The RSVPMaker and ChimpBlast plugins work together to let you send event invitations through the MailChimp broadcast email service. This tutorial uses the system as installed on the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County website as an example. Using the RSVPMaker options page, I’ve configured things so we always ask for an RSVP response by …
Author Archives: David F. Carr
Feature Requests So Far
Update: I wound up publishing a new version that addresses most of these requests sooner than planned, after I found a few other errors that needed to be corrected. I expect to publish an update to the RSVPMaker Plugin in about a week. Feedback has been good overall. People who have tried other event management …
RSVPMaker Shortcodes
To set up a listing of events, include one or more of the following short codes. These are meant to be used in a standalone page, rather than a blog post. The Events page on this website uses two shortcodes. The first one sets up the calendar that appears at the top of the page. …
How to Set Up PayPal with RSVPMaker
For more current information, see https://rsvpmaker.com/blog/category/paypal/ RSVPMaker includes integration routines from the PayPal software developer’s kit to allow you to solicit online payments for your events and record which users have paid. The setup is a little bit involved, but there’s a reason for it. See also the Video tutorial on PayPal configuration I could …
What You Can Do With RSVPMaker
I developed the RSVPMaker plugin to serve the event scheduling needs of multiple volunteer organizations, political campaigns, and professional groups I have worked with. It attempts to address many of the common requirements of these groups, while still leaving a great deal of flexibility for customization. The plugin uses the custom post types feature introduced …
Cub Scout Camping Trip
Friday March 19, 2021
Saturday March 20, 2021
Sunday March 21, 2021
This would be a typical event setup for my son’s cub scout pack, a 3-day event with RSVPs requested and families encouraged to pay online.
You can step through the RSVP process to see how the prompt ….
RSVPMaker WordPress Plugin Released
The RSVPMaker WordPress Plugin has been released on the Downloads page. I’ve been using variations on this script for years on my personal projects, but have now (I think) abstracted it enough that I hope others can take advantage of it. Publishing it to the directory on wordpress.org to follow.
Test event with timeslots
Which time will you sign up for? ….
New Event
Test #2 ….
Pricing Test
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