Share the Self Check-in Page with event guests

Owned by Matt Kepple
Last updated: Jun 20, 2024 by Asim Ali
3 min read

You can get event guests to check themselves into your event using their own smartphones. Alternatively you can get them to do it using a shared device provided by you (e.g. a tablet).

 

To share the Self Check-In Page with an event guest via SMS or Email, you must:

  1. turn on SMS Messaging and/or Email Messaging

  2. have a mobile phone number and/or email address saved on the Bio of the contact who is an event guest

The Self Check-in Page must be activated on an event before you can share the Self Check-in Page

 

There are two ways in which you can share the Self Check-In link:

  1. Using the shareable link

  2. Using QR Code

Steps:

Using Shareable Link

  1. Select My Apps in the top menu

  2. The My Apps Menu appears

  3. Select the Events button

  4. You arrive on the Manage Events page

  5. Select the title of the event that you want to open the Self Check-in Page of

  6. You arrive on the Event page

  7. On the left sidebar of the event page is a Self Check-in box

  8. Press the copy button next to the web address

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  9. You can share this copied link with guests to do self check-in.

  10. Press the Message Guests button

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  11. The Message Guests window appears

  12. Use the Choose a format dropdown list to choose whether to send the link via Email or SMS

  13. Press Select All to select all of the guests

  14. Paste the Self Check-In web page link into the Message text box

  15. Leave the When do you want the message to be sent toggle set to Now

  16. Press Send

  17. Your event guests will receive an SMS or Email containing the web link to the Self Check-In Page

  18. When they open it on their phone, they will arrive on the Self Check-In Page where they can log their attendance

Using QR Code

  1. Select My Apps in the top menu

  2. The My Apps Menu appears

  3. Select the Events button

  4. You arrive on the Manage Events page

  5. Select the title of the event that you want to open the Self Check-in Page of

  6. You arrive on the Event page

  7. On the left sidebar of the event page is a Self Check-in box

  8. Click on the QR Code button below the link to see the QR Code

  9. A popup appears with the QR Code

  10. You can download this QR Code using the Download button provided.

  11. Share this QR code with the guests anyway you want (Eg. By printing it and displaying it at the event location)

  12. The guests can now scan this QR code to open the Self Check-in page, where they can log their attendance.