Add an Event Waitlist section to a form if the event is set to process waitlisted registrations automatically.
For a quick overview of that feature, see Automatic Event Waitlisting.
For full details, see the Automatic Event Waitlisting Guide PDF.
What Happens?
When the event capacity has been reached, registrants see this form section.
Registrants select a check box to join the waitlist.
> Note: They must select the check box in order to continue.
If a space subsequently becomes available, the automatic process moves the registrant off the waitlist.
The automatic process moves the registrant off the waitlist if they are at the top of the queue.
Registrants are notified by email.
Email notification depends on an email template selected on Event Options > Automatic Event Waitlisting.
Event Waitlist
- Text Above Header — Text shown above header bar at top of Event Waitlist section. No default value.
- Header Text — Text shown on header bar at top of Event Waitlist page. Default: "Event Waitlist"
- Page HTML — (Unlabeled text box in middle of setup page.) Enter explanatory text for the user. There’s no default value.
- Example:
"This event has reached its registration capacity.
Select the check box below to be automatically registered for the event should a space become available.
If you are auto-registered, you’ll receive an email confirming your registration."
- To add dynamic data fields to the text:
- Select a field in the drop down list. Example: 'Event Name'
- Click Add to Page HTML
- Enable Editor? — If selected, you edit the Page HTML in a WYSIWYG editor, with the usual controls for formatting it.
If cleared, you enter plain text, but that can include HTML tags.
> Note: If the Enable CKeditor check box on Account Settings > Implementation > Security is cleared for the account, then there is no option to enable the editor; only the plain text box is shown.
- Label — The label of the check box the registrant must select to join the waitlist. Default: "Add to Waitlist"
- Error Message — The error message the registrant sees if they submit the page without selecting the check box. Default: " Add to Waitlist option."
Default: "Please select Add to Waitlist option."