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Allow people to register for your free event without having to pay

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Written by Ashley
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Are you planning a completely free event and want to ensure a seamless registration process? If you’re not charging for registration, selling merchandise, or accepting donations, you can easily disable the billing section of your registration page. This article will walk you through the steps to host a hassle-free event that focuses solely on providing value to your attendees.

Free Event Pricing

The pricing for free events varies by plan:

  • RegFox Standard: Free events cost $0.99 per registrant

  • RegFox Premium: Free events cost $1.99 per registrant

  • RegFox Professional: Free events cost $0.99 per registrant

Learn more about RegFox plans here.

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Create a New Free Event Page

  • From the Pages screen, click the pencil icon on the page you want to edit

  • Click Create Page in the top right corner

  • Filter by the Submission Form type on the left-hand side

  • Find the page template you would like, and click Get Started

  • Add the name of your new registration page

  • Add your event's start date and time

  • Select the currency of your page

  • Select the estimated number of registrants for your event

  • Click Create Page

  • Customize the page as needed


Convert Your Existing Page into a Free Event

  • From the Pages screen, click the pencil icon on the event page that you would like to make free

  • Hover your mouse over Settings in the top menu bar

  • Select Basic Setup from the dropdown

  • Check the box for Disable Billing

  • Click Yes to confirm that you would like to disable billing on this page

  • Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page


FAQs

When I disable billing on my registration page, why does it ask me to put a credit card on file?

When you disable billing on a page, the system will ask you to put a credit card on file (if you don't already have one added) because free registrations are charged a RegFox fee, and this fee is paid on your monthly invoice via a card on file.

How can I remove the Billing Information section from my registration page? I am not seeing the option to remove this field from my page.

To remove the requirement for people to enter their billing information, we recommend disabling the billing on the page. Click here to learn how to do this.

Note: Even if billing is turned off, RegFox will display a section titled "Almost Done. Where should we send the confirmation." This section collects the confirmation name, confirmation email, and phone number (if enabled).

To remove this section entirely, you must collect a registrant name and registrant email earlier on the registration page, and disable the Group Registration and Group Size Requirements features. Once these settings are applied, the "Almost Done" section will no longer appear.

Can I remove the "Almost Done. Where should we send the confirmation" section on my free event?

To remove the "Almost Done - Where should we send the confirmation" section, you must you must collect a registrant name and registrant email earlier on the registration page, and disable the Group Registration and Group Size Requirements features. Once these settings are applied, the "Almost Done" section will no longer appear.

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