Ticketor gives you two ways to reuse an event: duplicate it, or make it recurring.
1- Duplicate an event
Use duplication when you only need a few separate events, or when the events are similar but not part of the same repeating schedule.
Create the first event, review it carefully, then edit it and use the duplicate option on the "Details" tab. Ticketor creates a new event that you can adjust independently.
You can also duplicate an old event, such as last year's event. Past events are available in the Event Manager; adjust the filters if you do not see them.
Sold tickets are not copied as sold. The duplicated event starts fresh, with all tickets available again.
The duplicate is private by default so buyers cannot see it until you finish editing. When it is ready, clear the private option and make it public.
Duplicated events are not connected. Changing one event does not change the others.
2- Create a recurring event
Use recurring events when the same event happens many times on a schedule, such as daily admissions, weekly classes, tours, or shows.
Start by creating the event as a normal single event. Test the event setup first, then change it to recurring and add the schedule.
In the scheduler, use "Event dates" to add the dates and times when the event happens. Click "Add event dates" and choose one date only, daily, weekly, monthly by date, or monthly by weekday.
Use "Skipped dates" for holidays, closed days, or any dates that should not be offered. Click "Skip dates" and add the dates or repeating pattern to skip.
If the event happens multiple times in one day, add one event date rule for each start time. For example, add one rule for 6:00 PM and another rule for 8:00 PM.
For example, you can add event dates for every Saturday and Sunday in the summer, then add skipped dates for the weekends when the event is closed.
On your public event list, buyers see the recurring event as one event. When they buy tickets, they choose the date and time from the calendar.
A recurring event is a template with a schedule. In "Control Panel > Events & Venues > Events", recurring templates are marked with the icon.
Ticketor generates each event instance when it is needed, usually when a buyer starts buying tickets for that date and time. This keeps the admin event list cleaner, even if the schedule has many dates.
Generated instances are marked with a icon while they are still linked to the template. If you edit one instance separately, it is marked with a icon.
You can edit a single instance when one date needs different pricing, a different title or description, blocked seats, or other special changes. If the instance is not listed yet, add a ticket for that date to the cart to generate it, then edit it from Event Manager.
If you update the recurring template later, future generated instances use the updated template. Instances that already sold tickets, or instances you edited separately, keep their own changes unless you select "Overwrite all future instances of this recurring event" when saving the template. The overwrite option does not overwrite ticket sales, pricing changes, blocked seats, or sold seats.
Important: Always review the calendar after saving a recurring schedule. Make sure the event dates are correct, extra dates were not created, and closed dates or holidays are listed under skipped dates.
Recurring events, with time-slots, that can be used to admit the visitors to an event or activity are explained in details at the following blog and video:
How to create recurring events, classes or booking system with time-slots, using Ticketor
