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Using tags in text editors

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Tags are placeholders that will be replaced with your event and buyer's details. Make use of tags to pull data directly from your event and take advantage of benefits including:

  • Saves time: enter your event's details once when creating an event. These details will pull through in your tags

  • Updates instantly: any changes you make to your venue, session times etc will pull through automatically

  • Personalised content: Email Buyers, Tickets, and Gift Certificates can be personalised to the buyer

  • Makes cloning easier: if you choose to clone this event, you will not have to update your homepage


Inserting tags

There are two ways to insert tags:

  1. Select from the text editor menu item:


    OR

  2. Using your keyboard, type an open square bracket and a dropdown menu of available Tags will display for you


Available tags

The following tables detail each tag and the area the information it pulls come from. You can use tags in:

Homepage tags

These tags are used to make the homepage setup easier, especially if you are using a homepage template or are planning on cloning your event in the future. Learn more about homepages here.

Tag

Description

Area

[EVENT_NAME]

The event name

Event name and contact

[HERO_IMAGE]

Inserts the hero image you have uploaded using the Images tab

Homepage & Images

[CALENDAR]

Ensures the Calendar Display of Session Times is present when enable via the Edit Calendar Display tab

Homepage & Images

[DESCRIPTION]

The event description

Event name and contact

[SESSION_TIME]

The dates and times your event will take place over

Session times

[VENUE]

The name of your venue

Venue

[ADDRESS1]

The first line of your venue address

Venue

[ADDRESS2]

The second line of your venue address

Venue

[CITY]

The city your venue is located in

Venue

[STATE]

The state your venue is located in

Venue

[POSTCODE]

The postcode for your venue

Venue

[CONTACT_DETAILS]

A button brings up ways attendees can contact you

Event name and contact

[SOCIAL_BUTTONS]

Inserts icons that, when clicked, lets your attendees share the event on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

[MAP]

An interactive map that pinpoints your venue's location

Venue

[EXTRA_IMAGES]

Inserts the extra images you uploaded in the Images tab of the homepage editor

Homepage & Images

[SESSION_LIST]

Inserts an interactive box that lists your different session times

Session times

[CONTACT_NAME]

Adds the name of the contact person

Event name and contact

[CONTACT_EMAIL]

Adds the email address of the contact person

Event name and contact

[CONTACT_PHONE]

Adds the phone number of the contact person

Event name and contact

Ticket style tags

Use these tags when customising your ticket templates.

Tag

Description

Area

[BARCODE]

A barcode unique to that ticket. Can be read by Gatekeeper

[QRCODE]

A QR code unique to that ticket. Can be read by the scanning app

[SESSIONID]

The session's unique ID

[TICKETNUMBER]

A unique code for that specific ticket

[EVENT_NAME]

The event name

Event name and contact

[VENUE]

The name of your venue

Venue

[VENUEADDRESS]

The address of your venue

Venue

[DATE]

The date of the event/session the guest has booked for

Session times

[BOOKEDBY]

The name of the person who booked the tickets

[BOOKING_DATE]

The date the tickets were booked on

[BOOKID]

A unique code for that booking

[SECTION]

The name of the section the ticket is for

Sections

[DOORNAME]

The name of the door guests should be entering through. For theatre-style seating only

[ROWNAME]

The row the ticket has been booked for. For theatre-style seating only

[SEATNO]

The seat number the ticket has been booked for. For theatre-style seating only

[TICKETTYPE]

The type of ticket selected during booking

Pricing group

[TICKET_TOTAL]

The total amount paid during booking, inclusive of fees and promotional codes

Pricing schema

[PRICE]

The face value of the tickets, not including fees or promotional codes

Pricing group

[TAXAMOUNT]

The total amount added to the ticket in tax

Account details

Custom Forms
Questions

If your event has a Custom Form in place, you will be able to include their tags to have them display on the ticket. For more information see: Custom Ticket Style

Custom Forms

Email Buyers tags

These tags can be used to personalise emails sent using Email Buyers.

Tag

Description

[FIRSTNAME]

The first name of the buyer

[LASTNAME]

The last name of the buyer

[BOOKING_DATE]

The date tickets were booked

[EVENT_NAME]

The name of the event

[SESSION_TIME]

The date and time of the session booked

[SECTION]

The Section booked

[AMOUNT_PAID]

How much the buyer spent

[FACEBOOK_LINK]

Inserts the word 'Facebook' linked to sharing the event on Facebook

[TWITTER_LINK]

Inserts the word 'Twitter' linked to sharing the event on Twitter

[VENUE]

The name of the venue

[VENUEADDRESS]

The address of the venue

[BOOKID]

A unique code for that booking

[DONATIONVALUE]

The amount the buyer donated if the donations feature was enabled

[ONLINE_EVENT_LINK]

The meeting URL entered in the Session Time when setting up an Online Event

[MEETING_ID]

The meeting ID entered in the Session Time when setting up an Online Event

[MEETING_PASSWORD]

The meeting password entered in the Session Time when setting up an Online Event

Custom Forms
Per Booking Questions

If your event has a Custom Form in place, for questions that are asked per booking, you will be able to include their tags in the Email Buyers text editor

Gift certificate style tags

Use these tags when customising your gift certificate styles.

Tag

Description

[TO]

The name of the recipient entered by the buyer at the time of purchase

[FROM]

The name of the giver entered by the buyer at the time of purchase

[EVENT_ORGANISER]

The TryBooking account name

[CERTIFICATE_CODE]

The unique code used by the recipient to redeem

[VALIDITY]

The date of expiry. Calculated via the validity period entered on setup from the date of purchase

[PRICE]

Value of the Gift certificate

[BARCODE]

A barcode unique to that gift certificate

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