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Uploading shows onto your website

Add a new show and set up its ticket booking – whether it has one ticket price, several prices or a family ticket.

Before you start

You'll need to be logged in to your dashboard (see our login guide). Have the show's name, date, description, image and ticket prices ready.

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Setting up the show

1

Log in to your dashboard. Not sure how? Follow our login guide.

2

In the dark menu on the left, click Products. You'll see a list of all the shows on your website.

The Products list
3

Use the search box in the top right to search for template. This shows the two template products you'll copy to set up the new show.

Searching for the template products
4

Hover over Template Show Running and click Duplicate. This makes a copy for you to edit.

Duplicating the template show
5

Replace Template Show Running (Copy) with the show's name and date, replace SHOW DESCRIPTION HERE with the description, and click Set product image on the right to add the show's image.

Show name, description and image
6

Scroll down to Product data, click Event Settings on the left and enter the show date in Start date.

Event Settings start date
7

On the right, click + Add new category and add a category for the show. We recommend using the show's name, so it's easy to find later.

Adding a new category
8

Scroll back to the top and click Publish.

The Publish button

Tickets with one price

9

Repeat steps 2–6, but this time duplicate Template – Seat Booking. In the categories on the right, tick the category you made for the show in step 7.

Choosing the show category
10

In Product data, click the Variations tab, click Generate variations, then OK on the pop-up.

Generate variations button
11

Click Edit on each variation and enter the ticket price.

Entering the ticket price
12

Scroll back to the top and click Publish. Tickets are now on sale.

The Publish button

Tickets with more than one price

13

Follow step 9 above to duplicate Template – Seat Booking and choose the show's category.

14

In Product data, click the Attributes tab. The Balcony and Stalls options are already there. To add another, type its name in the first box – for example Ticket type.

The attribute Name box
15

In Values, type each ticket type separated by a straight line, like Child | Adult. (The | key is usually next to Z – hold Shift and press it.)

The attribute Values box
16

Click Save attributes.

Save attributes button
17

Click the Variations tab, choose Create variations from all attributes and click Go.

Creating variations
18

Click Edit on each variation and enter its Regular price. Make sure every variation has a price.

Entering variation prices
19

Scroll back to the top and click Publish.

The Publish button

Offering a family ticket?

Follow the steps for tickets with more than one price, but name the option exactly Ticket Type in step 14 and include Family Ticket in the values in step 15 – for example Child | Adult | Family Ticket. The family discount only works if both are written exactly like this, with capital letters.

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