Colin D (FooEvents)

  • Warum FooEvents im Jahr 2026 die Alternative zu „The Events Calendar“ ist

    Warum FooEvents im Jahr 2026 die Alternative zu „The Events Calendar“ ist

    The WordPress event management landscape has undergone a seismic shift recently. For years, The Events Calendar was the default choice for many. But lately, the community has been buzzing with a different kind of energy—and it’s not the good kind. If you’ve been feeling the “corporate chill” from your current plugin provider, you aren’t alone….

  • Reibungsverluste beim “Check-in” überwinden: Lehren aus akuten Wendepunkten

    Reibungsverluste beim “Check-in” überwinden: Lehren aus akuten Wendepunkten

    Every event organizer knows that the “moment of truth” happens right at the entrance. This is where technical glitches or misplaced tickets can create immediate bottlenecks. For Elasea and Sadiki from Acute Inflections, New York’s premier jazzy R&B duo, the solution was moving tickets out of the inbox and directly into their attendees’ mobile wallets….

  • 7 wichtige Veranstaltungstrends im Jahr 2026 (und was sie für Veranstalter bedeuten)

    7 wichtige Veranstaltungstrends im Jahr 2026 (und was sie für Veranstalter bedeuten)

    If you’re planning events in 2026, you’re not just competing with other organizers. You’re competing with people’s calendars, budgets, attention spans, and the “I’ll decide later” mindset that never really went away. The good news: people still want to show up. They want experiences they can feel—music, community, learning, celebration, being part of something bigger…

  • So bewältigen Sie Anmeldungen für Feiertagsveranstaltungen ohne Website-Verlangsamungen

    So bewältigen Sie Anmeldungen für Feiertagsveranstaltungen ohne Website-Verlangsamungen

    Anmeldungen für Weihnachtsveranstaltungen können innerhalb kurzer Zeit zu Hunderten von Ticketkäufen führen. Wenn Ihr WooCommerce-Shop nicht darauf vorbereitet ist, kann es zu langsamen Seiten und fehlgeschlagenen Kaufvorgängen kommen. Mit dem richtigen Hosting, den richtigen Caching-Regeln und der richtigen FooEvents-Konfiguration können Sie Traffic-Spitzen während der Weihnachtszeit bewältigen, die Leistung schützen und einen reibungslosen Ablauf der Anmeldungen gewährleisten. Einführung Weihnachtsmärkte, Weihnachtsmann-Fotos […]

  • Hybride Veranstaltungen leicht gemacht: Kombination von persönlichen und virtuellen Erlebnissen

    Hybride Veranstaltungen leicht gemacht: Kombination von persönlichen und virtuellen Erlebnissen

    Hybrid events—part in-person, part virtual—let you reach more people without doubling your workload. With FooEvents and WooCommerce, you can sell tickets, check in guests, and host live sessions online or at a physical venue using one central event management system. This post covers how to set up and manage hybrid events that feel cohesive and…

  • Veranstalten Sie Workshops und Schulungssitzungen mit FooEvents

    Veranstalten Sie Workshops und Schulungssitzungen mit FooEvents

    Use FooEvents with WooCommerce to host workshops and courses, collect attendee details, manage multi-date events, and check in attendees on the day of the event. This guide shows setup steps, page placement tips, recurring-session options, and validation checks before launch. Introduction Workshops usually run on tight timelines. You need clear schedules, simple sign-ups, and accurate…

  • Wie man in FooEvents gestaffelte Ticketpreise erstellt

    Wie man in FooEvents gestaffelte Ticketpreise erstellt

    Tiered ticket pricing lets you offer different ticket types—like Early Bird, Standard, and VIP—without additional plugins. With FooEvents and WooCommerce, you can build tiers as product variations, set prices and stock per tier, and collect attendee details per ticket. This post shows you how to set it up and validate it from start to finish….

