Key Elements to Check
Before opening registration & sharing your event page, check out our suggestions for what to add, polish, confirm, & perfect! We have listed the key elements you must check in each section of your admin console.
Overview
If you already paid for an event ticketing plan, you'll need to publish your event to ensure attendees can enter your event. Choose whether to publish it publicly (add your event to our event listing page) or privately.
Event Details
Confirm that you have the right date, time, and timezone.
Check if you have the correct format for your event - in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
Adjust the pre-event access time if you want attendees to enter your event early.
Event Design
Event Website
Confirm your event URL
Confirm your brand colors
Confirm Navigation menu labels, order, & visibility for the landing page
Disable the tabs you won't need
Add your event logo (700x350) & banner image (2000x500)
Add event description
Event Hub
Add a welcome message & video (10GB or less)
Confirm the hub main background, navigation background, & text colors
Confirm Feed is enabled/disabled based on preference
Confirm Navigation labels, order, & visibility for the hub
Disable the navigation tabs that you won't need
Registration
Setup Tickets
Check the sales start and end dates set for each ticket type
Confirm the visibility of ticket types
Hide the registration button on the event landing page if you're not selling tickets.
Order Form
If you added custom questions to your order form, check if these questions would appear when you test to purchase a ticket. Try all ticket types if you have different questions per ticket.
Confirm that information is being collected from All Ticket Holders
Confirm questions that will be included & required on the order form
Confirm ticket types that each question applies to (the default setting is ALL)
Order Confirmation
Customize your message
Send a test email so you'll know what it would look like
Ensure that the toggle is turned on to send the email automatically after attendees register
Register for the event so you'll know the whole attendee experience
Event Content
Confirm your session date, time, and timezone.
Confirm that a stream provider is selected for your Main Stage and Regular Sessions.
Confirm the ticket types able to register for & attend each session (default setting is ALL)
Add pertinent tags & tracks to each session
Confirm if you have assigned speakers to sessions
Confirm that speaker invites are sent
Confirm speakers have tested their audio/camera using the studio link in the emailed invite (Accelevents Studio only)
Have a test session with your speakers.
Exhibitors & Sponsors
Confirm booth names & page order
Confirm Lead Retrieval settings for each booth
Ensure the booth is configured to the correct size & benefits (exhibitor pro, live streaming, preferred exhibitor badge, image in carousel)
Add Exhibitor Admins to the booth
Share the Exhibitor Training Webinar link
Settings
Manage Team
Add all members of the organizer team/committee
Change the email notification settings
Who should receive the questions from attendees?
Do you want to be alerted every time someone registers?
General Settings
Add a Reply-To email address
Disable event modules you won't need for your event
Payment Processing
Connect Square or Stripe if you're selling paid tickets
Billing
You can pay and activate here if you add fundraising to your event.
Upgrade a booth to Pro Exhibitor here and unlock live streaming.
Manage Organization
Ensure you have a paid event ticketing plan
Assign the correct type of plan to your event