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Created: 08/09/2016 | By: Magenest | Support Portal:   http://servicedesk.izysync.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/7 


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Introduction

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Introduction

The Event Ticket extension for Magento 2 by Event Tickets by Magenest is the ultimate extension for E-commerce websites that allows store admins merchants to create and manage events and tickets. Store admin Merchants can also create multiple custom ticket options such as VIP, regularadults, adults onlychildren,… each with custom a customized template to best fit the event's context. The extension can also send reminder emails so that your customer won't miss out the event.

For more details, live-demo and user reviews, please visit: http://store.magenest.com/magento-2-event-tickets.html

Features

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Features

For admin

  • Create product as the event ticket type
  • Support multiple locations, multiple dates, and multiple sessions/timeslot for the event. 
  • Add event to the menu bar
The extension is packed with the following features:
  • Admin can create and edit the properties of events such as location, start time, end time, reminder,…
  • Creating ticket products with ease
  • Add a new "Event Ticket" product type in back end
  • Specify custom ticket type for each event (ticket options) and set name, price, quantity, and sequence of available tickets for each type
  • Automatically generate Bar code and QR code
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  • Allows to customize the pdf ticket by configuration with coordinates
  • Preview your pdf ticket instantly in back end
  • Drag-drop pdf template design with XY coordinates in the admin panel
  • Preview and print the PDF ticket instantly in the admin panel
  • Add Google map to event details
  • Create unlimited email templates
  • Assign an email template to each event
  • Allow customers to fill in attendee information at the checkout page
  • Easily track attendees, purchased
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  • tickets for each
  • ticketAllows to manage tickets and events in the order view
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  • Add terms and conditions for each event
  • Send ticket confirmation emails to event attendees
  • Send
  • printable tickets with auto-generated QR codes and Bar codes
  • pdf tickets to all the attendees or the purchaser only
  • Display customer’s events in My Account area
  • Export event attendees, event list, and ticket list into CSV, XML files
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For customers

  • Choose from multiple ticket options (location, date, time, and ticket type)
  • View the location of each event with a pinpoint on Google map integrated on product page

System Requirements

 

Your store should be running on Magento Community Edition version on 

  • Magento Open Source 2.

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  • 2.x

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Configuration

2. Event Tickets User Guides | 2. Event Tickets User Guides | 2. Event Tickets User Guides | 2. Event Tickets User Guides | Summary  | 2. Event Tickets User Guides

Set up

At backend of Magento 2, go to Store menu > Magenest  > Event Ticket backend page to set up for Event Ticket extension. 

 

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  • Pattern to generate code: Fill the code format.
  • Google API Keys: Fill your Google API key

Creating an event

 

The extension added a new product type called Event Ticket Product into the system, so you need to add a new product of type Event Ticket Product to get started. 

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Enter information into each of the form's fields:

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Information

At Event Booking Tab > Click on Schedule to set schedule for the event.  

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  • Magento Commerce 2.2.x,2.3.x, 2.4

 

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Configurations

On the Admin sidebar, go to Stores > Configuration > Magenest > Event Ticket.


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(plus) General:

  • Pattern to generate code: The ticket code format. [A2] is to generate 2 random characters, [N4] is to generate 4 random numbers while "Magenest" is the hard code
  • Change quantity:  You can choose to deduct the ticket stock after the order is placed or is invoiced
  • Date format: You can choose from 16 available date formats for the event
  • Auto-hide expired dates: Select Yes to hide the expired date from the calendar
  • Display Google Maps for events: Choose Yes to display Google map for each event location
  • Google Map API Keys: Fill in your Google API Keys to integrate Google map. Learn more

(plus) Ticket

  • When ordered quantity X > 1: When the customer purchase more than 1 ticket, you can choose to whether 1 ticket or more than 1 ticket will be generated. All of the tickets will be sent to the customer's email address.
    (warning)Note that if multiple tickets are generated, there will be multiple emails sent to the purchaser.

(plus) Email: 

  • Send reminder email before event starts: Choose Yes to send reminder email of the events to customers
  • Days to remind before event starts: Enter the number days before the event in order to send reminder emails
  • Reminder Email Templates: Assign the email template to send a reminder email. You can create an email template in Marketing > Email Templates
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Below is the default email template: 
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{{template config_path="design/email/header_template"}}
 
<p>{{trans "This is your reminder from %store_name." store_name=$store.getFrontendName()}}</p>
<p>{{trans "Your event starts in the next"}} {{var remind_day}} {{trans "days"}} </p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Event: "}}</strong> <em> {{var title}}</em></li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Customer Name: "}}</strong> {{var customer_name}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Your Code: "}}</strong> {{var ticket_code}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Location: "}}</strong> {{var location_title}}, {{var location_detail}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Date: "}}</strong> {{var event_date}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Time: "}}</strong> from {{var start_time}} to {{var end_time}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Quantity: "}}</strong> {{var qty}}</li>
    <li><strong>{{trans "Option: "}}</strong> {{var option_type}}</li>
</ul>
 
{{template config_path="design/email/footer_template"}}


(plus) Event Top Menu

  • Display event top menu in frontend: Select Yes to enable the event page in the menu bar on the front end
  • Menu name: Enter the event name to display in the Menu bar

(star) After saving the configurations, please clear the cache to apply the changes.