  • Wie man FooEvents-Shortcodes in WordPress verwendet

    Wie man FooEvents-Shortcodes in WordPress verwendet

    FooEvents shortcodes let you drop event information, ticket forms, and calendars anywhere in your WordPress site without custom coding. They’re flexible, beginner-friendly, and give you control over how event content shows up. This guide walks you through the main shortcodes, when to use them, and where to find extra help. Introduction If you’ve spent time…

  • Machen Sie Ihre Tickets mobilfreundlich mit der AddToWallet-Integration

    Machen Sie Ihre Tickets mobilfreundlich mit der AddToWallet-Integration

    Managing events can be challenging, especially when attendees forget to print out their tickets or struggle to find them in their inbox at the door. To help solve this, FooEvents now integrates with AddToWallet, making it possible for attendees to store their tickets directly in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on their mobile phones. A…

  • WooCommerce SEO meistern: 10 wichtige Tipps zur Optimierung der Geschwindigkeit (2024)

    WooCommerce SEO meistern: 10 wichtige Tipps zur Optimierung der Geschwindigkeit (2024)

    In this day and age, the speed of your website is not just a convenience for users but a cornerstone of your site’s search engine optimization (SEO) and conversion rate optimization (CRO). WooCommerce SEO is a particularly important aspect of running an eCommerce website as more traffic typically results in more sales. According to research by Pingdom,…

  • FooEvents Translations spricht Ihre Sprache

    FooEvents Translations spricht Ihre Sprache

    A fun fact about FooEvents is that our customers are globally dispersed and, for many, English is not their first language. This means that a considerable number of customers use the FooEvents back-end in English rather than their native tongue, which can be really challenging. It’s no surprise then, that we get a lot of…

  • Wie man ChatGPT für Veranstaltungen nutzt

    Wie man ChatGPT für Veranstaltungen nutzt

    Die Veranstaltungsbranche entwickelt sich rasant weiter, und damit auch die Tools und Technologien, die zur Planung und Durchführung erfolgreicher Veranstaltungen eingesetzt werden. Mit dem Aufkommen fortschrittlicher künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) steht Eventmanagern nun eine wertvolle Ressource zur Verfügung, um ihre Abläufe zu rationalisieren und das Erlebnis ihrer Gäste zu verbessern. Ein solches Tool ist ChatGPT, eine OpenAI-gestützte Sprache

  • Einführung von FooEvents POS - Event Point of Sale

    Einführung von FooEvents POS - Event Point of Sale

    One of the most requested features that we’ve received from customers at an increasing frequency over the last few years, is the ability to sell and print event tickets at the door in addition to selling them online using FooEvents. A “box office” event point of sale solution if you like. We also discovered that…

  • Die Möglichkeiten sind endlos mit unserer neuen Mailchimp-Integration

    Die Möglichkeiten sind endlos mit unserer neuen Mailchimp-Integration

    We recently released our long awaited integration with Mailchimp which includes the ability to automatically add attendees to a Mailchimp audience list when tickets are generated. You can also specify default tags or event-specific tags that can be used to segment your Mailchimp list which opens up a host of exciting possibilities with FooEvents! To…

  • Erstellen Sie dank der nahtlosen FooEvents- und WPML-Integration vollständig mehrsprachige Veranstaltungswebsites

    Erstellen Sie dank der nahtlosen FooEvents- und WPML-Integration vollständig mehrsprachige Veranstaltungswebsites

    WordPress Multilingual (WPML) makes it easy to run a multilingual website with a single WordPress installation and it comes pre-installed with over 40 languages. You can also add your own language variants (like Canadian French or Mexican Spanish) using WPML’s languages editor. Simply choose the languages you want and start translating your content! We’ve worked…

  • Exportieren Sie Ihre Offline-Teilnehmer-Check-ins ganz einfach

    Exportieren Sie Ihre Offline-Teilnehmer-Check-ins ganz einfach

    One of the unique features of the free FooEvents Check-ins app is the ability to check-in attendees without an active internet connection. Offline mode can be enabled in the Check-ins app after you’ve logged in and completed an initial download of all your relevant event data. We’ve just added a new feature to the Check-ins…

  • Einführung des neuen FooEvents Stationery Builder

    Einführung des neuen 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…

  • WordCamp Kapstadt 2019

    WordCamp Kapstadt 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…

  • Neue App "Event Check-ins" ersetzt FooEvents Check-ins

    Neue App "Event Check-ins" ersetzt 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…

  • What’s been happening at FooEvents

    Was sich bei FooEvents getan hat

    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…

  • Mit FooSales kostenlos Veranstaltungstickets an der Tür verkaufen

    Mit FooSales kostenlos Veranstaltungstickets an der Tür verkaufen

    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…