! This is…
October 29, 2018

Get Creative with FooEvents Ticket Themes – Part 2

Do you want to customize the tickets that your customers receive beyond the standard options? In Get Creative with FooEvents Ticket Themes – Part 1 we explained what FooEvents Ticket Themes are and how to use them. In this post we will show you how you can access and modify the source files for the…
October 23, 2018

Setup an event website and start selling tickets in only 6 minutes

In this video we will show you how to add event and ticketing functionality to your WordPress website in under 6 minutes! Using WooCommerce and FooEvents we will add ticket selling capabilities to a standard WordPress website. At the end of the video, we will purchase a ticket and make payment using PayPal. We hope…
August 23, 2018

Release notes 23 August 2018

FooEvents For WooCommerce 1.7.25 (23 August 2018) – FIXED: Multi-day event date bug on date selection – FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents PDF Tickets 1.4.10 (23 August 2018) – FIXED: Date and time display bug FooEvents Multi-day 1.1.15 (23 August 2018) – FIXED: Initial selection bug – FIXED: Various other small bugs FooEvents Calendar 1.3.14…