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Event ticket setting

Create a new event 


(plus) In order to create a new event ticket, go to Catalog > Events > New Event 

  • Apply Locations/Schedules to all Tickets Options: Disable this feature allows creating events where each location will be an option.

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Edit Event Tickets 

(plus) Tickets Setup

The ticket is a product on your site, so to set it up as an event ticket, please scroll down to see Event Ticket.

You can enable the Apply the locations/schedules to all the ticket options.

  • Locations/Schedules: You can add multiple locations, with multiple dates and sessions/timeslot. You can set the limited quantity for each session.
    Note that the total of limited quantities must be equal or less than the product quantity.
  • The active field will be checked by default, if this box is left unchecked, the session will not display on the Event Detail Page.

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(plus) Ticket options: 
You can add unlimited ticket options with its own price, quantity and description.

  • Price: The price modifier is added to the product base price. There are two price type (fixed and percent).
    For example: Product base price is $100
    Fixed price: The option for VIP seat costs $50, then the total price for the ticket will be $150.
    Percent: The option for VIP seat costs 10% more from the product price. The total price for the ticket will be $110.
  • Input front type: You can choose to display the ticket options from 3 types (Drop-down, radio buttons, checkbox).

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Template Settings:

PDF Template

You can create any manage PDF Template in Catalog > PDF Template

(warning)Note: To use this type of template you need to install the MPDF library for your store by running the command "composer require mpdf/mpdf" in the root directory.


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Default Template: 

You can select between 2 default ticket template designs.

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Template Type 1:

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Template Type 2:

One thing with our new PDF template (Type 2) is that you can click on PDF Content > HTML Content > Show Editor, you'll be able to use Drag and Drop action to design the template,

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Email Template: 

You can use the Default Email Template or you can customize your own email template in Marketing > Email Template. Any template created in there will be listed in the email template drop-down for you to select.


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Below is the default email template:

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  • Location: Specify the location details
  • Date & Time of Event: specify the event date. 

Settings

1. Event Options

Through this section, you can set up various ticket types and options. 

 

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  • Title - specify the title text for the ticket type selection section in the frontend product view
  • Input Type: You can choose drop down/radio button/check box.
  • Required: check this box if you want your customer at least choose one ticket type before check out.
  • Ticket Types - you can create a number of different ticket types for the same event. The available tickets may differ in price. 

A given ticket type has the below options: 

  • Title - frontend ticket type title
  • Price - the price modifier value
  • Price Type - the price modifier type (fixed/ percent) NOTE: the price modifier is added to the basic product price
  • SKU [optional] - allows adding the SKU postfix to the main product's SKU (this postfix will be displayed in the Order Details). 
  • Qty - the available quantity of tickets of a given type

2. PDF Template

PDF Template allows you to create your PDF Ticket with background, width, height, and coordinates in PDF. 

 

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  • Background PDF: Upload your image background
  • Page width: width of PDF template
  • Page height: height of PDF template

Preview: click the Preview button to preview your ticket. 

  • Coordinates allow you to set information to display on the PDF Ticket. 

 

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3. Email Template: 

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{{template config_path="design/email/header_template"}}
<p>{{trans "Welcome to %store_name." store_name=$store.getFrontendName()}}</p>
<ul>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Event Name: "}}</strong> <em> {{var title}}</em></li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Customer Name: "}}</strong> {{var customer_name}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "My Code: "}}</strong> {{var ticket_code}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Location Title: "}}</strong> {{var location_title}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Location Detail: "}}</strong> {{var location_detail}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Date: "}}</strong> {{var date}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Time: "}}</strong> {{var time}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Quantity: "}}</strong> {{var qty}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Option: "}}</strong> {{var option_type}}</li>
</ul>
{{template config_path="design/email/footer_template"}}

 

You can use MB-Ruler software to measure distances and angles on yout ticket. This application is free download.

