{"id":67453,"date":"2025-02-04T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/?p=67453"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:57:54","slug":"sell-tickets-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Tickets on WordPress for Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling event tickets online is a part of modern event management that not only accelerates ticket sales but also simplifies the entire process. For creating successful events, with great event content, and an effective marketing strategy you need to have a convenient way of event registration and ticket selling as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are mainly two ways to sell tickets online for events: one is to rely on third-party platforms like Eventbrite and the other is to sell event tickets directly from your website. However, the second option is more beneficial and convenient for every event manager. <\/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\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events.jpg\" alt=\"sell tickets on wordpress for events\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> is one of the best platforms that event planners prefer when it comes to their event websites, as It is user-friendly, customizable and it comes with an endless number of event ticketing plugins for feature enhancement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how to sell tickets on WordPress for events?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read this article thoroughly to get the answer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why sell event tickets directly from your WordPress site?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling event tickets online directly from your website helps you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost your <\/span><strong>event ticket revenue.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve<\/span><strong> user experience<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a convenient ticketing system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage <\/span><strong>attendees, registrations and ticket sales <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all at one place.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep <\/span><strong>audiences<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> glued to your <\/span><strong>site.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track <strong>ticket sales and measure success <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with useful insights and <\/span><strong>analytics.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to sell tickets on WordPress for events? <\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sell event tickets on WordPress, you need to use a feature-rich WordPress ticketing plugin like WP Event Manager&rsquo;s Sell Tickets addon. In this article, we will explain how you can sell event tickets on WordPress with the Sell Tickets addon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the steps you need to take to sell your event tickets through your WordPress events website. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Install the Sell Tickets addon from WP Event Manager<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are multiple WordPress ticket-selling plugins available on the WordPress repository to choose from. However,&nbsp; we recommend WP Event Manager&rsquo;s Sell ticket addon because of the following reasons: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Robust features.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Friendly support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Affordable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thousands of positive customer reviews.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce-based payment facility.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know why you must use WP Event Manager for your ticketing system, let us explore the key features of the Sell Tickets addon. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple <\/span><strong>ticket types.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration dashboard.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Digital tickets.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track attendee <\/span><strong>check-ins with QR.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customizable<\/span><strong> ticket templates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile <\/span><strong>ticketing app.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce ticket management.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ticket insights<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/product\/wp-event-manager-sell-tickets\/\">Discover the plugin now!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To install the Sell Tickets addon. You need to keep the following things in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, you need to install the core plugin that is WP Event Manager.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then the Sell tickets addons can be installed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, you also need to install the registration addon to use the Sell tickets addon. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the steps to install WP Event Manager:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to wp-admin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <strong>Plugins &gt;&gt; Add new,<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the sidebar on the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/add-new-plugin.jpg\" alt=\"add new plugin\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li>In the Keyword Search Bar type WP Event Manager. A list of plugins would appear.<\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/keyword-search-bar.jpg\" alt=\"keyword search bar\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><strong>WP Event Manager.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <strong>Install Now<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong>Activate options,<\/strong><\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/wp-event-manager-setup.jpg\" alt=\"wp event manager setup\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then you will be redirected to <\/span><strong>WP Event Manager Setup Wizard <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where you can set up pages for your website.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then click on the <strong>Continue to page setup<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.<\/span><\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/continue-page-setup-option.jpg\" alt=\"continue page setup option\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then select the pages, you want to display on your website and click on <\/span><strong>Create selected pages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/create-selected-pages-option.jpg\" alt=\"create selected pages option\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/event-manager-setup.jpg\" alt=\"event manager setup\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then WP Event Manager will create pages using shortcodes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once you install the core plugin, follow the below-mentioned steps to add the sell tickets addon: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the download link using the <\/span><strong>email id<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you have used to buy the plugin and <\/span><strong>save the addon zip<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> file on your computer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Login to WordPress <\/span><strong>admin panel<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g. www.yourdomain.com\/wp-admin).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><strong>&ldquo;Plugins<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&rdquo; and then click <\/span><strong>&ldquo;Add New&rdquo;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Upload link near the top, then &ldquo;<strong>Choose File&rdquo;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/choose-file-option.jpg\" alt=\"choose-file-option\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the downloaded add-on zip file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press the &ldquo;<\/span><strong>Install Now<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&rdquo; link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the installation, click <strong>&ldquo;Activate Plugin<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&rdquo;.<\/span><\/li>\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"width:100%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-images\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/active-plugin-button.jpg\" alt=\"active plugin button\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat the above steps for any additional premium add-ons you have purchased and downloaded.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activate your Plugin using your License key and registered email id.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get the detailed installation guide, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.wp-eventmanager.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/sell-tickets#How_to_display_Paid_Free_Donation_Sell_Tickets_options_on_Event_Submit_Form\">click here.<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are done with the addon installation you are ready to work with it. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Selecting Ticket Types<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After activating the plugin on your site, you can make changes to the settings as per your requirements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: You need select the ticket type that you want to display for a specific event as the Sell Tickets addon allows you to sell three different types of tickets including: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donation. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the below mentioned your preferred types of tickets.<\/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\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/sell-tickets-option.jpg\" alt=\"sell tickets option\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><strong>WP-admin &gt;&gt; Event Manager &gt;&gt; Settings &gt;&gt; Sell Tickets.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. Configure your Settings <\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After choosing your preferred tickets, customize your tickets through the Settings section. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a Settings tab, located beside the Ticket Details option on the front end event submission form. From here you can make your preferred changes to the ticket settings before submitting the tickets on your 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\/2025\/feb\/sell-tickets-on-wordpress-for-events\/type-of-tickets.jpg\" alt=\"type of tickets\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Adding a new ticket<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To add a new ticket to your event here are the steps you need to take: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><strong>WP-admin &gt;&gt; Event Listing &gt;&gt; Add New &gt;&gt; Tickets<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also add new tickets from the WooCommerce page. You can get all the details of selling tickets with Sell tickets in its <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/knowledge-base\/sell-tickets\/\">knowledgebase section.<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sell your event tickets with WP Event Manager<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the Sell Tickets plugin, WP Event Manager offers a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-eventmanager.com\/plugins\/\">other add-ons<\/a> that can simplify your ticketing system. Check out the other ticket-selling add-ons that you can consider to build a powerful ticketing system on your WordPress site. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selling event tickets online is a part of modern event management that not only accelerates ticket sales but also simplifies the entire process. For creating successful events, with great event content, and an effective marketing strategy you need to have a convenient way of event registration and ticket selling as well. 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