{"id":46354,"date":"2023-11-09T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/?p=46354"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:09:52","slug":"sell-tickets-concert-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/sell-tickets-concert-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Tickets to a Concert with WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Musical concerts are one of the most sought-after events in which ticket sales are expected to be high. However, selling all the tickets and that too before the concert is a challenge that every concert organizer faces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2023\/nov\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"sell tickets to concert with wordpress\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone are those days when fans used to wait for hours in long queues to purchase tickets of their favorite stars. Today the entire process is run online which signifies that event organizers sell tickets online. People now open up their mobile phones or computers to book their tickets for concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing trend certainly makes it essential for every event organizer to make their concert tickets available for buyers online. In simple words, they need to sell tickets online. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you too want to efficiently sell event tickets with <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this article is for you. In this article, we have shared some of the most useful ways of selling concert tickets online with WordPress. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why choose WordPress to sell tickets to concerts online?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to selling tickets to your concert online, nothing can beat the convenience of a WordPress website. It lets you take full control over your ticket sales along with its pricing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out the reasons why WordPress makes the best choice for you to sell your concert tickets online: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No third party reliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various plugins to fulfill all your ticket selling requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customization options.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to set up.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy integration with popular payment gateways.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast and secure payment method.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales data analysis and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Sell Tickets to a concert online with WordPress? <\/h2>\n<p><strong>Follow the below mentioned steps: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Create a WordPress website<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is obvious that to sell your concert tickets online, you need to have a dedicated WordPress site. You can skip the step if you already have a WordPress site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2023\/nov\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress\/wordpress-website.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress website\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress is a free platform but you need to pay for a reliable web host and WordPress plugins like Registrations, Sell Tickets etc to add ticket selling features to your site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the website you build is supported by a free SSL certificate. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Install WP Event Manager<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2023\/nov\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress\/install-wp-eventmanager.jpg\" alt=\"install wp-eventmanager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After creating a WordPress site to sell tickets to your concert online, you need to install a suitable plugin to add the ticket selling feature to it. We recommend WP Event Manager as it is one of the leading WordPress event management plugins that lets you convert your ordinary WordPress site into a ticket selling platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin is super easy to install. You can install it both automatically and manually. You can find a detailed installation guide <a href=\"https:\/\/support.wp-eventmanager.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/installation-of-wp-event-manager#Automatic_Installation_of_FREE_WP_Event_Manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why WP Event Manager?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Find out why we recommend WP Event Manager for your concerts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to use.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Packed with useful features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A long list of addons including ticket selling addons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple coding structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highly customizable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affordable pricing structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WP Event Manager premium plugins that you need to sell tickets to a concert with WordPress: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wp-event-manager-registrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wp-event-manager-sell-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sell Tickets.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you need to purchase the addons from WP Event Manager\u2019s official website. Here it is to be mentioned that the core plugin is free. You only need to pay for the premium ones. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that to use any of the premium plugins of WP Event Manager, you need to make sure that you have the core plugin installed in your system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premium addons are available in bundles and individually. If you want to add more additional features to your WordPress site, you can certainly go for the bundles as they are more affordable than purchasing addons individually. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As registration and ticket sales both go hand in hand, it is better to have both the plugins for successful ticket sales of your concert. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at the key features of the Event Registration plugin: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable registration form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The freedom to set the maximum number of registrations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facility to track registration status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well-organized and detailed registration dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration confirmation emails and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover the plugin now!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features of the sell tickets plugin include the following: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple ticket types: paid, donation and free.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Tickets are shared through emails to the buyer that they can print them whenever they want it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A detailed ticket dashboard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed report on ticket sales to get a clear picture of your concert\u2019s success.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple and secured payment options with WooCommerce integration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Useful ticket sales insights to help you measure the success of your concert. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find more such Sell Tickets features, explore the plugin. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Create an event on your website with WP Event Manager<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2023\/nov\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress\/create-event-with-wp-event-manager.jpg\" alt=\"create event with wp-event-manager\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sell tickets with WordPress, you need to add your concert as an event to your WordPress site. It is easy to create an event with WP Event Manager as it offers the frontend event submission feature. You can easily create an event with the following steps: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a new page for your concert.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill up the event submission form with your concert details.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add organizers details.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preview your concert details before publishing it online. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get detailed information on adding your first event with WP Event Manager here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To spread your concert awareness among your target audiences, you can also use the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wp-event-manager-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Calendar plugin<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from WP Event Manager that helps you display and highlight the date and details of your concert on your website through an interactive calendar. The best part about the plugin is that you can categorize your events based on its nature to make it easy for your audiences to find it. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Manage Registrations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2023\/nov\/sell-tickets-to-concert-with-wordpress\/manage-registrations.jpg\" alt=\"manage registrations\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned earlier concerts are popular events and if you promote them properly you can expect a heavy flow of registrations. To manage such events with bulk registrations, the Event Registration plugin can be of great help. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you install the plugin, you are ready to work with the plugin. The plugin is all about a customizable registration form that is mainly used to gather information about your attendees. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add edit and delete registration form fields as per your convenience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next step is to make changes to the Registration Settings section as per your preferences and requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration system not only makes it simple for you to accept and manage registrations but also for the interested attendees who register themselves for your concert.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The My Registration Dashboard is a special feature for your registered attendees who can access the details of the events they have registered for.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to that, users can easily access and manage the registration status of each attendee as per requirements. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about the steps to perform the above mentioned tasks, check out the knowledge base page of the Event Registration plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Sell Tickets to a concert with WordPress <\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sell Tickets addon is the best choice to sell concert tickets online with WordPress. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After purchasing and installing the plugin you can start working with it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first you need to decide what type of concert tickets are you going to sell among paid, donation or free.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then add\u00a0 your preferred type of tickets on your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make changes as per requirements in the ticket settings section.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then set up the order summary page which displays the details of a purchased ticket. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sell Tickets addon offers WooCommerce integration which makes the ticket transaction process super smooth and secure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know the steps of performing various tasks with the Sell Tickets addon, explore the Sell Tickets knowledgebase section. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Sell Tickets addon, you can also.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track the number of concert tickets you have sold along with their types.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor the registration dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get useful insights on ticket sales that also will help measure the success of your concert. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your ticket sales can also be an indicator of your event&#8217;s success. You can read our previous article on <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/5-useful-ways-to-measure-the-success-of-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c5 Useful Ways to Measure The Success Of Your Events\u201d<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know about some useful tricks to increase your concert ticket sales, you can also go through another article that we have written that is <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/ways-to-sell-more-event-tickets-conveniently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c5+ Amazing Ways to Sell More Event Tickets Conveniently\u201d<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Wrapping up <\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling tickets to a concert online needs the right tools like Sell Tickets and Event Registrations to be successful. In addition to that, multiple payment gateway options for the convenience of your attendees is also important. All these requirements are covered by the sell tickets addon. Whether you are hosting a concert or any other type of events, ticket sales remain the most important part of it. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musical concerts are one of the most sought-after events in which ticket sales are expected to be high. However, selling all the tickets and that too before the concert is a challenge that every concert organizer faces. 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