We have a video tutorial helping you in this section:

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Reminder Email Templates

Assign the email template to send a reminder email. You can create an email template in Marketing > Email Templates

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Below is the default email template: 


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<p>{{trans "This is your reminder from %store_name." store_name=$store.getFrontendName()}}</p>
<p>{{trans "Your event starts in the next"}} {{var remind_day}} {{trans "days"}} </p>
<ul>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Event: "}}</strong> <em> {{var title}}</em></li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Customer Name: "}}</strong> {{var customer_name}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Your Code: "}}</strong> {{var ticket_code}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Location: "}}</strong> {{var location_title}}, {{var location_detail}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Date: "}}</strong> {{var event_date}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Time: "}}</strong> from {{var start_time}} to {{var end_time}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Quantity: "}}</strong> {{var qty}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Option: "}}</strong> {{var option_type}}</li>
</ul>

{{template config_path="design/email/footer_template"}}



Manage events

You can manage the events on your store in Catalog > Events 

You can export this table to the CSV/XML file.

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(plus) Personal Information

Catalog > Events > Edit > Event Tickets > Personal Information

In this setting, you can enable the attendee information form and set it as required. If it is required, the customer will have to fill in the form before adding the tickets to the cart.

If you do not need this feature, you can turn it down by switching the 2 options to No.

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(plus) Report

Catalog > Events > Edit  > Event Reports

This grid table will show the sales statistics for each ticket option. You can see the available number of tickets, the purchased quantity, and the revenue from each option.


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(plus) Terms and conditions

Catalog > Events > Edit > Event Tickets > Terms and conditions

You can add the terms and conditions for each event in this setting. 

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Manage Tickets

You can manage the events on your store in Catalog > Tickets.

In this table, you can track the customer and the ticket information (Quantity, Location, Date, Time), especially the ticket status (Redeemed or Redeemable).

You can also export this table

Summary

 

This is the list of ticket options, with Purchased quantity, Available quantity and revenue for each type, as shown.

 

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Attendees

 

In the Attendees tab, the admin can easily manage the attendees of the event. In this tab, all the event attendees will be listed. Please, note that a customer will appear in this section after their order gets processed.

 

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Management

At backend, go to Product menu and select Event tab or Event Ticket tab to displays the actual event & ticket sales.

  • In the Event tab: 

This grid lists ALL the items which had ever had Event Ticket functionality enabled, include: product IDevent namestart timeend timereminder daystatus and location. You can and export to the CSV/XML file.

 

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  • In the Event Ticket tab:

You can see this grid displays the actual ticket sales and export to the CSV/XML file. 

Remember that admin must change status from Not Redeem to Redeem when the ticket has already been scanned. 

 

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Admin can click on View button to follow the detailed information about the order or the invoice. 

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(plus) Invoice: 

 

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Frontend Usage

When a customer is on a frontend detail page of a product of type Event Ticket, he will be able to view all information about the event as start time, end time, location, and event options then add to cart. 

 

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View order and invoice

You can view the ticket info in each order


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And Invoice: 


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Rebuild Ticket

After the order is invoiced, tickets have been generated.

To rebuild this ticket, on the order page you can click on the Rebuild Ticket button to recreate a new ticket that replaces the old ticket.

 (warning) Note:  The Rebuild Ticket functionality only working for the order invoiced.


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Store Front Functions

Event Page

(plus) Customer could easily find the Event that you've added to the top Menu bar


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  • And on the Event Page, there'll be a calendar with the scheduled event sessions highlighted.


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  • By selecting a date in the calendar, you will see a popup with brief event's information. Click on View More to be redirected to the Event detail page


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Select ticket options

  • Customers can choose the event location, date, and time. They can also choose the ticket option and view the event location with the pinpoint on Google Map right on the product page.


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  • If this event's ticket has been "Out of stock", customers will receive a message as in the image below


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  • After buying the event ticket successfully and the order is invoiced, in the My Account tab, click on My Ticket, customers can view ticket price, status, duration, and location as well as print PDF Ticket. 

 

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Or customers can take the event ticket from their email. 

 

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Your customers should sign in stores when buying tickets. If a guest buys the ticket, the Customer name field in PDF will be blank.

 

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Update

 

  • When a bug fix or new feature is released, we will provide you with the module's new package.
  • All you need to do is repeating the above installing steps and uploading the package onto your store. The code will automatically override.
  • Flush the config cache. Your store and newly installed module should be working as expected.
 



Support

  • We will reply to support requests after within 2 business days.
  • We will offer lifetime free update and 6 months of free support for all of our paid products. Support includes answering questions related to our products, bug/error fixing to make sure our products fit well in your site exactly like our demo.
  • Support DOES NOT include other series services such as customizing our products, installation, and uninstallation service.

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