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Miguel Fonseca
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August 6, 2014 at 8:21 am
* WP version 3.9.1
* EE 3.1.36.5.P – no add-ons installed yet
* New installation
Hello,
I just would like some feedback as to whether the way I’m implementing this is the best approach within EE capabilities.
So basically, this is a soccer coaching season event that takes place over the course of 8 days, one day a week. For example:
Fall 2014 Saturdays – Class age: 3 to young 4
Time : 9:00 – 10:00 AM EDT
Sat Sep 6th
Sat Sep 13th
Sat Sep 20th
Sat Sep 27th
Sat Oct 4th
Sat Oct 11th
Sat Oct 18th
Sat Oct 25th
I want to allow registrations up to sixth session, possibly with pro-rated prices. Regular price of each session is $20. Maximum class size is 12.
When I tried the REM add-on, it didn’t quite suit my event model as it would take 12 registrations for each replicated event. I just need a total of 12 registrations across all 8 constituent days.
I also tried a non-recurring event with multiple times (the event creation interface offers this “Add Additional Time” option), but it seems that it’s more suited to events that are split over multiple times during the same day only.
So I created a non-recurring event with these parameters:
* Attendee limit : 12
* Start date : Sep 6th
* Start time : 9:00 AM EDT
* End date : Oct 25th
* End time : 10:00 AM EDT
However, now I have to list all of the days over which the event is split as part of the event description. (BTW: is there a shortcode for pages?)
Other than this approach, would you suggest anything better?
Thanks,
Miguel
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Lorenzo Orlando Caum
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August 6, 2014 at 3:20 pm
Hi Miguel,
If I understand your current event correctly, then it will request a single payment of $20.
Should it be $20 per date?
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Lorenzo
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Miguel Fonseca
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August 7, 2014 at 9:16 am
Hi Lorenzo,
Sorry for the confusion. No, the event represents a whole 8-session season and registrant must pay for all 8 sessions at once (so, a full payment of $20 x 8 = $160 is required.) I just gave the per-session fee hypothetically, but it doesn’t apply. It’s all or nothing.
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Tony
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August 7, 2014 at 9:58 am
Hi Miguel,
The way I would do this is to use REM the way you first described using the Alternative Registration URL feature.
If you use REM to create a series of 8 sessions, (1-8) you can set sessions 2-8 to use session 1’s registration URL. What this means is a single registration limit (set within Session 1) but users will see the multiple sessions separately.
To do this you create the series, edit the first session and click the Full URL button – http://take.ms/TmfN1
Copy the output and then edit session 2, then within the ‘Alternative Registration URL’ paste the link the button above generated.
Within REM select ‘This and all upcoming events’ and update.
Sessions 7-8 will all then point to Session 1 when clicked. So you’ll need to setup Session 1 with pricing for the full series.
Does that help?
(BTW: is there a shortcode for pages?)
It depends on what information you are trying to display, and how. EE3 shortcodes can be viewed here:
https://eventespresso.com/wiki/shortcodes-template-variables/
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Miguel Fonseca
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August 12, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Ok, thanks Lorenzo. Let me test this approach and see if it works.
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