Many funeral homes have now placed limits on the number of attendees present at services. Even without attendance limits, it can be useful to know how many people are planning to show up to the services.
Our RSVP feature allows website visitors to indicate whether or not they plan to attend each of the scheduled services. Your website will collect this information and will automatically manage attendance limits (if applicable).
RSVP information is displayed to you in a report format when logged onto the website. This information is also available to family members with a family logon to the obituary page.
How to Add RSVP to Services
When adding services, click the check box next to "RSVP to Services." This will enable the RSVP feature for that specific obituary, but you will need to configure each service as needed.
Once the box has been checked, you will see a new section between "Service" and "Location" called "Options." Click on the box to set the RSVP options for that service.
A pop-up window will appear on your screen, first asking if you would like to set the RSVP for that service. To add it, select the circle next to "Yes."
Additional options will appear when you select "Yes," allowing you to configure the settings for the service.
Attendee Limit can limit the number of people who can RSVP to a service. When attendance is broken into time slots, the total number of attendees specified will be available across each slot.
If the limit is left as 'unlimited,' there will be no restrictions on the number of people who can submit an RSVP.
To set an attendee limit, click the circle next to the text field. The default value is 100, but this can be changed by typing directly into the box.
Time Slots can be set for services with start and end times. This allows visitors to RSVP to a particular time rather than for an entire service. The attendee limit is for each time slot. For example, a two-hour service divided into twenty-minute slots with an attendee limit of 100 will allow 100 people to reserve a space within each of the twenty-minute slots.
To create time slots for a service, select the button next to the drop-down menu. To change the length of the slots, click on the drop-down menu.
Time Slot Restrictions
Attendance time slots are only available for services with set start and end times, such as visitation. If the service type does not have an end time, this option will be unavailable.
The text in the box below these options will be displayed beneath each service with RSVP enabled.
The stock text will automatically update based on the selected preferences but can be customized by typing directly into the box.
Be sure to click the green "save" button at the bottom of the box before exiting. When saved, the "Options" box next to the service will turn green. This indicates that RSVP details have been added. To edit or remove them, click on the box again.
