Blog - FooEvents

July 12, 2018

Manage access to your events like a pro with our free check-ins apps!

There’s no need to struggle with clumsy spreadsheets or kill trees when you can manage event check-ins with our free, easy to use iOS and Android apps. The FooEvents Check-ins apps gives you the tools to manage access to your events like a pro. View all attendees registered for your event View attendee information Search…
July 12, 2018

How to prepare for large events like a pro with FooEvents

You’ve used FooEvents to sell tickets, and now your large event is fast approaching. When you’re checking in thousands of attendees at an event, every second counts. Even if you have less than 1,000 attendees, a delay of a single second for each check-in amounts to over 16 minutes of lost time. In this post…
July 4, 2018

How to sell tickets for workshops and sessions using FooEvents

The WooCommerce attributes and variations functionality allows you to easily sell tickets for different workshops, sessions and groups. In this tutorial, we’re going to create an event that includes 5 different workshops, each able to accommodate 50 attendees. Attendees will purchase a ticket for the main event and specify which workshops they would like to…
June 26, 2018

Speed up your WooCommerce Website with these 3 proven techniques (2024)

Would you like to increase conversions and improve SEO? Then the best way to do this is to speed up your website! According to skilled.co, a 1-second delay in page load speed can result in an 11% decrease in page views and a 7% reduction in conversions. Page speed is also an important ranking factor…
June 20, 2018

Infographic: Event Planning Roadmap

Planning an event is a mammoth task and it’s hard to keep track of everything that needs to be done, especially over longer periods of time. To make life a bit easier, we’ve designed a basic event planning roadmap that you can print out and mount on your wall. While it does not cover every…
June 18, 2018

Release notes: 6 June 2018

FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.7.19 (18 June 2018) UPDATED: Only admin role can now login to app by default UPDATED: Documentation UPDATED: Plugin option clean-up on delete FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents PDF Tickets 1.4.7 (18 June 2018) UPDATED: Documentation UPDATED: Plugin option clean-up on delete FIXED: Various small bugs FooEvents Custom Attendee Fields 1.2.6 (18…
June 13, 2018

FooEvents Ultimate Event Checklist (Free Download)

Whether you are planning a concert, church camp, school function, fund raiser, conference or sports fixture there are a number of common tasks that need to be taken care of in order for the event to be a success. It can be hard to identify all these actives, so in order to help you out,…
May 14, 2018

Sell Event Tickets at the Door for Free with FooSales

It’s now easier than ever to sell tickets in person at your event with speed and convenience! FooSales is a free app-based point of sale (POS) system for WooCommerce from the same team that brought you FooEvents which turns your iPad or Android tablet into a mobile cash register. FooSales enables WooCommerce store owners to…
April 5, 2018

Get Creative with FooEvents Ticket Themes – Part 1

FooEvents recently launched a brand new feature that allows you to change the way your email tickets look. With this new functionality you can use a professionally designed ticket template and upload your own logo and header image to match your event’s brand. If you haven’t already seen the available ticket themes, head over to…
March 22, 2018

Introduction to WordPress and WooCommerce

If you are an event manager and have just discovered FooEvents, you are probably very excited to have found the perfect solution to selling tickets online. You might, however, be new to WordPress and WooCommerce and find the whole mix of software a bit intimidating. Fear not, we have written a short guide that will…
March 7, 2018

How to create different ticket types in FooEvents using WooCommerce variations and attributes

One of the many strengths of FooEvents is that it leverages powerful functionality that is built into the WooCommerce core. A good example of this is the way FooEvents uses WooCommerce Variable products to create different ticket types. For example, you may need to sell different types of tickets at various prices based on the area…
February 28, 2018

How to create multi-day events using FooEvents Multi-day plugin

You asked and we listened! Based on your feedback, we recently released a major update to the FooEvents Multi-day plugin which makes it possible to create events that repeat on specific calendar days. Using the FooEvents Multi-day plugin you can sell tickets that will give your attendees access to the event over multiple calendar or…
January 17, 2018

Introducing FooEvents Ticket Themes

UPDATE: ALL FOOEVENTS TICKET THEMES ARE NOW FREE! In a first for WooCommerce event ticket plugins, you can now transform the appearance of your email tickets and make your event stand out with FooEvents Ticket Themes. Every event and brand is different and has its own unique character which a generic ticket design doesn’t capture,…
January 11, 2018

Release notes: FooEvents PDF Tickets 1.4.0

FooEvents PDF Tickets 1.4.0 is now available. NEW: Moved PDF tickets to the Wordpress uploads directory FIXED: Various small bugs See all release notes: https://www.fooevents.com/update-log-fooevents-pdf-tickets/
January 11, 2018

Release notes: FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.7.0

FooEvents for WooCommerce 1.7.0 is now available. NEW: Moved barcodes and email themes to the WordPress uploads directory, ADDED: Support for HTML email ticket themes, UPDATED: Translations See all release notes: https://www.fooevents.com/update-log-fooevents-woocommerce/
January 1, 2018

17 Event Planning Tips to Make Your Next Event an Unforgettable Experience

Event planning is both an art and a science, requiring careful attention to detail, strategic foresight, and excellent organizational skills. Whether you’re planning a small gathering or a large-scale conference, the success of your event hinges on your ability to prepare and execute with precision. Here are 17 professional tips to elevate your event planning…