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Event registration - limited free events
February 27, 2009, 01:03:21 am
Hi,

Just wanting someone to say if they think this is the best approach

I have a request to allow certain types of users a fixed number of free event registrations. I am thinking that the best way to implement this is to edit the .tpl to add some extra logic to it.

I would need to create a custom data field on the contact as to the number of free events they have used and to the member type as to how many are allowed and then code the .tpl to check whether they have used less than they are entitled to before deciding whether to present the normal price options.

I haven't looked at the code yet but does that seem conceptually the right approach?

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Re: Event registration - limited free events
February 27, 2009, 09:27:52 am

i'm assuming that this is in 2.2

if so, you might want to use the buildAmount hook and based on the below custom fields you can include / exclude the "free registration" option

so most of the code will be in php (better) and you avoid any hacks :)

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Re: Event registration - limited free events
February 27, 2009, 09:34:20 am
It's 2.1 at this stage - not sure what the plans are to change it
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Re: Event registration - limited free events
February 27, 2009, 09:59:53 am
Actually it is 2.2 ;-)

And the question I would add to this is can the 'free events' countdown automatically so that when the organisation has used up its free places it automatically gets charged for future ones. That may have been clear from Eileen's description but thought I would put it another way.
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Re: Event registration - limited free events
February 10, 2011, 06:28:34 am
Hi, Eileen and Pete.

Very old post to dig up (hope you're watching), but did you get anywhere with this? It's something I'm looking into myself...

Thanks as ever,

RJB
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